Boone County's presiding commissioner says Proposition L is needed to fund a new county jail. Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick joined host Mike Murphy for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's “CEO Roundtable.” Mike and Commissioner Kendrick tackled several topics, including the jail, Proposition L, the county budget, the purchase of an animal hospital and Boone Health and Boone Hospital. Commissioner Kendrick and Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey support Proposition L, which will be on your November ballot in Columbia/Boone County. Proposition L calls for adding three-eighths-of a cent to the county’s current one-eighth cent law enforcement sales tax to fund a new county jail. Commissioner Kendrick tells listeners that the county spent $2.56 million in 2025 housing inmates in other counties. For the first half of 2026, that cost is $2.12 million, according to Kendrick. Commissioner Kendrick was elected presiding commissioner in 2022 and is unopposed for re-election in November:

Mizzou officials say the individual seen on video at this week’s Turning Point USA event in Columbia is NOT a Mizzou student and has been trespassed from campus. The person addressed Turning Point USA leaders on-campus. The video shows a representative of Turning Point USA asking the person “So you are for people being killed for freedom of speech.” The person responded “Yeah, absolutely.” Mizzou TPUSA president Nate Vass was live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Missouri" and tells listeners that the individual who said that is "evil." Mr. Vass says there were about 250 people in the crowd for the event:

It's still unclear which congressional map will appear on Missouri's November ballot. Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon appeared live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Missouri." She advises you to hold off on casting an absentee ballot until the US Supreme Court decides the case. She notes you can still view your sample ballot on her office's website:

U.S. Rep. Bob Onder (R) is praising the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals'' ruling on congressional maps, saying it is the correct one. Congressman Onder discussed maps as well as fraud during a live interview on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Missouri":

Fast-growing Columbia-based Storagemart is now the world's largest privately owned storage company. It began with its first location on Columbia's Rangeline, near Big Bear. It now has 380 locations and about 800 employees. Storagemart president Mike Burnam appeared in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." Mike earned his degree in agricultural economics from Mizzou. He and Mr. Parry outlined the company's growth:

Missouri's attorney general describes fellow Republican Scott Fitzpatrick as the best auditor in the nation. Auditor Fitzpatrick joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Missouri" to discuss the issue of fraud. A former MoDOT employees now faces federal mail fraud charges after a scathing audit from Fitzpatrick's office. Fitzpatrick says the former employee, Artemus Jackson, allegedly made $50,000 in personal purchases on a state-issued credit card.:

Federal prosecutors in Kansas City and Jefferson City say their office has filed charges, secured pleas and sentences and obtained civil judgments against 15 people involving more than $60-million in actual or intended losses as part of a national enforcement effort led by the Justice Department and other agencies targeting fraud in the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Missouri." He discussed Operation No Doze, which has been a priority for President Donald Trump:

Missouri's lieutenant governor supports UM System President Dr. Mun Choi's call for an increased emphasis on public safety in downtown Columbia. President Choi is calling on Columbia city leaders to take action on downtown safety, rather than forming task forces. Lt. Governor Dave Wasinger joined "Wake Up Missouri" hosts Jennifer Bukowsky and Brian Carl, saying his son graduated from Mizzou and would hear gunshots at 2 or 3 am when he lived in downtown Columbia. Lt. Governor Wasinger says he spoke to President Choi about the crime issue again at the recent Missouri State Fair in Sedalia:

Mid America Bank continues to be one of mid-Missouri's fastest-growing banks. It was founded more than 100 years ago in mid-Missouri's St. Thomas and they've built a new multi-million dollar bank on Stellar drive in south Columbia. Mid America Bank president Brad Roling discussed that growth and the importance of good service on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." He says when the current owners took over in the 1990s, Mid America Bank had three branches and about $20 million in assets. “We are now up to 11 branches, over 150 employees and $1.2 billion in assets," Mr. Roling tells listeners. He says there are very few community banks left. Mr. Roling grew up in Jefferson City, graduating from Helias Interparish high school and from Mizzou. He started as a teller at Boone County National Bank (now Central Bank) and moved to Mid America Bank in 2022:

Various ceremonies are taking place today across mid-Missouri

to remember the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. The Columbia-based U.S. Exercise Tiger Foundation says 13 Missourians and a Mizzou graduate died that day at the World Trade Center. Greene County clerk Shane Schoeller reflected on the anniversary this morning on "Wake Up Missouri" and notes the terror attack united Americans: