Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

Harrison Conyers remembers Ray Moore and family, for his philanthropic efforts to build, maintain, and update the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall, with the intention of recognizing those who lost their lives in service to the country, and to honor their memories.

CMC Mack Ellis, USN (ret), delivers a recitation of OLD GLORY at today's Memorial Day Ceremony. The poem, originally entitled "I Am Old Glory," was written in 1994 by Howard Schnauber.

Mayor Donna Deegan and US Representative John Rutherford join JMN before participating in today's Memorial Day Ceremony, to discuss the importance of Jacksonville's veteran community,

JMN is live at the City of Jacksonville Memorial Day Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Wall in Downtown Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Memorial Wall is the 2nd largest such memorial in the country, behind the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC. Harrison Conyers, Director of Military Affairs and Veterans Department for the COJ, and Rich Possert of Operation New Uniforn, join JMN to share detail...

Meteorologist Corey Simma joins JMN with a detailed look at the Memorial Day Weekend forecast, as summer heat and humidity are on the way. Join our meteorology team - Corey, Garrett, Sarah, and Mike - for our free Weathering The Storm luncheon on June 4 to get safety and preparation tips for the coming storm season. Register on WOKV.COM and we'll see you there!

This week's FLBL features Jacksonville Pottery Studio, a community pottery studio on Sunbeam Center Drive. Visit JAXPOTTERY.COM for more information.

Ryan reports on the latest in DC, as Harvard University has filed suit against President Trump for his latest initiative preventing foreign students from attending Harvard University, and the House takes a break after passing Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," before they take up the challenge of another spending bill when they return.

As JMN wraps up at the North Florida Regional Transportation Management Center, Hampton Ray and Jacob Pickering rejoin JMN to discuss holiday travel safety resources as we head into the Memorial Day Weekend, and share details about how certain road construction projects are planned and executed to improve your daily traffic flow -- such as the State Road 16 modifications intersecting I-95, the Pos...

WOKV's traffic anchor Sherri Byrd joins JMN, and we're also joined by 104.5 and Action News Jax alumnus Derrick Odom, as they take us behind the curtains at the North Florida Regional Transportation Management Center.

Ryan reports on a late night legislative session that saw the House GOP secure enough partisan votes to pass President Trump's "one big beautiful bill." Next stop is the Senate review, which doesn't face the same SALT objections, but will likely require revisions from the House before it gets to President Trump's desk.

A recent tragedy involving a pedestrian & child fatally struck on Baymeadows Road has prompted discussions from City Councilman Joe Carlucci on how that area might be better secured for pedestrians. Hampton Ray from the FDOT discusses how this process is handled for locally owned roads, state roads (like Baymeadows Road, SR 152), to determine where and how crosswalks and intersection controls are...

JMN is live at the North Florida Regional Transportation Management Center, our regional hub for traffic and transportation guidance. FDOT Community Outreach Specialist, and WOKV traffic alumnus Jacob Pickering returns to JMN to discuss how FDOT monitors all the major traffic routes, and how their Outreach office engages the communityon transportation project developments.

Hampton Ray from the Florida Department Of Transportation talks about coordinated local traffic services, how responses to traffic issues (crashes,etc) are managed, and how road development projects are planned and executed in the Jacksonville area (like the First Coast Expressway, Shands Bridge renovation, etc).

Ryan reports on breaking news, as US Rep Gerry Connolly (D,VA-11) has passed away. In other DC news, yesterday's postured progress on Trump's "one big beautiful bill" after the President addressed GOP reps apparently took an unfavorable turn during the overnight hours.

Fox Across America host Jimmy Failla joins JMN, with thoughts about the late George Wendt's "Norm" character from Cheers, why Trump would be way more fun if he had a Southern accent, what's up with Bill Belichick?, and what you can expect tonight on Fox Across America at 6pm!

Action News Jax investigative reporter Jake Stofan reports on the cancelation of a controversial Guana River land swap deal in St. Johns County.

Ryan reports on the latest developments in getting Trump's "one big beutiful bill" passed. While it has advanced past comittee approval, it still faces a floor vote and there are still some Republican holdouts leveraging "SALT" (state and local tax) deduction adjustments. The increase in costs from those adjustments risks alienating less moderate Republicans.

Brian joins JMN to share thoughts on the ongoing hostilities in Gaza, Trump's visit to the Middle East, and the latest on US immigration policies and protests. Hear more on the Brian Kilmeade Show from 10am to noon on WOKV!

Action News Jax Traffic Anchor Bethany Reese looks at what measures local communities are using to promote school zone traffic safety, and which communities present the most frequent incidents of risk and/or injury. Hear the full story tonight on Action News Jax at 545pm on CBS47 and FOX30.

Ryan reports on Trump's "one big beautiful bill" package advancing through a committee approval vote over the weekend, and moves to a House floor vote later this week. House GOP legislators hope to have the bill passed by Memorial Day.

Blue-green algae plumes are common in some waterways, and locally it's a concern at Doctor's Lake that can cause adverse health effects. Clay County Health Officer Heather Huffman joins JMN to discuss water safety awareness issues, and how folks can protect themselves when swimming, boating, fishing, etc.

Garrett joins JMN to talk about how hot it's going to be for this weekend and gives an update on what to expect with the blistering heat.

Ryan joins JMN to talk about some proposals in President Trump's budget which includes School Choice Legislation. He also talks about how Vice President JD Vance is heading back to the Vatican.

Chase Robinson joins JMN to talk about how one tip led to an arrest that led to two illegal gambling rooms as well as another tip that led to five arrests for having $24,000 of marijuana. He also talks about a couple of other cases that First Coast Crime Stoppers has highlighted

Ryan reports on committee testimony regarding immigration & deportation policies, and New Jersey Democrat protestors taken into custody for protesting at an ICE detention center.