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Hold off on burning any yard waste or tree limbs for the time being. It’s way too dry. Firefighters worked several natural cover fires over the weekend. Fire crews say the undergrowth is very dry. Jefferson City allows open burning inside the city limits, but that window expires March 1st, …

MU Health Care’s Children’s Hospital is the only facility in mid-Missouri that offers urgent transport services, child life and music therapy and neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. The 18th annual 939 the Eagle Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon wraps up today (Friday) at 6 pm. EVERY dollar …

Columbia deputy city manager and former Parks and Recreation director Mike Griggs will retire from the city on April 12 (2024 photo courtesy of Columbia spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) Columbia deputy city manager and former parks and recreation director Mike Griggs will retire from the city on April 12, after 37 …

The 18th annual KWOS  Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon to benefit MU Health Care’s Children’s Hospital in Columbia wraps up TODAY. The radiothon runs until 6 pm. Last year’s radiothon raised a record 260-thousand dollars. Kristen Frische says all of the money raised will remain in mid-Missouri at …

You’ll have another internet service provider in Jefferson City. The Jefferson City Council okays a plan for Google Fiber. The cost will be about $70 – a month for one Gig of service. Construction will begin later this year.

You may have to fire up the burn barrel if you want to get rid of tree limbs and yard waste in Jefferson City. The Jefferson City Council didn’t sign off on proposals that would have provided yard waste services. The temporary yard waste drop-off site in Jefferson City is …

The front gates at historic Columbia College (2019 photo courtesy of Columbia College spokesman Samuel Fleury) A memorial service is set for this morning for former Columbia College president Dr. Donald Ruthenberg, who died earlier this month. The 94-year-old Dr. Ruthenberg served as Columbia College’s 15th president, from 1984 through …

The 18th annual 939 the Eagle Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon continues this afternoon and tomorrow on 939 the Eagle and four of our other Zimmer mid-Missouri radio stations. The fundraiser benefits the children and adolescents at MU Health Care’s Children’s Hospital in Columbia. The annual radiothon on …

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey briefs reporters in Kansas City on October 30, 2023 (file photo courtesy of General Bailey’s Flickr page) Missouri’s attorney general doesn’t mince words when describing Columbia’s new four-page LGBTQ ordinance, saying it violates people’s religious freedoms. Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined us live on 939 …

Zimmer’s Clear-99 hosts Scotty Cox and Liz are live on Clear all morning (February 22, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) You’ll smile, you’ll laugh and you’ll cry over the next two days, with the emotional stories you’ll hear during the 18th annual 939 the Eagle Missouri Credit …