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Southern Boone R-1 district patrons will see two school measures on April ballot

The fast-growing Southern Boone R-1 School District is located in Ashland (2022 file photo courtesy of district spokesman Matt Sharp) Voters in the fast-growing Southern Boone R-1 school district in Ashland will be casting ballots on two issues in April: an $11.6 million no tax increase bond issue and a 20-cent levy transfer. Southern Boone R-1’s K-12 enrollment has increased …

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UPDATE: Court documents say Columbia Walmart Conley road murder began as argument

25-year-old Issac Everett Hollis is jailed without bond in Boone County (March 19, 2024 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department) A Columbia man charged with shooting and killing a man Monday evening in the busy Conley road Walmart parking lot could face the death penalty. Boone County prosecutor Roger Johnson has filed first degree murder and armed criminal …

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UPDATE: Danny Santulli’s family set to testify at Missouri Capitol on hazing legislation next week, lawmaker says

State Rep. Travis Smith (R-Dora) prepares to vote in the Missouri House chamber on September 13, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) 939 the Eagle has confirmed that the family of former Mizzou student and alleged hazing victim Danny Santulli is scheduled to testify before a Missouri Senate committee next week. State Rep. Travis Smith (R-Dora), …

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Ridership on Columbia’s GoCOMO bus service is down, since bus routes were combined

A GoCOMO bus operates near Columbia’s Faurot Field on September 8, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan) Columbia’s city council heard a detailed report Monday night about GoCOMO bus service. Columbia Public Works says since bus routes were combined in August, fixed route ridership has decreased an average of 40 percent per month over the …

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(LISTEN): Midway Golf and Games hopes to become mid-Missouri’s premier family destination

State Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) speaks on the Missouri Senate floor in Jefferson City on February 14, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Senate Communications spokesman Dean Morgan) Columbia’s popular Midway Golf and Games is drawing golfers and families from across mid-Missouri. The new Toptracer facility is drawing golfers from as far away as Sedalia, Marshall, Moberly and Mexico, and they …

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