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41-year-old Keith Comfort is charged with second degree murder (undated file photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Boone County judge has scheduled a June 12 jury trial for a Columbia man charged with strangling his wife to death in 2006 and placing her body in a …

Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood at city hall downtown (July 28, 2022 file photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Columbia’s city manager will deliver the annual state of the city address today at city hall. De’Carlon Seewood will deliver state of the city at noon, and the presentation is …

A menu item at Columbia’s popular 44 Stone Public House (photo courtesy of 44 Stone Public House website) Columbia’s popular 44 Stone Public House says it will close its doors on Peachtree drive in July, after more than 12 years in operation. 44 Stone Public House will close after a …

If you’re a Mid – Missouri small business owner or a farmer who planned on applying for an affordable loan through the Mo Bucks program .. better luck next time. State Treasurer Vivek Malek says Mo Bucks is out of money … Malek says they gave out about $140-million in …

A Cole County woman accused in the death of her 2 – month old baby pleads guilty in the child’s death in February. Kayla Brewer saw her charges reduced and was sentenced to probation. She was facing a ten year prison term. An autopsy showed the baby had meth in …

Missouri state treasurer Vivek Malek has completed his first 100 days in office. He joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” to discuss that and the federal debt ceiling debate on Capitol Hill. Treasurer Malek is praising the MOScholars program, saying it’s helped more than 1,500 students. …

The Boone County Courthouse is in downtown Columbia (2019 file photo from 939 the Eagle) About 200 people joined veterans from across mid-Missouri for Memorial Day’s wreath-laying ceremony at the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia. ABC-17’s Joshua Blount from our news partner KMIZ reports the 40-minute ceremony included nearly …

Mizzou athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois (2021 photo from 939 the Eagle) Mizzou has fired longtime head baseball coach Steve Bieser, and the school says a national search for its next baseball coach begins immediately. Mizzou athletics director Desiree Reed-Francois announced the firing on Sunday afternoon, saying the terms of Bieser’s …

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Carter Halley of Brumley was operating this UTV on Route U in Miller County (May 29, 2023 photo courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F Twitter page) A weekend crash between a UTV and another vehicle in Miller County seriously injures both …

38-year-old Mark Alan Achterberg is charged in Boone County Circuit Court with first degree murder. He’s being held without bond at the Boone County Jail (undated photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A hearing is set for Tuesday afternoon for a Columbia man charged with murdering a …