A GoCOMO bus operates near Columbia’s Faurot Field on September 8, 2023 (photo courtesy of Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan) Traffic is expected to be heavy across Columbia tomorrow morning for Mizzou football’s home game at Faurot Field against 15th-ranked Kansas State. Both teams are 2-0. The game is a sellout, which means there will be almost 63,000 fans …
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Columbia’s heritage festival and craft show is this weekend at Nifong park
A Native American dancer performs at Columbia’s Heritage Festival and Craft show at Nifong park (2021 file photo courtesy of Columbia Parks and Recreation spokeswoman Tammy Miller) A few thousand people are expected for this weekend’s 45th annual heritage festival and craft show at south Columbia’s Nifong park on Ponderosa. The event takes place tomorrow and Sunday from 10 am to …
Read More »Columbia Regional Airport’s manager to appear on 939 the Eagle Saturday morning
Missouri Governor Mike Parson speaks at the October 18, 2022ribbon-cutting for Columbia Regional Airport’s $23-million new terminal (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) The one-year anniversary of Columbia Regional Airport’s (COU) $23-million new terminal is fast approaching. It will be in mid-October. COU airport manager Mike Parks will join 939 the Eagle’s Fred Parry in-studio tomorrow morning at …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe discusses his GOP gubernatorial bid on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe is seeking Missouri’s GOP gubernatorial nomination in 2024. He joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, saying crime and inflation are two main concerns he’s hearing from voters across the state. Lt. Governor Kehoe also says that when he meets voters, many of them want to know if he and others …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Task Force One and Missouri National Guard reenlistment incentives get attention at veto session
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher (R-Des Peres) prepares to drop the gavel to begin Wednesday’s veto session in Jefferson City (September 14, 2023 photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) The GOP-controlled Missouri House overrode 14 budget bills that were vetoed this summer by Republican Governor Mike Parson (R), but the Senate did not take up any of the …
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