The Morning Meeting

Live, free music at the Historical Society building on Elm street on June 13th, what's not to like?  Autumn Cuddy is back with a COMO Music Project update and who will be playing the latest Live on Elm music show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swimming bears and some proposed changes to a number of MDC policies.  Find out more as conservation agent Brandon Cotter visits with Simon on this MM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sheriff Dwayne Carey says that Boone County needs a new jail.  Hear his reasons why on this MM with Simon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lot going on with the Downtown Optimists starting with the annual Soapbox Derby on June 14th.  Rick McKernan has all the details on this MM with Simon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don't miss Nick Foster's final appearance on the Morning Meeting before he moves to Atlanta with his family.  Here we talk about the latest council meeting, the law enforcement tax proposal and we look back at his time on the council. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new Cooper's Landing building is close to completion.  Richard King updates us on the progress and when he expects to be fully open on this MM with Simon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Look out for "employment based" scams.  That is the message from Khesha Duncan with the BBB as she returns to the MM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A huge adoption event and a great award for CMHS on Saturday.  Michelle Casey explains all on this MM with Simon and has a special guest with her! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The brand-new Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment has just opened in Columbia.  Dr Connie Brooks and Miles Hinkel explain just what this means for treatment of patients in Missouri. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An update on the Canvas hack and lots of useful information about AI on this visit with the Computer Guy, Robert Ricketts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey addressed the Commission this week about the need for a sales tax to fund a new county jail.  Hear Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick's response on this MM with Simon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's another MODOT Monday and we talk predominantly about the Improve I-70 project including the date for the demolition of the Providence Road overpass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lots of comings and goings especially when it comes to restaurants in COMO.  Pete Bland is back with all the latest news on restaurants and other business in Columbia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The state of education funding in Missouri and the state of late night talk on TV.  Those are the topics covered by Ted Farnen in his latest Missourian columns.  We get into each subject in depth on this MM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From high speed chases to cold cases to funding CPD.  A lot of ground covered as assistant CPD chief, Lance Bollinger returns to the program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eli Hoff joins us on this MM to discuss the latest news in the Ahmad Hardy shooting case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Canvas website was hacked last week affecting hundreds of colleges and millions of students across the country including MU.  Who are Shinyhunters, the group responsible?  Only one person to ask, Robert Ricketts, The Computer Guy on this MM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It has been a turbulent couple of months at Boone Health and the Missouri Heart Center.  Now Boone Health will start seeing heart patients on May 11th.  There are many questions of course and Christian Basi from Boone Health tells us how you can get those questions answered. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A teenager going 100MPH and a possible tax to fund a new jail.  Just a couple of topics that Captain Brian Leer discusses on this MM with Simon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A distressing story from last month concerning abuse of paddlefish is just one of the things conservation agents Adam and Brandon get into on this MM with Simon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a Memorial Day concert coming up at the Missouri State Capitol Rotunda with the Jefferson City Community Band.  Find out more about the concert and the band itself on this MM with Simon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sherry Wyatt has a very personal stake in organizing the Memorial Day Parade.  Here, she tells her story and adds how you can help with this year's parade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 3-9th is Children's Mental Health Awareness week.  Dr Laine Young-Walker is an MU Healthcare Psychiatrist heading up a project dedicated to kid's mental health.  She explains the project on this MM with Simon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A big 911 and 311 tech problem afflicted the whole area on May 4th.  Service has now been restored and Christie Davis, BCJC Director, tells us more about the outage and what is thought to have caused it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will a public safety sales tax be approved in the near future? That was one of the major topics at the latest city council meeting.  We talk about that and other council matters on this MM as Vera Elwood visits with Simon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.