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Former State Sen. and outspoken conservative Bob Onder (R-Lake St. Louis) has announced that he’s seeking the GOP nomination for Missouri’s third congressional district seat in August. Incumbent seven-term U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) is not seeking re-election. The sprawling district includes Columbia south of Broadway, Ashland, Jefferson City, …

An area home from Columbia-based Hemme Construction (photo courtesy of the Hemme Construction website) The Columbia Board of Realtors says single-family home sales in Columbia and Boone County decreased 13 percent in 2023. Columbia Board of Realtors chief executive officer Brian Toohey says the average price of a single-family home …

Helias Catholic High School will be making some new additions to its campus. Helias Catholic High School is building a performing arts center, a baseball and softball complex and will add on to Rackers Field House. The work is part of a $30 million investment campaign. The performing arts center will …

Senator Josh Hawley and other lawmakers went after the major social media outlets like Facebook and Tik Tok to hold them more accountable for children who been harmed by their participation with big tech. Missouri State Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman compares the needed online firewalls for kids to on how …

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher (R-Town and Country), right, prepares to introduce U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) to the House in Jefferson City on May 1, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) The dean of Missouri’s congressional delegation who’s the powerful U.S. House Transportation Committee chair …

16-year-old Ruby Leigh of eastern Missouri’s Foley was the Season 24 runner-up on NBC’s “The Voice” (photo courtesy of Ruby Leigh’s website) Her motto is “Don’t let your fears be bigger than your dreams.” 16-year-old Ruby Leigh of eastern Missouri’s Foley captured the nation’s attention in Season 24 of the …

An outside photo of Columbia fire station #2 (2021 file photo courtesy of the Columbia Fire Department) Columbia firefighters and police are still investigating Tuesday night’s deadly fire on Scott Boulevard. Columbia firefighters say they were dispatched to the home in the ten block of Scott Boulevard at about 8 …

Who is Travis Fitzwater siding with in the ongoing battle on the Senate floor? The Holts Summit Senator says he sees where the Freedom Caucus is coming from as they repeatedly tie up work with filibusters … but … Along with the big ticket items like initiative petition reform and …

A man from the state of California now has a trial date after crashing a boat into a house at the Lake of the Ozarks last summer. Adam Ramirez, of Huntington Beach, California will go to trial in August. The late night July crash injured 8 people in the boat …

Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) expresses frustration with the Senate Freedom Caucus, saying they “bloviated” on the Senate floor before essentially taking a deal he offered them two weeks ago. Pro Tem Rowden joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that he …