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Biden's blunders versus Trump's blunders. Going over some of the rules that have been released for their big matchup, and the state campaign commercials are already in full swing.

Missouri Times Publisher Scott Faughn weighs in on which statewide candidates would shine in a debate and how the polls are looking. Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe weighs in on current city happenings.

WNBA rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese make news for a rough foul on Clark over the weekend. Is it a sign of something bigger than basketball? Randy gets educated on what "stan" means, and folks are debating how to classify the county's form of democracy.

Missouri's 2024 GOP and Democratic gubernatorial primaries are fast approaching. Election day is Tuesday August 6. "Missouri Times" publisher Scott Faughn joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", telling listeners that GOP Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe has triple the amount of money of both of his major challengers combined. They are Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and State Sen. William Eigel (R-Weldon Spring). Mr. Faughn tells listeners that Mr. Kehoe is impressive and that people believe in him. Faughn also says he expects the trial attorneys to donate to Senator Eigel's gubernatorial campaign this week. We also discussed an education bill signed into law by Governor Parson that allows charter schools to operate in Columbia Public Schools (CPS) and all Boone County school districts. CPS Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood has blasted the bill, telling business leaders in March that the bill would cause CPS to have to reduce teachers and staff. Dr. Yearwood tells 939 the Eagle that charter schools will lead to the demise of public schools. Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia), who sponsored the charter school provision, disagrees with that, saying Dr. Yearwood’s comments are ludicrous. Senator Rowden says the bill offers $450-million in new dollars for public education, in addition to $300-million in new dollars coming in the next few years. Mr. Faughn tells listeners that the charter school provision was Senator Rowden's top priority. Faughn tells listeners that the bill will take some resources away from public schools. Mr. Faughn also criticized Superintendent Yearwood during the interview:

More than 1,200 residents in the Centralia, Hallsville and Harrisburg areas have lost power, from Thursday night’s storms in mid-Missouri. Boone Electric Cooperative says there were about 30 outages overall at one point, with about 2,500 members impacted at one point last night. Crews have worked around-the-clock to restore power to about one-thousand residents, leaving 1,239 without power. Most of those residents live in Centralia, Hallsville and Harrisburg. One Hallsville listener describes the area as a "war zone", due to storm damage. State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri". She tells listeners that the tornado sirens in Hallsville did not sound last night. The Boone County Office of Emergency Management says it is working to identify and correct all issues with the tornado sirens:

Missouri’s governor and state lawmakers in both parties like State Reps. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) and Jim Schulte (R-New Bloomfield) will be in Columbia in about an hour for this morning's 10 o'clock groundbreaking ceremony for the $405-million I-70 project between Columbia and Kingdom City. This morning’s ceremony takes place at the Drury Plaza hotel near Columbia’s I-70 and 63 interchange. Governor Mike Parson (R) and state Highways and Transportation Commission chairman W. Dustin Boatwright of Cape Girardeau will speak at the ceremony, which will be close to the interstate. The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) plans to add an additional lane to I-70 between the Highway 63 connector in Columbia and Highway 54 in Kingdom City. MoDOT project director Jeff Gander tells 939 the Eagle that the work will begin after the Fourth of July east of Columbia. City spokeswoman Sydney Olsen tells 939 the Eagle that Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, fourth ward councilman Nick Foster and fifth ward councilman Donald Waterman plan to attend this morning’s ceremony, along with Mr. Seewood. Governor Parson joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", describing today as a big day. He talked about the decision to use state dollars, specifically general revenue, for this project. We also discussed the $50-billion state operating budget approved by state lawmakers. Governor Parson tells listeners that the next governor will likely have to do a supplemental budget. We also asked him if he'll have to call a special session this summer or fall: