By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Led by Jamar Brown’s 19 points, the Kansas City Roos defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 74-44 on Thursday night. The Kangaroos are now 3-5 on the season, while the Redhawks moved to 1-6.
Continue ReadingBy JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn and Jake Neighbours each scored twice, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-4. Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist and Brandon Saad also scored for the Blues, who won for the fourth time in their last six games. Jordan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Works held a meeting on Thursday for the Forum Boulevard project to show the community what the proposed improvements would look like. The meeting took place at Forum Christian Church on 3900 Forum Boulevard. The open-house style meeting included a walk-through presentation of the project and developments as well as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Rivers Electric Cooperative stated on its Facebook page that 695 of its customers had lost power around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The company later stated that the outage was caused from lightning striking a pole. It appeared that power had been restored by 8:05 p.m. The Cole County R-5 School District
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Las Vegas man on charges of making antisemitic threats against U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen and her family, along with the family of another U.S. senator. The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada announced the indictment Wednesday. Its statement did not
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VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds on Thursday, along County Road 556 in Vandalia, according to a social media post from the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office wrote online that it had received a call shortly after 2 p.m. that it had received a report that someone
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Trevor Foley was picked as the acting director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, according to a Thursday press release from the governor’s office. Foley will begin working in the position on Wednesday, according to the release. The position became open after DOC Director Anne Precythe announced her retirement earlier this month.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Eagles-Seahawks game in Week 15 has become the first NFL game flexed to Monday night. The league moved the Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots to 1 p.m. on Sunday to put Philadelphia at Seattle on prime time on Dec. 18. The NFL also announced a tripleheader on Saturday,
Continue ReadingBy Tom Page, CNN (CNN) — An audacious collaboration between geneticists and conservationists plans to bring back the extinct dodo and reintroduce it to its once-native habitat in Mauritius. US-based biotechnology and genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences, which is pursuing the “de-extinction” of multiple species, including the woolly mammoth, has entered a partnership with the
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Missouri’s minimum wage is increasing by 30 cents in 2024 from $12 to $12.30 per hour — the first time it will be based on inflation instead of a voter-approved amount in five years.
Continue ReadingCNN By Ibrahim Dahman and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said the attackers behind a Jerusalem bus stop shooting that killed three people on Thursday were members of its military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades. Seven people were also injured after the two attackers, identified by Hamas as two brothers, opened fire on a group of
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills enter their bye week off at 6-6 and stinging from a series of close calls and late-game collapses. All six of Buffalo’s losses have been determined by less than six points, with two ending in overtime. The latest was a 37-34
Continue ReadingSarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Over 26 years after a woman’s body was discovered buried beneath a pile of rocks in rural Nevada, authorities have announced her identity. On Friday, the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office said 41-year-old Lorena Gayle Mosley was the woman whose body was found by rock climbers on June 9,
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A Columbia woman accused of causing thousands of dollars’ worth of damage at a convenience store on Tuesday appeared in court on Wednesday.
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A property owner has submitted plans to the city which include the possibility of a new water tower in southwest Columbia, which pressure problems have plagued for years.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers are questioning the theories of planet formation after discovering an exoplanet that technically shouldn’t exist. The planet, about the mass of Neptune and more than 13 times as massive as Earth, was detected orbiting an ultracool M-dwarf star called LHS 3154 — which is nine times less massive
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials say consumers should not eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source. That comes as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows. At least 117 people in 34 states are sick after eating contaminated cantaloupe in the U.S. That
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Irving, Texas, man suffered serious injuries in a Thursday crash on Interstate 44 at mile marker 189 in Rolla, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred when a 2003 Toyota Sienna — Manuel Escamilla-Cardenas, 50 – was heading eastbound when it went off the right side
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Seven unions representing teachers and other public workers in Wisconsin have filed a lawsuit attempting to end the state’s near-total ban on collective bargaining for most public employees. Known as Act 10, the 2011 law was the signature accomplishment of former Republican Gov. Scott Walker and
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor says three men held a student from India captive over the course of several months and forced him to work and perform menial tasks, then viciously beat him when he didn’t complete the chores to their satisfaction. The St. Charles County prosecuting
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