(LISTEN): Boone County commissioner requests your patience during massive...
This is MoDOT’s rendering of the massive improvement plan for Columbia’s I-70 and Highway 63 interchange (May 1, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) The state Department of Transportation...
View ArticleBoone County Republicans to meet this weekend regarding state Senate seat
Then-Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) presides over the Missouri Senate in Jefferson City on January 28, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Harrison Sweazea at Senate Communications) Boone...
View Article(LISTEN): Rural Missouri hospitals will close unless FRA is extended, top...
This is the now-closed Noble hospital in Mexico, Missouri. It’s also been known as St. Mary’s Hospital (2023 file photo courtesy of “Mexico Ledger” managing editor Matt Pilger) The Missouri Chamber of...
View ArticleJefferson City hospital is grateful after being honored for both organ and...
Jefferson City’s Capital Region Medical Center is visible from Highway 54 (2024 file photo courtesy of MU Health Care spokesman Eric Maze) A Jefferson City hospital that’s operated by MU Health Care...
View ArticleColumbia voters expected to cast ballots in August on capital improvement...
A truck driver heads east on Columbia’s Clark lane, near Woodland Hills. The Lighthouse car wash is located up the hill (2024 photo courtesy of Columbia spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) Columbia’s city...
View ArticleMissouri GOP gubernatorial candidate to present his silver and gold...
State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) speaks on the Missouri Senate floor in Jefferson City on March 1, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Dean Morgan at Senate Communications) The well-known folk singer...
View ArticleNumerous complaints about speeding on east Columbia road prompt speed hump...
This is east Columbia’s Hanover Boulevard bus stop, near the Hanover Village apartments (May 4, 2024 photo courtesy of Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan) Columbia’s city council will take your...
View ArticleBig Lots will close its Columbia store on Nifong
The Big Lots on south Columbia’s Nifong will be closing. You will notice signs in front of the store and on the road (May 5, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Columbia’s Big Lots in the...
View Article(LISTEN): Longtime Missouri Pork Association official retires, after 40-plus...
Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) director Chris Chinn, left, with Missouri Pork Association (MPA) executive director Don Nikodim at MDA headquarters in Jefferson City in September 2023 (file...
View Article(Listen): “Missouri Times” publisher Scott Faughn discusses Danny’s law,...
University of Missouri graduate State Rep. Travis Smith (R-Dora) has filed “Danny’s law” for the second straight year. It’s named for Columbia hazing victim Danny Santulli, who is now blind and cannot...
View ArticleUPDATE: Pre-trial conference in high-profile alleged Columbia hazing case...
The Boone County Courthouse is in downtown Columbia (2019 file photo from 939 the Eagle) UPDATE: Both sides in a high-profile Columbia hazing case say they need a few more days for motions. Boone...
View ArticleUPDATE: Columbia-area tornado siren struck by lightning has been repaired
The Boone County Office of Emergency Management says this tornado siren in the 5400 block of North Highway 763 has been repaired. It was struck by lightning last week (May 2024 photo courtesy of Boone...
View ArticleColumbia’s city council recognizes city employee for 50 years of service;...
Columbia city utilities employee Homer Smith began his career with the city in 1974 (2024 photo courtesy of Columbia spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) A Columbia city employee who’s worked for the city for...
View ArticleMay 30 set for Columbia city manager’s state of the city
Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood smiles before he joins host Fred Parry on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program (January 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Columbia’s city...
View ArticleCOU’s old flight station building to house car rental space and TSA offices
This building at Columbia Regional Airport (COU) will be redesigned and used for airport administration offices, car rental space and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) offices (May 2024...
View ArticleUPDATE: Power restored to more than 500 Boone Electric customers in the...
Columbia-based Boone Electric crews have worked throughout the night to restore power in mid-Missouri (April 2024 file photo courtesy of Boone Electric Facebook page) Utility crews from Columbia-based...
View ArticleUPDATE: Columbia motorist struck by wrong-way driver upgraded to fair condition
A Columbia Police officer responds to a scene (June 26, 2023 file photo courtesy of Columbia Police Department Facebook page) A Columbia motorist who was seriously injured after being struck by an...
View ArticleColumbia’s capital improvement sales tax extension likely to be voted on this...
A truck driver heads east on Columbia’s Clark lane, near Woodland Hills. The Lighthouse car wash is located up the hill (May 2024 photo courtesy of Columbia spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) It looks like...
View ArticleUPDATE: Westlake Ace Hardware to locate in south Columbia, where Big Lots is...
The Big Lots on south Columbia’s Nifong will be closing. Westlake Ace Hardware will open its third Columbia store here later in 2024 (May 5, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Look for...
View Article(LISTEN): NWS says tornadoes and large hail are possible today in mid-Missouri
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says mid-Missouri could see severe weather today (May 8, 2024 graphic courtesy of NWS St. Louis Twitter) The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis...
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