Palm Strategic Group partner Jonathan Ratliff is also the Missouri House Republican Campaign Committee’s (HRCC) executive director. Republicans control the Missouri House 111-51, which is a supermajority-plus. …
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Missouri’s Supreme Court has a female majority for first time in history
Missouri’s governor has appointed Ginger Gooch to the state Supreme Court, cementing the first-ever female majority on the state’s highest court. The 47-year-old Gooch will fill the …
Read More »Columbia Police chief announcement expected in early to mid-November
Look for an announcement in the next few weeks about Columbia’s next police chief, if not sooner. City spokeswoman Sydney Olsen tells 939 the Eagle that they’re …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia Farmers Market pavilion one of many improvements at Clary-Shy community park
Big things have been happening at the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture (CCUA) and the Columbia Farmer Market pavilion. The CCUA began with humble beginnings and an …
Read More »(LISTEN): Boone County Nature School will serve all six school districts in county
Boone County has contributed about $400,000 to the Boone County Nature School, which is being built in the Three Creeks Conservation area between Columbia and Ashland. The …
Read More »Federal prosecutors say suspect who solicited images from Boone County children sentenced to 30 years
A Kansas man is heading to federal prison for the next 30 years, after admitting he solicited pornographic images from two Boone County child victims. Federal prosecutors …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s Rowden, Hoskins clash again over sports wagering
Two Missouri GOP state senators who are running for secretary of state next year are blaming each other for the defeat of sports wagering legislation in Jefferson …
Read More »Salute the Troops
At 93.9 The Eagle, we want to do something special to show appreciation to our military families in Mid-Missouri this Veteran’s Day. So we’ve partnered with All …
Read More »Missouri’s governor to make his second appointment to state Supreme Court in less than two months
We’ll know in a few hours who Missouri’s governor has chosen for the open seat on the state Supreme Court. Governor Parson will brief Capitol reporters this …
Read More »Columbia Moser’s parking lot murder suspect to go on trial in April
A Boone County judge has scheduled an April jury trial for a man charged with shooting and killing a man last year in a busy Columbia grocery …
Read More »Columbia store that prepared healthy meals closing
South Columbia’s Lean Kitchen Company is closing its doors. Reporter Zola Heck from Zimmer’s “Inside Columbia” magazine reports Lean’s Kitchen Company on Green Meadows’ final day will …
Read More »(LISTEN): Boone County northern district commissioner Janet Thompson discusses federal ARPA dollars on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Columbia has received $25 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars, while Boone County has received $35-million in federal ARPA dollars. President Joe Biden signed …
Read More »Harrisburg man arrested for deadly weekend crash; Missouri state troopers seeking DWI charges
Missouri state troopers are seeking criminal charges against a Harrisburg man for this weekend’s horrific deadly crash on Route J, a crash that killed passenger Corry Crowley. …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) discusses secretary of state’s race, term limits and sports wagering on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) is seeking the GOP nomination for secretary of state in August 2024. Senator Rowden, who is being forced out …
Read More »Court documents: Columbia murder suspect could be capable of fleeing America
A Columbia man charged with stabbing his father to death early Thursday morning before dragging his body into the back yard of their Medina drive home has …
Read More »Columbia Parks and Recreation says more than 800 donors have contributed to MU Health Care’s pavilion expansion
Hundreds of people are expected to pack the Columbia Farmers Market for Saturday morning’s ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of the MU Health Care pavilion. Columbia …
Read More »Missouri’s governor invites you to Saturday’s Parson Family fall festival
Big crowds are expected at tomorrow’s (Saturday) sixth annual Parson Family fall festival at the Missouri governor’s mansion in Jefferson City. The outdoor event is from 1-3 …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s lieutenant governor warns of continuing drought; Columbia is seven inches of rain below normal for 2023
The lieutenant governor says the ongoing drought that’s impacted most of Missouri has especially impacted cattle producers. Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe joined us live on 939 the …
Read More »Saturday is fall tree sale day in Columbia for Special Olympics Missouri
Red oaks, sunset maples, magnolias and crabapples are just some of the trees that will be sold at Saturday morning’s Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) fourth annual fall …
Read More »Columbia’s home sales down in September and for year; building permits down 16 percent in 2023
The Columbia Board of Realtors says single-family home sales were down eight percent in September and are down 16 percent for the year. Board of Realtors chief …
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