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2025 ACM Awards Nominations Revealed

The Academy of Country Music unveiled the full list of 2025 ACM Awards nominations on March 27th, led by Ella Langley with eight total nods. Six of her nominations are for […]

Date published: March 28, 2025

Kenny Chesney To Be Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame

How exciting! A ceremony was held in Nashville on Tuesday, March 25, in which Kenny Chesney, June Carter Cash, and Tony Brown were named as the newest class of inductees into the Country Music […]

Date published: March 26, 2025

First Performers Announced For 2025 ACM Awards

It promises to be a big party in Frisco, Texas! Blake Shelton, Eric Church, and Lainey Wilson are the first performers announced for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, taking place on […]

Date published: March 25, 2025

Top Country Tours Of 2024

There’s a good chance you attended one of these tours! Country music is as lucrative and popular now than it has ever been. Country artists regularly top the Billboard 200 […]

Date published: December 20, 2024

Carrie Underwood Part Of NYE Tradition

This just keeps getting better! Carrie Underwood has been announced as the headlining performer for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2025. she joins the other newly announced performers […]

Date published: December 6, 2024

Dolly Parton Is Looking For Actors

Think you could bring Dolly to life on stage? Dolly Parton posted to Instagram on Thursday, December 5th to announce that a nationwide casting search is underway to find someone to play her […]

Date published: December 6, 2024

Country Artists Part Of ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’

If you’re spending New Year’s Eve on your couch, you’ll have some solid entertainment! On Tuesday, Ryan Seacrest announced the music lineup that will bring 2024 to a close during the […]

Date published: December 4, 2024

2024 CMA Awards

What. A. Night! The 58th annual CMA Awards were held on Thursday, November 20th at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning, and Lainey Wilson co-hosted the ceremony, which celebrated country […]

Date published: November 21, 2024

Jelly Roll Joins Big Tour

The announcement was made yesterday. Post Malone announced on Instagram Tuesday, November 19th the details behind his upcoming 2025 Big Ass Stadium Tour. This 25-date run of stadium shows is Post’s biggest headlining […]

Date published: November 20, 2024

2024 CMA Awards Gets Bigger

What a night it will be! The stars are lining up for the upcoming CMA Awards. An impressive list of superstars from the world of country music, sports, and entertainment […]

Date published: November 19, 2024

More Performers Announced For CMA Awards

It’s shaping up to be an amazing night! Lots of musicians are set to perform at the upcoming 58th Annual CMA Awards and the list continues to grow. Luke Combs will be […]

Date published: November 15, 2024

Willie Nelson Plans Future Albums

The red headed stranger isn’t done yet. During a recent interview to promote his 76th solo studio album, Last Leaf on the Tree, Willie Nelson reflected on his mortality and shared plans for […]

Date published: November 13, 2024

Mid-Missouri News

(LISTEN): Possible tornado impacts Cooper County nursing home; no injuries are reported

Columbia and most of the 939 the Eagle listening area remains under a tornado watch through 4 this (Wednesday) afternoon. There have been at least four tornado warnings this morning […]

Date published: April 2, 2025

UPDATE: More than 800 residents in mid-Missouri’s Cooper County without power

Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton, Mexico and most of the 939 the Eagle listening area is under a tornado watch through 4 this (Wednesday) afternoon. There were tornado warnings this morning […]

Date published: April 2, 2025

Mizzou plans Wednesday ribbon-cutting ceremony for MURR expansion; project drew strong bipartisan support

University of Missouri officials are planning a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 11:30 on Wednesday morning for the $20-million three-story expansion of the MU Research Reactor (MURR), which is near Providence in […]

Date published: April 2, 2025

25 percent April voter turnout projected by Boone County clerk Lennon

Boone County’s clerk is projecting a 25 percent voter turnout in Tuesday’s April municipal elections. Columbia’s hotly-contested three-way mayoral race features incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, who is seeking a second […]

Date published: April 2, 2025

(LISTEN): MU Health Care hopes to resume what it calls meaningful talks with Anthem

Columbia-based MU Health Care is open to returning to the table with Anthem, after the two sides failed to reach an agreement to renew contracts. MU Health Care chief operating […]

Date published: April 2, 2025

UPDATE: Columbia teen charged with November double shooting at the Greens apartments jailed without bond

A Columbia teenager charged with shooting and seriously injuring two people in November at the Greens apartments on Clark lane is jailed without bond, after being charged with six felonies. […]

Date published: April 2, 2025

Large hail and damaging winds are possible across mid-Missouri on Wednesday

While the tornado threat appears to be low, mid-Missouri could see two rounds of severe weather on Wednesday. National Weather Service (NWS) St. Louis meteorologist Fred Glass says the first […]

Date published: April 1, 2025

UPDATE: MU Health Care and Anthem fail to reach agreement; both sides criticize each other

Columbia-based MU Health Care’s 1,200 providers, 80 clinics and seven hospitals will be out of Anthem’s commercial network, effective Tuesday. MU Health Care and Anthem have failed to reach an […]

Date published: April 1, 2025

(LISTEN): Organizers hope for big turnout at Saturday’s parade in Jefferson City against child abuse

Batman, Spiderman and other special guests are scheduled to make appearances at Saturday morning’s parade in Jefferson City to observe child abuse prevention awareness month. Office of Child Advocate (OCA) […]

Date published: April 1, 2025

Affordable housing is a priority for Columbia’s new housing programs manager

Columbia’s new housing programs manager says he’ll work with nonprofits in the area and review the city’s internal affordable housing programs to address housing needs in the city. Jake Amelunke […]

Date published: April 1, 2025

UPDATE: Columbia/Boone County finalizing plans to send to DNR regarding homeless camp near Bob Evans

The city of Columbia says it is working with Boone County to finalize its plan to send to the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on the issue of human […]

Date published: April 1, 2025

UPDATE: Suspect who allegedly fired multiple shots this weekend in downtown Columbia has served prison time

Criminal charges have been filed against the convicted felon who allegedly fired multiple shots during this weekend’s chaotic incident in downtown Columbia. 45-year-old Steven Morrell Harris is jailed without bond […]

Date published: March 31, 2025

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