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Veteran U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) is about to start his eighth term on Capitol Hill, after winning re-election to his east-central Missouri district in November. …

State Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) chaired the Missouri House interim committee on veteran mental health and suicide this summer. He joined us live on 939 the …

The winningest football coach in both Mizzou and University of Toledo history will travel to Las Vegas next week to be inducted into the National Football Foundation …

Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel will be inducted into the National Football Foundation college football hall of fame Tuesday in Las Vegas. He’ll also be recognized …

The congresswoman who represents fire-damaged Wooldridge in Cooper County has questions for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about how they’ve managed the Big Muddy National Fish …

Outgoing U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) is finishing her sixth and final term on Capitol Hill, after her unsuccessful Senate run in August. Congresswoman Hartzler joined us …

Veteran State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) is about to begin her fourth and final term in the Missouri House. While her newly drawn district still includes …

Columbia’s city council is set to vote tonight on a camera platform called FUSUS. Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones strongly supports the plan. He describes FUSUS as …

Missouri Republicans will now control every statewide office for the first time in a century, according to state auditor-elect Scott Fitzpatrick. The Shell Knob Republican defeated former …

Former State Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia) will be Boone County’s next presiding commissioner. Mr. Kendrick defeated businesswoman Connie Leipard by about 8,000 votes in Tuesday’s election. It …

A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Missouri’s Western District says the Justice Department has monitors outside unnamed Cole County polling locations today to monitor compliance …

U.S. Attorney’s office spokesman Don Ledford of Missouri’s Western District tells 939 the Eagle that the Justice Department will have monitors outside Cole County polling locations on …

Columbia’s outgoing fifth ward councilman says his ward is best served by fresh ideas next year. Councilman Matt Pitzer is finishing his second three-year term. He campaigned …

Fifth ward Columbia city councilman Matt Pitzer announced this week that he will not seek re-election in April. Councilman Pitzer outlined his decision on 939 the Eagle’s …

A former firefighter with 30 years of experience says he’s never seen a blaze like Saturday’s natural cover fire in Cooper County. State Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Speed) …

State Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Speed) worked for the Columbia Fire Department for more than 20 years before being elected to the state Legislature from the Boonville area. …

Cooper County fire officials say Saturday’s natural cover fire destroyed or heavily damaged 23 structures in the small village of Wooldridge, which is southwest of Columbia. While …

Missouri GOP U.S. Senate nominee Eric Schmitt, the state’s attorney general, describes the November Senate election between him and Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine as a contrast in …

West-central Missouri GOP congressional candidate Mark Alford is predicting that Republicans will retake control of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate in November. Mr. Alford is the …

Missouri’s retiring senator has helped secure seven straight funding increases for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which has more than quintupled the amount of funding available …