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State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on May 2, 2022 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) A veteran mid-Missouri state lawmaker who’s served as the powerful Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee chairman has accepted a new position. …

The Jefferson City Memorial Airport terminal’s honor roll was dedicated in May 1966 (September 2022 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Organizers of last weekend’s “Fly into the 40s event” at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport say it’s a prime example of how much Jefferson City and central Missouri …

This is the outside of Mizzou’s Donald Reynolds Alumni Center (2022 photo courtesy of MU News Bureau associate director Uriah Orland) Organizers of today’s annual Tiger food drive at Mizzou are hoping for donations of peanut butter, canned meats and canned vegetables. The food drive began this morning at the Reynolds …

The Missouri Tigers battle the Wyoming Cowboys in September 2018 at Faurot Field in Columbia (2018 file photo courtesy of Mizzou athletics senior associate athletic director Ryan Koslen) Mizzou athletics says there are limited tickets available for Saturday evening’s Tiger football game against #1 Georgia. Tomorrow night’s game kicks off …

Missouri House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage) briefs the committee and the audience on September 28, 2022 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) The largest tax cut in state history is on its way to Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s (R) desk. The bill is a top …

Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer still questions the timing of the FBI’s raid on Donald Trump’s Florida home. Luetkemeyer wonders why the feds did their search just months before the mid – term elections … The Justice Department believes there were classified documents among the thousands of files seized from Trump.

Two drivers are hurt in a crash that jammed traffic on the Missouri River Bridge in Jefferson City yesterday morning. A driver caused the chain reaction accident after he ran into stopped vehicles on the bridge. The crash brought traffic to a standstill for a half hour.

(AP) — A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina’s coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused deaths, catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes.

First State Community Bank, which is headquartered in Farmington, was founded in 1954 (photo courtesy of FSCB website) A Columbia not-for-profit that helps residents struggling to provide for their basic needs is benefiting from an area bank’s community strong campaign. First State Community Bank (FSCB) has launched the new campaign, …

Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, city manager De’Carlon Seewood and other dignitaries break ground on the new fire station on Scott Boulevard on September 27, 2022 (photo courtesy of the city of Columbia’s Facebook page) Columbia’s fastest-growing area will soon have a new fire station, along with 12 new firefighters to …