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Columbia’s city council has approved a bill to purchase the historic McKinney building downtown for $1.7 million. The two-story building is located at 411 East Broadway, next to Plaza Tire. City officials describe the McKinney building as a cultural landmark within Columbia, saying it has commemorated the social, educational, religious and civic life of Columbia’s African-American population for decades. Under …

More than 1,800 backpacks and shoes were handed out Thursday at Powerhouse’s event near West middle school at Columbia’s Farmers Market Pavilion on August 17, 2023 (photo courtesy of Team CoMO co-creator Tanya Heath) More than 2,000 Columbia-area students are heading back to school this morning with new backpacks, socks and shoes, thanks to Team CoMO and other volunteers. Team …

Friday marked the 20th anniversary of that massive blaze that almost destroyed the Heidelberg in downtown Columbia. Our news partner ABC-17 showed footage this weekend of the August 18, 2003 three-alarm fire. There were no major injuries in the blaze. Many people in Columbia call it “the Berg.” The Heidelberg’s website says it’s been a cornerstone of the Mizzou campus …

Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater is encouraged by recent comments about the aging tri-level made by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. The governor says state transportation officials should consider redesigning the tri-level, which was the scene of last Tuesday’s tractor trailer crash and fuel spill that closed southbound Highway 54 for five hours. Mayor Fitzwater tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up …

23-year-old Samuel Ethan Brotherton remains jailed in Boone County (2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s website) Online court records show a Columbia murder suspect accused of killing his father in 2022 is set to appear in Boone County Circuit Court Monday morning for a plea hearing. 23-year-old Samuel Ethan Brotherton had been charged with first degree murder …