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. …
Read More »(AUDIO): Foster care advocates thankful for mid-Missouri’s generosity
The president of the Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association (CMFCAA) is thankful for the good turnout at a recent fundraiser aimed at stomping out abuse. …
Read More »Columbia’s Menggi Ji murder case profiled in national podcast
A popular national podcast has profiled the 2019 Columbia case of a Columbia man convicted of killing his wife and burying her in Rock Bridge state park. …
Read More »Surveillance video of Columbia rape suspect with alleged victim must be turned over to defense, both sides agree
Boone County prosecutors and defense attorney Kevin O’Brien say Columbia Police need to turn over surveillance video that has been referenced in television news reports about an …
Read More »(AUDIO): Hotel rooms filling up in Columbia, with state FFA convention in town
You’ll see thousands of young people wearing their blue FFA jackets over the next two days in Columbia. The Missouri FFA convention opens this afternoon and runs …
Read More »Columbia’s Hardees on South Providence closes its doors
Hardee’s executives say the Hardee’s on Columbia’s South Providence has closed. Tennessee-based Hardee’s spokeswoman Lauren Garton tells 939 the Eagle that franchisee Summit Restaurant Holdings (SRH) has …
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