Midday Report

KXCV-KRNW Midday Report: August 24, 2026

By Bill Oliver

Published August 24, 2026 at 12:45 PM CDT

Ways To Subscribe

KXCV-KRNW News Director Bill Oliver reports:

Northwest Missouri State administrators review summer construction projects and the start of the university's next fundraising campaign.
A preview of Monday's Maryville city council meeting.
A review of two Maryville school board meetings.
The approaching application deadline for those interested in being on a St. Joseph school district facilities committee.
The delay in raising the speed limit on some Missouri highways.
A summary of two crashes involving semi's on I-29 in northwest Missouri.

Midday Report

Bill Oliver

Bill Oliver has returned to his alma mater as News Director for KXCV/KRNW after leading award winning news operations as part of a career that has also included sports, operations, management, and sales at public and commercial radio stations in Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska.<br/><br/>A 1981 Northwest Missouri State University graduate, Oliver was deeply involved with KXCV and KDLX as a student, hosting music and news programs, calling sports broadcasts, and helping keep the station on the air after the 1979 Administration Building fire.<br/><br/>Oliver says his return is motivated by a desire to be closer to family and to give back to the university and the mentors who helped shape his broadcasting career.

See stories by Bill Oliver