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Missouri Governor Mike Parson, state lawmakers, county officials and MoDOT employees were in eastern Missouri’s Foristell for a ceremonial bill-signing ceremony for I-70 expansion legislation (August 14, 2023 file photo courtesy of the governor’s Twitter page) Mid-Missourians have another opportunity this evening to learn more about Missouri’s $2.8 billion I-70 …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson briefs community members, business leaders and state lawmakers at the October 12, 2021groundbreaking ceremony for the new I-70 Rocheport bridge project (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) State transportation officials are urging you to avoid heavily-traveled I-70 in mid-Missouri’s Rocheport on Sunday morning, which …

Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones, who’s been a holdout all through the pre-season, MIGHT be in the lineup for the Chiefs opener tonight against Detroit. Jones says he ‘just wants a raise.’ He’s in the last year of his $80-million deal with K-C. Chiefs football tonight on KWOS.

Are you confident all those millions in COVID relief dollars went to the Missourians who needed them? State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has his people taking a very close look … Fitzpatrick says he’s especially concerned about those federal feeding programs that were supposed to provide to meals to kids who …

The man accused of killing a Hermann police officer and wounding another wants his trial heard outside of Mid – Missouri. Kenneth Lee Simpson is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Herman Police Sergeant Mason Griffith March 12th at a Casey’s in Hermann. Another officer was …

The brand-new Club Car Wash on Columbia’s Conley road has been offering $1 washes, which have drawn crowds (September 4, 2023 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) The popular $1 car washes that have been offered by Columbia-based Club Car Wash at its brand-new location near the Conley road …

  Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick (D) and GOP Governor Mike Parson shake hands at the I-70 bill-signing ceremony in MACC’s Columbia parking lot near the interstate (August 15, 2023 photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is encouraging you to attend today’s …

Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is releasing an audit this morning about Missouri Vocational Enterprises (MVE), which is run by the Missouri Department of Corrections. Auditor Fitzpatrick joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that MVE lacks oversight and fails to prioritize job training …

How soon will the I – 70 six lane expansion project get going? Mo-Dot’s Eric Kopinski says ‘maybe sooner than you think’ … Kopinski says they’re working out a plan that could make one lane of the interstate as ‘Cars Only .. No Trucks Allowed’. (MoDOT) will hold an informational …

Two southern Boone County men are accused of breaking into a Columbia home, taking thousands of dollars’ worth of vapes and a gun. Justin Hudson and Tanner McKee are charged with threatening and pushing a babysitter and stealing the items, worth over $12,000.