The Columbia Board of Realtors says single-family home sales were down eight percent in September and are down 16 percent for the year. Board of Realtors chief …
Read More »(LISTEN): U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raymore) discusses new House Speaker Johnson on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
A west-central Missouri GOP congressman has high praise for new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). Mr. Johnson became the 56th House Speaker on Wednesday. U.S. Rep. …
Read More »Columbia Police investigating overnight death following reported disturbance
Columbia Police are asking you to avoid the area around Medina drive in north Columbia, as they investigate the death of a man and injuries to another …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia’s mayor pleased with Madison’s co-response model
Columbia’s mayor says one of the things she was most impressed with during the Chamber’s recent Wisconsin leadership visit is Madison’s co-response model. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe tells …
Read More »Columbia/Boone County to offer six opportunities for national prescription drug take back
Columbia’s Truman VA Hospital and Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey are encouraging you to drop off your expired prescription drugs tomorrow and Saturday. Truman VA officials say …
Read More »(LISTEN): Big Whiskey’s development in Columbia could include outside mall, similar to Chesterfield
A Columbia businessman who helped recruit Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant and Bar to Columbia is excited about the new development that will be built near the fast-growing …
Read More »(LISTEN): U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) discusses Speaker’s race, poverty guidelines and college campuses on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Southern Missouri’s powerful U.S. House Ways and Means Committee chair Jason Smith (R-Salem) predicts U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) will be elected House Speaker today at noon. …
Read More »Missouri’s new texting and driving law taking centerstage in Jefferson City today
Missouri’s transportation director credits a Columbia widow for this year’s passage of a bipartisan hands-free driving law. Adrienne Siddens will join state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) director …
Read More »(LISTEN): Kendrick predicts Boone County Nature School will be a gamechanger
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 …
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