by Ashley Byrd | Nov 26, 2023 | History, News, Politics / Govt
Governor Mike Parson’s autobiography, No Turnin’ Back, is in the editing stage now but he had his first interview about his book with Missourinet’s Ashley Byrd. He explained why he wrote it and shared some highlights, LISTEN TO PART 1 (10:49) Net...
by Ashley Byrd | Nov 22, 2023 | Crime / Courts, History, News
Missouri’s Chief Justice Mary Russell is in charge of a historic state Supreme Court. This is the first time in the state’s history that women are the majority on the high bench. “It’s something that I never thought I would see in my professional...
by Ashley Byrd | Oct 23, 2023 | History, News
A year ago, the mid-Missouri community of Wooldridge was still smoldering from a wildfire that destroyed about three thousand acres. Tim Scherrer, a local high school teacher, clean-up volunteer and writer has reconstructed the events in a book, Half the Town Burned,...
by Ashley Byrd | Aug 31, 2023 | Business, Entertainment, News
Organizers and owner of the Treeline Music Fest in Columbia have cancelled this year’s festival. The social media announcement published Thursday states expenses were too high: Owner Tracy Lane did not comment further on the announcement. Lane and co-owner Shay...
by Ashley Byrd | Jul 10, 2023 | Military, News
Listen to entire interview (12:50) Missouri will officially honor veterans of the Korean War in a special ceremony at the capitol building on July 27th at 10 a.m. The event will honor the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice and offer closure to veterans of...