Every available Missouri state trooper is on the highways and waterways today, for tomorrow’s Fourth of July and throughout the long holiday weekend. The Missouri State Highway …
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UPDATE: Some mid-Missouri towns have seen five to six inches of rain
Some areas of mid-Missouri have received more than six inches of rain since last (Tuesday) night, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue numerous flash flood …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia’s Fire in the Sky fireworks display is still on, at this time
Showers and potential thunderstorms are in the forecast for Columbia, Jefferson City and much of mid-Missouri on the Fourth of July tomorrow. Columbia’s fire in the sky …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia trash collection to be delayed by one day, due to Fourth of July holiday
Columbia city offices will be closed tomorrow for the Fourth of July holiday, which is also a federal, Missouri and county holiday. City spokeswoman Sydney Olsen tells …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia’s Otscon plant to close on Halloween
More than 150 Columbia manufacturing jobs will be leaving by the end of October. 939 the Eagle’s Mike Murphy, the publisher of Comobuz, reports the Japanese manufacturer …
Read More »(LISTEN): New Missouri House committee to investigate crimes involving alleged illegal immigrants
Missouri’s House Speaker has named a former Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS) director as the chair of a new House committee that will investigate crimes by …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mid-Missouri lawmaker urging you to be patient, with I-70 work starting Monday
State transportation officials say construction on the $405-million stretch to rebuild and six-lane I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City will begin on Monday, after the Fourth of …
Read More »Columbia’s city manager will now deliver budget address on July 25
The Columbia city manager’s budget address is being delayed two weeks. City spokeswoman Sydney Olsen says city manager De’Carlon Seewood’s budget address will be delivered on Thursday …
Read More »(LISTEN): State Rep. Kurtis Gregory (R-Marshall) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Reps. Kurtis Gregory (R-Marshall) and Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs) are seeking the August GOP nomination to replace term-limited State Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg). The massive district …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri GOP secretary of state candidate Jamie Corley appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Eight Republicans and three Democrats have filed in hopes to replace Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R), who is running for governor. The eight Republicans include …
Read More »NWS says northern Missouri could see large hail and weak tornadoes tonight
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says far northern Missouri could see damaging winds, large hail and weak tornadoes this evening between 6-9 pm. The …
Read More »UPDATE: Three former Missouri DOC employees arraigned for Othel Moore’s death; Bradshaw released on bond
Three former Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) emergency response team members remain jailed without bond this (Tuesday) morning. They’re charged with second degree murder for the December …
Read More »Columbia’s city council to hear from CPOA tonight; council to vote on bilingual utility bills
Columbia’s city council will hear testimony Monday evening from the Columbia Police Officers Association (CPOA) regarding police pensions. CPOA general counsel Donald Weaver will call on the …
Read More »Columbia’s newest McDonald’s highlights growth in Battle Crossing shopping center
Construction is underway on Columbia’s sixth McDonald’s and its second on busy Clark lane, north of I-70. A groundbreaking ceremony was held last week, and the new …
Read More »Columbia’s city council to discuss conference center feasibility study tonight
Columbia’s Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to contract with a company to conduct a $61,000 study on potential conference center development in the city. The council will …
Read More »(LISTEN): Jefferson City’s mayor discusses Governor Parson’s vetoes and pickleball courts on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) has signed a $50.5 billion dollar state operating budget, which includes about $14.9 billion in general revenue. The governor has also issued …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia water treatment plant upgrades starting this summer
Columbia’s city manager says Water and Light is starting significant upgrades that will restore the reliability and capacity of the McBaine water treatment plant. City manager De’Carlon …
Read More »UPDATE: Arraignments today for five former Missouri corrections officers charged in Othel Moore’s death
Cole County’s prosecutor says five former Missouri corrections officers charged in connection with December’s death of Jefferson City Correctional Center inmate Othel Moore Jr. will be in …
Read More »(LISTEN): Comobuz publisher Mike Murphy appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Comobuz publisher Mike Murphy, the host of 939 the Eagle’s “Columbia Buzz” and the weekday Eagle afternoon news anchor, describes Comobuz as his vision of what a …
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