Columbia residents have only been using trash roll carts since early March but several thousand of them are already turning in their original carts. City officials say the vast majority of the 2400 exchanges are for a larger size roll cart. Columbia councilmen voted to dump the old trash bags and move to the cart system ..read more

Last night’s storms knocked out power all across Mid – Missouri. Outages were reported in Moniteau, Pettis, Miller, Morgan, Cooper and other counties. Saline County had the worst of it. Nearly 1000 – customers were without power for a time. High winds blew tree limbs onto powerlines. More weather is on the way. There’s a continuing chance of thunderstorms, high winds, hail and isolated tornadoes all the way through Sunday ..read more

Rocheport Republican Chuck Basye said this morning he is withdrawing from the campaign for state senator from Boone County because of a recent cancer diagnosis. Basye entered the race at the filing deadline late last month against Democrat Stephen Webber. The seat is currently held by Republican Caleb Rowden of Columbia, who is term-limited. Basye, who will turn 66 in June, said his prostate cancer was caught early and is treatable. But a recent MRI detected an additional cancer concerning to his urologist and prompting his withdrawal from the race. Basye made the announcement this morning on ..read more

A court case is over after former Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism turns in a letter of resignation. Chism’s peace officer’s license was revoked after his off -duty drunk driving arrest in Moberly, but he stayed on the county payroll. The Callaway County Prosecutor has now filed a motion to dismiss the case. The Missouri Department of Public Safety permanently revoked Chism’s license, after Chism pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DWI ..read more

Are anti – Israel protests about to break out on the Mizzou campus? Dan Swindell is a member of a pro – Israel Jewish group at the University. He says recently they put up flyers promoting a Columbia speech by some Hamas Massacre survivors … https://kwos.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/X070425.mp3 Others say they saw plenty of pro – Palestinian support on campus during recent Earth Day events. As for the flyers the professor allegedly tore down, Swindell says he’s received no response from University leadership ..read more

You don’t get to pick your Presidential candidate in the August primary. That’s because Missouri lawmakers eliminated the state’s Presidential Preference Primary. State Rep. Rudy Veit knows Mid – Missourians want their say … https://kwos.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/x070424.mp3 There is a bill in the State Senate to hold a Presidential Primary in Missouri on the first Tuesday in February. Time is wasting. Legislators wrap up the session May 17th. Lawmakers could be called back for a Special Session if they don’t pass the budget ..read more

Two people are hurt after a car ran into a school bus in Jefferson City. The car driver, McCaila Wright of Jefferson City, turned on Dix Road from Industrial Drive. Police say she then lost control and hit the bus in the intersection. Wright and her passenger only suffered minor injuries. The bus driver and four students on the bus were unhurt ..read more

A couple of Missouri elected officials tangled at Lincoln Days in Perryville. A video shows some expletives being exchanged between Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Senator Denny Hoskins. Senator Bill Eigel was nearby. He says it apparently happened when Ashcroft confronted Hoskins’s wife … https://kwos.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/X010423.mp3 Eigel and Ashcroft are both running for Governor. Hoskins is in the race for Secretary of State. Ashcroft claims he never insulted Hoskins wife. Hoskins says his opponent in the Secretary’s race, State Rep. Adam Schwadron, posted the video to embar ..read more

Columbia Parks and Recreation will take out another homeless camp at Broadway and Old 63 today. MoDOT cleaned up a homeless camp in March along I-70 near the Providence Rd. intersection. The city also had to clear out one camp near the area twice within the past year. Jefferson City officials claim the closing of the Columbia camps has had the effect of driving more homeless to Jefferson City ..read more

Missouri’s governor says describes the approximately 5,000 high school students who attended the state FFA convention in Columbia as the future of agriculture, Missouri, and the nation. Governor Mike Parson drew thunderous applause from the students Friday afternoon at the Hearnes Center, when he asked them if they’re proud to wear their blue jackets. The governor tells 939 the Eagle he’s proud of them. https://939theeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Parson-FFA-1.mp3 “They’re a key part of our state in what they display and who they are and their leadership abilities. I mean you look at ..read more