By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Kopech gave up one hit over a career-high eight innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0. Kopech simply toyed with the Royals as the White Sox opened a weekend series between teams with two of the majors’ worst records on
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The former chief lobbyist for the San Francisco 49ers has testified that a Silicon Valley city councilman illegally leaked a confidential report criticizing the team’s political influence. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Friday that Rahul Chandhok told a criminal grand jury in March that he received the report from Santa Clara
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NORMAN, Okla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is set for a meeting the No. 1 overall seed on Saturday, after taking down California, 5-1, in the Norman Regional’s Opening Round on Friday night. The Tigers put up a strong offensive and defensive performance in the win against the Bears. MU had eight hits in the
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By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Claims that homeless veterans were pushed out of a Newburgh, New York, hotel to make room for migrants are false, according to two homeless men who told CNN they were part of a group of 15 who were offered money to pose as veterans. The men allege they were
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time since last season, Phoenix coach Vanessa Nygaard opened her pregame comments without announcing how many days Brittney Griner had been jailed in Russia. Griner has been free since December when she was part of a high-profile prisoner swap. She hit the
Continue Reading By FOSTER KLUG, ADAM SCHRECK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies warned China and North Korea against building up their nuclear arsenals, pivoting to major northeast Asian crises ahead of the arrival later Saturday of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The focus on Asia at the
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AUBURN, Ala. (KMIZ) Mizzou baseball lost both games in Friday’s doubleheader against Auburn, dropping MU to 10-18 in conference play in 2023. With Auburn’s two wins, the Alabama-based Tigers have secured the series win. The day started with a 4-0 shutout victory at the hands of Auburn’s Chase Allsup and Tanner Bauman on the hill.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City fire officials received reports at 12:51 a.m. Friday of smoke coming from a house in the 1800 block of West Main Street, according to an email from the Jefferson City Fire Department. The house was unoccupied and no injuries were reported. Smoke was coming from the basement and firefighters
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No people were hurt in a house fire Friday night in the 2200 block of Bluff Pointe Drive, but two dogs were killed, according to Columbia Fire Department officials. The cause of the fire has not been determined. A Columbia fire official said the fire is under control, but the department is
Continue Reading HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japan announced Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine. Zelenskyy is expected to arrive in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic attack in western Japan, later Saturday. He will join leaders of the G7 wealthy
Continue Reading By EDUARDO HERNÁNDEZ BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombians were on edge Friday as authorities searched for four Indigenous children who were on a small plane that crashed in the Amazon jungle this month but have not been found. The three adults aboard died. The crash happened in the early hours of May 1 when the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rocky Fork Lakes Shooting Range maintenance and renovations is complete and the area will reopen Saturday for its normal summer hours, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. This month, changes were made to the target holders, and new concrete paths in front of the target holders were
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota has found improper crash tests for a model and suspended shipments, in the latest in a series of embarrassing woes plaguing Japan’s top automaker. The latest problem, disclosed late Friday, affects 56,111 Toyota Raize hybrid vehicles produced by Daihatsu Motor Co., a manufacturer specializing in
Continue Reading ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon, killing 7 people in one of the state’s deadliest crashes in recent years, was arrested Friday on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI and other charges, police said. Eleven people were in the van when it
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By Rosa Flores and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The Texas National Guard member who shot a migrant during a struggle in January unholstered his pistol, then switched the pistol from his right hand to his left before the firearm went off, striking the migrant in the shoulder, according to his sworn statement. In a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) MSHSAA State Championships kicked off Friday at Adkins Stadium with class one and two track and field teams looking to bring in some hardware. Several local athletes came away with top finishes. You can find the full list of local finishes below. CLASS ONE Girls’ shot put – fifth place Calvary
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By Jamiel Lynch and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An appeals court has ruled the state of Alabama cannot execute man with an intellectual disability who was sentenced to death for murdering a man in 1997, upholding a lower court’s decision. The US Eleventh Court of Appeals’ decision on Friday means that 53-year-old Joseph Clifton
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation announced in a Friday press release that it is proposingto adjust prices for most hunting, fishing, trapping and commercial permits in an effort to keep up with rising costs of goods and services MDC received initial approval on the proposed permit price adjustments from the Missouri Conservation
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Adidas said Friday that it will begin selling its more than $1 billion worth of leftover Yeezy sneakers later this month, with the proceeds to be donated to various anti-racism groups. The German sportswear brand said recipients will include the Anti-Defamation League, which fights antisemitism
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Reactions to the death of Jim Brown, former NFL star, actor and activist: ___ “To the world, he was an activist, actor, and football star. To our family, he was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Our hearts are broken.” — Brown’s wife, Monique Brown, on Instagram. ___ “We lost a
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