About 1,000 Special Olympics athletes and their families are in Columbia this weekend for the Special Olympics Missouri state summer games. The three-day event starts today (Friday) and runs through Sunday, the first full weekend since 2018 due to the 2019 Jefferson City tornado and then the COVID pandemic. Governor Mike Parson is scheduled to speak …
Basye: Rural Missouri school administrators worried about $38,000 starting salaries for teachers
A veteran mid-Missouri state lawmaker says tension over congressional redistricting kept the GOP-controlled Legislature from accomplishing a lot more this session. State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) says the issue dominated the entire session, including time in private House GOP caucus meetings. “Even on our House (GOP) caucus, we had hours I mean multiple caucuses to …
Hail up to one inch in diameter possible overnight in central Missouri
Large hail and heavy rain is possible overnight in mid-Missouri, including in Columbia, Jefferson City and Fulton. National Weather Service (NWS) St. Louis meteorologist Marshall Pfahler tells 939 the Eagle that a large cluster of storms are expected to arrive in the listening area between 1 and 5 tomorrow (Wednesday) morning, adding that large hail …
Smith has serious concerns with Missouri’s proposed new congressional redistricting map; “it’s asinine”
A Columbia state lawmaker who serves on the Missouri House Elections and Elected Officials Committee is critical of the new congressional map approved by the Legislature, which splits Columbia and Boone County into two districts. State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) tells 939 the Eagle that it’s a terrible map. “Why would you split Columbia …
NWS: Damaging winds possible during Friday’s storms across central Missouri
The National Weather Service (NWS) says there is an isolated risk for damaging winds in mid-Missouri this (Friday) afternoon and early this evening. That includes Columbia and Jefferson City. NWS St. Louis meteorologist Matt Beitscher tells 939 the Eagle that the tornado threat is very low, adding that there is still some uncertainty about the …
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