Prison time on JCMO drug charges
A Jefferson City man will spend 15 years in federal prison without parole for a drug charge. Tremaine Bell pleaded guilty for possessing fentanyl with the intent to sell. Police arrested Bell in 2022 and found a large quantity of heroin, guns and thousands of dollars in cash at a storage shed.
Date published: September 12, 2024
Missouri Congressman thinks debate was ‘fixed’
Congressman Mark Alford thought the Presidential debate was a ‘set – up job’ against Donald Trump from the get go … The Kansas City area lawmaker references Kamala Harris’ parroting President Biden’s claim that Trump allegedly sided with protesters during the 2017 Charlottesville Virginia riots “spewing anti-Semitic hate.” Major media outlets quickly debunked that story.
Date published: September 12, 2024
SEC Commissioner in Kansas City for today’s vote on Mizzou’s Memorial Stadium project
The UM Board of Curators are expected to vote Thursday afternoon to formally approve a $250-million improvement project for Mizzou’s Memorial Stadium in Columbia. Here is another rendering of Mizzou’s planned $250-million Memorial Stadium improvement project in Columbia (rendering courtesy of Mizzou Athletics senior associate athletic director Ryan Koslen) The board will meet today in …
Date published: September 12, 2024
Mizzou Patriot Day ceremony to feature bagpipes; 200 American flags in downtown Columbia
You’ll notice 200 American flags this morning at the Boone County war memorial plaza near the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia. American flags were featured across the Mizzou campus in Columbia during the September 11, 2023 ceremony at Mizzou (file photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Mizzou’s Sigma Nu fraternity has placed the …
Date published: September 11, 2024
Senator Rowden wraps up his term
When this week’s veto session wraps up, Senator Caleb Rowden will watch his term at the Capitol come to an end. The Senate’s President Pro Tem hopes the 2025 session will mark an end to the GOP infighting that plagued the chamber in recent years … Rowden and Senate leadership repeatedly bumped heads with Senators …
Date published: September 11, 2024
The abortion question is back on the ballot
The controversial abortion issue will be on your November ballot. Missouri’s high court ordered Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to put the measure back on the ballot. He removed it Monday after a Friday ruling by a Cole County judge. If it passes, the issue could legalize some forms of abortion in the state. Missouri …
Date published: September 11, 2024
(AUDIO): MoDOT’s communication on massive I-70 project praised by Columbia fire chief
Columbia’s new fire chief praises the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) for its communication regarding the $405-million project to rebuild and improve I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City. State transportation crews are working in the median on busy I-70 east of Columbia, between mile markers 137 and 144 (August 14, 2024 file photo courtesy of …
Date published: September 11, 2024
UPDATE: Missouri Task Force One in Louisiana for Hurricane Francine
45 members of Columbia-based Missouri Task Force One (MO-TF1) have arrived in Alexandria, Louisiana to prepare for Hurricane Francine. The Weather Channel reports Hurricane Francine is expected to make landfall on Wednesday (September 10, 2024 graphic courtesy of the Boone County Fire Protection District) The Weather Channel reports Hurricane Francine is expected to make landfall …
Date published: September 11, 2024
High School Footbal – Capital City v. Columbia Battle – 9/6/24
Date published: September 10, 2024
UPDATE: JCPD says crash on Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City is cleared
Traffic is flowing again in the southbound lanes of Highway 54/63 at the Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City. Traffic was backed up for a few miles this morning on southbound Highway 54 due to a crash on the Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City (September 10, 2024 photo courtesy of a 939 the Eagle …
Date published: September 10, 2024