Good morning! Sarah hosts the Wednesday edition of The Wake Up Call with a focus on technology.
-Third quarter campaign fundraising reports were due to the Missouri Ethics Commission last week, and the results in our senate race were interesting. Thanks to Jason Hancock of the Missouri Independent for his reporting on this issue.
Marine veteran Lucas Kunce, 39, reported raising nearly $840,000 during the three months that ended Oct. 1.
That far outpaces his main rivals for the Democratic nomination — former state Sen. Scott Sifton raised $222,000 and businessman Spencer Toder raised $12,000.
Kunce still trails the Republicans in cash on hand, reporting $670,000 in the bank in his most recent disclosure report compared to U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s $1.6 million; Eric Schmitt’s $1.2 million; U.S. Rep. Billy Long reports $540,000, and former Gov. Eric Greitens came in dead last, with only $200,000 on hand.
-Sophia Donis of The Columbia Missourian reports that The Boone County Sheriff’s Office, along with other local law enforcement groups, will hold a prescription drug take back event Friday and Saturday. This two-day event aligns with the DEA’s National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.
In a Facebook post, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said “The benefits of the Take Back event include the fact that these prescription medications will not fall into the hands of our youth or those who may suffer from addiction,”
Proper disposal also helps protect the environment by preventing medications from being flushed down the toilet, contaminating ground source water.
Two collection sites will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday:
Harry S. Truman VA Hospital, 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO.
MU Student Center, 901 Rollins Road, Columbia, MO.
Five collection sites will be open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m Saturday:
Ashland Police Department, 601 E. Broadway, Ashland, MO.
Centralia Police Department Lobby, 114 S. Rollins St., Centralia, MO.
Hallsville Police Department, 202 Highway 124 East, Hallsville, MO.
Hickman High School (north entrance), 1104 N. Providence Road, Columbia, MO.
Rock Bridge High School, 4303 S. Providence Road, Columbia, MO.
On Wednesdays here on the Wake-Up call we check in with John Dupuy, host of Tech Radio. You can follow John on the web at tech.radio.
-Apple releasing new 10 core M1 CPUs that uses significantly less power (~70% efficiency) while increasing performance approaching conventional CPUs.
