Missouri House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage) briefs the committee and the audience on September 28, 2022 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) The largest tax cut in state history is on its way to Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s (R) desk. The bill is a top …
Read More »Mid – Mo Congressman looks at potential Trump charges
Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer still questions the timing of the FBI’s raid on Donald Trump’s Florida home. Luetkemeyer wonders why the feds did their search just months before the mid – term elections … The Justice Department believes there were classified documents among the thousands of files seized from Trump.
Read More »Crash ties up bridge traffic
Two drivers are hurt in a crash that jammed traffic on the Missouri River Bridge in Jefferson City yesterday morning. A driver caused the chain reaction accident after he ran into stopped vehicles on the bridge. The crash brought traffic to a standstill for a half hour.
Read More »Ian is back to hurricane status as it bears down on Carolinas
(AP) — A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina’s coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused deaths, catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes.
Read More »Love Columbia and other non-profits benefiting from new campaign
First State Community Bank, which is headquartered in Farmington, was founded in 1954 (photo courtesy of FSCB website) A Columbia not-for-profit that helps residents struggling to provide for their basic needs is benefiting from an area bank’s community strong campaign. First State Community Bank (FSCB) has launched the new campaign, …
Read More »Response time to improve in southwest Columbia with new fire station, city officials say
Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, city manager De’Carlon Seewood and other dignitaries break ground on the new fire station on Scott Boulevard on September 27, 2022 (photo courtesy of the city of Columbia’s Facebook page) Columbia’s fastest-growing area will soon have a new fire station, along with 12 new firefighters to …
Read More »U.S. Army Sgt. Hugh Dunn highway signs to be unveiled Thursday evening in Macon County
A photo of the 1981 Macon high school football team is still in the popular George’s Pizza in east Columbia (September 28, 2022 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Highway signs will be unveiled Thursday evening in northern Missouri’s Macon to honor a decorated World War II veteran who’s …
Read More »Primary suspect in high-profile Columbia murder wants bond reduction
22-year-old Loyal Martell of Holts Summit is charged with first degree murder (August 2022 file photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department) Family members of a Columbia man who was shot to death in August in a busy Columbia parking lot are expected to be in court Monday morning …
Read More »Mid-Missouri volunteers from American Red Cross to deploy to Florida on Friday
The American Red Cross office in Columbia (2022 photo courtesy of American Red Cross development communications manager Angie Springs) Powerful Hurricane Ian has wiped out a section of causeway leading to Sanibel in Florida, according to a reporter on the ground for the “Tampa Bay Times.” The damage was …
Read More »Hurricane Ian hammers Florida
Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit and knocking out power to 2 million people before aiming for the Atlantic Coast. Mid – Missouri Red Cross volunteers head south today. Missouri utility crews are already in …
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