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(AP) — John Forsyth was known as a hard-working doctor who cared deeply for his patients and often teased nurses in the emergency room to ease tension. He was a father of eight and newly engaged. He also co-founded a cryptocurrency business with his brother. His sudden disappearance from a southwestern Missouri …

A Jefferson City man who admits to his part in a shooting last year outside a convenience store is headed to prison. Kristopher Johnson pleaded guilty as an accessory to assault and was sentenced to seven years in prison. The shooting occurred of last year outside the quick shop on …

37-year-old Lakeisha Thomas remains jailed without bond (June 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Columbia woman charged with pistol-whipping a male juvenile and knocking his teeth out during Sunday’s chaotic incident at the ARC remains jailed without bond this afternoon, after making her initial …

CPS’ Field building on Columbia’s Rangeline will house a new CPS primary care health center (2023 photo courtesy of Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark) The superintendent of Columbia Public Schools (CPS) predicts that a new health care center that will be available to all CPS students will improve health …

Mizzou’s Research Reactor in south Columbia is the most powerful university research reactor in the nation (MURR file photo courtesy of the MU News Bureau’s Christian Basi) Mizzou officials say building a new and larger research reactor in Columbia is critical to ensuring a lifetime supply of isotopes needed to …

A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle (2021 file photo courtesy of 939 the Eagle) Last week’s double homicide at a party just outside of Columbia remains unsolved, and Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are not mincing words when describing their frustration with the investigation. The Department has posted a message on …

Two drivers are dead after a head – on crash at the Lake. Troopers say 86 – year old Rubin Stoufer crossed the centerline of Highway 54 at Macks Creek Wednesday. He hit another car head – on. Stoufer and 42 – year old Brandyn Yates were both killed.

A Jefferson City man is facing charges of domestic assault after he’s accused of hitting a woman in the head with a liquor bottle. 31 – year old Marcus – Aaron Kopp allegedly hit the victim after a long drinking session at a home. The victim was bleeding when police …

U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) represents southern and southeast Missouri on Capitol Hill. He chairs the powerful U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, and tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that the committee plans to hold a Missouri field hearing in the future. It’s unclear where that hearing will …

UM System President Dr. Mun Choi speaks to Missouri Governor Mike Parson at the February 11, 2022 education/workforce roundtable at Mizzou’s NextGen facility (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Columbia’s Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) board, elected officials from the city and county and area business leaders will …