About 80 potential jurors will be called to the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia for Monday’s jury selection in a high-profile murder trial. 41-year-old Keith Comfort …
Read More »Bailey seeks execution date for convicted mid-Missouri killer
Missouri’s attorney general wants the state Supreme Court to schedule an execution date for a convicted New Bloomfield double killer. 50-year-old Brian Dorsey is under two death …
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri Attorney General Bailey discusses CPS and Fulton/Mexico hospital investigation on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri’s new attorney general Andrew Bailey wants the seven candidates running for Columbia’s school board to take a pledge regarding drag shows. Republican Andrew Bailey tells 939 …
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri’s governor rides a John Deere tractor to work
Jefferson City-area motorists noticed Missouri’s governor and lieutenant governor driving their John Deere tractors to work this morning. They began at the Governor’s Mansion and made their …
Read More »UPDATE: NWS says damaging wind gusts are possible today in mid-Missouri
The National Weather Service (NWS) says more energy is forecast to be present Wednesday in mid-Missouri, and that Columbia and Jefferson City are at a slight risk …
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft discusses election security issues on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The Show-Me Institute is hosting a bipartisan election security panel Wednesday evening at 6 at the Country Club of Missouri in Columbia. That’s on Woodrail Avenue. Democratic …
Read More »(AUDIO): Former mid-Missouri hospital employee says money was taken out of check, but company didn’t pay premiums
A former employee of the now-closed Mexico hospital says she has thousands of dollars in medical bills that she didn’t expect. Marissa Hagedorn has a two-year-son with …
Read More »Parson, Kehoe to address Missouri pork producers and commodity group leaders on Tuesday
Missouri’s governor and lieutenant governor will keynote Tuesday night’s Missouri Pork Expo in Osage Beach. Missouri Pork Association (MPA) spokeswoman Diane Slater tells 939 the Eagle that …
Read More »Columbia’s city council green lights money for True/False; city to build five new bus shelters
Columbia’s city council has voted to approve $15,000 in tourism development funds to assist with travel-related expenses for filmmakers heading to True/False next week. The four-day film …
Read More »Comfort’s pre-trial conference is today in Columbia
A Columbia murder suspect set to go on trial next week will be in court Tuesday afternoon for a pre-trial conference. 41-year-old Keith Alan Comfort is charged …
Read More »(AUDIO): MU Health Care’s Kristin Fritschie previews Miracles for Kids Radiothon on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The 17th annual 939 the Eagle/Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon is this Thursday and Friday from 6 am until 6 pm. Radiothon will air on …
Read More »(AUDIO): State lawmaker says MoDOT is already starting to remove dead deer, ahead of legislation
A mid-Missouri state lawmaker says recent legislation approved by a House committee has prompted state transportation officials to prioritize removing dead deer and large dead animals from …
Read More »President’s Day is a federal, Missouri and county holiday
Monday is President’s Day, also known as President George Washington’s birthday. It is a federal, Missouri state and county holiday. The federal President’s Day holiday is celebrated …
Read More »(AUDIO): Former Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee chair Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs ruled in late January that Columbia Public Schools (CPS) violated state statute in former State Rep. Chuck Basye’s CPS school board …
Read More »Columbia man charged with burglary, more after breaking into MU building
A Columbia man is charged after allegedly ransacking a University of Missouri building.
Read More »Popular Columbia music festival changes name
A popular Columbia music festival is changing its name.
Read More »Jefferson City state rep on sports betting bill
A Jefferson City state rep says Missouri needs to take advantage of sports gambling.
Read More »Columbia College to host Black Business Expo Saturday
You can check out many different products from minority-owned businesses at a special event at Columbia College this weekend.
Read More »MU Health selects Ransom as next CEO
MU Health Care has named its new CEO. The company announced Wednesday in a news release that Ric Ransom is taking the job. Ransom was most recently …
Read More »No injuries after van fire in west Columbia
A van catches fire at a west Columbia gas station. ABC 17 reports the fire happened at around 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Gerbes gas station on …
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