WATCH: Time-lapse video shows long line at MU Health testing site
Long lines form daily outside MU Health Care’s central COVID-19 testing site on Broadway.
Continue ReadingLong lines form daily outside MU Health Care’s central COVID-19 testing site on Broadway.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool failed to take advantage of Granit Xhaka’s 24th-minute red card and was held to a 0-0 draw by Arsenal in the first leg of the English League Cup semifinals. Xhaka was shown a straight red card for a chest-high lunge on Diogo Jota. With star forwards Mohamed Salah
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — With the Super Bowl just one month away, preparations are in full swing for the return of the NFL’s premier event to the place where it all started. And both NFL officials and local organizers say the championship game isn’t leaving the Los Angeles area.
Continue ReadingTONIGHT A continued north breeze will drop temperatures down into the low 30’s tonight, with clouds increasing. FRIDAY We are waking up to cool and cloudy conditions on Friday, ahead of an approaching storm system. Showers are moving in by the late morning and afternoon hours, with a changeover to snow coming later in the
Continue ReadingRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Athletic Bilbao has scored two late goals to earn a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Atlético Madrid in Saudi Arabia to reach its second straight Spanish Super Cup final. The Basque Country club will play Sunday’s decider against Real Madrid. Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-2 in extra time Wednesday. Athletic won the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says his health is improving  two days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. The 70-year-old Republican governor continues to experience mild symptoms. Justice was diagnosed with the coronavirus on Tuesday and says he’s feeling much better Thursday. Justice says he woke
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Labor talks to end the baseball lockout have resumed for the first time in 1 1/2 months with little evident progress during a bargaining session that lasted about an hour, jeopardizing a timely start to spring training. Major League Baseball imposed the lockout on Dec.
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Paul Tash is retiring as CEO of the Tampa Bay Times, a media organization he joined 47 years ago as a summer intern. The Times announced the move Thursday. Tash, 67, became editor of what was then the St. Petersburg Times in 1992. During his tenure, the newspaper won nine
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Paul Tash is retiring as CEO of the Tampa Bay Times, a media organization he joined 47 years ago as a summer intern. The Times announced the move Thursday. Tash, 67, became editor of what was then the St. Petersburg Times in 1992. During his tenure, the newspaper won nine
Continue ReadingCLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The ashes of Winter the dolphin have been returned to the sea, about two months after the beloved marine mammal of movie star fame died at a Florida aquarium. Clearwater Marine Aquarium staff members released a seal salt urn containing Winter’s ashes into the Gulf of Mexico from a U.S. Coast
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou spokesperson has confirmed with ABC17 Sports that cornerbacks coach Aaron Fletcher has resigned from his position. They could not confirm where he was headed, but reports said he will serve as Arizona State’s defensive backs coach. Fletcher’s departure comes about a week after fellow defensive backs coach Charlie Harbison announced
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A communal funeral for victims of New York City’s deadliest fire in years has been planned for Sunday, a week after the the blaze in the Bronx high-rise. The service is to be held at the Islamic Cultural Center in the Bronx. Funerals began Wednesday
Continue ReadingWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita school district is warning parents that temporary school closures may be necessary because so many teachers are out sick amid a rise in COVID-19 cases. The Wichita Eagle reports that Superintendent Alicia Thompson told parents in an email that the district hopes to give parents two to three days’
Continue ReadingMissouri state and federal elected officials react to the Supreme Court blocked nationwide vaccine and testing mandate for large businesses.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio prison system says it will deploy more than 5,000 body cameras by May in all state prisons and adult parole authority offices. The director of the Ohio corrections department said Thursday that the state has signed a contract with Arizona-based Axon for the cameras.
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Las Vegas Raiders star tight end Darren Waller went through five tough weeks when he was absent from the team because of injuries and then a positive COVID-19 test. He says the hardest part wasn’t the rehabilitation or the inability to play in crucial games down the stretch,
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America The family of a mentally ill Black man who died after South Carolina jail employees repeatedly stunned him and then kneeled on his back until he stopped breathing is still seeking criminal charges one year later. Relatives for Jamal Sutherland want South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson to
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of Michael Avenatti’s trial on charges he cheated porn star Stormy Daniels out of book deal proceeds, a judge has twice warned prospective jurors about potential perjury charges if they don’t fill out a written questionnaire honestly. U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman warned jurors
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz, CNN Two senators from different sides of the aisle have both introduced similar bills that would ban lawmakers and their families from buying and selling stocks while in office. Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia introduced a bill this week with fellow Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona called the Ban Congressional
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Andrew has been stripped of his honorary military roles as allegations of sexual abuse against him shine unwanted attention on the House of Windsor. Buckingham Palace said late Thursday that Queen Elizabeth II had approved the move, under which the 61-year-old Andrew will
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