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A trial date has not been set for a Columbia man charged with strangling his wife to death and then putting her body in an apartment dumpster …
Read More »Boone County prosecutors and defense to work on timeframe for trial in Comfort murder case
Central Missouri Honor Flight veterans return home to flags, fireworks
95 Missouri veterans returned home to Columbia Monday night to a heroes’ welcome, after the 63rd Honor Flight to Washington DC. Most of the veterans were from …
Read More »Boone County judge interested in trial readiness in high-profile Columbia murder case
A Boone County judge is expected to ask attorneys Tuesday afternoon in a high-profile Columbia murder case where they are on trial readiness. 40-year-old Keith Comfort is …
Read More »Boone County grand jury indicts two in Columbia fraternity hazing case
Two former fraternity members at Mizzou in Columbia have been indicted for felony hazing, involving that October incident that left Danny Santulli blind and unable to walk. …
Read More »Boone Hospital to offer parking for Columbia’s Fire in the Sky
Columbia’s 70th annual Fourth of July fire in the sky celebration will take place at Stephens Lake park. The Columbia Police and Fire departments both recommended Stephens …
Read More »Firefighter injured in central Columbia house fire, pet dies
A firefighter is injured in a house fire that killed a pet in central Columbia. Authorities say the fire started at around 1 a.m. Saturday on Lindell …
Read More »Juvenile injured after Jefferson City shooting
A juvenile is injured after an apparent shooting in Jefferson City. ABC 17 reports police responded to a reported shots fired on Ohio Street, next to St. …
Read More »Columbia government observing Juneteenth
Columbia’s city manager is encouraging you to celebrate Juneteenth on Monday. City manager De’Carlon Seewood, Columbia’s first African-American city manager, says Juneteenth is a day to commemorate …
Read More »Columbia man seriously hurt after moped crash
A Columbia moped driver is seriously injured after a crash in Miller County. The patrol says Jeremiah Adams was driving his moped west on Highway 54 near …
Read More »Schmitt campaign mailer photo draws ire of Missouri Supreme Court
(AP) The Missouri Supreme Court says judges are “disappointed” that a mailer sent in support of Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s U.S. Senate campaign used a photo of …
Read More »(AUDIO): Boone Electric general manager Todd Culley appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Boone Electric Cooperative general manager Todd Culley tells 939 the Eagle News that construction on their $27-million headquarter project should be done by September and that he’s …
Read More »Mid-Missouri convenience store clerk charged with stealing thousands of dollars in lottery tickets
A Columbia woman is accused of stealing $87,000 in scratch lottery tickets from the Hy-Vee gas station on East Nifong, where she worked. 54-year-old Jeanettee Lamberson is …
Read More »Boone Electric hopes to open new Columbia headquarters in November
We’ll learn new details Saturday morning about construction progress on Boone Electric Cooperative’s new headquarters near Rangeline and I-70 in Columbia. Boone Electric general manager Todd Culley …
Read More »Missouri Right to Life backing Brattin in congressional race; Farm Bureau supporting Bruce
A state senator from Cass County who’s seeking the GOP nomination in west-central Missouri’s fourth congressional district has received the exclusive endorsement from Missouri Right to Life’s …
Read More »Missouri DOR: save your gasoline tax receipts for three years
Missouri’s revenue director is encouraging you to file electronically for a state gas tax refund. Missouri lawmakers approved an increase in the state gasoline tax in 2021, …
Read More »Collision on Highway 54 in Cole County kills elderly woman
An elderly Jefferson City woman has been killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 54 in Cole County. The crash happened on Thursday afternoon, south of Jefferson …
Read More »NWS: Straight-line winds caused storm damage in Mexico; power lines down
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says straight-line winds are to blame for the overnight storm that has knocked out power to parts of mid-Missouri’s …
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri Revenue director Wayne Wallingford appears on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Columbia”
In 2021, Missouri lawmakers approved an increase in the state’s gasoline tax. It increases the gas tax by 12.5 cents per gallon by 2025. It increases by …
Read More »Columbia’s new Ronald McDonald house will be near new Children’s Hospital
An $800,000 gift from the Veterans United Foundation will help Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) build a new Ronald McDonald House near Stadium and College in Columbia. It …
Read More »CVB: MSHSASA events are important to Columbia’s tourism industry
The Missouri State High School Activities Association’s (MSHSAA) state basketball championships will return to Columbia in the spring for the first time since 2017. MSHSAA has awarded …
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