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Heart of Missouri United Way executive director ANDREW GRABAU talks about the importance of volunteers and the idea of volunteering. "We're talking tens of thousands of dollars every single year, hundreds of thousands of dollars in our whole community, that is saved by volunteers helping the non-profit sector." May 19, 2021

Financial advisor ALEX LaBRUNERIE, LaBrunerie Financial, is optimistic about 2021 due in large part to the markets' response to the coronavirus vaccine rollout - and he's got the charts to prove it! May 20, 2021

Hungry for pancakes? The Boonslick Kiwanis Club has got you covered! (Well, on June 12th they do.) ANN McGINITY tells us the who, what and where for this year's drive-thru-only event. Also, MARILYN McLEOD invites everyone to next Tuesday's virtual Lunch and Learn, at which attendees will learn how funds from the federal CARES Act are being/have been spent in our community. Registration is required! (4:17) June 3, 2021

More than 20 years after the first stories about R. Kelly’s sexual activities with teenage girls, a federal jury in New York convicted him of sex trafficking and racketeering. This week on Views of the News, a look back on two decades of investigative reporting in that case. Also, the harm created by the over-coverage of missing white women, and when live t.v. doesn’t go as planned. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Ron Kelley: Views of the News.

Friends of Mizzou Botanic Garden is bringing a "rock star of the birding world" to the MU campus! Columbia Audubon Society president JIM GAST and MUBG's DONNA PULEO invite the public to an event next week featuring "bird man" Noah Strycker (the aforementioned rock star), Sarah Kendrick from the Missouri Department of Conservation, and more at the Bond Life Sciences Center in Columbia. October 5, 2021

The State Historical Society of Missouri continues to host 'Cultural Crossroads', an early-statehood-themed exhibit at its Center for Missouri Studies on the MU campus. Today, guest JOAN STACK, curator of art collections, talks about the "complexities of politics" in those early days, including why some felt Missouri needed its own paper money. October 8, 2021

When you're in your teens and twenties, retirement is a distant thought; and it's that same group of people - employees - who change jobs "at a very fast pace." Financial advisor ALEX LaBRUNERIE, LaBrunerie Financial, has some advice for those who are thinking about moving on: take a good look at your 401K. Leaving a job too soon could mean you're forfeiting vested contributions from your employer. October 14, 2021

If you're doubtful about the benefits and the practice of intermittent fasting, maybe hearing from today's guest, JAMES MOUSER, will change your mind. James fasts for 24 hours, once a week, much like DR. ANAND CHOCKALINGAM, today's other guest and cardiologist at Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital. Dr. Chockalingam says fasting is "the simplest thing we can do to reverse weight-related metabolic problems." October 15, 2021

The FDA has approved the Pfizer vaccine use for people over the age of 16, without the emergency use authorization. How will this affect the vaccine rates among the vaccine hesitant, and how might it affect vaccine requirements in the public and private sectors? And, why are some outlets pushing alternative treatments not approved for human use at all? Also, an update on evacuating journalists from Afghanistan, changes to the Sunday editions of the Kansas City Star and journalism’s role in finding the next host of Jeopardy! From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Covering Hurricane Ida: who did it well, who made some missteps, and how reporters – again – became the story. Also, Lester Holt’s exclusive interview with Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, why the Kansas City Star is suing Overland Park, Kan., and remembering Ed Asner From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.