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(AUDIO): Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy discusses CPS, CPS candidates forum and trash on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”

Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy will moderate Monday night’s Columbia school board candidate debate inside Mizzou’s Cornell Hall. He expects a good crowd for the event, which begins at 6:30 at Bush auditorium, inside Cornell. The seven candidates on the CPS ballot are expected to be there. They are, in ballot order, Paul Harper, John Potter, incumbent Christopher Horn, James Edward …

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UPDATE: Eastbound I-70 near Columbia re-opens, after multiple crashes

Eastbound I-70’s passing lane near the Sorrels overpass just west of Columbia remains closed. A flatbed truck has crashed, causing traffic problems (March 17, 2023 photo courtesy of 939 the Eagle listener JC Roney) UPDATE: Boone County Joint Communications tells 939 the Eagle that eastbound I-70 has re-opened near the Sorrels overpass, after multiple crashes. That’s just west of Columbia. …

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Mizzou forces eight turnovers in first NCAA Tournament win since 2010

Mizzou senior Noah Carter on the court in Sacramento (March 16, 2023 photo courtesy of Mizzou Hoops Twitter) The Missouri Tiger men’s basketball team has won its first NCAA Tournament game since beating Clemson in 2010. Mizzou beats Mountain West power Utah State 76-65 in first-round action. The Tiger defense was outstanding. Utah State averages nine three pointers a game, …

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Mid-Missouri physician charged with rape expected to request bond reduction

A Boone County judge has set bond at $1-million for 37-year-old Dr. Travis Birkhead of Columbia (October 2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Columbia doctor charged with raping a woman he met at the Black and Gold tavern in October is set to appear in Boone County Circuit Court Friday afternoon. 37-year-old Dr. Travis …

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