Columbia’s city council has unanimously approved a proposed new single-lane roundabout at busy Fairview and Chapel Hill. The council held a public hearing Monday night, before the …
Read More »UPDATE: Missouri’s Senate President Pro Tem will not be running for office this year
Missouri’s powerful Senate President will not be a candidate for office in 2024. State Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia), the Senate President Pro Tem, made his announcement this …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia’s mayor discusses roll carts and proposed Forum/Chapel Hill roundabout on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Columbia debated the controversial roll cart issue for a decade before they were finally approved in 2023. While roll carts began two weeks ago, some residents say …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) discusses charter schools and education on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
A 167-page omnibus education bill approved by the Missouri Senate this week that would allow charter schools to operate in Columbia Public Schools (CPS) and all Boone …
Read More »UPDATE: Girl beaten near Hazelwood East remains in critical condition; Gofundme set up
A Gofundme has been established for the north St. Louis County girl whose head was repeatedly slammed into a concrete street during a Friday fight near Hazelwood …
Read More »(LISTEN): NFIB Missouri director Brad Jones discusses hiring and economic trends on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The NFIB has released its Small Business Optimism Index today, which says 23 percent of small business owners report inflation is their single most important problem in …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey addresses beating near Hazelwood East high school on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
St. Louis television station KMOV reports a girl whose head was repeatedly slammed into the concrete street during a fight near Hazelwood East high school in north …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia city council candidate Lisa Meyer appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The city of Columbia is currently 37 police officers short. Voters in Columbia’s second ward will see two candidates on their April city council ballot: Lisa Meyer …
Read More »(LISTEN): Downtown Columbia Candy Factory owner Mike Adkinson discusses 50 years in business on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Downtown Columbia’s popular Candy Factory opened in 1974 and was owned by Georgia and Earl Lundgren. The Candy Factory was one of Columbia’s first female-owned businesses when …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The “Missouri Times” honored Missouri Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) as its 2024 stateswoman of the year last night. 939 the Eagle’s Randy Tobler reports there …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri House Veterans Committee chair says veteran suicides are a crisis
Bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing veteran suicides is expected to hit the Missouri Senate floor soon. The Missouri House recently voted 157-0 to approve the bill from …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is seeking Missouri’s GOP gubernatorial nomination in August. He joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling …
Read More »(LISTEN): “Missouri Times” publisher Scott Faughn discusses Missouri Secretary of State and Treasurer races on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Then-State Rep. Jason Kander (D-Kansas City) beat then-Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller (R-Willard) by 39,000 votes in Missouri’s 2012 secretary of state race. Mr. Schoeller …
Read More »(LISTEN): U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) reflects on 16 years in Washington on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) will retire in December after eight terms on Capitol Hill. Congressman Luetkemeyer was first elected to Congress in northeast Missouri’s old …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri House Veterans Committee chairman Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The Missouri House has recently voted 157-0 to approve bipartisan legislation from State Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) that tasks the Missouri Veterans Commission with expanding its …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Senator Schmitt says power that the federal government doesn’t have are retained by the states
Missouri’s junior senator says there’s a lack of understanding among a lot of his congressional colleagues about what the role of the federal government is. U.S. Sen. …
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): 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 LGBTQ ordinance slammed by Missouri’s attorney general
Missouri’s attorney general doesn’t mince words when describing Columbia’s new four-page LGBTQ ordinance, saying it violates people’s religious freedoms. Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined us live on …
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