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Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs has sentenced 51-year-old Rickey Lee Murry to 18 Years in prison (photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A convicted felon from Columbia has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing a man over $3 following a Douglass park dice game. Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs sentenced 51-year-old Rickey …

Columbia Public Schools (CPS) Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood says his aim is for CPS to be the best school district in Missouri. Superintendent Yearwood joined host Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program. Dr. Yearwood tells listeners that the district’s back-to-school convocation event at Mizzou Arena was well-received by CPS staff. This year’s convocation theme …

A Columbia man who admits he shot and killed a man after a 2020 dispute involving a Douglass park dice game will be sentenced this afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse. 939 the Eagle News was in the courtroom in early August when 51-year-old Rickey Lee Murry pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a …

Columbia musician NicDanger prepares for his press conference outside Cafe Berlin on September 6, 2023 (photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) A well-known Columbia musician is inviting the community to his hip hop unity day, which will take place on Sunday September 17 at Café Berlin. Hickman graduate NicDanger, whose real name is Nicholas Rodriguez, notes Hip Hop began …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson briefs community members, business leaders and state lawmakers at the October 12, 2021groundbreaking ceremony for the new I-70 Rocheport bridge project (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) State transportation officials are urging you to avoid heavily-traveled I-70 in mid-Missouri’s Rocheport on Sunday morning, which is when the truss of the old Missouri River bridge …