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Local residents take gold at Show-Me State Games
On Saturday, July 20, Rachel Sappington of Ashland and her friend Kurt Fuemmeler of Fayette, competed in the Show-Me State Games, Bench and Power Lifting Events. Both contestants came away with gold. Rachel lifted 145 lbs. at bench press and Kurt 240 lbs. Rachel deadlifted 250lbs. and Kurt 365lbs. Their...
Forecast: Staying seasonal, isolated shower chances
Good morning and happy Wednesday! There’s some patchy fog this morning, you might need to add a few minutes to your commute. We are hot and humid again today with sunshine throughout the day. 80s continue into the weekend with 90s making a return next week. Isolated showers, hot...
Stephens Stars welcome Maggie Hans, aiming to build on historic season
Columbia — The Stephens Stars Volleyball program hopes it's found its next star at head coach. Maggie Hans heads into her first season as the head coach for Stephens after coaching at Southwestern College in Kansas. Hans and Stephens began the first day of their 3-day youth camp at...
Tigers on Tour: Mizzou Summer Baseball Central
COLUMBIA, Mo. – As we prepare to enter the summer season, numerous Missouri baseball student-athletes are already gearing up for the 2025 season by competing in summer collegiate leagues throughout the country. The Tigers currently have six returning members of their 2024 squad, as well as a pair of incoming signees, on various rosters this summer.
Fans Feel Bad for Taylor Swift After Patrick Mahomes Calls Out Travis Kelce
The Kansas City Chiefs' entire roster reported to training camp earlier this week, reuniting quarterback Patrick Mahomes with his best friend and most reliable target, tight end Travis Kelce. With such a busy offseason, Kelce and his older brother, Jason Kelce, announced that their wildly popular ...
Joseph “Joe” Pierre Torry (1965- )
Joseph “Joe” Pierre Torry is an actor and comedian. He was born on September 28, 1965, to Robert Torry and Rebecca Torry in Saint Louis, Missouri. Torry attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications and Broadcast Journalism. While at Lincoln, Torry joined Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
Chiefs Trying Unexpected Experiment on 3rd Day of Camp
The Chiefs are trying out a unique experiment on Day 3 of training camp, slotting 2020 third-round OT Lucas Niang at left guard in Joe Thuney's place as the latter recovers from the pectoral injury he suffered in the playoffs. Niang has struggled to carve out a consistent role, though...
Man gets 25 years in prison for shoving girlfriend off 7th-floor balcony at St. Louis hotel
ST. LOUIS — An Illinois man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to shoving his girlfriend off of a hotel balcony and leaving her in an alley back in 2021. According to charging documents, EMS workers found the woman naked in an alley in the 1500 block of South Theresa Avenue on June 30, 2021. The EMS workers said she was unable to move and was incoherent. She was hospitalized with a broken neck, a crushed spine and multiple injuries to internal organs but survived the fall.
Lieutenant Governor Kehoe to visit St. Joseph on Thursday
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe, who is currently running for Missouri Governor, will be visiting St. Joseph, Missouri, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. According to the Lieutenant Governor's Campaign Office, this is part of a statewide Bus Tour for the Governor race and the stop in St. Joseph includes a Meet and Greet Breakfast at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
Missouri AG criticized by political rivals over alleged lack of action on radioactive waste
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey insists his office is working to hold the federal government accountable for the decades-old radioactive waste contamination that plagues the St. Louis area. “We are fighting to ensure that the federal government protects Missourians from the poison that the federal government injected into the streams...
MODDC announces $85,000 for Storytelling Project in Missouri
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) announced on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that they have approved $85,000 in funding for an 18-month project beginning in October of 2024. The funding will be distributed to a writer who will create a story centered on a person with an...
Missouri woman arrested on suspected drug distribution in Osage County
A Missouri woman was arrested on suspected drug distribution charges in Osage County on Monday. Sheriff Chris Wells says the arrest of 37-year-old Kyra Merriman of Kansas City developed after an alleged traffic infraction. An Osage County K-9 unit stopped Merriman at US Highway 75 and 189th Road, about five miles north of Lyndon, and allegedly found illegal narcotics.
St. Louis and West-Central Illinois: Storms Along I-70, Fog
St. Louis, MO – Weather conditions in eastern Missouri and west-central Illinois are expected to be variable over the next few days, with isolated storms and patchy dense fog creating potentially challenging travel conditions. According to the US National Weather Service in St. Louis, there is a low chance...
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