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No injuries are reported in Wednesday afternoon’s blaze that destroyed a house near Boonville. The home is in the 23000 block of Highway 98. Cooper County Fire …
Read More »Cooking blamed for Boonville-area house fire
Temperature to drop below 32 in Columbia by tonight; motorists urged to be cautious
Columbia Public Works crews are warning motorists that temperatures are expected to drop below freezing by about 7 o’clock tonight (Wednesday). Public Works spokesman John Ogan tells …
Read More »UPDATE: Motorist killed in weekend train collision identified as Centralia resident
Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are still investigating a deadly weekend collision between a vehicle and a Norfolk Southern train near Sturgeon, about 22 miles north of Columbia. …
Read More »UPDATE: Victims identified in Highway 63 double fatality near Sturgeon
State troopers say two mid-Missourians are dead following a horrific double-fatality crash Monday afternoon on Highway 63, in northern Boone County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash …
Read More »Columbia sees third large natural cover fire in three days
Columbia’s fire chief says his crews are confident that they have contained a fire on Manhattan drive, near Norman drive. That is east of the Stoney Creek …
Read More »Boone County firefighters describe current ground conditions as recipe for disaster
Boone County Fire Protection District officials are strongly advising against any open burning until conditions change. Those conditions would be significant moisture, higher humidity’s and much calmer winds. …
Read More »Elderly Boone County man killed in lawnmower crash
Boone County firefighters say a Sturgeon man was killed in a Tuesday lawnmower crash. Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp tells 939 the Eagle …
Read More »Trucker indicted for manslaughter for death of Boone County assistant fire chief arraigned
A trucker who’s been indicted for involuntary manslaughter for the December crash that killed a Boone County fire assistant chief pleaded not guilty Monday in Boone County …
Read More »UPDATE: Boone County grand jury indicts trucker for December death of assistant fire chief
A Boone County grand jury has indicted a Kansas City trucker for manslaughter for the I-70 December crash that killed Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Bryant …
Read More »(AUDIO): Boone County Fire Protection District EMT discusses baby being delivered near on I-70 during winter storm
The Boone County Fire Protection District credits MU Health Care personnel and Boonville Police for their quick work in helping to deliver a healthy baby in the …
Read More »Columbia’s I-70 near Lake of the Woods is problem area for truckers, in snowstorm
Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp is urging motorists to slow down this morning, saying some truckers and other motorists have been driving 60 …
Read More »UPDATE: Snow causes dozens of crashes in Columbia area
UPDATE: Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters responded to about a dozen snow-related crashes this morning, according to assistant fire chief Gale Blomenkamp. He tells 939 the Eagle …
Read More »Tuesday funeral with full fire service honors planned for fallen Boone County Fire assistant chief Gladney
Mid-Missourians are being encouraged to stand along Tuesday afternoon’s funeral procession route for a fallen Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief. The funeral for assistant chief …
Read More »Missouri Highway Patrol investigation continues into deadly I-70 crash near Columbia
Missouri state troopers say an ambulance and the Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief’s vehicles had their emergency lights activated, when they were struck by a …
Read More »Missouri Task Force One assesses 2,200 structures in tornado-damaged Kentucky
48 crew members from Missouri Task Force One have returned to Columbia, after being deployed to tornado-damaged Mayfield, Kentucky. Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale …
Read More »Missouri Task Force One crews have finished more than 1,000 assessments in tornado-damaged Kentucky
Members of Columbia-based Missouri Task Force 1 are conducting damage assessments on every structure in tornado-damaged Mayfield, Kentucky. That’s about 60 miles east of Sikeston, Missouri. Boone …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia-based Missouri Task Force One performing checks in hard-hit Mayfield, Kentucky
48 members of Missouri Task Force One arrived in Murray, Kentucky this morning and are now stationed in hard-hit Mayfield, responding to the devastating tornadoes there. Boone …
Read More »Waste management truck hits Sorrels overpass near Columbia; westbound I-70 is down to one lane
Boone County firefighters tell 939 the Eagle that westbound I-70 at the Sorrels overpass just west of Columbia is down to one lane, after a waste management …
Read More »UPDATE: five vehicles damaged after fire at recycling facility, near Columbia
Boone County firefighters say five vehicles sustained damage in that fire this morning at A1 Recycling on Route WW, just east of Columbia. Boone County Fire Protection District …
Read More »Missouri Task Force One continues with search operations, near New Orleans
80 personnel from Columbia-based Missouri Task Force One are back on the ground on Wednesday morning near New Orleans, continuing with search operations following Hurricane Ida. The …
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