INDIANAPOLIS — Led by Jahmyl Telfort’s 29 points, the Butler Bulldogs defeated the Missouri State Bears 72-65 on Monday night. The Bulldogs improved to 1-0 with the win and the Bears fell to 0-1.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with four felonies in Callaway County after leading law enforcement on a chase on Saturday. Alquino Porter, 38, was charged with second-degree drug trafficking, aggravated fleeing, resisting arrest and three misdemeanors: Driving without a license, following another vehicle too closely and failure to register a vehicle.
Continue Reading AP Business Writers U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as voters headed to the polls on the last day of the presidential election and as more data piled up showing the economy remains solid. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% to pull closer to its record set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 427 points, or
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had to be helped off the field after hurting his left ankle while throwing a tying touchdown pass to Samaje Perine early in the fourth quarter of their game against the Buccaneers on Monday night. But the injury did not turn out to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians should know the winner of all state races by 11 p.m. on Election Night, according to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. Polling locations in Missouri can’t begin counting votes until the polls close at 7 p.m. Ashcroft said the secretary of state’s office also wont begin releasing initial results until then.
Continue Reading Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State police have destroyed tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana plants at greenhouses in northwestern New Mexico. They announced the operation Monday, saying dozens of agents were assigned to eradicate the plants in October. State regulators had started the process of revoking the license of NNK Equity LLC,
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Retired Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized during ESPN’s pregame show Monday night after grabbing the phone of an unruly fan and spiking it to the ground before the Ohio State-Penn State game last weekend. “In a heated moment, I decided to greet hate with hate,” Kelce said
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Retired Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized during ESPN’s pregame show Monday night after grabbing the phone of an unruly fan and spiking it to the ground before the Ohio State-Penn State game last weekend. “In a heated moment, I decided to greet hate with hate,” Kelce said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As some other states are bracing for potential unrest on Tuesday, officials from Boone and Cole counties expect no major hiccups. CNN reports that Washington state and Oregon have National Guard troops on standby after ballot drop-off locations were set on fire last month. The Associated Press reports that some election offices
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A Kenyan man has been convicted of plotting a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab. A federal jury in Manhattan found Cholo Abdi Abdullah guilty on Monday on all six counts he faced. Prosecutors said Abdullah plotted the attack for four years and trained
Continue Reading Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Department of Justice says federal agents have arrested a Tennessee man who they say was trying to destroy a Nashville electrical substation. Skyler Philippi is accused of attempting to use a drone loaded with what he thought were explosives to destroy the Nashville energy facility. According to court
Continue Reading Associated Press WICHITA, KANSAS (AP) — Cheers and sobs of relief broke out in a federal courtroom in Kansas as dozens of people whose life savings had been embezzled by a bank CEO learned federal law enforcement had recovered their money. Seventy-year-old Bart Camilli said he couldn’t describe the weight lifted from his shoulders when
Continue Reading Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former Denver elections worker has filed a federal lawsuit, alleging she was fired for speaking out on TV about her safety concerns. Virginia Chau is a lawyer who worked as a polling center supervisor during elections. She discussed threats against election workers and the lack of training for them
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, Artemis Moshtaghian and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — An American-Iranian journalist who once worked for a US-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained in Iran, according to his former employer and multiple press freedom groups. Reza Valizadeh was arrested in Tehran in September, a source close to his family told his
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift returned to Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night to see the Kansas City Chiefs and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after wrapping up the U.S. leg of her record-setting Eras Tour. It wound up being a good night for both
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift returned to Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night to see the Kansas City Chiefs and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after wrapping up the U.S. leg of her record-setting Eras Tour. It wound up being a good night for both
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two dozen states have indicated they would be willing to send National Guard troops to Washington if requested in the weeks following the presidential election and in the runup to the inauguration, Guard officials said Monday. The District of Columbia has not yet made any formal requests for
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UPDATES: As of this afternoon, our risk for wind and tornadoes has increased for some, as confidence increases in the presence of low level instability (storm energy) with the northward progression of the surface low. Still, plenty of wind and shear will be present with this system, so any storms could quickly become organized and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A company that was expected to give Jefferson City employees health coverage has backed out of a potential agreement with the city, a Monday press release from Jefferson City says. The announced two weeks ago that it would enter into an agreement with Quantify Specialty Care to help employees with “more
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield is without another wide receiver after Jalen McMillan was declared inactive due to a hamstring injury for Monday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Buccaneers already were playing without Chris Godwin, who is on season-ending injured reserve, and Mike Evans, who has been dealing
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