UPDATE: Judge finds convicted Jefferson City rapist to be a predatory sexual...
The historic Cole County Courthouse in downtown Jefferson City (2021 file photo from 939 the Eagle) A Jefferson City man will spend the rest of his life in prison, after being sentenced this morning to...
View ArticleUM Curators meeting today in Springfield; health care remains a top priority...
UM System President Dr. Mun Choi speaks to Missouri Governor Mike Parson at the February 11, 2022 education/workforce roundtable at Mizzou’s NextGen facility (file photo courtesy of the governor’s...
View ArticleNWS says severe weather is possible tonight into Saturday in central Missouri
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says severe weather is possible tonight into Saturday morning in mid-Missouri (June 28, 2024 graphic courtesy of NWS Twitter page) Columbia, Jefferson...
View Article(LISTEN): Missouri Democratic attorney general nominee Elad Gross appears on...
About 200 to 250 people, including candidates in both parties, turned out for Thursday evening’s presidential debate watch party at Lakeside Ashland. President Joe Biden and former President Donald...
View ArticleUPDATE: Columbia man jailed without bond after Thursday night’s shooting
Columbia Police say an adult male victim was shot Thursday evening at about 7:15 on Madison (June 28, 2024 photo courtesy of CPD Facebook page) A Columbia man charged with shooting a man during a...
View ArticleColumbia woman wanted for involuntary manslaughter for deadly March I-70...
The Columbia Police logo on CPD headquarters downtown (2021 file photo from 939 the Eagle News A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Columbia woman who allegedly was driving 104 miles per hour...
View Article(LISTEN): Comobuz publisher Mike Murphy appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO...
Comobuz publisher Mike Murphy, the host of 939 the Eagle’s “Columbia Buzz” and the weekday Eagle afternoon news anchor, describes Comobuz as his vision of what a local news operation might look like...
View ArticleUPDATE: Arraignments today for five former Missouri corrections officers...
The Cole County Courthouse is located in downtown Jefferson City (2021 file photo from 939 the Eagle) Cole County’s prosecutor says five former Missouri corrections officers charged in connection with...
View Article(LISTEN): Columbia water treatment plant upgrades starting this summer
Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood smiles before he joins host Fred Parry on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program (January 2024 file photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Columbia’s city...
View Article(LISTEN): Jefferson City’s mayor discusses Governor Parson’s vetoes and...
Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) has signed a $50.5 billion dollar state operating budget, which includes about $14.9 billion in general revenue. The governor has also issued 173 line-item vetoes...
View ArticleColumbia’s city council to discuss conference center feasibility study tonight
Columbia’s Broadway Hotel is a Doubletree by Hilton (file photo courtesy of the Broadway Hotel’s Facebook page) Columbia’s Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to contract with a company to conduct a...
View ArticleColumbia’s newest McDonald’s highlights growth in Battle Crossing shopping...
Columbia’s newest McDonald’s is being built near Schnucks and Club Car Wash on busy Clark lane (June 30, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Construction is underway on Columbia’s sixth...
View ArticleColumbia’s city council to hear from CPOA tonight; council to vote on...
Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood (2023 file photo courtesy of city spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) Columbia’s city council will hear testimony Monday evening from the Columbia Police Officers...
View ArticleUPDATE: Three former Missouri DOC employees arraigned for Othel Moore’s...
The Cole County Courthouse is located in downtown Jefferson City (2021 file photo from 939 the Eagle) Three former Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) emergency response team members remain jailed...
View Article(LISTEN): New Missouri House committee to investigate crimes involving...
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher (R-Des Peres) delivers a rare House floor speech in Jefferson City on May 17, 2024 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Missouri’s House...
View ArticleNWS says northern Missouri could see large hail and weak tornadoes tonight
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says the best chance of severe weather tonight is in far northern Missouri (July 2, 2024 graphic is courtesy of NWS St. Louis Twitter) The National...
View Article(LISTEN): Missouri GOP secretary of state candidate Jamie Corley appears on...
Eight Republicans and three Democrats have filed in hopes to replace Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R), who is running for governor. The eight Republicans include Missouri House Speaker Dean...
View Article(LISTEN): State Rep. Kurtis Gregory (R-Marshall) appears on “Wake Up...
State Reps. Kurtis Gregory (R-Marshall) and Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs) are seeking the August GOP nomination to replace term-limited State Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg). The massive...
View ArticleColumbia’s city manager will now deliver budget address on July 25
Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, left, and city manager De’Carlon Seewood visit before Mr. Seewood’s state of the city address (May 30, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) The Columbia...
View Article(LISTEN): Mid-Missouri lawmaker urging you to be patient, with I-70 work...
State Rep. Jim Schulte (R-New Bloomfield) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on March 1, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) State transportation...
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