Matt Nichols, the President for the Columbia Police Officers' Associate, joins Wake Up Mid-Missouri to discuss the group's desire for a pro-law enforcement candidate to run against Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe.

We recap some of the high school and Mizzou football winners from the weekend. A quick summary of what happened with the abortion initiative over the weekend, and Randy's officially achieved celebrity status, according the Facebook.

Missouri Times Publisher Scott Faughn previews his annual 30 Under 30 event and roast, taking place tonight in Jefferson City. A hiker survives in a Washington national park for over a month and Randy stuns us all with "dead butt syndrome."

Criminal defense attorney and Eagle radio host, Jennifer Bukowsky, unpacks the Friday news that broke on the abortion initiative petition that was slated to be on the November ballot. We also look at a town with an influx of Haitian illegal immigrants and the problems the community is experiencing.

Kamala gets busted "flip flopping" on yet another topic. Why are paper straws so dang distgusting? Plus, the show's history with the word "pineapple."

We recap a decision made that changes how the Abortion IP will be worded on the November ballot. Brittany Mahomes gets a shoutout from DJT and we see natural selection hard at work. We also are joined by JCMO Mayor Ron FItzwater to update us on some of JC's projects.

News breaks about a DOJ spokesman caught on camera talking about Trump's Manhattan trial. We give our nominations for winners and losers of the week.

Listener Colleen makes an EPIC comparison of Tim Walz to a well-known character on a TV show, and it's absolutely perfect. Randy highlights a disturbing TikTok trend he discovered over the weekend.

Center for Immigration Studies' Mark Krikorian discusses Kamala Harris' comments on the border and illegal immigration. We highlight a story of a California, MO, kiddo being honored for being a hero and Brian Hauswirth recaps a local court case.

National Security expert Steve Bucci weighs in on what the Hamas situation is looking like overseas. We're not sure what's going on, but the Wake Up Fam is cranky today! -H