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Motorists heading westbound on I-70 prepare to cross the aging Rocheport bridge on March 27, 2019 (file photo courtesy of the MoDOT Flickr page) Westbound I-70 traffic at mid-Missouri’s Rocheport bridge is now flowing freely, after one lane was closed for three hours this morning to give crews time to install river navigation lights. The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson speaks to Capitol reporters in his Statehouse office in Jefferson City on November 6, 2023 (photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Most Missouri state offices will be closed on the Friday after Thanksgiving, under an executive order signed by Governor Mike Parson. County courthouses will be closed as well, so there will be no court …

Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood will make the police chief announcement at 2 pm today at city hall (graphic is courtesy of city of Columbia website) Columbia city hall is expected to be packed for this afternoon’s announcement of the city’s new police chief. City manager De’Carlon Seewood has called a 2 o’clock press conference in the city council chambers …

A plant on Columbia’s Waco road is the only plant in North America that makes Oscar Mayer hot dogs. Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) president Stacey Button describes Kraft Heinz as a good company that’s doing great things. Ms. Button tells 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” that the plant now has more than 400 employees. https://939theeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Button-Roundtable-1.mp3 “And I think …

Mizzou cheerleaders and fans gather before the Tiger Walk at Faurot Field in Columbia before the 2023 season opener against South Dakota in August (August 31, 2023 file photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletics senior associate athletic director Ryan Koslen) The 8-2 Missouri Tigers have jumped five spots to #9 in the latest College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings that were unveiled …