The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri says anyone who is in need of food can get free food at their new Food Bank market location …
Read More »LGBTQ sanctuary city ordinance and Douglass Park improvements on tonight’s Columbia city council agenda
A Columbia resident wants the city council approve a sanctuary city ordinance involving its LGBTQ residents. Resident Mel Tully will address the council from the podium during …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia murder suspect expected to be arraigned today
Columbia Police have captured a murder suspect that they’ve been searching for for several months. 18-year-old Ja’Shaun Barney was captured after a Thursday night high-speed pursuit that …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia-area VU employees and veterans sending care packages to troops, ahead of Veterans Day
More than 350 employees from Columbia-based Veterans United Home Loans (VU) have assembled about 1,000 care packages and have written letters of support for deployed troops. They’ve …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri GOP attorney general candidate Will Scharf appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Former federal prosecutor Will Scharf is seeking Missouri’s GOP nomination for attorney general in 2024. He joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up …
Read More »Auxvasse man accused of killing his wife 21 years ago in court today for bond hearing
A man with ties to mid-Missouri’s Auxvasse and Williamsburg who’s been indicted for killing his wife in 2002 will be arraigned this (Monday) morning in Fulton. A …
Read More »Columbia Rock Bridge and Tolton have district football playoff games tonight
A number of mid-Missouri high school football teams are still alive in the playoffs, with several playing in district action tonight. In district semifinal action, Columbia Rock …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mizzou-Georgia set for Saturday clash between the hedges
The Missouri Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs are set for Saturday afternoon’s top 15 showdown in Athens, between the hedges. Mizzou is 7-1 and ranked at number 12 …
Read More »Downtown Columbia expected to be packed for tomorrow’s holiday shop hop
Downtown Columbia is expected to be packed for tomorrow’s (Saturday) annual holiday shop hop. It takes place tomorrow from 8 am to 6 pm. Horse-drawn carriage rides …
Read More »Blasting near I-70’s Rocheport bridge project will close I-70 on Sunday, weather permitting
The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is urging you to avoid I-70 and the area around mid-Missouri’s Rocheport bridge on Sunday morning, as crews prepare to blast …
Read More »UPDATE: Callaway County cold case murder suspect to be arraigned this morning
Callaway County authorities say they’ve solved a high-profile cold case murder that happened more than 21 years ago. A Callaway County grand jury has indicted 64-year-old Harold …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mid-Missouri foster care gala is Friday; Boone County has hundreds of foster children
A Friday night fundraiser will be held in Jefferson City to benefit an organization that aims to foster safe and nurturing homes for children and to facilitate …
Read More »Columbia’s popular winter trout program begins this afternoon
Columbia Parks and Recreation’s annual winter trout fishing program begins this afternoon at Cosmo-Bethel park, near Gentry middle school. The program opens today at 1. Missouri Department …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia murder suspect to be arraigned this afternoon
A Columbia man accused of stabbing his father to death will make his initial arraignment this afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse, via video. Boone County prosecutors …
Read More »(LISTEN): New food bank market opens on Columbia’s Business Loop this morning; replaces central pantry
The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri will open its new Food Bank market on Columbia’s Business Loop this morning. The market is designed to provide …
Read More »(LISTEN): Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater discusses proposed downtown conference center, hotel on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater describes Tuesday as a great day, with the city releasing a request for qualifications for a proposed 36,000 square foot conference center …
Read More »(LISTEN): Palm Strategic Group partner Jonathan Ratliff appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
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. …
Read More »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 …
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