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The 17th annual 939 the Eagle/Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon is this Thursday and Friday from 6 am until 6 pm. Radiothon will air on Zimmer radio stations 939 the Eagle, NewsRadio 950 KWOS, Clear-99, Y-107 and Kat Country 94.3. MU Health Care Children’s Hospital Children’s Miracle Network …
Read More »(AUDIO): State lawmaker says MoDOT is already starting to remove dead deer, ahead of legislation
State Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Speed) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on May 14, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) A mid-Missouri state lawmaker says recent legislation approved by a House committee has prompted state transportation officials to prioritize removing dead deer and …
Read More »JCMO runaways are caught in Gasconade County
Two juveniles are back in the Prenger Family Center after escaping last week. The pair was caught in a stolen van along Highway – 50 In Gasconade County Thursday. Both the driver and passenger had run off from the juvenile center.
Read More »Congressman Alford wants more info from the President
Missouri’s newest congressman wants the President to come clean. 4th District Congressman Mark Alford doesn’t believe the White House is telling him and his colleagues the whole story about the balloon shoot downs … Alford visited Whiteman Air Force Base last week. He still thinks it’s very suspicious that the …
Read More »President’s Day is a federal, Missouri and county holiday
The Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia (2019 file photo from 939 the Eagle) Monday is President’s Day, also known as President George Washington’s birthday. It is a federal, Missouri state and county holiday. The federal President’s Day holiday is celebrated each year on the third Monday in February. The holiday …
Read More »(AUDIO): Former Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee chair Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs ruled in late January that Columbia Public Schools (CPS) violated state statute in former State Rep. Chuck Basye’s CPS school board filing case. Judge Jacobs ordered Boone County’s clerk to add Basye’s name to the April school board ballot, which she’s done. The former …
Read More »Columbia charged with burglary, more after breaking into MU building
A Columbia man is charged after allegedly ransacking a University of Missouri building. ABC 17 reports prosecutors charged 37-year old Bobby Johnson with first-degree burglary, property damage and stealing this week. Police say they responded to the MU Rock Quarry Center on Rock Quarry Road and saw several damaged ceiling …
Read More »Popular Columbia music festival changes name
A popular Columbia music festival is changing its name. Organizers from the formerly-named Roots N’ Blues festival announced on social media yesterday (thur) that the festival will now be called the Treeline Music Fest. Tickets for the newly-named event are on sale starting Friday, with the festival happening Sept. 29 …
Read More »No trial date set for Missouri fatal Amtrak crash
There’s no trial date set for several civil suits stemming from the Amtrak train crash in Chariton County last summer. Four people died when a dump truck pulled in front of the train on a rural road. 150 – people on the train were hurt. Lawyers couldn’t agree on a …
Read More »Holts Summit man charged in child molestation case
A man from Holts Summit faces a laundry list of charges after his sex crimes arrest. 26 – year old Michael Fox faces charges of rape, sodomy, kidnapping, domestic assault and more. He was arrested last month on a gasconade County warrant for child molestation. Fox is also accused of …
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