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‘Not in my back yard’. Some folks who live in the Roland Street area near J-C High School don’t want a developer to build 10 – new homes in their crowded neighborhood. Jocelyn King says the proposal came as a big surprise to most of her neighbors … They say the …

(AP) — A Missouri law, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws is unconstitutional and void, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Brian Wimes ruled the 2021 law is preempted by the federal government under the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause. “he said: …

A jury has convicted 53-year-old Kurt Bumby of Columbia of one count of second degree statutory sodomy (March 2023 photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff Department’s website) A Columbia psychologist convicted of statutory sodomy will be sentenced in April. 53-year-old Kurt Bumby was convicted last week on one count …

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) and election officials in Florida and West Virginia have departed from a system called the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). Secretary Ashcroft tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that voter confidence is compromised when individuals vote in more than one state and …

Columbia’s Rock Bridge high school is located near Providence road (2021 file photo is courtesy of CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark) A deadly collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle near Columbia’s West Nifong and Bethel killed a Rock Bridge high school student Monday afternoon. The victim’s name has not been released. …

Construction has stopped at Columbia’s planned Hawaiian Bros Island Grill on Grindstone Parkway, near Goodwill (March 6, 2023 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Funding issues have delayed the opening of a Hawaiian restaurant on Columbia’s heavily-traveled Grindstone Parkway. Construction has completely stopped at the site,  which used to …

About 400 people are expected to pack Missouri Farm Bureau headquarters in Jefferson City this evening as Missouri’s Senate Minority Leader is honored as the statesman of the year. State Sen. John Rizzo (D-Independence) was first elected to the House in 2010 and served three terms before being elected to …

20-year-old Emma Rose Adams remains jailed in Boone County (January 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Columbia woman charged with the January murder of an autistic Mizzou student before dragging his body through a yard and setting it on fire will be arraigned this …

A city of Columbia trash bag (2022 file photo courtesy of Columbia Solid Waste Utility spokesman Brandon Renaud) Columbia’s city council is set to vote on March 20 on a proposed roll cart ordinance. The council first-read the proposal Monday night and if it’s approved in two weeks, the roll cart …

A Columbia-area tornado siren (2023 photo courtesy of Boone County Office of Emergency Management deputy director Chris Kelley) You’ll hear tornado sirens this morning in Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton and across the state. The annual statewide tornado drill will take place at 10 am, weather permitting.  NOAA weather radios will …