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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) Bond has been set at $1-million cash-only for a Columbia physician charged with raping a woman he met at a bar in October. 939 the Eagle News was in the courtroom for Friday …

The $220-million Roy Blunt NextGen facility is located on Mizzou’s campus in Columbia (October 2021 file photo courtesy of Senator Blunt’s Flickr page) The early results of Mizzou’s $220-million Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building in Columbia have been terrific, according to UM System president Dr. Mun Choi. “Since the opening, we can attribute $97-million in new awards for our …

UM System President Dr. Mun Choi says he wants to see a “championship culture” at Mizzou Athletics, and praises the job athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois is doing in working to achieve that. President Choi joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.” Dr. Choi also says the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health …

The overnight blaze killed about 30 dogs and caused $30,000 in damage to the Little Rays of Sunshine Animal rescue near Hallsville (January 29, 2023 photo courtesy of Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp) Boone County firefighters say about 30 dogs have been killed, after a horrific kennel fire near Hallsville early Sunday morning. Boone County Fire …

43-year-old Brandon Spears of Mexico has done multiple stints in prison (November 2022 photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections website) A mid-Missouri parolee charged with first degree murder and arson for the December death of his mother in an apartment fire was paroled from prison on December 15, about a week before the incident. Mexico Public Safety Department …