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(LISTEN): Lawmakers in both parties like anti-hazing bill, but say language needs to be tweaked

State Rep. Travis Smith (R-Dora) testifies before the Missouri House Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee on March 7, 2024 in Jefferson City (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) The family of a former Mizzou student in Columbia who’s now unable to walk, talk or see supports anti-hazing legislation that’s being proposed by a southern Missouri state lawmaker. …

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UPDATE: Columbia Police searching for Plush Lounge murder suspect

Columbia Police are searching for 41-year-old Justin Lamarr Simpson of Columbia (undated photo is courtesy of CPD) Columbia Police and the U.S. Marshals are actively searching for a murder suspect who’s wanted in connection with the May 2023 killing of Melvin Hooker III outside of the now-closed Plush Lounge on the Business Loop. Hooker was killed in the high-profile incident, …

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UPDATE: Columbia parolee charged with trying to carjack customer outside Grindstone Parkway Walmart

Boone County prosecutors have charged 68-year-old Timothy Donnell with felony vehicle hijacking (2022 photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections website) A Columbia parolee convicted of robbing and sodomizing a woman in 1991 is now charged with trying to carjack a woman in broad daylight in February outside the Walmart on Grindstone Parkway. Boone County prosecutors have charged 68-year-old …

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(LISTEN): Downtown Columbia Candy Factory owner Mike Adkinson discusses 50 years in business on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”

Downtown Columbia’s popular Candy Factory opened in 1974 and was owned by Georgia and Earl Lundgren. The Candy Factory was one of Columbia’s first female-owned businesses when it opened. Candy Factory owner Mike Adkinson joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” to discuss their 50th anniversary and his thoughts on Georgia and Earl. Mr. Adkinson’s parents bought …

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(LISTEN): Veteran northern Missouri Congressman Graves taking re-election seriously

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) visits the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on February 27, 2024 (photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) The dean of Missouri’s congressional delegation has been campaigning across his sprawling 39-county north Missouri district, as he seeks a 13th term on Capitol Hill. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) faces at least three opponents in the …

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