The trial of a Columbia physician charged with raping a woman he met at the Black and Gold tavern on the Business Loop last year has been …
Read More »Columbia kidnapping and pursuit suspect has lengthy criminal record
Missouri’s Probation and Parole Board is expected to revoke the parole of a convicted Columbia felon who allegedly kidnapped a woman on Tuesday before leading Boone County …
Read More »Columbia physician charged with rape to go on trial in early December
A December jury trial has been set for a Columbia doctor charged with raping a woman he met last fall at the Black and Gold tavern on …
Read More »High-profile Columbia rape case has been delayed
The trial of a Columbia physician charged with raping a woman he met at a bar on the Business Loop last October has been continued. 38-year-old Dr. …
Read More »Columbia woman sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for deadly motorcycle crash; victim’s mother calls suspect “a waste of oxygen”
A Columbia woman admits she was intoxicated when her vehicle struck a motorcyclist on Providence road in 2021, a motorcyclist who later died. 939 the Eagle News …
Read More »Three courtroom spectators ejected during chaotic Columbia murder sentencing; Dawson sentenced to life
A convicted Columbia killer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, following a chaotic Friday sentencing that included multiple courtroom outbursts, shouting and several people …
Read More »Columbia homicide victim’s mother: suspect hid in bushes before the incident
A convicted felon from Columbia has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing a man over $3 following a Douglass park dice game. Boone County …
Read More »UPDATE: Crews still removing downed trees in Columbia on Sunday
Columbia Water and Light crews worked throughout the day on Saturday into the early-morning hours on Sunday to restore power to more than 2,000 people who lost …
Read More »Southern Boone R-1 construction site draws picket from two union tradesmen
Ashland-area residents noticed a large inflatable rat on Wednesday near Southern Boone R-1’s football field construction site. Two members of Operating Engineers Local 513 sat near the …
Read More »Whaley’s final day in business in Jefferson City is today
Jefferson City-area residents are expected to pack historic Whaley’s East End drug store today for its final day of business. Whaley’s is selling its three locations to …
Read More »(AUDIO): Commissioner Kendrick describes new Columbia park as a community-driven effort
Boone County’s presiding commissioner is excited about the construction of the new Orr street park near the Columbia fire department. Commissioner Kip Kendrick describes it as a …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia Waffle House murder suspect’s trial is a go for next week
A Columbia man charged with shooting and killing a man outside the Waffle House on Vandiver in 2021 will go on trial next week. 939 the Eagle …
Read More »Missouri Conservation personnel trying to clean up magazine rolls
The Missouri Department of Conservation is working to develop a system that would require subscribers of the “Missouri Conservationist” magazine to renew their subscription. Missouri Department of …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia man admits strangling his wife to death in 2006; sentenced to 26 years in prison
A Columbia man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison, after pleading guilty to second degree murder and abandonment of a corpse for the 2006 death …
Read More »June 12 jury trial date appears to be a go in Columbia’s Keith Comfort case
A Boone County judge has scheduled a June 12 jury trial for a Columbia man charged with strangling his wife to death in 2006 and placing her …
Read More »UPDATE: Busy Highway 24 in mid-Missouri’s Monroe County reopens
The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Hannibal and the sheriff’s department in mid-Missouri’s Monroe County tell 939 the Eagle that busy Highway 24 near Madison has …
Read More »Columbia Police investigating weekend death at downtown’s tallest parking garage
Columbia Police are investigating a weekend falling death at the Fifth and Walnut parking garage downtown. It’s unclear if the man jumped or fell to his death …
Read More »Two additional suspects charged in connection with Sunday’s Plush Lounge murder; Simpson still being sought
Boone County prosecutors have filed charges against two additional suspects for Sunday morning’s deadly shooting at Plush Lounge on Columbia’s Business Loop. 41-year-old Justin Lamarr Simpson is …
Read More »Court documents outline alleged attempted sexual assaults along popular Columbia trail
Graphic court documents obtained by 939 the Eagle say a Columbia man charged with attempting to sexually assault two women along the MKT trail this week has …
Read More »MSHP: Three deadly crashes at busy Boone County interchange since 2017
Missouri state troopers say there have been three fatal traffic crashes at the Highway 63 and 124 interchange in northern Boone County in the past six years. …
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