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Hardee’s executives say the Hardee’s on Columbia’s South Providence has closed. Tennessee-based Hardee’s spokeswoman Lauren Garton tells 939 the Eagle that franchisee Summit Restaurant Holdings (SRH) has closed the restaurant location. Garton says the closing is part of Summit’s efforts to re-position its restaurant portfolios in light of the challenges that remain in the industry. That location used to be …

State Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) speaks on the Missouri Senate floor in Jefferson City on May 12, 2022 (file photo courtesy of Harrison Sweazea at Senate Communications) Missouri’s Senate President predicts his chamber will approve legislation from State Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) to six-lane I-70 across Missouri. That would include through the Columbia area. Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden …

26-year-old Tanner Donald Ray Burton of Centralia is jailed without bond (April 7, 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s website) A Centralia man charged with child enticement will appear in a Boone County courtroom Thursday afternoon, via video. 26-year-old Tanner Donald Ray Burton is charged with two counts of enticement of a child or attempted enticement of …

A Missouri state trooper pulls over a motorist in 2022 (file photo courtesy of Missouri Highway Patrol social media specialist Meghan Basinger) Charges are pending this morning against the suspect who led authorities on a high-speed pursuit Wednesday afternoon on a highway in mid-Missouri’s Moniteau and Cole counties. Moniteau County Sheriff Tony Wheatley tells 939 the Eagle that it started …

A familiar name at the Missouri Capitol is seeking the GOP nomination for Missouri secretary of state in 2024. Former Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller (R-Willard) spoke at this week’s Boone County Lincoln Days event in Columbia. The Willard Republican narrowly lost to Democrat Jason Kander in the 2012 secretary of state’s race. Mr. Kander, who was also …