Then-State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on May 2, 2022 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) We should know Monday afternoon whether or not former State Rep. Chuck Basye’s (R-Rocheport) name will be listed on the April Columbia school board ballot. 939 the Eagle News was in Boone County …
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UPDATE: Hazardous travel expected in mid-Missouri on Wednesday morning; winter weather advisory in effect
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis has a detailed timeframe on the winter storm, including on when snow will end in central Missouri (January 24, 2023 graphic courtesy of NWS St. Louis Twitter) A winter weather advisory is now in effect for the entire mid-Missouri listening area, through 6 pm on Wednesday. The National Weather Service’s advisory began …
Read More »Numerous central Missouri school districts canceling school on Wednesday, due to snow
The Southern Boone R-1 School District is located in Ashland (2022 file photo courtesy of district spokesman Matt Sharp) The winter storm that’s beginning to impact mid-Missouri has already forced a number of school districts in the 939 the Eagle listening area to cancel classes for Wednesday. The National Weather Service’s (NWS) winter weather advisory for all of mid-Missouri took …
Read More »Columbia Democratic lawmaker and former state party chair defend mayor from criticism over drag queen performance
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (left) speaks to St. Louis Public Radio political correspondent Jason Rosenbaum at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on January 18, 2023 (photo courtesy of Governor Parson’s Flickr page) “Nothing short of deplorable.” That’s how Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) describes Thursday’s Columbia diversity celebration that featured three drag queens who performed before 1,000 …
Read More »MoDOT warns of heavy, wet snow heading to mid-Missouri
State transportation officials are urging you to be aware of the upcoming changing road conditions both where you are and where you plan to be. The National Weather Service’s (NWS) winter weather advisory for the entire mid-Missouri listening area takes effect tonight at 9. A Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) driver plows snow on Highway 63 in mid-Missouri in the …
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