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Columbia’s new Ronald McDonald House is being built near Stadium and College (January 2024 photo courtesy of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mid-Missouri executive director Terri Gray) Construction of Columbia’s new Ronald McDonald House is progressing despite January’s brutal winter weather. The home is set to open this spring. It’s being built near Columbia’s Stadium and College, within walking distance …

Missouri state troopers have identified the two semi drivers who were killed in that horrific overnight crash on busy Highway 24 east of Moberly. Highway 24 near the Walmart Supercenter remains closed at this hour. The Missouri State Highway Patrol tells ABC-17’s Marina Diaz from our news partner KMIZ that the incident happened when the driver of a tractor trailer …

President Harry Truman’s whistle stop presidential campaign stops in Jefferson City on June 16, 1948. KWOS broadcast President Truman’s address live (file photo courtesy of Zimmer Radio’s Steve Morse) Our Zimmer sister station Newsradio 950 KWOS in Jefferson City is celebrating its 87th birthday today. KWOS engineer Steve Morse says KWOS, which stood for “Keep Watching Our State”, went on …

“Missouri Times” publisher Scott Faughn will be the guest speaker at the February 19 Cole County Lincoln Days event at Jefferson City’s Capitol Plaza Hotel. Dinner begins at 6 that evening, and U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) and a number of state lawmakers are also expected to be there. Mr. Faughn joined us live this morning on 939 the …

Representatives from the Columbia-based Veterans United Foundation surprise Columbia American Legion Post 202 members with a $10,000 donation during their annual Christmas dinner (December 2023 photo courtesy of Veterans United spokesman Chad Moller) The commander of Columbia’s American Legion Post 202 is praising the Columbia-based Veterans United Foundation for its recent surprise gift of $10,000. Herbert Williams American Legion Post …