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NFIB Missouri director Brad Jones says 42 percent of NFIB Missouri members now have jobs that they cannot fill, up from April’s 40 percent number. Mr. Jones joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that small businesses represents 40 percent of the nation’s gross domestic …

A chase with Callaway County deputies and other law officers ends in a spectacular crash in Fulton Monday afternoon. Two people wanted in an Indiana robbery were arrested. Callaway County deputies chased the pair from nearby roads into Fulton where the suspects’ truck crashed and flipped on Bluff Street in …

As the Hunter Biden trial moves into its second week, the question is did he claim on his ATF paperwork that he wasn’t a drug addict when he bought a gun? Callaway County State Rep Jim Schulte is a former state trooper and has held a federal firearms license for …

Missouri’s governor has denied clemency for convicted Jefferson City killer David Hosier (2021 file photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections website) Missouri’s governor has rejected a clemency request from a convicted Jefferson City killer who is set to be executed Tuesday evening at a state prison in Boone …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R), state lawmakers in both parties and state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) officials will be in Columbia Thursday morning for the groundbreaking ceremony for the $405-million project to rebuild and expand I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City. The work will begin after the Fourth of July …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson and other dignitaries will break ground on the I-70 construction project Thursday at Columbia’s Drury Inn and Suites hotel (June 9, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Missouri’s governor, state lawmakers and state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) officials will be in Columbia on Thursday …

A lawsuit claims the Missouri law that requires secrecy of information in court filings violates the both the U-S and Missouri state constitutions. The suit was filed in part by the Missouri Broadcasters Association. Cole County Rep Rudy Veit filed a bill last session to address some of those concerns …

The young woman who’s charged with killing a University of Missouri student from Jefferson City will stay in a Department of Mental Health unit .. at least until she has another hearing. 22 – year old Emma Adams was charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the death of …

State Rep. Rudy Veit (R-Wardsville), the Missouri House Judiciary Committee vice chairman, admits there are collateral consequences to a bill Missouri lawmakers passed in 2023 involving court secrecy. The bill, which was sponsored by Representative Veit, required the removal of almost all personal identifiers. The Missouri Broadcasters Association and Gateway …

Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) is seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in August. Leader Quade is finishing her eighth and final year in the Missouri House due to term limits. She grew up in rural Webster County and now lives in Springfield. Her mother was a waitress and …