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Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz thanks Governor Mike Parson for signing the bipartisan NIL bill during a bill-signing ceremony at Columbia’s Memorial Stadium (August 15, 2023 file photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletics senior associate athletic director Ryan Koslen) A $62-million donation announced Monday in Columbia is the largest gift commitment ever received by Mizzou Athletics. Mizzou athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois …

Missouri’s governor is proposing a 3.2 percent pay raise for state employees. State employee pay is a top priority for State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City), whose district includes Cole County. More than 14,000 state employees work in Cole County, making state government Jefferson City’s largest employer. Senator Bernskoetter joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up …

Columbia’s new P.E.A.C.E. and H.O.P.E center for youth program director Fuquana Haggard grew up in North New Jersey and experienced trauma and bullying while growing up (January 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Leaders of the new youth center on Columbia’s South Providence describe it as a safe place that provides a location for young people to study, …

7Brew Coffee wants to build a new drive-though coffee shop between Raising Canes and Custom Complete Automotive on Columbia’s South Providence, at this location (February 4, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Columbia’s city council will first-read bills tonight involving a proposed new 7Brew coffee restaurant near Raising Canes on South Providence and another expressing support for Columbia’s …

Boone County prosecutors have charged 18-year-old Seth Brinegar with second degree murder and armed criminal action (February 2, 2024 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff Department’s website) New court documents say an 18-year-old Columbia man charged with killing a man at the busy Phillips 66 gas station on West Boulevard near I-70 Thursday night repeatedly asked the victim …