Columbia’s city council will soon decide if a “comprehensive marijuana dispensary” instead of a hotel can be built near the busy Highway 63 and Stadium Boulevard interchange. …
Read More »UPDATE: Well-known Columbia restaurant owner charged with arson to go on trial in 2025
A February 2025 jury trial has been scheduled in southeast Missouri for a well-known Columbia restaurant owner charged with second degree arson. 43-year-old Crystal Umfress is the …
Read More »(LISTEN): VP Culture’s Dr. Randal Weidenaar appears on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
VP Culture owner and organizational psychologist Dr. Randal Weidenaar has done workshops for numerous organizations, including the University of Missouri, Columbia-based EquipmentShare and MFA and for the …
Read More »(LISTEN): Lawmakers in both parties like anti-hazing bill, but say language needs to be tweaked
The family of a former Mizzou student in Columbia who’s now unable to walk, talk or see supports anti-hazing legislation that’s being proposed by a southern Missouri …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia Police searching for Plush Lounge murder suspect
Columbia Police and the U.S. Marshals are actively searching for a murder suspect who’s wanted in connection with the May 2023 killing of Melvin Hooker III outside …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia parolee charged with trying to carjack customer outside Grindstone Parkway Walmart
A Columbia parolee convicted of robbing and sodomizing a woman in 1991 is now charged with trying to carjack a woman in broad daylight in February outside …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia city council candidate Lisa Meyer appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The city of Columbia is currently 37 police officers short. Voters in Columbia’s second ward will see two candidates on their April city council ballot: Lisa Meyer …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s high school basketball championships mean big business to Columbia
You’ll notice extra traffic around Columbia’s Mizzou Arena again today and Saturday, as the 2024 Missouri State High School Activities Association’s (MSHSAA) boys and girls basketball championships …
Read More »(LISTEN): Downtown Columbia Candy Factory owner Mike Adkinson discusses 50 years in business on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Downtown Columbia’s popular Candy Factory opened in 1974 and was owned by Georgia and Earl Lundgren. The Candy Factory was one of Columbia’s first female-owned businesses when …
Read More »(LISTEN): Veteran northern Missouri Congressman Graves taking re-election seriously
The dean of Missouri’s congressional delegation has been campaigning across his sprawling 39-county north Missouri district, as he seeks a 13th term on Capitol Hill. U.S. Rep. …
Read More »Anti-hazing legislation to be heard this morning by Missouri House committee
A Missouri state lawmaker who graduated from Mizzou says he wants to prevent a situation like Danny Santulli’s alleged Columbia hazing incident from ever happening again. State …
Read More »Columbia’s McKinney building task force continues to meet; multiple potential possibilities exist
Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission heard a brief update Wednesday night about the McKinney building task force, which has been appointed. The task force continues to meet. City …
Read More »CPD: Columbia has seen at least 31 fatal overdoses since 2022
Legislation requiring public institutions of higher education like Mizzou and Lincoln to have opioid overdose rescue kits available for public use on campuses has been heard by …
Read More »UPDATE: Two Columbia residents heading to prison for $1-million fraud scheme involving staged car crashes
The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been involved in a lengthy investigation into several current and former Columbia residents involved in …
Read More »Parson, Fitzwater praise Unilever’s $105-million in investments in Jefferson City plant
One of the world’s leading suppliers of beauty and wellbeing and personal care products has announced that it will invest $80-million into its large plant on Jefferson …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The “Missouri Times” honored Missouri Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) as its 2024 stateswoman of the year last night. 939 the Eagle’s Randy Tobler reports there …
Read More »Columbia state lawmaker’s opioid overdose legislation to be heard by Missouri House committee today
A Missouri House committee will hear testimony this afternoon on a Columbia state lawmaker’s bill that would require public institutions of higher education like Mizzou to have …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri House Veterans Committee chair says veteran suicides are a crisis
Bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing veteran suicides is expected to hit the Missouri Senate floor soon. The Missouri House recently voted 157-0 to approve the bill from …
Read More »Columbia’s outgoing fire chief receives high praise from city manager Seewood
Columbia’s fire chief will be retiring from the city in April, after more than 25 years with the CFD. The city made the announcement in a news …
Read More »Missouri’s statewide tornado drill is Wednesday morning
Mizzou officials are encouraging you to practice tornado safety during this morning’s statewide tornado drill. Tornado sirens throughout the Show-Me State will sound at 11 am. Mizzou …
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