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Kaylin Buckingham is the new drama teacher at Sullivan High School and she had a couple of students with her in the studio this morning. Sullivan High School Theatre

Sullivan Fire Protection District Chief Eric Lewis was with me in the studio this morning.

Brian Witt is the Superintendent at the Crawford County R-I School District in Bourbon.

Sullivan Police Chief Patrick Johnson was my guest in the studio this morning.

Bob Martin dropped by this morning to tell us about something new at the Masonic All-you-can-eat Breakfast that's held the last Saturday of every month.

📻 KTUI Wednesday Morning Update – October 28, 2026
📍 Serving Franklin, Crawford, Gasconade & Washington Counties
🎙️1560 AM | Text "NEWS" to 573‑677‑1001 for a morning update or "DAILY" to get it every morning around 6:30.

☀️ Weather
Today: Sunny, high near 78. Tonight: Clear, low around 55. Tomorrow: Sunny, high near 80.

🎉 Today's Holidays
National Chocolate Day, National First Responders Day, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated 140 years ago today, National Immigrants Day, National Wild Foods Day

💹 Market Recap
Markets closed higher Tuesday: the Dow added 0.03% to 52,377.57, the S&P 500 rose 0.60% to 7,722.60, and the Nasdaq gained 1.18% to 26,477.81, led by tech ahead of today's Fed decision.

🏐 Sullivan volleyball: the Eagles are Class 3 District 9 champions after beating St. Clair 3-0 Monday — next is the sectional tomorrow at 6:30 PM at Strafford against Strafford.
⚽ Sullivan boys soccer: won 3-1 at Festus last night; hosts Warrenton tonight, varsity at 6:30.
🏒 Blues: lost 2-0 to Montreal last night, shut out for the second straight game despite 46 shots.
⚽ St. Louis City SC: hosts Portland tonight at 7:30 at Energizer Park.

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Sullivan School District Activities Director Cody Davis was my guest this morning.

Judy Berti and Jerry Thurmond were my guests this morning to talk about some veterans programs coming up and a Christmas Gospel Hootenanny.

📻 KTUI Tuesday Morning Update – October 27, 2026
📍 Serving Franklin, Crawford, Gasconade & Washington Counties
🎙️1560 AM | Text "NEWS" to 573‑677‑1001 for a morning update or "DAILY" to get it every morning around 6:30.

☀️ Weather
Today: Mostly cloudy, high near 73. Tonight: Mostly clear, low around 52. Tomorrow: Sunny, high near 78.

🎉 Today's Holidays
Navy Day • National Black Cat Day • National American B**r Day • National Mentoring Day • National Civics Day • World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

💹 Market Recap
Wall Street opened the week higher Monday: the Dow rose 0.28% to 52,361.58, the S&P 500 gained 0.70% to 7,676.77, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.82% to 26,169.38, with chip and AI stocks leading the way.

🏐 Sullivan volleyball beat St. Clair 3-0 last night at Cuba to win the Class 3 District 9 championship. The 29-7 Lady Eagles advance to the sectional Thursday at Strafford.
⚽ Sullivan boys soccer at Festus today at 5:30 PM.
🏒 Blues host Montreal tonight on 102.1 KTUI — pregame at 6:30, puck drop at 7.

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Chuck Ray from the Bourbon Economic Development Group was my guest this morning to tell us about the Old Fashioned Christmas coming to Bourbon.