A truck driver from Higbee has been killed in Sunday afternoon’s collision and derailment in mid-Missouri’s Monroe County (aerial photo courtesy of Del Buckman’s Facebook post) A truck driver from Higbee has been killed after Sunday afternoon’s collision and train derailment near Madison in mid-Missouri’s Monroe County. Madison is about 43 miles northeast of Columbia and is east of Moberly. …
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Tuesday Morning in Columbia on schedule to close by July 1
Tuesday Morning’s Columbia store near Schnucks will close by July 1 (May 2023 photo courtesy of Zimmer “Inside Columbia” magazine reporter Zola Crowder) A retailer that sells small appliances, home furnishings and gifts is still scheduled to close its Columbia location by July 1. Tuesday Morning is closing all of its stores nationwide, and their going-out-of-business sale continues. A store …
Read More »UPDATE: Moberly fire officials have not released name of victim killed in deadly blaze
The Missouri state fire marshal’s office is investigating a deadly weekend fire at a commercial building in Moberly. Moberly firefighters tell 939 the Eagle that the victim’s name has not been released yet. Our news partner KMIZ reports the blaze happened Saturday morning at about 10:30 on North Hinkley, which is in northwest Moberly. Firefighters found smoke coming from the …
Read More »MU Health investigating data breach; patients advised to be vigilant of any suspicious activity
MU Health’s 14,000 square foot Jackson road medical building is their largest outpatient facility outside of Columbia (March 2023 photo courtesy of Justin Kelly at MU Health Care) MU Health Care officials have started mailing out letters to several hundred patients whose information may have been inappropriately accessed during a recent data breach. Columbia-based MU Health Care says their investigation …
Read More »UM System president says new tuition plan will help students know what their costs will be
Mizzou’s historic Columns are near Jesse Hall (2022 file photo courtesy of MU News Bureau senior editor Sara Diedrich) The chair of the UM Board of Curators says a new tuition rate plan approved Thursday makes it easier to understand and plan for the costs of education. The board has approved a plan that reflects a new tuition structure approved …
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