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Thousands of people attended 2022’s Salute to America event in Jefferson City (July 2022 file photo courtesy of Salute to America website) Mid-Missouri’s largest Independence Day celebration will take place on Tuesday July 4 in Jefferson City. This year’s “Salute to America” is a one-day event near the Missouri Capitol. It covers eight city blocks. Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater …

Missouri state law currently only allows the state auditor to conduct an audit when citizens pass a petition to ask for one or when the political subdivision’s governing body approves a resolution asking for one. Senate Bill 222 would have allowed the Missouri state auditor’s office to go in and audit municipalities when it appears that wrongdoing is happening. The …

Central Missouri Honor Flight (CMHF) executive board president Mary Paulsell and her brother, CMHF vice president Steve Paulsell at Zimmer mid-Missouri studios (June 23, 2023 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Leaders from the Central Missouri Honor Flight (CMHF) are thanking mid-Missouri residents and businesses for raising $126,678 during Friday’s 939 the Eagle’s CMHF Radiothon. The grand total was …

52-year-old Leo Barry Robinson Jr. of Columbia is charged with second degree murder (undated photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff Department website) A Columbia man charged with shooting and killing a man outside the Waffle House on Vandiver in 2021 will go on trial next week. 939 the Eagle News was at the Boone County Courthouse this (Monday) morning …

Construction is progressing on the new 1,800 square foot Sonic at Columbia’s Nifong and Buttonwood (June 24, 2023 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Construction is continuing on the new 1,800 square foot Sonic being built in south Columbia. Construction workers were on-site again on Saturday morning, and they’ve almost finished the building’s shell. They still need to install …