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University of Missouri graduate State Rep. Travis Smith (R-Dora) has filed “Danny’s law” for the second straight year. It’s named for Columbia hazing victim Danny Santulli, who is now blind and cannot walk after the alleged October 2021 high-profile incident in Columbia. Representative Smith’s two-page bill would prevent someone from …

Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) director Chris Chinn, left, with Missouri Pork Association (MPA) executive director Don Nikodim at MDA headquarters in Jefferson City in September 2023 (file photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Missouri’s governor and the state agriculture director are praising the impact and legacy of longtime …

The Big Lots on south Columbia’s Nifong will be closing. You will notice signs in front of the store and on the road (May 5, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Columbia’s Big Lots in the Rock Bridge shopping center on Nifong is closing. The store at 505 …

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the risk of severe storms tonight into Tuesday. High winds and a few tornadoes are possible with a heavy line of storms tracking in overnight. Our area should stay relatively quiet until Monday night. The best …

If lawmakers don’t pass the state budget this week, you’ll be footing the bill for them to come back for a Special Session in September. Mid – Missouri Senator Travis Fitzwater is still hopeful … The Freedom Caucus has tied up budget work with repeated filibusters at the Capitol. Special …

Jefferson City’s Capital Region Medical Center is visible from Highway 54 (2024 file photo courtesy of MU Health Care spokesman Eric Maze) A Jefferson City hospital that’s operated by MU Health Care has been honored for a higher-than-average number of families granting authorization for organ and tissue donation in 2023. …

The Boone County Courthouse is in downtown Columbia (2019 file photo from 939 the Eagle) A pretrial conference is set for Monday morning at the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia in a high-profile Columbia hazing case that’s drawn nationwide media attention. The suspect is a former Mizzou student. Boone County …

Then-Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) presides over the Missouri Senate in Jefferson City on January 28, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Harrison Sweazea at Senate Communications) Boone County Republicans will gather Sunday evening to work to select a replacement for former State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) in the race …

This is the now-closed Noble hospital in Mexico, Missouri. It’s also been known as St. Mary’s Hospital (2023 file photo courtesy of “Mexico Ledger” managing editor Matt Pilger) The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Missouri Hospital Association (MHA) and three other groups are urging the Missouri Senate to …

This is MoDOT’s rendering of the massive improvement plan for Columbia’s I-70 and Highway 63 interchange (May 1, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says you can expect nighttime lane closures on busy I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City, once works begins …