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Willie Nelson Misses Shows
Willie Nelson unfortunately had to miss the first three dates of his Outlaw Music Festival because of illness. The 91-year-old was unable to perform during the three Outlaw Music Festival dates […]
Date published: 24 June 2024, 6:04 pm
Lainey Wilson Shares Stage With Post Malone
Post Malone made his debut at Nashville’s iconic Bluebird Café on Monday night. Post was joined by country stars Lainey Wilson and Ashley Gorley during his time on stage. The sets were filled with each […]
Date published: 19 June 2024, 4:29 pm
Carrie Underwood Shares Details Of Fire
Carrie Underwood is sharing details about the house fire that took place at her home on Father’s Day Sunday. Her team revealed that thankfully no human or pet was injured in […]
Date published: 19 June 2024, 3:39 pm
Carly Pearce Shuts Down Rumor
Don’t believe everything you see. Carly Pearce didn’t think she was going to stir up the internet when she posted celebratory photos on X from her performance at CMA Fest. […]
Date published: 13 June 2024, 9:17 pm
Billy Ray Cyrus Files For Divorce
Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose is calling it quits. Billy Ray has filed for divorce from his wife, Firerose. He has cited irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct as reasons […]
Date published: 12 June 2024, 9:15 pm
Blake Shelton Reveals New Collaboration
This would have been fun to see! Blake Shelton and Post Malone made two surprise appearances together during the opening night of CMA Fest in Nashville on Thursday. Post turned […]
Date published: 10 June 2024, 9:05 pm
Dolly Parton Is Heading To Broadway
We would LOVE to see this! Dolly Parton recently shared her plans to turn her life’s story into a Broadway musical. The musical is called, Hello, I’m Dolly, and it’s […]
Date published: 7 June 2024, 9:02 pm
Kelsea Ballerini Coming To ‘The Voice’
This will be so good! The Voice will return for its 27th season next spring, and there will be one very familiar face in the coach’s chair for those episodes! […]
Date published: 6 June 2024, 10:18 am
Darius Rucker Raises Big Bucks
Darius has done it again! Darius Rucker’s 15th annual benefit show, ‘Darius and Friends,’ a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, took place on Monday night at Nashville’s Ryman […]
Date published: 5 June 2024, 10:11 am
Ashley McBryde and Jelly Roll To Host CMA Special
What a duo! Great ready for a three-hour primetime concert special filmed during the 51st annual CMA Fest in Nashville! It will air on ABC on June 25. The event […]
Date published: 4 June 2024, 10:17 am
Mid-Missouri News
UPDATE: Overnight storms cause large trees to block busy Columbia road
UPDATE: Columbia Public Works says South Rock Quarry Road has reopened. ORIGINAL STORY is below: Columbia’s South Rock Quarry road between East Stadium and Stags Way will be closed from 10 to 11 this morning so crews can remove trees that fell on the road during Tuesday evening’s storms. Public Works officials say large trees …
Date published: 26 June 2024, 5:21 pm
Mizzou athletic director Veatch to brief reporters in Springfield today
The UM Board of Curators will be holding Thursday’s board meeting in southwest Missouri’s Springfield, and new Mizzou athletic director Laird Veatch will deliver a presentation on his first 60 days on the job. Mr. Veatch began his new job in Columbia on May 1, describing his hiring as a dream come true. Mr. Veatch …
Date published: 26 June 2024, 5:21 pm
(LISTEN): Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey discusses President Trumps’s New York conviction and college loans on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
A jury in New York convicted former President Donald Trump in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) recently testified on Capitol Hill before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, telling Congress that the prosecution is politically motivated. Democratic supporters of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg praise the conviction, …
Date published: 26 June 2024, 5:20 pm
(LISTEN): Slay and Seewood credit bipartisan support for Missouri’s massive I-70 project
Look for construction to begin after the Fourth of July on the $405-million project to rebuild I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City and add an additional lane to that 20-mile stretch. It’s all part of the massive $2.8 billion project to reconstruct and expand I-70 to six lanes from Blue Springs to Wentzville. Former St. …
Date published: 26 June 2024, 5:11 pm
City employee compensation remains a top priority for Columbia’s city manager
Columbia’s city manager is calling for the city to lead the market in employee pay and benefits. De’Carlon Seewood made the call during his recent state of the city address, and he’s expected to provide additional details during his July 11th budget address at city hall. Columbia’s current operating budget is $533-million, which included $10-million …
Date published: 26 June 2024, 5:11 pm
Five illegal immigrants accused of trafficking 14-year-old girl
Five men believed to be illegal immigrants were captured in Macon County last week with a 14-year-old runaway from Indiana that police say they were trafficking to California. The men are from Mexico and Honduras. They were charged and are in jail. According to court records, the authorities were able to track the girls’ cell …
Date published: 25 June 2024, 8:14 pm
(LISTEN): I-70 expansion project praised by mid-Missouri lawmaker, who says the interstate is dangerous
A mid-Missouri lawmaker who represents a large section of I-70 is excited about the upcoming $2.8 billion expansion of I-70 between Blue Springs and Wentzville. State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) attended Columbia’s recent bipartisan I-70 groundbreaking ceremony with Governor Mike Parson. Representative Haden tells 939 the Eagle that I-70’s current condition in Missouri is dangerous: …
Date published: 25 June 2024, 5:36 pm
UPDATE: Power Restored to about 1,000 mid-Missouri residents
UPDATE: Boone Electric Cooperative says 41 customers are currently without power this morning, down from the approximately 400 on Tuesday evening. ORIGINAL STORY IS BELOW: Utility crews from Ameren Missouri and from Columbia-based Boone Electric Cooperative are currently working to restore power to more than 1,000 residents in the 939 the Eagle listening area. Severe …
Date published: 25 June 2024, 5:08 pm
July 11th set for Columbia city manager’s budget address
Columbia’s city manager will outline his budget blueprint on July 11th at city hall. De’Carlon Seewood will deliver his budget address that day at noon in the council chambers, and you are invited. Columbia’s current operating budget is about $533-million, which included $10-million in pay raises for the city’s 1,500 city employees. City employee compensation has …
Date published: 25 June 2024, 4:20 pm
(LISTEN): Missouri GOP secretary of state candidate Valentina Gomez appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is seeking the GOP gubernatorial nomination in August, meaning the secretary of state’s office will be an open seat in November. Eight Republicans are running in the August primary, and three Democrats are running as well. St. Louis Republican Valentina Gomez is seeking the GOP nomination for secretary of …
Date published: 25 June 2024, 4:19 pm
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