Category: Eagle News
Fulton’s police chief to retire in August; Chief Ladwig has been in law enforcement for 26 years
July 11, 2026
The police chief in mid-Missouri’s Fulton will retire on August 3. The city of Fulton announced Chief Bill Ladwig’s retirement late Friday afternoon, saying his leadership has had a lasting impact on the police department
(LISTEN): Columbia’s city council holds first budget work session on Monday
July 11, 2026
Columbia’s city council will discuss a lengthy report on the city’s general fund during Monday afternoon’s work session. Monday is the first council work session on the budget. The council’s work session begins at 3
UPDATE: Power restored to thousands of residents in Columbia/Boone County; residents urged to report storm damage
July 11, 2026
Crews from Columbia Water and Light and from Boone Electric worked Friday night into Saturday morning to restore power to several thousand residents impacted by Friday’s storms that blew through the region. Columbia Water and
UPDATE: Friday’s storms knock out power to about 4,500 Boone County residents; numerous trees down
July 10, 2026
Columbia Water and Light crews are working on this Friday night to restore power to more than 1,800 residents impacted by Friday afternoon’s severe thunderstorms in mid-Missouri. Boone County Office of Emergency Management director Chris
UPDATE: Missouri Task Force One being deployed to southeast Missouri’s Sikeston
July 10, 2026
Catastrophic flooding in southeast Missouri has prompted Columbia-based Missouri Task Force One (MO-TF1) to be deployed to southeast Missouri’s Sikeston. Missouri Task Force One is being activated by the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)
(LISTEN): Missouri’s governor says high school athletics oversight bill will improve transparency
July 10, 2026
Legislation aimed at strengthening oversight of Missouri high school athletics has been signed into law by Governor Mike Kehoe (R). The bill, which is sponsored by State Sen. Jason Bean (R-Peach Orchard), establishes a five-member
Columbia plans Friday morning town hall meeting on Proposition One
July 10, 2026
You have an opportunity Friday morning to hear from Columbia Police officers, firefighters and city council members about the August Proposition One ballot measure. A one-hour town hall meeting begins at 9 Friday morning at
(LISTEN): Retiring Columbia Ronald McDonald House executive director grateful to her staff and to community for your generosity
July 10, 2026
(This is the second part of Brian Hauswirth’s two-part series) Columbia’s Ronald McDonald House has started searching for a replacement for longtime executive director Terri Gray, who retires at the end of December. She’s been
Columbia city manager Seewood to address Pachyderms Friday; public safety will be a topic
July 9, 2026
Columbia’s city manager will discuss his role as city manager and the issue of public safety during his presentation Friday to the Columbia Pachyderms at Dickey’s BBQ Pit on Forum Boulevard. City spokesman Christopher Ave
Milwaukee takes four of five from struggling Cardinals; St. Louis hosts Atlanta Friday night
July 9, 2026
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cardinals 8-4 Thursday night at Busch Stadium, taking four of five in the series. The first-place Brewers had a key three-run homer from Jake Bauers over the Budweiser sign in
Columbia and mid-Missouri could see heavy rain and damaging winds Thursday evening
July 9, 2026
While the tornado threat is low, the National Weather Service (NWS) says Columbia and mid-Missouri could see heavy rain and strong winds Thursday night. NWS St. Louis meteorologist Matt Beitscher tells 939 the Eagle that