Columbia Board of Realtors CEO Brian Toohey explained several reasons for the skyrocketing cost of single family homes in Columbia during a discussion on Sunday’s Columbia Buzz …
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(LISTEN): Protecting Social Security is a top priority for Missourian who chairs U.S. House Ways and Means
A powerful southern Missouri congressman who chairs the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee says protecting Social Security is crucial to his rural district and to the …
Read More »Missouri’s Bailey, Rowden and Hoskins among numerous speakers at tonight’s Boone County Lincoln Days
Missouri’s attorney general will keynote this evening’s Boone County Lincoln Days banquet in Columbia. It will take place at Midway Golf and Games, which is near I-70. …
Read More »(LISTEN): U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R) discusses Leader McConnell, Social Security and federal spending on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) will step down from his leadership post in November. U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) joined us live this morning on …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mizzou is the largest employer in Missouri’s new third congressional district
Funding for the University of Missouri and for the MU Research Reactor (MURR) is a top priority for a former GOP state senator from Columbia who’s running …
Read More »Veteran Boone Hospital and Boone Health executive leaving to take job in St. Louis
Boone Health’s chief operating officer’s last day with Boone is tomorrow (Friday). Monica Smith has been with Boone Hospital Center and now Boone Health for more than …
Read More »Downtown Columbia’s Wabash bus station lobby now open to Go COMO riders
Columbia Public Works says the Wabash bus station lobby downtown has reopened to the public. The lobby has been inaccessible to Go COMO riders since the COVID …
Read More »(LISTEN): Northern Missouri Congressman Graves focusing on border, economy and rural hospitals
The dean of Missouri’s congressional delegation will seek his 13th term on Capitol Hill this fall. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio), whose massive 39-county district includes Moberly, Mexico …
Read More »(LISTEN): Former Missouri State Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia) discusses congressional bid on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Funding for the University of Missouri was a top priority for former Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia), who served in the Missouri Senate from …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia’s retiring deputy city manager thankful to residents for support for parks
Columbia Parks and Recreation’s longtime director praises city residents for their support of parks over the years. Columbia Parks and Recreation oversees 3,700 acres of parkland. They …
Read More »UPDATE: Federal grand jury issues superceding indictment against Columbia man on child pornography charges
A Columbia man remains jailed without bond this morning, after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Jefferson City for an alleged scheme to produce and …
Read More »Mid-Missouri’s temperatures drop by more than 50 degrees overnight
Columbia saw another record high on Tuesday afternoon, before temperatures plummeted almost 50 degrees. The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says Columbia Regional Airport (COU) …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia’s average home price is now more than $410,000
Home prices in Columbia last month saw two records, according to the Columbia Board of Realtors. The board says January single-family home prices saw a record in …
Read More »UPDATE: Missouri’s Graves, Jason Smith and Cori Bush among those filing for re-election today in Jefferson City
Hundreds of candidates from several political parties have packed the Kirkpatrick building in Jefferson City for today’s first day of filing for the August primary. Filing opened …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia expected to see record high again today; look for 50-degree drop in temperature after that
The National Weather Service (NWS) says Columbia saw a record high temperature of 80 on Monday, shattering the old record of 77 degrees that was set in …
Read More »NFL Hall of Famer who played for Rams in Jefferson City touting bipartisan cardiac emergency legislation
An NFL Hall of Famer who spent four of his 14 NFL seasons with the St. Louis Rams is at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City this …
Read More »Mid-Missouri lawmaker hopes to get compost legislation across finish line this year
A Missouri House committee is expected to vote this afternoon on legislation from a Columbia lawmaker to designate the first full week in May as Missouri compost …
Read More »Missouri’s rural electric cooperatives supporting rural workforce housing legislation
The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives and the Missouri Economic Development Council back legislation that’s aimed at rural workforce housing. The Missouri House Rural Community Development Committee …
Read More »(LISTEN): Youth center leader says Columbia’s youth can do great things, but must remain motivated
Officials from Columbia’s new youth center near Providence and Ash say no expense was spared at the center and that these children deserve the best. Columbia Destiny …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia man charged with killing woman as she was holding a child in court today
A Columbia man who’s charged with the Christmas Day killing of his girlfriend is scheduled to be arraigned this (Monday) morning in Boone County Circuit Court. Court …
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