22-year-old Riley Strain is from southwest Missouri’s Springfield (undated photo courtesy of Metro Nashville Police Department Twitter page) The Metro Nashville Police Department confirms the body of missing Mizzou student Riley Strain has been found in the Cumberland river in West Nashville. Mr. Strain was last seen two weeks ago …
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Columbia Regional to get pilot training school
A Mid- Missouri college is going to lease space at Columbia Regional Airport for a two – year flight school program. Airport Manager Mike Parks says Moberly Area Community College will move classes into the old terminal building … The courses will include everything from private pilot training to instruction …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s auditor says DOC is prioritizing job training for long-term prisoners
A new 48-page audit of a workforce program involving state prisoners says Missouri Vocational Enterprises (MVE) is lacking in oversight and has not been prioritizing job training for prisoners who will be released the soonest. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners …
Read More »NTSB report cites grade crossing design in Missouri’s deadly 2022 Amtrak train collision
An Amtrak train with eight railcars and two locomotives derailed in northern Missouri’s Mendon on June 27, 2022. Three Amtrak passengers and a dump truck driver were killed (2022 aerial file photo courtesy of the NTSB website) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says a grade crossing design contributed to …
Read More »JCMO train victim named
The Jefferson City Police Department has named the man struck and killed by a train last month. The say the 66 – year old victim was Edward LeBoeuf of Jefferson City. Just before 8-am May 30th police were called by the train crew who said that a man had been …
Read More »Man killed after being hit by a train in JCMO
Jefferson City Police now confirm that a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train Tuesday morning. The accident happened on the Union Pacific tracks inside the city limits. Police Lt. Dave Williams says they have not identified the male victim. The Tuesday accident tied up train traffic for several …
Read More »UPDATE: Highway 24 near Madison remains closed, following deadly collision and train derailment
A truck driver from Higbee has been killed after Sunday afternoon’s collision and train derailment near Madison in mid-Missouri’s Monroe County. Madison is about 43 miles northeast of Columbia and is east of Moberly. Our news partner KMIZ’s Joshua Blount is on-scene this morning, and reports Highway 24 near Madison …
Read More »Fatal train crash kills trucker
A truck driver from Higbee dies when his semi crashes into a train. The accident happened Sunday afternoon in Monroe County. Troopers say 65 – year old Russell Minnis was killed in the accident. Investigators say he drove through the crossing, causing at least a dozen cars to derail.
Read More »(AUDIO): U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) discusses AM radio, 2022 deadly train derailment and Santos on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) chairs the powerful U.S. House Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill. He joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” this morning. Congressman Graves tells listeners he supports bipartisan legislation to prevent automakers from eliminating AM broadcast radio in new cars, saying 90 percent …
Read More »Heavy law enforcement presence near Jefferson City on Wednesday is part of training exercise
Boone County’s Office of Emergency Management and other mid-Missouri law enforcement agencies are alerting motorists that they will see a high volume of first responders near Highways 63 and 54 in northern Jefferson City this afternoon. It’s all part of a hazardous material training exercise, and will take place from …
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