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A Kentucky Wildcat prepares to shoot a free throw at Mizzou Arena in Columbia on December 28, 2022 (file photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletics associate director for strategic communications Jason Veniskey) The UM System president says the experience for Mizzou football and basketball fans has become much better, under the …

43-year-old Brandon Spears of Mexico has done multiple stints in prison (November 2022 photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections website) A man from mid-Missouri’s Mexico who’s done multiple stints in prison is now facing first degree murder charges, for the December death of his mother in an apartment …

Some of the snow damage in southern Missouri’s West Plains area (January 26, 2023 photo courtesy of Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative in southern Missouri’s West Plains) Eight linemen from Columbia-based Boone Electric Cooperative are making significant progress, as they continue to restore power this (Friday) morning in storm-damaged southeast Missouri. Towns …

37-year-old Adam Conner of Columbia is charged with second degree murder(October 11, 2022 file mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Columbia man accused of killing a woman with a claw hammer last fall has pleaded not guilty. 37-year-old Adam Alfred Conner is charged with second …

Two Missouri lawmakers propose offering free meals to all students no matter what their family income is. GOP Rep. Brian Seitz filed a bill to provide free lunches and breakfasts. Democrat Senator Angela Mosely introduces a bill to help schools get reimbursed for the cost of meals for some kids.

Capital City High School gets a new principal this fall. Fulton Middle School Principal Beth Houf gets the job. She’ll replace Ben Meldrum, who leaves to become Blair Oaks new superintendent. Houf is the 2022 National Principal of the Year.

Missouri House Veterans Committee chairman Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) has filed legislation tasking the Missouri Veterans Commission with expanding its efforts to prevent veteran suicide. The bill was heard in committee this week. Chairman Griffith tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that the bill is needed to address …

Jefferson City’s popular Daisy Delight, which opened in 1955, is located on East McCarty (2022 photo courtesy of Daisy Delight owner Jerry Bartel) Multiple generations have enjoyed dining and getting ice cream at Jefferson City’s popular Daisy Delight since it opened on East McCarty in 1955. While the business is …

This is an artist’s rendering of the $4-billion EV battery factory that’s being built by Panasonic Energy near Kansas City (November 2022 rendering courtesy of Panasonic Energy website) A Columbia construction company is currently doing grading work at the future site of the multi-billion dollar Panasonic Energy EV battery plant …

The Wabash bus station is located at 126 North Tenth in downtown Columbia (August 31, 2021 file photo courtesy of city of Columbia spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) Columbia-area homeless residents have an opportunity this afternoon to receive free medical and dental screenings and meet with more than 20 community health and …