UPDATE: Mid-Missouri businessman sentenced for $673,000 CARES Act fraud
A courtroom inside the Christopher Bond U.S. Courthouse in Jefferson City (file photo courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s website) A businessman from mid-Missouri’s Kingdom City is heading to federal...
View ArticleEatwell on Columbia’s Providence to become a traditional Schnucks
The soda aisle at Columbia’s Schnucks Express on South Providence (August 2022 file photo courtesy of Schnucks spokesman Paul Simon) You’ll notice changes soon as the Eatwell market on Providence road...
View Article(LISTEN): NFIB Missouri director Brad Jones discusses economy and market...
NFIB Missouri director Brad Jones says while the small business optimism index increased in April, there are still many concerns. Mr. Jones joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”,...
View ArticleNorthern Missouri businessman who’s donated millions of dollars to Mizzou...
Prominent Marceline businessman Don Walsworth is presented with an honorary degree this weekend at Mizzou’s graduation ceremonies (May 2024 photo courtesy of UM System spokesman Christian Basi) A...
View ArticleColumbia’s city council is heading to Old Kinderhook for two-day retreat
Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood (2023 photo courtesy of city spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) Columbia’s mayor, the city council, city manager De’Carlon Seewood and department directors are traveling...
View ArticleMU Health Care opening new Mizzou Therapy Services office in Columbia today
A Mizzou Therapy Services employee assists a patient in mid-Missouri (undated photo courtesy of MU Health Care spokesman Eric Maze) Fast-growing south Columbia is getting a brand-new Mizzou Therapy...
View ArticleColumbia moped driver killed in collision on Rangeline
The Columbia Police logo on CPD headquarters downtown (2021 file photo from 939 the Eagle News Columbia Police are still investigating that deadly collision involving a moped that happened Monday night...
View ArticleReport: Jefferson City’s Red Lobster to close permanently
Columbia’s Red Lobster on I-70 Drive Southwest remains open (April 17, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) A published report confirms what Jefferson City’s mayor told us on 939 the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Property tax abatement sought by Kraft Heinz for its Columbia plant...
Columbia’s school board has unanimously approved the property tax abatement that’s being sought by Kraft Heinz for its large Columbia plant. 939 the Eagle’s Mike Murphy, the publisher of Comobuz,...
View Article(LISTEN): State Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) discusses Senate...
Missouri’s nine Senate Democrats continue their round-the-clock filibuster at this hour in Jefferson City. They’re filibustering legislation they say would make it more difficult for voters to amend...
View ArticleCity priorities and projects are a key component of Columbia city council...
Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe takes a selfie with Missouri Governor Mike Parson at the I-70 bill-signing ceremony in MACC’s Columbia parking on August 15, 2023 (file photo courtesy of the governor’s...
View ArticleMay 23 open house set for new $232-million Children’s Hospital in Columbia
The new MU Health Care’s Children’s Hospital in Columbia is planning a June opening (2024 photo courtesy of MU Health Care’s Eric Maze) Next week is your opportunity to tour MU Health Care’s new...
View ArticleProsecutors say Columbia woman thrown to her death off bridge suffered...
33-year-old Jessie Williams is on trial in Columbia for first degree murder (2022 mug shot courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections website) A Boone County jury could hear closing arguments...
View ArticleColumbia advisory board is recommending water restrictions this summer;...
Columbia city hall (2021 file photo courtesy of city spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) Columbia’s city council will decide whether residents who water their lawns and gardens will face restrictions this summer...
View Article(LISTEN): Missouri Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina)...
Missouri’s nine Senate Democrats ended their 50-hour filibuster in Jefferson City on Wednesday, after State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) requested that the Senate send initiative petition...
View ArticleExcitement building in Columbia for Mizzou softball; they’re hosting the NCAA...
Mizzou’s Jesse Hall (file photo courtesy of the MU News Bureau’s Brian Consiglio) The seventh-seeded Mizzou softball team will be hosting the 2024 NCAA Columbia Regional this weekend in Columbia....
View ArticleUPDATE: Columbia man convicted of overpass murder near Bob Evans
33-year-old Jessie Williams has been convicted of second degree murder (2022 mug shot courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections website) A Boone County jury deliberated for a few hours on...
View Article(LISTEN): Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) appears...
Missouri’s powerful Senate President Pro Tem is calling on the House to pass the Senate version of legislation that would change the threshold of approving constitutional amendments. The GOP-controlled...
View ArticleUPDATE: Two people shot outside Columbia’s White Castle
A tow truck driver from I-70 Towing prepares to tow a vehicle after Friday’s shooting outside Columbia’s White Castle on Clark lane (May 17, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Cosmo) Columbia’s White...
View Article(LISTEN): More than 30 JCPD staff members honored for bravery and service at...
The Jefferson City Police Department’s headquarters in downtown Jefferson City (2022 file photo courtesy of Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde) About 425 people packed the Jefferson City event...
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