(AP) Max Kranick pitched five perfect innings in his major league debut before a 64-minute rain delay forced him from the game, and the Pittsburgh Pirates went on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2. In a season in which there have already been a moder...
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Rescuers in Fla. stay hopeful about finding more survivors in rubble
(AP) Rescue workers are still holding out hope they will find survivors as they head into a fifth day of digging through the rubble of a partially collapsed condo building outside Miami. The death toll stood at nine Monday. But more than 150 people rem...
Read More »Columbia Public Schools bus involved in fatal crash in Wyoming
A Columbia Public Schools bus is involved in a crash in Wyoming that left a motorcyclist dead. ABC 17 reports it happened last week on a school trip near the Grand Tetons in Wyoming. The district says everyone on the bus was okay. Students and staff re...
Read More »Lincoln University hires new athletic director
Lincoln University has its new athletic director. The school announced last week that Kevin Wilson will start the job on Thursday. He last worked at Florida A&M University. Wilson will replace Dr. John Moseley, who was promoted to interim president...
Read More »US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq
(AP) The Defense Department says the U.S. military conducted airstrikes against what it says were “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups” near the border between Iraq and Syria. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby says the militias were using t...
Read More »Senators to watch as Dems debate changing filibuster rules
(AP) Looming over the Senate Democrats this year is a decision that could fundamentally change Congress as it has operated for decades. That’s whether they should change or eliminate the rules of the filibuster. Liberal advocates have pushed hard...
Read More »Heavy rain increasing flood potential in mid-Missouri this weekend
The work week is ending with some heavy rainfall that could produce flooding in mid-Missouri. Emergency crews said there’s a good chance local creeks in Boone County could reach flood state throughout this weekend. A flash flood watch is in effect for ...
Read More »Clark woman dies after Highway 63 crash in northern Boone County
A Clark woman dies in a crash involving an 18-wheeler on Highway 63. The patrol says Betty Smith, 88, tried to cross the southbound lanes of 63 at Route CC near Sturgeon at around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. That’s when her car hit an 18-wheeler, causing both...
Read More »UM Board rejects plan for interpretive sign near Jefferson statue
The University of Missouri Board of Curators has voted against adding a contextual sign next to the Thomas Jefferson statue on campus. The board voted 7-1 against a task force recommendation Thursday. The sign would have included information about why ...
Read More »Lawyer for women behind Medicaid suit to appeal to Missouri Supreme Court
The lawyer for three women suing the state over Medicaid expansion is filing an appeal to the state’s Supreme Court. A Cole County judge ruled in favor of lawmakers and Governor Parson this week, saying they could not expand Medicaid without funding fo...
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