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Jelly Roll Heading To American Idol

Jelly Roll will be American Idol‘s first-ever “artist in residence” for the upcoming season, joining the show during “Hollywood Week” and continuing to be a permanent fixture throughout. Jelly Roll was a […]

Date published: February 5, 2025

Jelly Roll Hosts Free Benefit Concert

Jelly Roll hosted a free benefit concert at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, February 1st to support relief efforts following the Los Angeles wildfires. The event was attended by almost 16,000 […]

Date published: February 4, 2025

Willie Nelson To Hit The Road This Summer

Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan are set to headline the 35-date Outlaw Music Festival tour this summer. The 10-year anniversary of the annual traveling festival, the shows will feature an impressive lineup including Sheryl […]

Date published: February 4, 2025

Rascal Flatts To Team Up With The Jonas Brothers

Rascal Flatts is getting ready to hit the road and that calls for new music. Rascal Flatts and the Jonas Brothers have teamed up on the single, “I Dare You.” The song was […]

Date published: February 3, 2025

Jelly Roll Part of SNL Concert

Saturday Night Live is celebrating 50 years with an epic multi-genre concert. Jelly Roll is just one of many artists invited to celebrate Saturday Night Live’s musical legacy with an concert […]

Date published: January 31, 2025

Chris Stapleton Makes Big Donation

Chris Stapleton will be returning to Austin City Limits to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary in an hour-long performance set to premiere on Saturday, February 1st. His performance will feature live renditions of […]

Date published: January 30, 2025

Brad Paisley To Perform At Grammys

Brad Paisley will be representing the country genre by performing at the Grammys. Wednesday, January 29th the Recording Academy announced twelve new live performers that will be taking part in […]

Date published: January 30, 2025

Carrie Underwood Brought Us To Tears

It was a beautiful rendition. Carrie Underwood had to perform an a cappella rendition of “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Monday due to an audio malfunction. Shortly after […]

Date published: January 21, 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

Mid-Missouri News

UPDATE: Monday bond hearing set for Mizzou sorority kidnapping suspect

A bond hearing is set for Monday afternoon for a Columbia man who allegedly forced his way into a Mizzou sorority house last week, assaulted someone and then locked himself […]

Date published: February 9, 2025

UPDATE: NWS says Columbia and mid-Missouri could see at least four inches of snow on Wednesday

While parts of mid-Missouri could see up to an inch of snow late Monday night into Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) says the best chance of snow this […]

Date published: February 9, 2025

Columbia’s Carl Edwards to be inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame tonight

A legendary NASCAR driver and Columbia native who began his career as a substitute teacher will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Friday night in Charlotte, North Carolina. […]

Date published: February 7, 2025

UPDATE: At least two rounds of winter weather possible in mid-Missouri next week

The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says snow, sleet and freezing rain are all possible in the Columbia area and across mid-Missouri on Monday evening into Tuesday. While […]

Date published: February 7, 2025

(LISTEN): Missouri’s House Speaker focused on foster care bill; hopeful Chiefs remain in Show-Me State

Missouri’s House Speaker expects bipartisan foster care legislation he’s championed to be the first House bill sent to the Senate next week in Jefferson City. The bill requires the state […]

Date published: February 7, 2025

UPDATE: Wilson convicted of high-profile 1984 Columbia abduction, sexual assault and throat-slashing

A Boone County jury deliberated for about two hours on Thursday before convicting a former Columbia man of the gruesome 1984 abduction, rape and throat-slashing of a 17-year-old Hickman student. […]

Date published: February 7, 2025

Trial involving 1984 Columbia abduction, sexual assault and attack continues

A jury at the Boone County Courthouse will hear from additional witnesses on Thursday morning in day three of a case involving a 1984 Columbia abduction, rape and throat-slashing. 61-year-old […]

Date published: February 6, 2025

Columbia’s city council recognizes longtime REDI president Button

The retiring Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) president has been honored by Columbia’s city council. Longtime REDI president Stacey Button received a resolution of appreciation from the council this […]

Date published: February 6, 2025

(LISTEN): Missouri’s lieutenant governor hopes state departments follow his lead on working in the office

Immediate senior staff members at the Missouri lieutenant governor’s office will soon be required to work in the office five days a week. Lieutenant Governor Dave Wasinger made the announcement […]

Date published: February 6, 2025

UPDATE: Columbia man charged with kidnapping for Mizzou sorority house incident has criminal record

A Columbia man remains jailed without bond after allegedly forcing his way into a Mizzou sorority house, assaulting someone and locking himself in a room with a female victim while […]

Date published: February 6, 2025

Mizzou’s Center for Child Well-Being receives $2-million grant

A University of Missouri School of Medicine researcher who oversees the Center for Child Well-Being in Columbia has received a $2-million from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education […]

Date published: February 6, 2025

UPDATE: Several schools canceling classes in mid-Missouri, due to freezing rain

The freezing rain in mid-Missouri’s Randolph and Chariton counties is causing a few school cancellations today in our listening area. Westran R-1 schools in Huntsville, St. Pius X in Moberly, […]

Date published: February 5, 2025

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