Bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing veteran suicides is expected to hit the Missouri Senate floor soon. The Missouri House recently voted 157-0 to approve the bill from …
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Columbia’s outgoing fire chief receives high praise from city manager Seewood
Columbia’s fire chief will be retiring from the city in April, after more than 25 years with the CFD. The city made the announcement in a news …
Read More »Missouri’s statewide tornado drill is Wednesday morning
Mizzou officials are encouraging you to practice tornado safety during this morning’s statewide tornado drill. Tornado sirens throughout the Show-Me State will sound at 11 am. Mizzou …
Read More »(LISTEN): Ashland businessman wants to see United return to Columbia Regional Airport
Columbia Regional Airport’s (COU) manager says both he and Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) president Stacey Button continue to work hard to establish new flights for …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is seeking Missouri’s GOP gubernatorial nomination in August. He joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling …
Read More »UPDATE: Popular new coffee shop and a new disc golf course coming to Columbia
Columbia’s city council has voted to approve a proposed new 7Brew Coffee shop on busy South Providence, along with a proposed new nine-hole disc golf course at …
Read More »Elderly Russellville man jailed without bond, charged in murder-for-hire plot
An 80-year-old man from mid-Missouri’s Russellville is jailed without bond this (Tuesday) morning, accused of trying to hire someone to kill two people. Cole County Sheriff John …
Read More »(LISTEN): “Missouri Times” publisher Scott Faughn discusses Missouri Secretary of State and Treasurer races on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Then-State Rep. Jason Kander (D-Kansas City) beat then-Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller (R-Willard) by 39,000 votes in Missouri’s 2012 secretary of state race. Mr. Schoeller …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri lawmaker hopeful about his bipartisan Chris Sifford Day legislation this year
It’s been more than 23 years since then-Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan (D), his son Randy and chief of staff Chris Sifford were killed in a plane crash …
Read More »NWS: Mid-Missouri could see damaging winds and hail tonight
Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton, Boonville and most of the 939 the Eagle listening area could see isolated large hail and damaging winds tonight. National Weather Service (NWS) …
Read More »Proposed coffee shop on Columbia’s busy South Providence could draw big audience to city council tonight
Columbia’s city council is set to vote tonight on a proposed new coffee shop on South Providence. Fast-growing 7Brew Coffee wants to build their new drive-up coffee …
Read More »After more than a decade of debate, Columbia starts using roll carts today
Columbia Solid Waste Utility crews will are starting to collect trash this morning using roll carts for the first time. Columbia’s city council voted unanimously last spring …
Read More »(LISTEN): U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) reflects on 16 years in Washington on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) will retire in December after eight terms on Capitol Hill. Congressman Luetkemeyer was first elected to Congress in northeast Missouri’s old …
Read More »Columbia Parks and Recreation aims to build new disc golf course at Fairview park
Columbia’s city council is set to vote tonight on a proposed new nine-hole disc golf course at Fairview Park. The park is adjacent to west Columbia’s Fairview …
Read More »(LISTEN): Well-known Columbia spine surgeon Dr. John Miles appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Columbia native Dr. John Miles has been with Columbia Orthopaedic Group (COG) for 24 years. Dr. Miles, a leader in the local medical community, is a spine …
Read More »Mizzou to host Ole Miss Saturday night; it’s also Star Wars night and Rally for Rhyan
The Missouri Tigers aim for their first SEC win of the season tomorrow night when they host the Ole Miss Rebels in Columbia. Dennis Gates’ Tigers are …
Read More »Columbia official to take your roll cart questions Sunday on 939 the Eagle
Columbia’s roll cart trash collection system begins on Monday, and city officials remind you that bags should not be in your roll carts until Sunday night. The …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri House Veterans Committee chairman Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The Missouri House has recently voted 157-0 to approve bipartisan legislation from State Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) that tasks the Missouri Veterans Commission with expanding its …
Read More »Standing room-only crowd at Boone County Lincoln Days in Columbia
Thursday night’s Boone County Lincoln Days drew a standing-room only crowd to Columbia’s Midway Golf and Games. A few dozen candidates and surrogates spoke to the crowd, …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Senator Schmitt says power that the federal government doesn’t have are retained by the states
Missouri’s junior senator says there’s a lack of understanding among a lot of his congressional colleagues about what the role of the federal government is. U.S. Sen. …
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