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Is this the year that school choice laws pass at the Missouri Capitol? The Show Me Institute’s Susan Pendergrass has been watching the debate. She says opponents like the Missouri State Teachers Assn. say the plan that would allow parents to choose a better performing district could be felt in …

Another round of strong to severe storms is possible again this afternoon or evening as a cold front approaches. ABC – 17 forecasters say they’re slightly more confident in more widespread severe storms tonight. All hazards are possible on Today – Thursday with golf ball to tennis ball size hail …

Columbia police chief Jill Schlude is sworn-in during a Columbia city council meeting, as city manager De’Carlon Seewood (right) listens (December 4, 2023 file photo courtesy of 939 the Eagle listener Tanya Heath) Powerful signs of numerous Columbia-area and other Missouri residents who’ve died from overdoses were displayed during a …

22-year-old Riley Strain is the missing Mizzou student last seen in Nashville, Tennessee (undated photo courtesy of Metro Nashville Police Department Twitter page) Authorities in Nashville, Tennessee have been using helicopters in their search for a missing Mizzou student from southwest Missouri’s Springfield. 22-year-old Riley Strain was last seen Friday …

Booches has been an a popular spot in downtown Columbia since 1884 (photo courtesy of Booches website) The new owners of iconic downtown Columbia’s Booches say they won’t be making any changes. 939 the Eagle’s Mike Murphy, who publishes Comobuz, reports the new owners of the iconic bar, restaurant and …

Mid-Missouri could see large hail and damaging winds this evening around sunset (March 13, 2024 graphic courtesy of the National Weather Service Kansas City Twitter page) Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton and much of the 939 the Eagle listening area could see large hail and damaging winds this (Wednesday) evening. National …

Mid – Missouri small business owners don’t sound too optimistic about the economy. Brad Jones is with the Missouri Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business…. Jones adds that many of those Missouri business owners are just having to make do with the staff they have. He says they’re …

A man from Linn pleads guilty to killing an Osage County couple in 2021. Warren Taylor is to be sentenced later this month in the deaths of Leonard and Pauline Gerloff at their home in Chamois. Witnesses say they saw Taylor’s truck leave the scene the day of the slayings. …

U.S. House Transportation Committee chairman Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) welcomes Audrain County Presiding Commissioner Alan Winders to Capitol Hill. Other guests pictured here include Highway 54 Coalition members Pike County Presiding Commissioner Bill Allen, Audrain County Road and Bridge Engineer Brian Haeffner and Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments Transportation …

Missouri’s Probation and Parole Board has revoked the parole of 68-year-old Timothy Donnell (March 8, 2024 photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections’ website) A Columbia parolee who allegedly tried to carjack a woman in broad daylight in February outside the busy Walmart on Columbia’s Grindstone Parkway is back …