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West Plains’ Connor Lair returning to Missouri State
Former West Plains football star Connor Lair will play for Missouri State during the 2024 season. Lair confirmed the news to KY3 Sports on Friday evening. He played 10 games for the Bears in 2022 and was set for a bigger role in 2023 when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma after just two games.
A Cardinals-Mariners trade that benefits both teams
As of the All-Star break, both the St. Louis Cardinals and Seattle Mariners are in the playoffs. The Mariners hold a one-game lead on the Houston Astros in the American League West while the Cardinals are in sole possession of the second National League Wild Card spot. These two teams...
Here's where the city of Springfield hopes to grow, annex land
As Springfield continues to grow, the city is also looking to expand its city limit boundaries. Currently, the city is prioritizing annexing properties that have already signed a consent to annex agreement, that are contiguous to current city boundaries and those owned by public entities. Where could the city grow...
Kansas City will now require landlords to report AC outages at apartment buildings
As Kansas City grapples with hotter summers, the city council on Thursday approved legislation to better protect renters during extreme heat. The council passed two measures unanimously. One directs City Manager Brian Platt to develop a citywide emergency response plan for tenants experiencing life-threatening situations in apartment buildings. The other tweaks the city’s Healthy Homes law to require landlords to notify the city of an HVAC outage.
Royals place veteran reliever on release waivers
The Royals released veteran reliever Nick Anderson, according to the transactions log at MLB.com. Anne Rogers of MLB.com tweets that the right-hander is currently on release waivers. If he goes unclaimed, he’ll hit free agency in the coming days. Kansas City pushed Anderson out of their bullpen last weekend...
Missouri Man & Wife Claim 9 Foot Tall Creature Blocked Their Road
They saw something and that something was huge. A Missouri man and his wife who left home early one morning to go to work encountered what they describe as a 9 foot tall creature that blocked their road. It appears that this new share on YouTube originated from audio shared...
First Alert 4 Fact Check: Claims against Lt. Governor Kehoe
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - First Alert 4 is fact-checking claims about Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe, who is running to be the next governor of Missouri. CLAIM: “Sponsored largest tax hike in Missouri history”. The Committee for Liberty is running an attack ad showing President Joe Biden...
Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her 1980 murder conviction was overturned
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) — A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison was released Friday, after Missouri’s attorney general fought for more than a month to keep her behind bars. Sandra Hemme, 63, left prison Friday in Chillicothe, hours after a judge threatened to hold the attorney general’s office in contempt […]
Youth Tour Delegates Take ISights of D.C.
One hundred and two high school students participated in the 61st annual Missouri Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., June 14-20. Local delegates sponsored by Cuivre River Electric Cooperative were Delaney Hilgenbrink and Sophia Nowack, both of Liberty High School; Rylee Heitgerd and Alice Briggs, both of Warrenton High School; McKenna Claborn, Silex High School; and Nina Momphard, Troy Buchanan High School.
Governor Parson traveling to United Kingdom, Belgium in trade mission
The Missouri Governor's Office of Communications says that the U.K. and Belgium are at the top of the list of sources for foreign direct investment and are key trade partners for the state of Missouri.
Kansas and Missouri Clergy Sound Alarm: White Christian Nationalism Endangering Democracy!
OLATHE — According to Kansas Reflector, Rev. Bobby Love of Second Baptist Church endorsed a campaign on Thursday aimed at alerting Kansans to the dangers of white Christian nationalism and promoting a broader appreciation of how democracy could be compromised by a movement bent on undermining inclusive communities. “Together,...
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