A man from Jefferson City is facing charges after being caught with a stolen car. 50 – year old William Brooke is accused of stealing the car from a Mo-Dot parking lot Saturday. On Sunday, Brooke was confronted by police when the car was found on the Capital Mall lot. …
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52-year-old Leo Barry Robinson Jr. of Columbia is charged with second degree murder (undated photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff Department website) Jury selection is scheduled to begin this morning at the Boone County Courthouse for a Columbia man charged with killing a man at the Waffle House on …
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The popular Twain inside voco the Tiger Hotel in downtown Columbia has added barbecue to its menu (2023 photo courtesy of Twain) You now have another barbecue option in downtown Columbia. Voco Tiger Hotel’s Twain Missouri Taproom has reopened as Twain Missouri BBQ. Zimmer’s “Inside Columbia” magazine reports the grand …
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(A-P) A judge on Tuesday prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,” a decision called “a blow to censorship” by one of the Republican officials whose lawsuit prompted the ruling. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana granted …
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Police now say that a gel ball gun was used to hit staffers outside the Truman Building last week. Gel balls are small pellets filled with gel or water. An 18 – year old admitted that he and three juveniles shot at the workers from a car. No one was …
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision on Friday that struck down the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student debt for more than 43-million American borrowers. U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-St. Louis) is blasting the ruling, calling for expanding the court. She tweeted on Friday that “Student debt cancellation …
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A total of 587 flags are flying this afternoon at the Avenue of Flags in Centralia for the 4th of July (June 30, 2023 photo courtesy of 939 the Eagle listener Ann Offutt) Missouri’s governor has ordered the Capitol dome in Jefferson City to shine red, white and blue Tuesday …
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A Missouri state trooper patrols the Lake of the Ozarks in 2022 (file photo courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol Lt. Eric Brown) Missouri state troopers are reminding you that it is illegal to discharge fireworks from a vessel. Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain John Hotz tells 939 the Eagle …
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Governor Mike Parson speaks in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau on June 8, 2023 (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Most of Jefferson City’s approximately 14,000 state employees will be going home early today (Monday), according to Missouri Governor Mike Parson. The governor says most state offices will close …
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The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis is looking for storm reports from the storms on July 1 and 2, 2023. They’re asking you to be specific about the time, location and description of the damage (July 2, 2023 graphic courtesy of NWS Twitter page) While mid-Missouri saw a …
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