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The Daniel Boone Regional Library’s bookmobile (2022 file photo courtesy of the library’s Facebook page) You can expect a packed house at tonight’s Daniel Boone Regional Library board of trustees meeting in Columbia. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3311 and union supporters say they plan “to flood” the meeting with supporters. The union is …

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) says the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office is a law enforcement agency first, an agency that he says must be primarily concerned with preserving public safety. General Bailey joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” to discuss his office’s release of the Kim Gardner report. The attorney general pushed …

Columbia’s next police chief, Jill Schlude, addresses residents and reporters after being introduced as the new chief (November 15, 2023 photo courtesy of Columbia spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) Columbia will soon have its first female police chief. City manager De’Carlon Seewood made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at city hall about 18-year CPD veteran Jill Schlude, describing her as the standout candidate …

Motorists heading westbound on I-70 prepare to cross the aging Rocheport bridge on March 27, 2019 (file photo courtesy of the MoDOT Flickr page) Westbound I-70 traffic at mid-Missouri’s Rocheport bridge is now flowing freely, after one lane was closed for three hours this morning to give crews time to install river navigation lights. The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson speaks to Capitol reporters in his Statehouse office in Jefferson City on November 6, 2023 (photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Most Missouri state offices will be closed on the Friday after Thanksgiving, under an executive order signed by Governor Mike Parson. County courthouses will be closed as well, so there will be no court …