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 …
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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. …
Read More »(LISTEN): Protecting Social Security is a top priority for Missourian who chairs U.S. House Ways and Means
A powerful southern Missouri congressman who chairs the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee says protecting Social Security is crucial to his rural district and to the …
Read More »Missouri’s Bailey, Rowden and Hoskins among numerous speakers at tonight’s Boone County Lincoln Days
Missouri’s attorney general will keynote this evening’s Boone County Lincoln Days banquet in Columbia. It will take place at Midway Golf and Games, which is near I-70. …
Read More »(LISTEN): U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R) discusses Leader McConnell, Social Security and federal spending on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) will step down from his leadership post in November. U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) joined us live this morning on …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mizzou is the largest employer in Missouri’s new third congressional district
Funding for the University of Missouri and for the MU Research Reactor (MURR) is a top priority for a former GOP state senator from Columbia who’s running …
Read More »Veteran Boone Hospital and Boone Health executive leaving to take job in St. Louis
Boone Health’s chief operating officer’s last day with Boone is tomorrow (Friday). Monica Smith has been with Boone Hospital Center and now Boone Health for more than …
Read More »Downtown Columbia’s Wabash bus station lobby now open to Go COMO riders
Columbia Public Works says the Wabash bus station lobby downtown has reopened to the public. The lobby has been inaccessible to Go COMO riders since the COVID …
Read More »(LISTEN): Northern Missouri Congressman Graves focusing on border, economy and rural hospitals
The dean of Missouri’s congressional delegation will seek his 13th term on Capitol Hill this fall. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio), whose massive 39-county district includes Moberly, Mexico …
Read More »(LISTEN): Former Missouri State Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia) discusses congressional bid on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Funding for the University of Missouri was a top priority for former Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia), who served in the Missouri Senate from …
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