By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Lars Nootbaar homered on the first pitch of the game, Nolan Gorman added a three-run shot and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3 to prevent a three-game sweep. Paul DeJong also went deep in his season debut and Jack Flaherty recovered from early trouble
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Freeway, the sea lion rescued after wandering inland from his ocean home and crossing busy San Diego thoroughfares, has been euthanized after falling ill. The sea lion earned his name in January 2022 after being found on State Route 94, a freeway several miles from shore, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals continued a rough start to the season with a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angles in the series rubber match on Sunday. With the loss, KC has lost eight of the last nine and 11 of the last 13 games. Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Shohei
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SEATTLE, Wash. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t secure a series win against the Seattle Mariners, but the birds did avoid taking a sweep with a 7-3 win on Sunday. Pitcher Jack Flaherty registered a rare quality start for the Cardinals in the win. He went six innings, allowing three runs on five hits and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the Columbia Tribune’s sports editor Chris Kwiecinski in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two talked about everything from the NBA to the NFL Draft. The big news on Sunday came in the form of MU star forward Kobe Brown’s announced that he
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has suspended a tour of the Yucatan peninsula after acknowledging he tested positive for the coronavirus, having previously suffered two bouts of COVID-19. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wrote in his social media accounts Sunday that “it isn’t serious.” The comment came after reports in the local press that
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to tap Julie Rodriguez, a senior White House adviser, to manage his reelection campaign. That’s according to two people familiar with the president’s deliberations who spoke on the condition of anonymity because Rodriguez’s appointment has not been finalized and Biden has yet
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just last week, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the official guidelines of an emergency rule restricting certain types of gender-affirming care unless a list of requirements is met. After filing, the restrictions are set to go into effect Thursday, April 27 and could last through Feb. 6, 2024. The Attorney General’s office
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani hit consecutive homers in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels hung on for a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The Angels managed only one hit in the first five innings against Jordan Lyles before
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to tap Julie Chavez Rodriguez, a senior White House adviser, to manage his reelection campaign. That’s according to a person familiar with the president’s deliberations who spoke on the condition of anonymity because Chavez Rodriguez’s appointment has not been finalized and Biden
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team fell 3-2 in the series finale at Taylor Stadium Sunday for Alabama to complete the conference series sweep. The finale game went five innings without a score from either side. Logan Lunceford was dominate to start on the mound for MU not giving up a single hit in
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the lower 30s. Widespread frost possible. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: A Freeze Warning is in effect for the eastern half of Mid-Missouri tonight into early tomorrow morning, with a Frost Advisory elsewhere as temperatures drop into the lower 30s overnight.
Continue Reading By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Nine teenagers were shot in an east Texas residence early Sunday at a prom after-party attended by hundreds, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. Just after midnight, deputies responded to shots fired at a private residence in Jasper County where the party was held and
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Shell, the chief executive of NBCUniversal and one of the media industry’s renowned executives, is departing the company after an investigation into inappropriate conduct, parent company Comcast announced Sunday. In a brief statement, Shell said Sunday would be his last day after what he
Continue Reading ADAMS CENTER, N.Y. (AP) — A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook parts of upstate New York. There were no immediate reports of significant damage from the earthquake on Sunday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake struck at 2:10 p.m. with an epicenter about 10 miles south of Watertown. People reported feeling a
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation in a confrontation in which a homeowner fired shots into a couple’s car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making a late-night grocery delivery. Police closed the case without consulting the state attorney’s office. No one
Continue Reading YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — About 10,000 people bearing torches have marched through Armenia’s capital to commemorate the estimated 1.5 million Armenians killed in Ottoman Turkey more than a century ago. The march from a central square to a sprawling memorial complex on Sunday night began with activists burning the flags of Turkey and Azerbaijan. Tensions
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Shell, the chief executive of NBCUniversal, is departing the company after an investigation into inappropriate conduct, Comcast announced Sunday. In a brief statement, Shell said Sunday would be his last day after what he called “an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company.” “I’m truly sorry I let my
Continue Reading ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Spectators at Disneyland’s popular “Fantasmic!” show got a shock this weekend when the feature’s fire-breathing animatronic dragon suddenly burst into flames. No injuries were reported following the blaze Saturday night at the Southern California theme park, the Anaheim Fire Department said. Ryan Laux, a frequent Disneyland visitor, said fire has always
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team clinched its first series win of the season on Saturday and capped it off with a sweep, thanks to a 5-0 win, on Sunday. Pitcher Laurin Krings was the highlight of the weekend for MU. She tossed 26 total strikeouts in two games against the Mean Green of
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