No. 7 Mizzou Football narrowly kept its perfect record alive to kick off SEC play, walking away from Faurot Field with a close 30-27 double overtime win over Vanderbilt. Despite the scare, the Tigers improved their record to 4-0 this season, following a defensive stand and a missed Vanderbilt field goal.
Continue ReadingMARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Jacob Clark threw for 388 yards and three touchdowns to lead Missouri State to a 31-24 victory over UT Martin. Clark’s 35-yard touchdown strike to DVontae Key stretched the Missouri State lead to 24-7 midway through the third quarter and his 3-yard TD toss to Connor Lair made it 31-14 with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Iván Herrera and Jordan Walker hit home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Cleveland 6-5 after the Guardians had already clinched the AL Central title earlier in the day. José Ramírez and Bo Naylor homered for Cleveland, which clinched its 12th division title since 1995 when the San
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israeli troops have raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The troops ordered the bureau to shut down early Sunday amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A judge denied bond for Naresh Bhatt for the second time at a Friday court hearing in Virginia after prosecutors revealed disturbing new evidence they say connects him to the disappearance and presumed murder of his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, according to CNN affiliate WJLA. Prince William County prosecutors
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Seventh-ranked Missouri managed to overcome a slew of mistakes for the second straight week Saturday night, persevering for a 30-27 victory over Vanderbilt in double overtime. The Tigers escaped when Blake Craig atoned for three missed field goals by hitting from 37 yards in the second overtime, and
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians have clinched their second AL Central championship in three years. They wrapped it up when the second-place Kansas City Royals lost 9-0 to the San Francisco Giants. José Ramírez and the Guardians had already secured a postseason berth, locking up at least an American League wild card Thursday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 46th annual Heritage Festival and Craft Show in Columbia on Sunday is canceled, Columbia Parks and Recreation said Saturday. According to a press release from the city, the festival was canceled due to “multiple weather forecasts showing a strong chance of thunderstorms and heavy rain.” Sunday was set to be the
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Cleveland Guardians clinch second AL Central title in three years with loss by Kansas City Royals.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Blake Craig made up for three missed field goals in regulation by hitting from 37 yards in the second overtime, and Vanderbilt kicker Brock Taylor missed a 31-yarder to keep the game going to allow No. 7 Missouri to escape with a 30-27 win in double-overtime Saturday night. Brady Cook threw
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — LaMonte Wade Jr. and Matt Chapman hit two home runs each, Landen Roupp pitched five scoreless innings for his first major league win, and the San Francisco Giants handed the Kansas City Royals their sixth straight loss, 9-0. The Royals are clinging to a wild-card berth. Kansas City’s
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A cat who got lost in Yellowstone National Park somehow traveled more than 900 miles to return home after two months, with help from the pet’s microchip, an animal welfare organization said. Rayne Beau is a 2-and-a-half-year-old seal point mitted siamese. His owners, Susanne and Benny Anguiano from
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart lost her father-in-law, Josep Xargay, to cancer nearly a year ago. Stewart is now helping raise awareness for the disease, joining NMDP, formerly known as the National Marrow Donor Program. “It was pretty deep,” Stewart said in an interview with the AP, pausing for a moment
Continue ReadingSAINT CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Nate Glantz threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more to lead Lindenwood to a 64-0 win over St. Thomas Minnesota. The Lions opened the scoring off a blocked punt, the only points of the first quarter, and then erupted for 35 points in the second quarter. Cortezz Jones
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Former Washington state Gov. and U.S. Sen. Dan Evans has died. The popular Republican was 98. He served as governor from 1965 to 1977, and he was the keynote speaker at the 1968 National Republican Convention. In 1983, Evans was appointed to served out the term of Democratic Sen. Henry
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will skip this year’s Al Smith charity dinner in New York. Harris is breaking with tradition so she can campaign instead in a battleground state less than three weeks before Election Day. The dinner benefitting Catholic Charities traditionally has been used to promote collegiality and good
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Brooklyn, New York (CNN) — New Yorkers took to the streets in protest this week as the NYPD released body camera footage of a police shooting involving a subway fare-evader armed with a knife that drew heavy public criticism. Four people, including a police officer and the fare-evader, were shot in the September 15 incident that started when
Continue ReadingMASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a police pursuit that began in New York City ended on Long Island with the shooting death of the driver, and seven police officers and a civilian were taken to hospitals for treatment. Nassau County’s police commissioner, Patrick Ryder, says officers tried to stop the driver in Queens, but
Continue ReadingThe maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity is accusing Elon Musk’s SpaceX of trespassing on and damaging a plot of vacant land the company owns in Texas. Cards Against Humanity alleged in a lawsuit filed this week that SpaceX has placed construction materials, such as gravel, and other debris on land the
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The tens of thousands of bees removed from a Maine farmhouse this week had caused quite a buzz there for decades, according to the family who’s lived on the farm since the 18th century. An estimated 40,000 bees were taken from the walls of a farmhouse at Smiling
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