Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman says she’s ready to go the extra mile to keep Missouri’s elections fair and open … Coleman has swapped her candidacy from a shot at Blaine Luetkemeyer’s 3-rd District Congressional seat to a run for Secretary of State. She’ll meet House Speaker Dean Plocher, Senator Denny …
Read More »Man charged in hammer attack at CoMo bar
A Holts Summit man is now facing charges for allegedly attacking two men with a hammer at a Columbia bar in January. Kurtis Hoener was charged with assault causing serious physical injury and weapons charges. Investigators were called to a hospital after a fight at Black and Gold Bar involving two …
Read More »(LISTEN): State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) discusses Missouri Secretary of State run on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Eight Republicans and three Democrats have filed to run for Missouri Secretary of State, hoping to replace incumbent Jay Ashcroft (R), who’s running for governor. State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” to discuss her recent decision to withdraw from Missouri’s …
Read More »Drought continues to be a real headache for farmers
Even Missouri’s Director of Agriculture has been struggling with the drought. While Chris Chinn has had a good crop of soybeans and corn to feed her hogs, her cattle herd has been a different story trying to find hay. Mid – Missouri is still coping with the drought that started …
Read More »Lots of Election Day questions all across Mid – Mo
Two incumbents lose their seats in Jefferson City’s council races. Jack Deeken lost his first ward seat to Randy Hoselton, with Hoselton getting 58% of the vote. Randall Wright lost in the fourth ward to Chris Leuckel, president of the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission. Leuckel winning 68% of the …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri veterans want to see ten percent of Missouri Lottery proceeds go to veteran programs
State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Kansas City), left, introduces Missouri Governor Mike Parson to a veteran at a March 28, 2024 Statehouse ceremony honoring veterans from across the state (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Veterans from across Missouri are traveling by motorcycle, bus and vehicle to Jefferson City …
Read More »UPDATE: No confirmed tornadoes in mid-Missouri at this time; Jefferson City sees two inches of rain
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis is sending survey teams this morning to the St. Louis County suburb of Chesterfield and to southeast Missouri’s St. Francois County, following Monday night’s storms. St. Louis television station KMOV reports the storm caused downed trees and power lines in Chesterfield. While …
Read More »Boone County’s Proposition 1 and Ashland mayoral race are two key issues on today’s ballot
Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon (October 14, 2022 file photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Boone County’s clerk is forecasting a 19 percent voter turnout in today’s election. Polling places opened at 6 am and will remain open until 7 pm. County clerk Brianna Lennon reminds you that you’ll need …
Read More »UPDATE: Three Rivers crews work throughout night to restore power to hundreds of mid-Missourians
Wardsville residents Kevin Fletcher and Sam Fleury sent us this photo of the hail in mid-Missouri’s Wardsville (April 1, 2024 photo courtesy of Kevin and Sam) The severe storms that packed at least 60 mile-per-hour winds in mid-Missouri Monday evening knocked out power to about 500 residents. Linn-based Three Rivers …
Read More »A stormy night for Mid – Missouri
The thunderstorms have moved out of Mid – Missouri. The storms brought high winds, hail up to baseball size and even tornado – warned storms. About 500 – electric customers had no power in Jefferson City and Cole County at the height of the storms. Camden County also had hundreds …
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