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Wednesday celebration planned for integration between MU Health and Capital Region Medical Center

Jefferson City’s Capital Region Medical Center has 100 beds (2023 photo courtesy of MU Health Care communication strategist Eric Slusher) The integration of Columbia-based MU Health Care and Jefferson City-based Capital Region Medical Center is now complete. MU Health Care executives and the Jefferson City community will gather Wednesday in the Capital City to celebrate the integration’s completion. The two …

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(LISTEN): School board candidate John Potter appears on 93.9 The Eagle’s Columbia Buzz

John Potter, one of four candidates running for two open seats on the Columbia Public Schools board of education in April, said the school district has lost its focus on education in an interview Sunday morning on The Eagle’s Columbia Buzz. Potter said the district’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts are compromising the classroom environment: https://939theeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/john-potter-full-interview.mp3 Columbia Public Schools board …

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UPDATE: One to five inches of snow expected in mid-Missouri by Tuesday night

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Kansas City is projecting that Columbia will receive one to five inches of snow by Tuesday night (January 8, 2024 graphic courtesy of NWS Kansas City Twitter page) The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says Columbia, Boonville, Jefferson City and much of mid-Missouri are expected to receive one to five inches of …

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(LISTEN): Missouri’s Secretary of State discusses swatting incident on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”

Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde confirms that Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s home was swatted Sunday evening. Chief Wilde tells 939 the Eagle that JCPD is continuing to investigate. Secretary Ashcroft joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri,” telling listeners that Jefferson City Police received an anonymous call that Ashcroft had killed his wife and …

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UPDATE: Boone County murder suspect to be arraigned today

Boone County prosecutors have charged 38-year-old Jeffrey Skaggs of Columbia with second degree murder and two other felonies (January 2024 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Columbia man with a lengthy criminal history is jailed without bond this morning, charged with second degree murder and two other felonies for the Christmas Day killing of a …

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