(AP) — American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month. One of the biggest rail unions rejected its deal Monday, joining three others that have failed to approve contracts over concerns about demanding schedules and the lack of paid sick time. That raises the …

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) drivers plow snow in Missouri (2021 file photo courtesy of MoDOT Flickr page) Missouri transportation officials say they’re facing a critical shortage of qualified snow plow operators, as we head into winter. State Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Central District engineer Machelle Watkins tells 939 the …

Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon (October 14, 2022 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Boone County’s clerk says there’s a need for more election judges and supervisors for the November 8 election. Clerk Brianna Lennon describes these positions as incredibly important. “You know you talk to people that have …

A Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) driver plows snow on Highway 50 in Jefferson City (file photo courtesy of MoDOT) Columbia, Jefferson City and Boonville-area motorists are seeing dozens of yellow state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) snow plow vehicles on area interstates and highways this morning. It’s part of a …

Lincoln University’s Law Enforcement Training Academy (LULETA) in Jefferson City is the first one in the nation at a Historically black college/university (HBCU). The facility is located on Leslie, and has been featured nationally on NBC’s “Today” program. Lincoln police chief Gary Hill, the academy’s director, joined us live on …

Governor Mike Parson takes a look inside a vehicle at the General Motors plant in eastern Missouri’s Wentzville (September 29, 2022 photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) As companies across Missouri face labor shortages, Governor Mike Parson (R) says it’s crucial to get more high school students ready to enter …

The Columbia Orthopaedic Group is located on Columbia’s Keene street, and is visible from Highway 63 (photo courtesy of the Columbia Orthopaedic Group) The Columbia Orthopaedic Group will receive the John Q. Hammons Founder’s award during November’s Missouri Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Columbia. Hall of Fame officials …

Three Stearman biplanes were used to take veterans on free flights this weekend in Jefferson City (September 23, 2022 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Veterans from across Missouri traveled to Jefferson City on Saturday to take a free ride in a Boeing Stearman World War II-era biplane. It …

A World War II-era Stearman biplane at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport at the Veterans United Home Loans fly-in event (September 2021 file photo courtesy of Veterans United Home Loans community relations manager Chad Moller) Organizers of Saturday’s “Fly into the 40s event” at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport are …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson meets with Columbia Police and Columbia Area Career Center officials on April 25, 2022 in Jefferson City (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Twitter page) Saturday is your opportunity to take a close look at the Columbia Police Department’s BearCat SWAT vehicle and mobile command posts. …