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Daniel Boone Regional Library needs new Bookmobiles, and you can help! DBRL development manager Joe Facteau invites everyone to give what they can as the largest-ever capital campaign in the library system's history rolls on to its goal of $1 million. "That price tag is kind of affording a mini library that drives around." May 14, 2026 -
Stephens College has partnered with Kuehler Veterinary Services to provide chiropractic and acupuncture services for its ~25 horses. Barn foreman, Shelby Baxley, and Kally Kuehler, DVM, tell us treatments like these serve not only as a remedy for existing issues like allergies and anxiety, but also as a form of preventative and maintenance care. It works on smaller animals, too! May 13, 2026
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KBIA's Darren Hellwege visits with Scott Simon, longtime host of NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday," about his new book. Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known explores the pets in Scott's life, and how we are all affected by the animals in our lives. -
More than 5,000 spectators attended last year's first-ever Gold Star Memorial Day Parade in downtown Columbia. Will you be one of them this year? Organizer/founder Sherry Wyatt hopes so: "Memorial Day is when we not celebrate, when we honor our fallen heroes." Volunteers are needed! Details on today's show. May 7, 2026 -
This Saturday's HeroCon will put the 'fun' in fundraiser for KVC Missouri, a non-profit dedicated to ensuring every child is connected to a safe family and healthy community by supporting the state's foster care system. Guests: Joe Pallikkathayil and Aubrianna Nichols May 6, 2026 -
Maplewood Barn Theatre kicks off its summer season next Thursday with Neil Simon's classic "Barefoot in the Park". On today's show, we chat with lead actress, Lucia Freeman ("Corie Bratter"), and director Laura Howard, who says of the show: "Love is blind, but marriage is an eye opener. And that's really the heart of this show: how do you make two people who are very different mesh and work together?" May 5, 2026 -
Heart of Missouri Girls on the Run is an after-school program for girls in the third through eighth grade. Board member Claire Van Doren says, "the mission is to inspire girls to be more confident, more joyful, and more healthy." This Saturday's 5K at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia is open to everyone! May 4, 2026 -
Introducing Centerstone, a recent rebranding of Burrell Behavioral Health that Missouri Market CEO Mat Gass says won't affect its dedication to the communities it serves: "we're just adding some new members to the family to make things just a little bit better, a little bit stronger." May is Mental Health Awareness Month. May 1, 2026 -
CMSE is one of 87 non-profit sheltered workshops in Missouri that provides employment for adults with disabilities. In Columbia, Giving Gardens is one such opportunity, says executive director Bruce Young: "the self-esteem and dignity of working just means everything to our folks." April 29, 2026 -
Bike, Walk, & Wheel Week is turning 25 this year! Local Motion CEO Mike Burden joins us with everything you need to know about the many free, family-friendly events designed to celebrate active transportation. April 28, 2026 -
Your smart TV is listening. No, that's not the tag line to a new horror film, it's today's topic with ITCOMO owner Robert Ricketts. He says, "these TVs are just a computer with a gigantic screen..." April 27, 2026 -
Booneanza '26 is a county-wide, puzzle-based treasure hunt that's also a fundraiser for the Boone County History & Culture Center. On today's show, find out more about this "thrilling, competitive and challenging race" to find (and win) a diamond valued at $10,000 from treasure hunt mastermind David Wilson and Chris Campbell, BCHS executive director. April 24, 2026
