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Missouri Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe (center) and his wife Claudia observe Central Missouri Subcontracting Enterprises (CMSE) executive director Bruce Young and employees on Friday at CMSE’s facility on Columbia’s South Bearfield road (October 13, 2023 photo courtesy of Lt. Governor Kehoe’s Flickr page) Missouri’s lieutenant governor is praising a Columbia sheltered workshop that’s served the area for 54 years. Lt. …

Powerful U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio), who chairs the U.S. House Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill, is trying to obtain federal funding to try to replace Jefferson City’s aging tri-level. He’s told 939 the Eagle that he’s had conversations with Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s office about the project. State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City) and Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater …

38-year-old Dr. Travis Birkhead is charged with rape or attempted rape and misdemeanor assault (October 2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department) The trial of a Columbia physician charged with raping a woman he met at a bar on the Business Loop last October has been continued. 38-year-old Dr. Travis Birkhead is charged with rape or attempted …

A Columbia trash truck prepares to collect trash across the city (2022 file photo courtesy of Columbia Water and Light’s Matt Nestor) Columbia’s city council has approved a two-page resolution expressing its support for the city contributing about $1.5 million to the I-70 and Highway 63 interchange beautification project, once the project is finished. The council approved the resolution at …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson, MoDOT director Patrick McKenna, state lawmakers and area leaders gather for the October 12, 2021 groundbreaking ceremony for the new I-70 Rocheport bridge project (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) The longtime Columbia of Chamber of Commerce president says the massive $240-million I-70 Rocheport bridge project is going well and is ahead of schedule. …