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Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are still investigating a deadly weekend collision between a vehicle and a Norfolk Southern train near Sturgeon, about 22 miles north of Columbia. Saturday night’s crash happened at about 11, killing the motorist. Boone County Sheriff’s Captain Brian Leer tells 939 the Eagle that the victim …

(AP) — An eastern Missouri man has admitted that he stole almost $200,000 by collecting his mother’s Social Security benefits for 26 years after her death. Reginald Bagley, 62, of Dellwood, pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of stealing money belonging to the United States, the U.S. Attorney’s Office …

Thanks to everyone who joined us this evening to come together at Hawthorn Memorial Gardens for the lighting of Jack’s Memory Tree. The tree honors the memory of Jack Steppleman who was Jefferson City’s ‘Mr. Christmas’. His big Christmas decorations delighted Jefferson Citians for years. Thanks to Reid Millard, Jeff …

Former Boone County commissioner Fred Parry, who hosts 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”, describes Columbia-based StorageMart as a home-grown success story. StorageMart was founded in Columbia in 1999 , and its first location was on Rangeline. It’s now the world’s largest privately-owned storage company and operates in 18 states, …

A former federal prosecutor who’s considering a run for Missouri attorney general says fentanyl is killing far more people than is being reported. Will Scharf has launched a candidate committee for statewide office, signaling a run in 2024. Scharf tells listeners that he expects to make a formal announcement in …

A line of people wait to enter the Missouri Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City for candlelight tours on December 3, 2021 (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Weather is expected to be perfect for Friday evening’s popular Living Windows event in downtown Jefferson City. Living Windows Committee chair …

Flowers and other memorials such as St. Jude candles were placed outside J. Pfenny’s in downtown Jefferson City, following Saturday morning’s double homicide (November 27, 2022 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) A man charged with killing an employee and a customer inside a busy Jefferson City restaurant and …

Columbia Police say Thursday’s crash on East Broadway at the Hominy Creek trail involved a fatality (December 1, 2022 photo courtesy of CPD Facebook page) Columbia Police have not released the name of the motorist who was killed in Thursday’s vehicle collision near East Broadway and Hominy creek trail. That’s …

Vicky Hartzler may be a ‘lame duck’ congressman but that doesn’t mean she’s backed off from her call to rein in China. She says it’s time for the U-S to get its pharmaceuticals from somewhere else … Hartzler also calls out the Chinese government on their hard line stance on Taiwan …

No public defender for the suspect accused of killing two victims at a downtown Jefferson City bar. State court officials say 35 – year old Damien Davis’ income is too high to qualify for a public defender. He’s accused of shooting and killing Skylar Smock and Corey Thames at J …