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The Missouri FFA says its state convention in Columbia is expected to draw about 9,000 people to the Hearnes Center. The two-day event will take place on April 20 and 21, a Thursday and Friday. Missouri FFA executive secretary Teresa Briscoe of Moberly says the FFA loves coming to Columbia. …
Read More »UPDATE: Missouri’s attorney general wants answers regarding now-closed Mexico/Fulton hospitals
State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on February 11, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) 939 the Eagle News has learned that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office has launched what’s known as a CID into the now-closed …
Read More »Mid-Missouri physician charged with rape expected to request bond reduction
A Boone County judge has set bond at $1-million for 37-year-old Dr. Travis Birkhead of Columbia (October 2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Columbia doctor charged with raping a woman he met at the Black and Gold tavern in October is set to appear …
Read More »UPDATE: Eastbound I-70 passing lane near Columbia closed after multiple crashes
Eastbound I-70’s passing lane near the Sorrels overpass just west of Columbia remains closed. A flatbed truck has crashed, causing traffic problems (March 17, 2023 photo courtesy of 939 the Eagle listener JC Roney) The passing lane on heavily-traveled eastbound I-70 near the Sorrels overpass just west of Columbia remains closed …
Read More »Mizzou forces eight turnovers in first NCAA Tournament win since 2010
Mizzou senior Noah Carter on the court in Sacramento (March 16, 2023 photo courtesy of Mizzou Hoops Twitter) The Missouri Tiger men’s basketball team has won its first NCAA Tournament game since beating Clemson in 2010. Mizzou beats Mountain West power Utah State 76-65 in first-round action. The Tiger defense …
Read More »Deputies arrest trooper for alleged drunk driving
A Highway Patrol trooper is arrested for DWI. Callaway deputies pulled over Kelley Young March 4th on Highway 54 near New Bloomfield. The deputy who pulled Young over says his investigation led him to believe he was under the influence. Young was off duty and in his private car.
Read More »Solar farm debate continues in Callaway County
Some of your neighbors may be ‘takers’ when solar farm companies come around offering lucrative deals to set up the sites on rural Callaway County farmland. But Western District Commissioner Roger Fisher worries that many of those landowners could be left holding the ‘bag’ … State Representative Mike Haffner …
Read More »(AUDIO): Mid-Missourian veterans planning Columbia gathering next week to combat loneliness
Columbia’s Senior Center is located on the Business Loop (2023 photo courtesy of the Senior Center’s Robert Forsee) A third-generation veteran from Columbia says loneliness is an issue for many mid-Missouri veterans. Retired U.S. Navy veteran Sandra Rushing is organizing a meet-and-greet for area veterans on Tuesday morning at Columbia’s …
Read More »UPDATE: Court documents suggest Columbia man obtained 2300 fentanyl pills in Los Angeles
A federal affidavit provides new details into February’s arrest of a Columbia man who was caught with more than 2,300 fentanyl pills. 939 the Eagle News has obtained the seven-page affidavit from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which says suspect Walter Antwine Moore also goes by the alias “Malik Wali.” …
Read More »Missouri’s governor will speak at April’s Swift ribbon-cutting event
Missouri Governor Mike Parson speaks at the May 24, 2021 ribbon-cutting ceremony for Swift Foods’ Moberly plant (file photo courtesy of Governor Parson’s Flickr page) Missouri’s governor will travel to Columbia for April’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new $185-million Swift Foods plant. Governor Mike Parson’s spokeswoman, Kelli Jones, tells 939 …
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