By BRITTANY PETERSON and EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) — Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a massive fire in a suburban area near Denver that burned neighborhoods to the ground and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and other buildings. Three people are missing following the inferno that broke out Thursday. Boulder
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says that an unidentified person has crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday that its surveillance equipment detected the person crossing the border on Saturday night. South Korea had earlier sent troops to capture
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG, JACQUES BILLEAUD and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol a year ago are shedding tears and expressing remorse when judges sentence them for their part in the insurrection. But their excuses for joining the mob often fall flat in the face of
Continue Reading By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press Experts say the winter grassland fire that blew up along Colorado’s front range was rare. But similar events will be common in the coming years as climate change warms the planet and suburbs grow in fire-prone areas. Flames swept over drought-stricken grassy fields and neighborhoods Thursday with alarming speed. They
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is planning televised hearings and a series of reports in the coming months to present its findings and bring its private interviews out into the open. The committee hopes not only to show the severity of the
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ST. GEORGE, Utah — Cameron Steele had 23 points plus 10 rebounds as Abilene Christian stretched its winning streak to 11 games, topping Dixie State 64-50. Dancell Leter led the Trailblazers with 15 points.
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. — Desmond Cambridge Jr. had 18 points to lead five Nevada players in double figures as the Wolf Pack topped New Mexico 79-70. Tre Coleman added 13 points for the Wolf Pack. Warren Washington chipped in 12, Will Baker scored 12 and Grant Sherfield had 10. Jaelen House led the Lobos with 18
Continue Reading By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 28 points and had nine assists to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 123-116 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday. Andrew Wiggins had 25 points for the Warriors, and Otto Porter Jr. had 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
Continue Reading CEDAR CITY, Utah — Dru Kuxhausen scored a season-high 25 points as Northern Colorado topped Southern Utah 91-81. Bodie Hume added 20 points for the Bears. Maizen Fausett led the Thunderbirds with a season-high 21 points.
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Utah made sure its first trip to the Rose Bowl was memorable. Unfortunately for the Utes, they ran out of time to rally. The 10th-ranked Utes led most of the way Saturday, but an injury to quarterback Cam Rising during the fourth quarter and an
Continue ReadingBy Sharif Paget, CNN The iconic Southernmost Point landmark, an anchored concrete buoy in Key West, Florida, sustained “extensive damage” early Saturday morning after vandals placed a Christmas tree in front of it which they lit on fire, Key West Police said in statement. Police are now looking for two male suspects they say are
Continue Reading MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana federal judge has ruled that President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision hands a victory to 24 states that had sued the federal government. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty wrote Saturday that the Biden administration unlawfully
Continue Reading MISSOULA, Mont. — Josh Bannan posted 13 points and 10 rebounds to carry Montana to a 74-72 win over Weber State, the Grizzlies’ ninth consecutive home victory. Koby McEwen led the Wildcats with 24 points.
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MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana federal judge has ruled that President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision hands a victory to 24 states that had sued the federal government. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty wrote Saturday that the Biden administration unlawfully
Continue Reading MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana federal judge has ruled that President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision hands a victory to 24 states that had sued the federal government. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty wrote Saturday that the Biden administration unlawfully
Continue Reading MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana federal judge has ruled that President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision hands a victory to 24 states that had sued the federal government. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty wrote Saturday that the Biden administration unlawfully
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral injured his right leg while being sacked by Baylor’s Cole Maxwell during the first quarter of the Sugar Bowl. Corral took a couple of paces on his own as he walked into an injury tent on the sideline. But he was carted to the locker room for
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 24 points and Facundo Campazzo added a career-high 22 as the Denver Nuggets used a huge second quarter to take control in a 124-111 win over the Houston Rockets. The Nuggets resumed play after their game against Golden State on Thursday was postponed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Many warming shelters in Mid-Missouri are opening the doors Saturday as temperatures begin to drop below freezing. Below is a list of some of the shelters around the area. RC (Activity and Recreation Center), 1701 W. Ash St.Boone County Government Center, 801 E. Walnut St.Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services, 1005
Continue Reading NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Elijah Harkless sank a go-ahead jumper with 35 seconds remaining, scoring 21 points to spark Oklahoma to a 71-69 victory over Kansas State in a Big 12 Conference opener. The basket by Harkless came after Kansas State battled back from an 11-point halftime deficit to tie the score at 65 on
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