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MoDOT’s preferred alternative for Columbia’s I-70 and Highway 63 interchange contains two flyovers (November 2, 2022 file photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) You have an opportunity today to see proposed plans to beautify the area around Columbia’s sprawling I-70 and Highway 63 interchange, which is scheduled to be …

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher (R-Des Peres) says the Legislature could have hit a grand slam on Friday, but instead hit a double or possibly a triple. While he’s pleased with the session, Speaker Plocher tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that some senators put themselves above the state …

A federal grand jury has indicted a man from mid-Missouri’s Lohman on three counts relating to producing child pornography. Federal agents and others arrested 30-year-old Anthony Pitts-Fugate at his Lohman home in April and he remains in federal custody, pending a detention hearing. Lohman, a town of about 175 residents, …

Missouri Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe, left, listens to Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Wilson deliver the annual State of the Judiciary address in Jefferson City on February 8, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Hundreds of people packed Jefferson City’s Capital Bluffs venue Tuesday evening, …

Mike Kehoe kicks off his run for Missouri Governor. The Lt. Governor says he’ll focus on crime and other high profile issues. He kicked off the campaign in Jefferson City last night. The former state senator was appointed to the Lt. Governor’s job and then won reelection to the post. …

(AP) — Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who this month announced she would resign effective June 1, said Tuesday she is leaving office immediately, ending a turbulent tenure marked by frequent criticism, especially from Missouri’s Republican leaders. The sudden announcement created confusion about who is running the prosecutor’s …

No more free parking in downtown Jefferson City. The moratorium on unmetered parking has been eliminated by the city council. Councilmen got complaints from downtown business owners who said the elimination of the zones allowed people to park in front of their stores for hours without fear of a ticket. …

Missouri’s lieutenant governor says the one thing that is for certain in the Missouri Senate is that nothing is for certain. He’s referring to the chaos that happened Friday in Jefferson City on the final day of Missouri’s 2023 session. The final day featured finger-pointing and GOP infighting in the …

  “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” co-host Stephanie Bell of Ashland (photo courtesy of Zonta website) A few hundred people are expected to pack Jefferson City’s Capital Plaza Hotel for today’s (Tuesday) Zonta Women of Achievement yellow rose luncheon, which is taking place at Capitol Plaza Hotel. The luncheon begins at 11:30 …

A Special Olympics athlete participates in the 2022 games at Columbia’s Hickman high school (file photo courtesy of Special Olympics Missouri spokesman Andrew Kauffman) More than 1,000 athletes, coaches, volunteers and Unified partners from across Missouri are expected to be in Columbia for the Special Olympics Missouri State Summer Games …