Boone County’s presiding commissioner is ecstatic about the Boone County Nature School, which is being built in the Three Creeks Conservation Area just south of Columbia. Presiding …
Read More »Columbia’s Achterberg murder trial set for April 2024
An April jury trial has been scheduled for a Columbia man charged with a 2021 murder. Boone County prosecutors have charged 38-year-old Mark Achterberg with first degree …
Read More »Columbia’s Brotherton sentenced to 25 years for murdering stepfather; Chrohn’s disease a major issue at sentencing
A Columbia man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing his stepfather, after an emotional eight-hour plus sentencing hearing where the victim’s family was …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia sheltered workshop hopes to obtain more work for employees
The longtime executive director of a Columbia sheltered workshop says the self-esteem and dignity of work means everything to his employees. Central Missouri Subcontracting Enterprises (CMSE) executive …
Read More »(LISTEN): MU Health Care says strategic relationship with Moberly’s hospital will improve ability to recruit specialists
Officials at Columbia-based MU Health Care are excited about a strategic relationship they’ve formed with both Moberly Regional Medical Center (MRMC) and Northeast Regional Medical Center in …
Read More »1981 mid-Missouri murder cold case is solved; suspect is serving a life sentence for unrelated killing
An inmate who’s already serving a life prison sentence for murder has pleaded guilty to killing a Callaway County man more than 42 years ago. Our news …
Read More »(LISTEN): Author credits Cooper County firefighter’s evacuation decision in Wooldridge fire
Sunday was the one-year anniversary of the Wooldridge fire of 2022, which destroyed at least 23 structures. Columbia author Tim Scherrer has spent the past year writing …
Read More »Big Whiskey’s to build at fast-growing I-70 and Lake of the Woods in Columbia
A growing restaurant chain plans to build its tenth Missouri location near Columbia’s fast-growing I-70 and Lake of the Woods interchange. Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant and Bar’s …
Read More »UPDATE: Boone County fire officials say man who fell 30 feet from cliff suffered serious injuries
A man is hospitalized this afternoon at Columbia’s University Hospital after falling off a cliff this weekend at Pinnacles Youth park. That’s about 12 miles north of …
Read More »Columbia’s Rowden running for Missouri Secretary of State in 2024
Missouri’s powerful Senate President Pro Tem is seeking the GOP nomination for secretary of state next year. State Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) made his announcement Saturday with …
Read More »(LISTEN): Longtime Columbia business leader Bob Roper discusses Columbia police chief search and city manager’s performance on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
The four finalists for Columbia’s next police chief outlined their vision for the future of policing during a community forum last week at city hall. The four …
Read More »(LISTEN): Author: Wooldridge blaze in October 2022 was the largest fire mutual aid response in state history
Sunday (October 22) is the one-year anniversary of the great Wooldridge fire of 2022, a blaze that literally burned half of the village off the map in …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mizzou grad on a 24-hour run/walk to raise money to battle Rett Syndrome
A Mizzou graduate who’s now Washington University’s play-by-play man is walking for 24 hours tonight through tomorrow night to raise awareness of Rett syndrome and to raise …
Read More »Mizzou’s 112th homecoming is this weekend; few hotel rooms left in Columbia
Columbia’s Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is encouraging Tiger football fans and others heading to Columbia for homecoming this weekend to book their hotel room as soon …
Read More »Columbia murderer to be sentenced this morning
A Columbia man who admits shooting his stepfather to death in 2022 will learn his fate this morning at the Boone County Courthouse. Judge Joshua Calvin Devine …
Read More »Central Missouri will see numerous snow plows on the roads this afternoon
You’ll notice numerous Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) snow plows on the road this afternoon in Columbia, Jefferson City and in other parts of mid-Missouri. It’s all …
Read More »Multiple billboards in Columbia area encouraging information on Columbia Heitholt murder
Mid-Missouri motorists are noticing notice six new billboards around the Columbia area, seeking information about the brutal November 2001 murder of “Columbia Daily Tribune” sports editor Kent …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia Audubon Society makes donation to Council house at Nature Center
The Boone County Nature School just south of Columbia now has a new Council House, thanks to a $30,000 donation from the Columbia Audubon Society. The Boone …
Read More »Columbia man’s fentanyl sentencing highlights Boone County’s increasing fentanyl problem
Federal prosecutors in Kansas City and Jefferson City say Boone County ranks in the top ten among all of Missouri’s 114 counties for fatal overdose deaths. U.S. …
Read More »Record-setting food drive at Mizzou benefiting MU students and residents in 32 Missouri counties
Hungry residents in Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton and in 32 counties served by our food bank now have nutritious food, thanks to a record-breaking canned good drive …
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