Former Boone County clerk Taylor Burks decides not to run in the August Republican 3rd District Congressional primary. He had been endorsed by 4th District Rep. Mark Alford, who represents the Fourth Congressional District. Former Columbia state senator candidate Kurt Schaefer filed to run for the seat.
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Middle school students in were evacuated Thursday morning after a bomb threat. Bomb dogs were used to search the school and nothing was found. Versailles Police say they have cellphone used in the threat and have identified a “person of interest.”
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Then-Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) presides over the Missouri Senate in Jefferson City on January 28, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Harrison Sweazea at Senate Communications) Missouri’s attorney general will keynote this evening’s Boone County Lincoln Days banquet in Columbia. It will take place at Midway Golf and Games, …
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U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) visits the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on February 27, 2024 (photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) A powerful southern Missouri congressman who chairs the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee says protecting Social Security is crucial to his rural district and to the …
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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) will step down from his leadership post in November. U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that he was surprised by the timing of Leader McConnell’s announcement and that he appreciates …
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A Callaway County couple is charged with stealing money by forging checks and using gas cards from a nursing home. Eric and Lauren Hollowell of Mokane face charges ranging from stealing to identity theft. A man had funds stolen from his bank account almost $3,000 with forged signatures. A nursing …
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Who’s in charge in D-C? Missouri Congressman Mark Alford says he knows who’s running the show on Capitol Hill … Alford has come out and endorsed one of his former opponents in a Mid-Missouri Congressional race. He’s backing former Boone County Clerk Taylor Burks for the 3rd District seat. Burks …
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Temperatures in Columbia and Jefferson City dropped by more than 50 degrees from late Tuesday afternoon through this morning (February 28, 2024 graphic courtesy of the National Weather Service St. Louis’ Twitter page) Columbia saw another record high on Tuesday afternoon, before temperatures plummeted almost 50 degrees. The National Weather …
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U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio), left, visits with State Rep. Bill Allen (R-Kansas City) at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on May 1, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) The dean of Missouri’s congressional delegation will seek his 13th term on Capitol Hill this fall. …
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Temperatures in Columbia and Jefferson City dropped by more than 50 degrees from late Tuesday afternoon through this morning (February 28, 2024 graphic courtesy of the National Weather Service St. Louis’ Twitter page) Columbia saw another record high on Tuesday afternoon, before temperatures plummeted almost 50 degrees. The National Weather …
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