AMES, Iowa (AP) — Former Iowa State basketball player Caleb Grill said he has been battling mental illness and regrets what led to his dismissal. Coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Wednesday that Grill had failed to meet program expectations and was no longer on the team. Grill was the Cyclones’ third-leading scorer and started 22 of
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Former Iowa State basketball player Caleb Grill said he has been battling mental illness and regrets what led to his dismissal. Coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Wednesday that Grill had failed to meet program expectations and was no longer on the team. Grill was the Cyclones’ third-leading scorer and started 22 of
Continue ReadingBy Josh Jackson Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — March is Women’s History Month and a local group of sisters is doing their part to leave a legacy of their own by becoming adolescent business owners. Three young girls in Independence being entrepreneurs is not something you’ll see every day.
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By Ted Barrett, Lauren Fox, Phil Mattingly and Clare Foran, CNN President Joe Biden surprised Democratic senators Thursday when he told them that he won’t veto GOP-led legislation to rescind a controversial Washington, DC, crime law, a move that comes as Democrats are divided over the contentious issue and Republicans are aggressively accusing them of
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Ali Wong says her mom had a strong reaction to news of her amicable divorce from her now ex-husband Justin Hakuta. “I did not expect the announcement to be so widespread, but by far the hardest part about getting divorced was my mother’s reaction,” Wong recalled in interview with The Hollywood
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By Brian Fung, CNN Two Democratic senators urged Meta this week to suspend a reported plan to offer Horizon Worlds, the company’s flagship virtual reality app, to teens between the ages of 13 and 17, arguing the technology could harm young users’ physical and mental health. The lawmakers, Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey and Connecticut Sen.
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — People in Missouri won’t be charged for a second mammogram under a bill advancing in the legislature. The GOP-led House voted 126-29 on Thursday to send the measure to the Senate. Advocates say the bill should reduce medical costs by making sure cancer and other serious
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DALLAS (AP) — A storm system that dumped heavy snow in parts of California has moved eastward Thursday, threatening the southern Plains with severe weather and prompting the cancellation of hundreds of flights into and out of Dallas. FlightAware.com reports Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field have tallied more than 400 cancellations total,
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By Jack Guy, CNN The world’s most northerly forests could be a “time bomb” of planet-warming pollution as expanding wildfires have released record high levels of planet-heating pollution into the atmosphere, according to a new study. Using new satellite data analysis techniques, researchers found that, since 2000, summer wildfires have expanded in boreal forests, which
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden isn’t expected to veto Republican-sponsored resolutions that would block new District of Columbia laws that change how the nation’s capital votes and how the city prosecutes and punishes crime. That word comes from people familiar with the matter. City officials have spent nearly two
Continue ReadingBy Leo Stallworth Click here for updates on this story LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, California (KABC) — A woman is sharing her frightening encounter with an alleged jewelry thief in hopes that it’ll help other people from becoming victims. Linda Coscarelli of La Cañada Flintridge lost her mother, two sons and her husband. Her husband died
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GREENVILLE, Sc. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team put together just 10 points in the fourth quarter to end play in the SEC tournament with a 85-74 loss to Arkansas. MU led the game going into the final quarter of the play, but a 16-0 Razorback run ended the year for the Tigers. Mizzou was
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Today: Afternoon highs rise to the lower 50s with mostly cloudy skies eventually leading to widespread showers after 4 PM. Heavy downpours can be expected at times with winds out of the northwest at 5-10 mph with gust up to 25 mph. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-30s with widespread showers covering the region.
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After recreational marijuana became legal in Missouri some lawmakers saw an opportunity, while others saw problems.
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — From Renaissance art to couture and celebrity interruptions. Paris Fashion Week shows continued in vibrant form to present the final trends for fall-winter 2023-2024. The once-street and urban Matthew M. Williams uttered a word not often heard describing his Givenchy designs: Elegant. Williams went back to
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN When researchers found a hummingbird with shiny gold feathers on its throat in Peru’s Cordillera Azul National Park, they thought it was a newly discovered species. The park, part of an outer ridge of the Andes Mountains’ eastern slopes, is an isolated place — the perfect spot to find a genetically
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was in a Nevada District courtroom Thursday for his initial arraignment and he pleaded not guilty to charges in connection to an alleged assault that occurred in February 2022. Kamara pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit battery gross misdemeanor and
Continue Reading By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong firefighters battled a huge blaze that broke out at a construction site in a popular shopping district. The fire forced around 170 people to evacuate nearby buildings. The fire erupted at the Mariners’ Club redevelopment project at 11 p.m. Thursday in the densely populated
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators says the Biden administration is taking $39 billion in federal money that’s meant to build computer chip factories and using it to further “woke” ideas such as requiring some recipients to offer child care and encouraging the use of union labor. The
Continue Reading By BEN FINLEY Associated Press U.S. airlines have made steady improvements to their overall accident rate in recent years. But turbulence continues to be a major cause of accidents and injuries. A Lufthansa flight from Texas to Germany is the latest example. The Airbus A330 reported severe turbulence over Tennessee Wednesday and was diverted to
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