Local News

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 …

Police identify the man who was the victim of a weekend Jefferson City shooting. He is 27 – year old Michael Burns. He was shot and killed near the intersection of Broadway and Atchison Saturday afternoon. A 38 – year old suspect is jailed.

A one-vehicle crash Monday afternoon involving a cement truck on Route Z near Columbia has killed the truck driver. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Troy Boshears was pronounced dead at the scene about 20 minutes after the crash, which happened at 12:20 on Monday. The victim is from …

The Jefferson City Police Department’s headquarters in downtown Jefferson City (2022 photo courtesy of Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde) Jefferson City Police have identified the man who was shot to death Saturday afternoon near Broadway and Atchison streets as 27-year-old Michael Burns. JCPD Lieutenant Dave Williams says investigators have …

Columbia city hall is located downtown (2022 file photo from city spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s a federal, Missouri, county and city holiday and is the observance of Dr. King’s birthday. He was a civil rights leader who protested racial discrimination and advocated …

The Jefferson City Police Department’s headquarters in downtown Jefferson City (2022 photo courtesy of Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde) Jefferson City Police have not identified the homicide victim who was shot and killed during a Saturday afternoon disturbance near Broadway and Atchison streets. JCPD Lieutenant Dave Williams says the city’s …