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The fast-growing Southern Boone County School District in Ashland is considering placing a $12-million bond issue on the April 2024 ballot. Southern Boone Superintendent Dr. Tim Roth says as the community grows, so do schools. He says Southern Boone now has more than 2,000 students districtwide, including 525 at the high school. Dr. Roth joined us live on 939 the …

A Centralia teenager has been killed in a two-vehicle collision that happened Thursday afternoon on Highway 124 in Boone County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report says a Toyota Rav driven by an 18-year-old Sturgeon resident failed to stop at a stop sign at 124 and Route CC. Her vehicle then traveled into the path of a vehicle driven …

The Daniel Boone Regional Library’s bookmobile (2022 file photo courtesy of the library’s Facebook page) You can expect a packed house at tonight’s Daniel Boone Regional Library board of trustees meeting in Columbia. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3311 and union supporters say they plan “to flood” the meeting with supporters. The union is …

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) says the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office is a law enforcement agency first, an agency that he says must be primarily concerned with preserving public safety. General Bailey joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” to discuss his office’s release of the Kim Gardner report. The attorney general pushed …

Columbia’s next police chief, Jill Schlude, addresses residents and reporters after being introduced as the new chief (November 15, 2023 photo courtesy of Columbia spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) Columbia will soon have its first female police chief. City manager De’Carlon Seewood made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at city hall about 18-year CPD veteran Jill Schlude, describing her as the standout candidate …