Retiring U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) will endorse former State Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia) in the race to succeed him on Capitol Hill. Eight Republicans have …
Read More »(LISTEN): Former Boone County clerk Taylor Burks announces congressional run on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Eight-term U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) will be retiring in December, after 16 years on Capitol Hill. Missouri’s new third congressional district includes Columbia south of …
Read More »(LISTEN): State Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) represents Callaway, Montgomery, St. Charles, Lincoln and Pike counties in the Missouri Senate. He joined us live this morning on 939 …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Chamber of Commerce touting I-70 expansion plan
Missouri’s largest business organization is praising the state’s $2.8 billion plan to rebuild and six-lane I-70 from Wentzville to Blue Springs. Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry …
Read More »Powerful Missouri congressman Graves and COU’s new terminal taking center stage at Columbia transportation summit
A few hundred transportation professionals and industry stakeholders are in Columbia today and tomorrow for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s transportation future summit. The two-day …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee chair Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) says the “votes weren’t there” in the Senate last week to override any of the 14 budget bills overridden …
Read More »MoDOT to hold informational meeting this evening in Boonville on I-70 expansion plan
Mid-Missourians have another opportunity this evening to learn more about Missouri’s $2.8 billion I-70 expansion plan. The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will hold an open house …
Read More »(LISTEN): MoDOT expecting big turnout at this evening’s I-70 informational meeting in Columbia
The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is encouraging you to attend today’s informational meeting in Columbia about Missouri’s massive $2.8 billion I-70 expansion plan. The open …
Read More »(LISTEN): MoDOT I-70 director Eric Kopinski appears on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Department of Transportation (MoDOT) officials want your feedback on I-70’s current condition in Missouri and on construction staging ahead of the massive $2.8 billion expansion project. …
Read More »MoDOT plans Wednesday open house style meeting on Missouri’s massive I-70 expansion plan
The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will hold an informational meeting Wednesday in Columbia for you to learn more about Missouri’s $2.8 billion I-70 expansion plan. The …
Read More »(AUDIO): Veteran Missouri state senator wants to see I-70 four-laned through Columbia
A state senator from eastern Missouri who’s strongly considering a 2024 gubernatorial bid says the money is available to pay for his proposal to four-lane I-70 from …
Read More »Columbia business leaders focusing on I-70 across Missouri
I-70 across Missouri will be a major theme during Missouri’s 2023 legislative session, according to Columbia Chamber of Commerce president Matt McCormick. “I mean I-70 we’ve got …
Read More »GOP lawmaker says his proposal rebuilds I-70 across Missouri, without raising taxes
A veteran state senator from eastern Missouri’s Weldon Spring has unveiled a proposal to rebuild heavily-traveled I-70 from Wentzville to Blue Springs, making it four lanes in …
Read More »Missouri GOP congressman is critical of President Biden’s Afghanistan policies
An east-central Missouri congressman says countless Americans will get to see their sons, daughters, mothers and fathers again because of the bravery of fallen U-S Marine Lance …
Read More »Flags at half-staff at government buildings across Missouri Thursday, for fallen U.S. Marine
Missouri’s governor says a fallen Marine from Wentzville who was killed in late August in Afghanistan put his life on the line protecting U.S. service members and …
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