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State Rep. Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on March 28, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) A state lawmaker from western Missouri’s Excelsior Springs has formally announced his candidacy for a state Senate seat that includes three mid-Missouri …

A child is rescued by Lake Ozark firefighters after ending up trapped on an island in the Osage River. Crews were called to the small island on the river Monday afternoon. They received reports of the boy stranded on the island with a UTV. The child was okay. Crews say …

A convicted felon from Columbia is heading to federal prison for the next 11 years for trafficking fentanyl. 30-year-old Warren Andre Washington pleaded guilty in November in federal court in Jefferson City to one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. U.S. District Judge Brian Wimes has sentenced …

Former Columbia mayoral candidate Randy Minchew (photo courtesy of Mr. Minchew’s Facebook page) A former Columbia mayoral candidate is urging Columbia’s city council to give CPD and the Columbia Fire Department the tools, equipment and manpower they need to keep the city safe. Randy Minchew spoke from the podium during …

The proposed 100-120 bed homeless shelter would be built near Columbia’s municipal power plant off the Business Loop (2022 file photo courtesy of City of Columbia Utilities) Columbia residents packed the city council chambers downtown Tuesday evening to voice their opposition to a proposed electric utility rate increase. The testimony …

A fired Cole County deputy sees his discrimination suit thrown out. David Barrett filed the suit last year after his 2021 firing. He contended he was fired from the department when co-workers learned he was bi-racial. Barrett worked as a deputy beginning in 2006.

(AP) — A constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights in Missouri will move forward after a Cole County judge on Tuesday broke a standoff between two Republican officials that had halted the process. Judge Jon Beetem ordered Attorney General Andrew Bailey to approve fellow Republican Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s estimated $51,000 price tag on the …

A Mid – Missouri construction company will pays thousands of dollars in fines over the job site death of a worker. Lehman Construction of Moniteau County agreed to the OSHA penalties after 22 – year old Connor Ernst died while working on a bridge in Clay County last year. Three …

CPS’ Field building on Columbia’s Rangeline will house a new CPS primary care health center (2023 photo courtesy of Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark) The Columbia Public Schools (CPS) superintendent wants district patrons to know that CPS’ Field building on Rangeline will remain a school building, when a new …

Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood (2023 file photo courtesy of city of Columbia website) Columbia’s city manager says he supports Columbia’s police officers. 75 percent of Columbia’s general fund is for public safety, under the last budget proposed by city manager De’Carlon Seewood and approved by the city council. https://939theeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Seewood-Police-1.mp3 …