By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Research on a flat spot for air evacuations. Talk of old-style civil defense sirens to warn of fast-moving wildfires. Hundreds of urban firefighters training in wildland firefighting techniques while snow still blankets the ground. This is the new reality in Alaska’s largest city, where a recent
Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Nearly nine years after Johnny Winter’s death, a battle for control of the legendary blues guitarist’s music is being fought in court with allegations of theft and greed flying back and forth. The legal fight pits Winter’s former personal manager and bandmate, Paul Nelson, against the
Continue Reading By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press DIXON, Ill. (AP) — Gertie Wadsworth was in the arms of her grandmother that bright day when sunshine dissolved distasteful memories of a long, brutal winter. Christan Goble held the 3 1/2-year-old girl in a crowd of more than 200 on the bridge over the Rock River. After a procession
Continue Reading By DÉBORA REY Associated Press ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — An opposition coalition in Paraguay is seeking to unseat South America’s longest-governing party in elections focused on corruption, the economy and health system problems. The Colorado Party has ruled Paraguay almost uninterrupted since 1947 and the landlocked nation has been practically immune to the political change
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yimmi Chara scored late in the second half to rally the Portland Timbers to a 2-1 victory over St. Louis City. Chara took a pass from Santiago Moreno and scored in the 82nd minute to help Portland (3-5-2) avenge a 2-1 home loss to expansion St. Louis City (6-3-1) earlier this
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Part of a house collapsed and 14 people were injured near The Ohio State University Saturday evening when people climbed onto a roof that was not designed to hold significant weight, authorities said. Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin said his department received a report around 7:40 p.m. of
Continue Reading By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw continued his dominant start to the season with seven sharp innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the struggling St. Louis Cardinals 1-0. Kershaw didn’t allow a baserunner until Dylan Carlson’s one-out single in the fifth. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner gave
Continue Reading The Associated Press TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Voters in Uzebekistan are casting ballots in a referendum on a revised constitution that promises human rights reforms. But the reforms being voted on Sunday also would allow the country’s president to stay in office until 2040. Approval appears certain. Backers have conducted an array of promotional events
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou standout safety and Rock Bridge alum Martez Manuel confirmed on social media on Saturday night that he has signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted rookie free agent. He said, “All I needed was a chance. Watch this.” The news was first reported by ESPN insider Jeremy
Continue Reading By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — By the time Manny Machado put San Diego ahead for good, hitting home runs in Mexico City’s thin air was old hat. Machado overcame a seventh-inning deficit with his second homer, the 11th of the night, and the Padres outslugged the San Francisco Giants 16-11 Saturday
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington — took a more solemn tone this year as President Joe Biden acknowledged the several American journalists under siege in authoritarian countries around the world. “We are here to send a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team still has its point guard. Nick Honor announced that he will be returning to Columbia for another season on Saturday night. Honor transferred to MU from Clemson last season and was a part of a historic Tiger team, in head coach Dennis Gates’ first season at the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Several people were taken into custody Friday night following a police chase in Jefferson City. According to a news release from the Jefferson City Police Department, a 21-year-old Jefferson City man, and 35-year-old Columbia were sent to Cole County Jail and are facing different charges. According to the release, the chase
Continue Reading WAYNE, W.Va. (AP) — A portion of a press box floor has collapsed at a middle school softball tournament in West Virginia. School officials say nine people were injured in the collapse Saturday. The Wayne County School District says five people were inside the press box when the floor gave way at Wayne High School.
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A Texas man went next door with a rifle and fatally shot five of his neighbors, including an 8-year-old boy, after they asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday. The
Continue Reading By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were killed when two helicopters collided in Alaska while returning from a training mission. The helicopters were headed to Fort Wainwright from a mission in the Donnelly Training Area when they crashed at 1:39 p.m. Thursday, about
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) According to police, this is the fifth time that the location of We B Smoking on Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City has failed an alcohol compliance check. The Jefferson City police department says three businesses did not check for a minor’s ID before selling alcohol to them. The Police Department, along
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By Celina Tebor, CNN Amid humanitarian and security crises in their home country, Haitian migrants arriving in Boston have been sleeping overnight at one of the city’s major hospitals. The dramatic increase of migrants arriving in recent weeks has stretched resources, the hospital told CNN. About 55 people, most from Haiti, spent Wednesday night in
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs addressed their three biggest needs on the first two days of their hometown NFL draft, then spent Saturday adding some much-needed depth at other positions. The haul began with the selection of local boy Felix Anudike-Uzomah, a pass rusher from
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A Texas man went next door with a rifle and fatally shot five of his neighbors, including an 8-year-old boy, after the neighbors asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday.
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