This day celebrates the doughnut and honors the Salvation Army Lassies, the women that served doughnuts to soldiers during WWI.

In 1917, the original “Salvation Army Doughnut” was first served by the ladies of the Salvation Army.  It was during WWI that the Salvation Army Lassies went to the front lines of Europe.  Home cooked foods, provided by these brave volunteers, were a morale boost to the troops.

The doughnuts were often cooked in oil inside the metal helmets of American soldiers.  American infantrymen were then commonly called “doughboys.”  A more standard spelling is donut. On this day, many bakeries and coffee shops in the United States offer doughnut deals to their customers. [Read more]

R&B Singer R. Kelly is pleading not guilty to eleven additional counts of sexual assault and sexual abuse.  In a Chicago courtroom yesterday, R. Kelly entered the plea through his attorney and was released on the same bond from previous charges against him.  According to his attorney, the new charges are from an existing case involving one of the four alleged victims in the prior charges.  In February, R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse of three minors and one adult over the course of a decade.  He’ll be back in court June 26th. 

Jennifer Lopez is hitting the road today in celebration of her upcoming 50th birthday.  Her highly-anticipated It’s My Party tour kicks off in Los Angeles tonight.  The trek runs through August, with stops in over 20 U.S. cities.  Lopez turns 50 in July. 

Beyonce is going viral for seemingly shading a woman who talked to her husband, Jay-Z, during the NBA Finals.  The couple was sitting courtside at Game Three in Oakland Wednesday night when a woman leaned over Beyonce while speaking with Jay-Z.  It was Nicole Curran, the wife of the owner of the Golden State Warriors.  Beyonce looked unimpressed, and seemingly nudged Curran out of the way at one point.  Curran told ESPN she disabled her Instagram account because she started receiving death threats over the incident.  [Read more]

Members of the Somali-American community are showing support for former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor.  Nearly 200 people gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center yesterday evening to rally support for Noor.  The event was held just hours before his sentencing for the killing of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. Noor will learn the parameters of his sentencing later this morning.

New Prince music is here, just in time for what would have been his 61st birthday today.  An album titled Originals, featuring some of Prince’s unreleased demos, hits Tidal music service today.  It will be available on all other music streaming services on June 21st.  Prince died three years ago in April. 

Freddie Bell and Chantel SinGs won 1st Place honors from the Society of Professional Journalists 2019 Page One Awards last night. Bell says the project was a collaboration with producers Laurie Stern, Erin Warhol and Joel Glaser of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers) The pair took top Honors for KMOJ’s Special Project/In-Depth Series entitled “Sex Trafficking, The New Slavery.” Special thanks to editors Glenn Edwards and Brad Sperling and a host of KMOJ personnel who helped to make the project a reality. [Read more]

Now KMOJ fans can listen to KMOJ 89.9  with the just-released KMOJ FM App.  You can download from this page!

Accessible through the kmojfm.com and theicemn.org websites; or through downloads on Android and Smart Devices from Google Play and IOS platforms, theKMOJ FM App is designed for the way people consume media today.

Listeners can experience the ultimate convenience of having one app with two radio stations; blogs; KMOJ social media platforms, including Facebook; Twitter;  Instagram,  and more all in one app.

The KMOJ FM App leverages KMOJ’s Adult Urban Contemporary and Hip-Hop music formats and it’s public affairs programming in an easy-to-use platform.

So whether listeners are on the go or simply want the flexibility of listening anytime or anywhere, the KMOJ FM App is the perfect tool.

Fans of KMOJ The Ice HD2 have been asking for the App as listening on the go is the principal way this 18-35 demographic consumes information.

KMOJ officials say the KMOJ FM App takes both radio stations to the next level consistent with its goal to super-serve its communities and train the next generation of broadcasters.

THe KMOJ FM App is available now.

Now KMOJ fans can listen to KMOJ 89.9  with the just-released KMOJ FM App.  You can download from this page!

Accessible through the kmojfm.com and theicemn.org websites; or through downloads on Android and Smart Devices from Google Play and IOS platforms, theKMOJ FM App is designed for the way people consume media today.

Listeners can experience the ultimate convenience of having one app with two radio stations; blogs; KMOJ social media platforms, including Facebook; Twitter;  Instagram,  and more all in one app.

The KMOJ FM App leverages KMOJ’s Adult Urban Contemporary and Hip-Hop music formats and it’s public affairs programming in an easy-to-use platform.

So whether listeners are on the go or simply want the flexibility of listening anytime or anywhere, the KMOJ FM App is the perfect tool.

Fans of KMOJ The Ice HD2 have been asking for the App as listening on the go is the principal way this 18-35 demographic consumes information.

KMOJ officials say the KMOJ FM App takes both radio stations to the next level consistent with its goal to super-serve its communities and train the next generation of broadcasters.

THe KMOJ FM App is available now.

Now KMOJ fans can listen to KMOJ 89.9  with the just-released KMOJ FM App!  Share this good news with a friend or family member.

Accessible through the kmojfm.com and theicemn.org websites; or through downloads on Android and Smart Devices from Google Play and IOS platforms, theKMOJ FM App is designed for the way people consume media today.  Don’t be the one without the KMOJ App.

Listeners can experience the ultimate convenience of having one app with two radio stations; blogs; KMOJ social media platforms, including Facebook; Twitter;  Instagram,  and more all in one app.

The KMOJ FM App leverages KMOJ’s Adult Urban Contemporary and Hip-Hop music formats and it’s public affairs programming in an easy-to-use platform.

So whether listeners are on the go or simply want the flexibility of listening anytime or anywhere, the KMOJ FM App is the perfect tool.

Fans of KMOJ The Ice HD2 have been asking for the App as listening on the go is the principal way this 18-35 demographic consumes information.

KMOJ officials say the KMOJ FM App takes both radio stations to the next level consistent with its goal to super-serve its communities and train the next generation of broadcasters.

THe KMOJ FM App is available now.