30-year-old Staffone Fountain remains jailed without bond in Boone County (photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A man charged with killing his infant daughter in 2017 and placing her remains in a tire near Columbia’s North Providence road will appear in court on Monday morning. 30-year-old Staffone Fountain is charged in Boone County Circuit Court with first …
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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 …
Read More »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. …
Read More »UPDATE: Missouri’s attorney general wants answers regarding now-closed Mexico/Fulton hospitals
State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on February 11, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) 939 the Eagle News has learned that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office has launched what’s known as a CID into the now-closed Mexico and Fulton hospitals. Bailey spokeswoman Madeline Sieren tells 939 …
Read More »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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