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Weather was perfect for Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for southwest Columbia’s new fire station 11 on Scott Boulevard (September 26, 2023 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Fast-growing southwest Columbia has a brand-new fire station, thanks to the voter-approved 2015 capital improvement sales tax extension. About 200 people turned out in the blazing sun for Tuesday morning’s ribbon-cutting ceremony on …
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UPDATE: Columbia murder suspect to be arraigned at 1
Columbia murder suspect Larry Brownlee Jr. is being held without bond in the Boone County jail (September 25, 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Columbia man charged with Sunday’s shooting death of a three-year-old child will be arraigned this afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse. Boone County prosecutor Roger Johnson has charged 28-year-old Larry …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Chamber of Commerce touting I-70 expansion plan
Missouri Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe speaks at the August 15, 2023 I-70 bill-signing ceremony in Columbia (file photo courtesy of Governor Mike Parson’s Flickr page) Missouri’s largest business organization is praising the state’s $2.8 billion plan to rebuild and six-lane I-70 from Wentzville to Blue Springs. Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Dan Mehan tells 939 the Eagle that …
Read More »(LISTEN): MoDOT director credits Columbia widow for Missouri’s new hands-free law
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) director Patrick McKenna greets a MoDOT employee at the recent MoDOT day of remembrance in Jefferson City (September 21, 2023 photo courtesy of the MoDOT Flickr page) A record 520 transportation professionals, law enforcement officers and safety advocates are in Columbia for Missouri’s 2023 highway safety and traffic conference. The three-day event began Monday afternoon …
Read More »Ribbon-cutting for southwest Columbia’s new fire station is this morning
Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, city manager De’Carlon Seewood and other dignitaries break ground on the new fire station at 6909 Scott Boulevard on September 27, 2022 (file photo courtesy of the city of Columbia’s Facebook page) Columbia officials will cut the ribbon this morning for the brand-new fire station on Scott Boulevard in fast-growing southwest Columbia. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe and …
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