Complaints about the lack of parking near the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City date back decades, and those complaints continue today. Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater joined …
Read More »(LISTEN): State Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
GOP Governor Mike Parson remains in the Missouri Governor’s Mansion in 2024 and Republicans will have supermajorities in both legislative chambers in the new session. It begins …
Read More »Missouri’s 2024 legislative session begins one week from today
Missouri lawmakers will return to Jefferson City one week from today for the start of Missouri’s 2024 legislative session. Under the state Constitution, lawmakers start their session …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mid-Missouri state lawmaker says rebuilding I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City to take three years
A state lawmaker from mid-Missouri’s Callaway County says you can expect construction to begin this summer on I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City in the first phase …
Read More »UPDATE: Convicted double killer from mid-Missouri’s New Bloomfield to be put to death in 2024
The state Supreme Court has scheduled an April 9 execution date for a convicted double killer from mid-Missouri’s New Bloomfield. The Supreme Court issued a two-page order …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) previews Missouri’s 2024 session on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) is seeking Missouri’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 2024. Republicans currently have a GOP supermajority in the House of 111-51. Leader Quade …
Read More »(LISTEN): UM System President Dr. Mun Choi discusses Mizzou football success, NIL bill and academics on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Cutting-edge is how UM System President Dr. Mun Choi describes the bipartisan NIL bill signed into law by Missouri’s governor at Faurot Field in August. Mizzou football …
Read More »(LISTEN): New drone shows to highlight tonight’s Living Windows event in Jefferson City
More than 5,000 people are expected to pack downtown Jefferson City for this evening’s popular Living Windows event and the candlelight tours at the Governor’s Mansion. Living …
Read More »(LISTEN): Key mid-Missouri state lawmaker focused on state employee pay for 2024
Cole County’s approximately 14,000 state employees received an 8.7 percent pay raise in February, under a bipartisan plan proposed by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. The plan received …
Read More »EquipmentShare opens $46-million Moberly industrial center
A Columbia-based company that’s undergoing a $100-million expansion in Columbia has opened its brand-new $46-million industrial and upfitting center in mid-Missouri’s Moberly. The state Department of Economic …
Read More »2023 Missouri Governor’s Mansion Christmas trees heading to Jefferson City
Jefferson City-area motorists will notice large Christmas trees being transported on trucks in the downtown area this morning. The 2023 Missouri Governor’s Mansion Christmas trees will be …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Governor Parson discusses Thanksgiving, Cole County prayer breakfast and 2024 session on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
More than 250 people packed Missouri Farm Bureau headquarters in Jefferson City this morning to hear Governor Mike Parson deliver the keynote at the Cole County prayer …
Read More »Missouri state offices to be closed on Thanksgiving and on the following Friday
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 …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia food maker praised for outreach to refugee community
A plant on Columbia’s Waco road is the only plant in North America that makes Oscar Mayer hot dogs. Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) president Stacey …
Read More »Missouri’s governor to make his second appointment to state Supreme Court in less than two months
We’ll know in a few hours who Missouri’s governor has chosen for the open seat on the state Supreme Court. Governor Parson will brief Capitol reporters this …
Read More »Missouri’s governor invites you to Saturday’s Parson Family fall festival
Big crowds are expected at tomorrow’s (Saturday) sixth annual Parson Family fall festival at the Missouri governor’s mansion in Jefferson City. The outdoor event is from 1-3 …
Read More »(LISTEN): Author credits Cooper County firefighter’s evacuation decision in Wooldridge fire
Sunday was the one-year anniversary of the Wooldridge fire of 2022, which destroyed at least 23 structures. Columbia author Tim Scherrer has spent the past year writing …
Read More »(LISTEN): State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City) and Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater appear on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Powerful U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio), who chairs the U.S. House Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill, is trying to obtain federal funding to try to replace Jefferson …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Acting Governor Mike Kehoe discusses Israel, Capitol dome in Jefferson City and Buy Missouri on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe is Missouri’s acting governor, with Governor Mike Parson on an overseas trade mission to Japan. Acting Governor Kehoe, on behalf of Governor Parson, …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s governor touting rail merger during Japan trade mission
Missouri’s governor, two Cabinet members, state lawmakers and others will wrap up their trade mission to Japan today. Governor Mike Parson has met with executives from numerous …
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