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State Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) speaks on the Missouri Senate floor in Jefferson City on April 27, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Senate Communications and Dean Morgan) Legislation allowing charter schools in Columbia Public Schools (CPS) and all Boone County school districts has been signed into law by Missouri’s governor. It’s part of a large education bill that also increases …

The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says mid-Missouri could see severe weather today (May 8, 2024 graphic courtesy of NWS St. Louis Twitter) The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail are potential threats across the entire 939 the Eagle mid-Missouri listening area this afternoon. NWS St. Louis meteorologist Matt Beitscher …

The Big Lots on south Columbia’s Nifong will be closing. Westlake Ace Hardware will open its third Columbia store here later in 2024 (May 5, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Look for Westlake Ace Hardware to open its third Columbia location later this year in south Columbia. 939 the Eagle’s Mike Murphy, who publishes Comobuz, reports the …

A truck driver heads east on Columbia’s Clark lane, near Woodland Hills. The Lighthouse car wash is located up the hill (May 2024 photo courtesy of Columbia spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) It looks like Columbia voters will be casting ballots in August on whether to extend the city’s one-fourth of one percent capital improvement sales tax. The council first-read the bill …

A Columbia Police officer responds to a scene (June 26, 2023 file photo courtesy of Columbia Police Department Facebook page) A Columbia motorist who was seriously injured after being struck by an alleged wrong-way driver Friday afternoon on busy Highway 63 near the Conley road Walmart has been upgraded to fair condition. Columbia Police say the head-on crash killed the …