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Convicted murderer Michael Tisius is set to be executed by lethal injection on June 6, 2023 in Bonne Terre (2022 file photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections website) Barring intervention from a federal judge or the U.S. Supreme Court, a convicted killer from mid-Missouri will be executed this evening at the state’s maximum-security prison in Bonne Terre. Missouri …

Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones has served as chief since 2019 (photo courtesy of CPD Facebook page) Columbia’s police chief has announced his retirement, effective August 1. Chief Geoff Jones has served the department for more than 24 years, starting as a patrol officer in 1998 under then-Police Chief Norm Botsford. Mr. Jones describes serving as chief as an incredible experience, …

A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle (2021 file photo courtesy of 939 the Eagle) Boone County Sheriff’s deputies say two teenagers were shot to death and four others were wounded in that Sunday morning incident near Columbia. The deadly shooting happened in the 2600 block of Oakbrook drive, which is near the Columbia city limits near the Prathersville exit on …

An organization that serves pregnant women and new mothers in need has recently moved into the former Ronald McDonald House near Keene in Columbia. St. Raymond’s Society co-founders Mike Hentges and Steve Smith and St. Raymond’s Society representative Krista Jones joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour on Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.” They discussed the …

The late Bill Wilkerson will be inducted into the Missouri Broadcasters Association (MBA) Hall of Fame on June 2 in Osage Beach (undated photo courtesy of the MBA) The longtime voice of Mizzou football will be inducted into the Missouri Broadcasters Association (MBA) Hall of Fame tonight at the Lake of the Ozarks. The late Bill Wilkerson served as Mizzou …