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The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Markelv Avery allegedly abducted the child by force (graphic courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol) Missouri state troopers have issued a statewide Amber Alert for a five-month-old child who was abducted by force by a man in Kansas City this morning. Troopers say …

Columbia’s Business Loop is controlled by the state Department of Transportation (January 17, 2023 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Columbia’s Downtown Leadership Council (DLC) wants to see the city assume control of the Business Loop from MoDOT, saying its appearance and lack of proper infrastructure make it a …

Columbia voters will head to the polls in April to cast ballots on a measure to impose an additional three percent sales tax on the retail sale of adult marijuana. Missouri’s Constitutional Amendment three, which was approved in November with 53 percent of the vote, allows local governments to impose, upon …

Governor Mike Parson greets Missouri state senators and representatives as he walks to the dais before his State of the State Address on January 19, 2022 in Jefferson City (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) State employee pay is expected to be a major emphasis from Missouri Governor …

Congressman Mark Alford is following Vicky Hartzler’s lead. He’s been appointed to both the House Armed Services and Agriculture committees. Hartzler served on both committees. Alford won the 4th District seat.

Columbia’s city council joins Jefferson City and okays a plan to place an additional marijuana sales tax issue on the April ballot. Missouri voters approved Constitutional Amendment three in November. It authorizes local governments to impose, upon voter approval, an additional local sales tax of three percent on the sale …

20-year-old Emma Rose Adams remains jailed without bond in Boone County (January 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Columbia woman charged with killing an autistic Mizzou student before dragging his body through a yard and setting it on fire remains jailed without bond. 939 …

Columbia has budgeted $30,000 for the proposed traffic calming project on Garth Avenue (October 18, 2022 file photo courtesy of Columbia public works spokesman John Ogan) Columbia’s city council will decide Monday evening whether or not to place an additional marijuana sales tax issue on the April ballot. 53 percent …

State Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters) has filed sports wagering legislation for the sixth straight year. Representative Christofanelli, a senior member of the Missouri House, tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that sports betting in Missouri is already happening, through online avenues and as Missourians cross state lines to …

State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico), describes what happened to employees regarding health insurance premiums at the now-closed Fulton and Mexico hospitals as criminal. Haden, who chairs the Missouri House Healthcare Reform committee, tells 939 the Eagle that the hospitals allegedly took money out of employees’ pay for health care but …