By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Penn State has hired VCU’s Mike Rhoades to be its men’s basketball coach. The Pennsylvania native takes over a program coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance in more than a decade. The Penn State board of trustees approved a seven-year deal worth $25.9 million for Rhoades.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After being swept in a weekend series at Auburn, the Mizzou softball team has bounced back with a 4-1 win over Northern Iowa Wednesday to remain unbeaten in midweek games. The Tigers were actually outhit by the Panthers 5-4, but a UNI error helped MU get some runs home. Alex Honnold kicked
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 38-year-old Lawrence man pleaded no contest to attempted second-degree murder after he tried to throw a woman off a bridge into the Kansas River. In exchange for his plea on Wednesday, three felony counts of criminal threat against Adam Blake Amyx Jr. were dismissed. A group of women encountered Amyx
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker wants to end a ban on state-funded travel to states with discriminatory LGBTQ laws. State Sen. Toni Atkins said Wednesday she wants to replace the ban with a state-authorized marketing campaign to promote inclusive messaging in those states. California passed a law in
Continue Reading BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Officials say militants in Colombia have killed nine soldiers and wounded nine others in an attack on a military unit that was securing a northern pipeline. The violence complicates efforts by the country’s new leftist president to negotiate a lasting peace. The assailants attacked early Wednesday with long-range weapons and improvised
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By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old former Covenant School student who killed six people at the school Monday, carefully planned the attack, according to officials. Hale’s parents, who lived with the shooter, said Hale was under a doctor’s care for an “emotional disorder,” Nashville Police Chief John Drake said at a news conference
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By Nicole Chavez and Justin Gamble, CNN A film about a Black first grader who integrated an all-White elementary school in the South is under review in a Florida school district after a parent objected to the movie’s use of slurs and argued it could teach students that “White people hate Black people,” according to
Continue Reading INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man is charged with making abusive and racist threats against a judge, who has filed for an order of protection against the accused. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s office says a 42-year-old man from Independence was arrested Tuesday and charged with tampering with a judicial officer and harassment motivated by
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Una instructora de arte que le impartió clases en la universidad a Audrey Hale, atacante del tiroteo en una escuela de Nashville, le dijo a CNN que alguna vez presenció un arrebato de Hale en clase y que parecía estar “sufriendo” según revelaban publicaciones de redes sociales hechas durante el último
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By Carma Hassan, CNN Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin said Wednesday that when he played football as a child, he never thought about CPR or where there might be an automated external defibrillator (AED) nearby. At an event on Capitol Hill, the NFL player shared facts he learned after he went into cardiac arrest and
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Major league pitchers and batters aren’t the only ones going on the clock this season. Big league broadcasters have also been using spring training to adjust to baseball’s new rhythm amid a series of rules changes. When the season opens Thursday, Major League Baseball will usher in an age
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men suffered minor injuries in a crash that involved two semi-trucks Wednesday morning near the 96-mile marker on Interstate 70 in Cooper County. A 2018 MACK CXU – driven by Markell McCottrell, 40, of St. Louis – was traveling westbound on Interstate 70 when it exited the left side of
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres third base coach Matt Williams has colon cancer and will have surgery on Friday. Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Schildt will fill in as third base coach Thursday, when the most eagerly anticipated season in Padres history begins with a home
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Starbucks has fired a Buffalo, New York, worker who “ignited a movement” from one of the first stores in the coffee chain to unionize, Starbucks Workers United said Friday. The firing came the same week that former CEO Howard Schultz testified before Congress, where he was grilled by lawmakers for the
Continue ReadingBy Emily Sanderson Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A teenager in Cincinnati is going viral for his kindness after a woman got a flat tire while driving along Ronald Reagan highway. Sandy Wooten posted to Facebook, saying she caught a flat tire and was waiting on AAA to show up
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has fined Daniel Suarez $50,000 for hitting another vehicle on pit road following the race at Circuit of the Americas. The fine was classified as a behavioral penalty and NASCAR cited “contact with another vehicle on pit road after the race.” Suarez hit both his Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain
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By Carolyn Sistrand Click here for updates on this story LAKE PLACID, New York (WPTZ) — A raffle and auction in Lake Placid on Tuesday raised money to offer financial support to employees from Lisa G’s Restaurant while the business, damaged by burst pipes in February, rebuilds. Employees haven’t been able to work in weeks
Continue ReadingBy KMBC 9 News Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Kansas construction company has put out its own vision for a potential Kansas City Royals Stadium. Mammoth Sports Construction, based in Meriden, Kan., released its idea of a new stadium on Tuesday. The stadium would be built
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By Jen Christensen and Janelle Chavez, CNN Cynthia Elford loves to travel and hike, but a few years ago, her Type 1 diabetes made getting around nearly impossible. By 2018, the Pennsylvania grandmother faced the possibility of losing her right leg because of a diabetes-related circulation problem, and she developed sores on her toes that
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers center fielder Leody Taveras will start the season on the injured list while still recovering from a strained oblique sustained during a batting practice session at spring training. General manager Chris Young says Taveras has made significant progress, but the team didn’t want to rush him. With Taveras on
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