The Morning Meeting

Searching for something to do on President's Day?  How about a trip over to Independence where a full program is planned for the holiday?  Director, Mark Adams has the details on this MM.

What exactly is "rail banking" and what does it have to do with our park system in Columbia?  Parks and Rec Director Gabe Huffington explains all on this MM with Simon.

Unfortunately it has been a violent start to the new year.   CPD Assistant Chief Lance Bollinger details the investigations thus far.

Chief Weimer is back on the MM to let students know that they can safely exchange merchandise sold online at the MUPD HQ on campus.

World Cup preparations in Columbia, the arrival of Nordstrom Rack and lots of other business developments on this episode of the MM as Pete Bland from the Missourian returns to visit with Simon.

Looking for a safe place to exchange an item with an online sale?  Captain Brian Leer says you can always do the transaction at the Sheriff's Department.

Adam and Brandon are back for their monthly visit.  We talked about everything from how they stay warm in winter weather, to eagles to coyotes to CWD.  All on this MM.

Whether or not to ban people from loitering in medians on busy city streets has been an ongoing debate for a while now.  Last night the city council took action.  More on this MM as Simon visits with Jacque Sample, Columbia's third ward council rep.

What are the worries about security at the upcoming World Cup?  Especially with the brutal actions of ICE on the streets of American cities.  Disquiet has been ramping up and Vahe Gregorian wrote about this in a column last week after talking to the mayor of Kansas City.

With another brutal bout of winter weather incoming, Nate Duker with MasterTech gives some invaluable tips about keeping your water running.

Robert is back to discuss the latest Microsoft outage and how to deal with frustrating passwords!

It's the time of year when unscrupulous operators are out there to separate you from your money using tax scams.  Khesha Duncan is back to warn you and tell you what to look out for to protect yourself.

A big winter storm, big overpass changes coming this summer, all part of the improve I-70 Project.  We get the details on a "Transportation Tuesday"!

Get the very latest on the city's snow removal efforts on this MM with Simon.

The Love Columbia housing complex is nearing completion and Jane Williams is back to talk about how it will help their mission of finding permanent homes for previously homeless families.

A bitter cold weekend with 5-8 inches of snow forecast.  Richard Stone and his crew will be very busy this weekend.   Richard updates us on the city's plan for the winter storm on this MM.

A notorious unsolved murder case that rocked the city of Springfield 20 years ago is the subject of a new book by our friend, James Owen.   Find out more about this unique case on this MM.

Justin Aldred is back and previews what is to come in 2026 for the Boone County Commission.

A controversial annexation plan to build a condo complex off Highway WW was the major topic at this week's council meeting.  Vera Elwood explains her "No" vote and addresses some of the other topics from the latest council meeting on this MM.

The CDC recently changed its vaccine recommendations in an unorthodox way with some controversial updates.  It has caused general outcry among physicians across the country.  Dr. Laura Morris gives sound advice on vaccines on this MM with Simon.

Bees are just fascinating and are so valuable to our ecosystem.  Have you ever wanted to learn more about them and possible keep them?  CJ Lexow and Clay Helm fill you in on an upcoming beekeeping class at the University on this MM.

Applications are now open for the MACC Flight School at COU.  Ed Longoria is back to update us on an exciting year ahead for the program.

It has not been a great start to 2026 as far as crime in Columbia goes.  Lance Bollinger is back for his first visit of the year and updates us on the rocky start to the year.

I just got my latest Social Security Statement in the mail, so I had some questions and obviously many of you did as well judging by the latest visit with Matt Skelton, manager of our local Social Security Office.  

Ted Farnen returns to KFRU on this MM to fill Simon in on his new gig.

Be aware of another scam going around where people are impersonating Sheriff's Department officers.  Captain Brian Leer tells you what to look out for on this MM with Simon.

Adam and Brandon are back for the first time this year and discuss eagle watching, rabbit hunts and ice fishing among other things!

There is an exciting addition to the city's sports fieldhouse opening and a number of other new things on the way for our parks system in 2026.  Gabe Huffington fills us in on the details on this MM.

When he was with us in early December Eric Sappington had set a target of $2m to be raised in 2025's COMO Gives campaign.  Did we reach that target?  Find out on this MM.

The first council meeting of the year set out budgetary priorities and Valerie Carroll tells us what they are on this MM with Simon.

What is the AAA forecast for holiday travel in Missouri and beyond?  Nick Chabarria tells us on this MM with Simon.

More big news at Columbia Regional Airport this week.  Mike Parks, COU manager explains all on this MM.

James Owen is back to discuss the legacy and life of film director, actor and producer, Rob Reiner.

Janet Thompson is back to take a look back at 2025 and a look forward to 2026 for county government.

Betsy Peters is back on the MM to update us on the last council meeting of the year.

On this MODOT Monday we get a full update on the next stage of the I-70 Improvement project from Trent, Kirsten and Project Lead, Spencer Robinson.  It is quite a feat of engineering as you'll  hear on this MM with Simon.

Lookout for the "12 Scams of Christmas"!  Khesha Duncan with BBB tells you how to avoid being scammed by "Scrooges" this holiday season.

Want to help out kids at the MU Children's Hospital this holiday season? Find out how with our own "Secret Elf" D Larimer!

Stephen Webber has pre-filed some gun legislation that would seem to be common sense.  Find out more on this MM with Simon.

AI generated crime reports, a Governor's meeting on crime in COMO without the presence of CPD and Operation Brightside, a busy hour and lots to cover with the Assistant Chief.

Continuing our occasional visits with former KFRU staffers to celebrate 100 years.  We had to talk to the legend who is Chris Gervino!

Who called the public safety meeting involving the governor last week?  Was gun control discussed?  Why was CPD and the Sheriff's office not involved?  Some of the questions that MUPD Chief Brian Weimer answers on this MM with Simon.

How busy was the Sheriff's Department in the snow on Monday?  Just one of the things tackled as Captain Brian Leer joins Simon on this MM.

You would think things would slow down at this time of year in the Missouri Conservation Department.  "Not at all" says Adam Doerhoff.

COMO Gives is underway, and Eric Sappington is back to tell you how you can donate, what the target is this year and how your dollars can help nearly 180 organizations in our area.

How long will it be before we have a recycling structure rebuilt for the city?  Nick Foster is here to tell us and to update us on other city business on this MM with Simon.

Joe Moseley was Boone County's Prosecuting attorney for 14 years.  He tried many high-profile cases but none more so than the Susan Davis case.  Joe talks about that case and previews an upcoming presentation on it at the State Historical Society on this MM.

Its Thanksgiving Wednesday on the MM and that only means one thing.... the return of Brook Harlan to literally "talk turkey"!

We've got a big travel holiday coming up once again and that means Nick Chabarria with AAA is back with Simon on this MM to tell you what to expect.

What is Cloudflare and why did its outage last week cause such mayhem?  The Computer Guy, Robert Ricketts, is here once again to explain all.