AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl announced his retirement Monday less than six months after finishing the Tigers’ best season in program history with another trip to the Final Four. Pearl’s 38-year-old son Steven Pearl, who has been on his father’s coaching staff for all 11 seasons at Auburn, will take over as
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said Monday evening he’s willing to appear at a town hall hosted by a local ABC station now that the national network says it will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show. Earlier in the day, Mamdani announced he was pulling out of the
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said Monday evening he’s willing to appear at a town hall hosted by a local ABC station now that the national network says it will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show. Earlier in the day, Mamdani announced he was pulling out of the
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Greg Kneib, 66, of St. Joseph, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, while preparing for bed. He was born on Oct. 18, 1958, in St. Joseph, to Kenneth and Luticia “Tish” Kneib. Greg graduated from Bishop LeBlond High School and proudly served in the U.S. Navy as a submariner. Following his service he worked
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms are anticipated to develop across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas Monday evening and overnight. A few storms may contain hail and damaging wind gusts, especially across far Northern Missouri through early Tuesday morning.
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(CNN) — “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to air on ABC on Tuesday night, the network announced in a statement.
Continue Reading CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to ABC on Tuesday night, the network said Monday, ending a nearly weeklong standoff over the late-night talk show, even as major station owners said they would still keep the show off their airwaves for viewers in thousands of homes. Sinclair
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By Jen Christensen, Katherine Dillinger, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration will be notifying physicians that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy “can be associated with a very increased risk of autism,” despite decades of evidence that it’s safe. “They are strongly recommending that
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School District Board of Education will meet Monday to discuss the district’s special education policy and an event agreement for Tiny Tot Town.
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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will run unopposed for in her reelection bid after a challenger didn’t garner enough votes to advance to the general election, the city’s election department announced Monday. Wu, the city’s first Asian and female leader and a frequent target of the Trump administration,
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Jimmie Paul Lindstrom, 68, of St Joseph, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at a Wathena, Kansas, health care facility. He was born Oct. 14, 1956, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, son of Lucille and Gwain Lindstrom. On Aug. 26, 2000, he married Jennifer Sperber. Jimmie spent many years working as a skilled handyman. He enjoyed
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By Tara John, Billy Stockwell, CNN United Nations, New York (CNN) — France and several other Western nations formally declared their recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations on Monday in a move that deepens Israel’s international isolation as it pursues its maximalist war aims in Gaza and expands settlements in the occupied
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Dick A. Campbell, 86, of St. Joseph, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at his home. He was born Dec. 16, 1938, in Fort Lupton, Colorado, son of Francis and Clem Campbell. Dick graduated from Ft. Lupton High School class of 1956. On July 9, 2011, he married Sabrina Davis in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dick
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By BILL BARROW and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, President Donald Trump and his allies have praised the conservative organizer and provocateur as a free speech champion who set a high First Amendment standard for the “Make America Great Again” movement. Trump, eulogizing Kirk on Sunday in Arizona, identified
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By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A onetime writer for FX’s hit show “The Bear” was taken off a New York City commuter train in handcuffs in a dispute over how he was sitting — an incident he recorded in a video shared widely on social media. Alex O’Keefe, who is Black, said in an Instagram
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Ernest Grimes, 88, St. Joseph, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. He was born on July 25, 1937, to Floyd and Florence Grimes in Dekalb, Missouri. A person of unshakable faith, Ernest was an active member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He was a pipeline welder before retiring from General Motors and being
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Ron Selkirk, 78, St. Joseph, passed away Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Mosaic Life Care. He was born in Alton, Illinois, on Jan. 28, 1947, to Marshall and Melba Selkirk. Ron graduated from Truman State University in 1969 and moved to St. Joseph where he met and married Marilyn Tracy, his wife of 55 years.
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Ruth Ann “Susie” Nance, 82, St. Joseph, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. She was born April 26, 1943, in Bethany, Missouri, to Charles and Opal (Hagler) Curtis. Ruth married Larry Milton Nance on Jan. 10, 1960. He preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 2022. Ruth was laid to rest in Memorial
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BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will run unopposed in her reelection effort after challenger’s recount bid falls short.
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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — A collection of elected Republicans and prominent conservatives are stepping in to serve as featured guests on the national college tour that slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk was embarked on before his assassination at an event in Utah earlier this month. The list of prominent speakers includes Virginia Gov.
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The Trump administration wants to redistribute $2.4 billion it pulled from California’s high-speed rail project as part of a new $5 billion program announced Monday to fund rail projects to boost passenger rail traffic nationwide. The new program’s rules for states and others wanting to participate remove any mention
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CLINTON COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Three juveniles were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash, which occurred in Clinton County on Friday, Sept. 19.
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a rush appeal that will decide whether President Donald Trump acted lawfully as he has wrested control of independent federal agencies by firing the board members who led them. By granting the case involving the Federal Trade Commission, the high court said
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(CNN) — “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to air on ABC on Tuesday night, the network announced in a statement.
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Rosalia Joy Welter “Pootie”, 78, peacefully went home to the loving arms of Jesus on Sept. 19, 2025. She was born July 11, 1947, in St. Joseph, to Norman Hite and Ethel Irene (Merritt) Mayhew. She lived her life in St. Joseph where she was married Danny Ray Welter on Oct. 26, 1963. They had
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an order Monday designating the anti-fascism movement Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and directing federal agencies to take action against it. The order accuses Antifa of organizing political violence — including riots, attacks on law enforcement and doxing — with the goal of overthrowing
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church was arrested in South Korea early Tuesday as investigators probe allegations that the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker. Hak Ja Han, the widow of the church’s South Korean
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off her sophomore album release and the announcement of her fourth pregnancy, Cardi B has another thing to celebrate: She’s joining the 2025 Global Citizen Festival. The annual event, held in New York’s Central Park, supports campaigns to improve energy access across Africa and
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — NASA on Monday introduced the 10 people — selected from a pool of 8,000 applicants — who will join the agency’s astronaut corps as it races to return to the moon before attempting an unprecedented crewed mission to Mars. The group includes six women and four men, whom acting
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs knew they would have to buy some time until Rashee Rice returned from his suspension. Then they lost Xavier Worthy to a shoulder injury, and buying time before both wide receivers came back was a daunting prospect. Especially when the
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