By The Associated Press BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with LF Tyler Soderstrom on a seven-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association TORONTO RAPTORS — Signed C Mo Bamba to a rest-of-season contract. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Promoted WR Chris Blair and OLB Khalid Kareem from the
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — On Sunday afternoon, snow fell across parts of northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas, causing hazardous conditions for drivers.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) — The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has agreed to resume publishing the “disparity index” with its annual vehicle stops report after reaching a settlement with the state NAACP.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday that he plans to return next season, batting away any thought of an impending retirement by making a tongue-in-cheek joke about his status with a franchise he has led to three Super Bowl titles.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KQTV) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is encouraging drivers to ring in 2026 with good decisions related to safe driving.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday that he plans to return next season, batting away any thought of an impending retirement by making a tongue-in-cheek joke about his status with a franchise he has led to three Super Bowl titles. “I mean,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A high-ranking and long-serving member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol is calling it a career in February after nearly three decades of commitment to the state of Missouri.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It is still the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas is past, but there’s still New Year’s Eve to look forward to and if you plan on staying in this year to celebrate, here’s where you can still party without battling traffic or crowds. CNN The dynamic
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By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick reiterated her innocence Monday outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds. Cherfilus-McCormick was scheduled to be arraigned, but her attorney requested the proceeding be rescheduled to Jan. 20 so that
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By DESTINY HEBERS/Flatwater Free Press Flatwater Free Press When Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services announced its plan to divvy up millions in opioid settlement money, one recipient stood out: The Central Wyoming Counseling Center. The Wyoming nonprofit is the only out-of-state organization slated to receive some of Nebraska’s Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Multiple crashes during the Christmas holiday resulted in 10 fatalities on Missouri highways according to state authorities, nearly double what the state saw in 2024.
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s largest protests in three years erupted Monday after the country’s currency plummeted to a record low against the U.S. dollar, and the head of the Central Bank resigned. State TV reported the resignation of Mohammad Reza Farzin, while traders and shopkeepers rallied in Saadi Street in downtown Tehran as well
Continue Reading Monday, Dec. 29 EAST Binghamton 100, Elmira 60 Christopher Newport 96, Hood College 79 Concordia Moorhead Cobbers 83, Skidmore 60 Eastern Connecticut State 86, Pennsylvania College 57 Emory 104, Bates 66 Franciscan 70, Stevenson 66 Franklin & Marshall 84, City College of New York 47 Goucher 103, Notre Dame (MD) Gators 75 Gustavus Adolphus 58,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US SPECIAL ELECTION-IOWA DESCRIPTION: Democrat Renee Hardman faces Republican Lucas Loftin in the Dec. 30 special election
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US SPECIAL ELECTION-IOWA DESCRIPTION: Democrat Renee Hardman faces Republican Lucas Loftin in the Dec. 30 special election
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US SPECIAL ELECTION-IOWA DESCRIPTION: Democrat Renee Hardman faces Republican Lucas Loftin in the Dec. 30 special election
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US SPECIAL ELECTION-IOWA DESCRIPTION: Democrat Renee Hardman faces Republican Lucas Loftin in the Dec. 30 special election
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Election 2025-Decision Notes-Iowa AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa’s state Senate special election SUMMARY: Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Election 2025-Decision Notes-Iowa AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa’s state Senate special election SUMMARY: Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Election 2025-Decision Notes-Iowa AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa’s state Senate special election SUMMARY: Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district
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By Andy Rose, Alisha Ebrahimji, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — In the days after Christmas Eve, a Texas family clung to desperate hope they would be reunited with their missing teenager — even as they waited in grueling uncertainty while investigators worked around the clock searching for her. That hope gave way to grief on
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Insulting the director who is making a documentary about you might not be the most diplomatic of choices. Then again, Chevy Chase has never been very diplomatic. The comedian gets snarly at the top of filmmaker Marina Zenovich’s “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” which
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By The Associated Press A historic theater in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol has opened its doors more than three years after it was pummeled in a Russian airstrike that killed hundreds of civilians sheltering inside. Moscow-installed authorities marked the rebuilding of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater with a gala concert on the
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(AP) — A potent winter storm threatened blizzard-like conditions, treacherous travel and power outages in parts of the Upper Midwest as other areas of the country braced Monday for plunging temperatures, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice, and rain.
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — On a day meant for family and rest, a father’s holiday joy turned to fear in Texas when his 15-year-old daughter didn’t come back from walking her dog, authorities said. When she was out past the time it normally takes to complete the walk, her parents became concerned, the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Dec. 30 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 5 p.m. BTN — Howard at Northwestern 6 p.m. SECN — Albany at South Carolina 7 p.m. ACCN — Pittsburgh at Miami BTN — Milwaukee at Wisconsin ESPN2 — Florida St. at North Carolina FS1 —
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Lululemon’s former CEO Chip Wilson is once again slamming the struggling company he founded, and he’s launching a campaign to shake up its board. Wilson, Lululemon’s controversial founder and second largest shareholder, announced Monday that he nominated three new directors, including former executives from ESPN and Activision,
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua escaped with minor injuries in a car crash that killed two of his friends and team members on Monday, according to Nigerian authorities and his promoter. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. (5 a.m. ET) on a busy stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 24 8 .750 — 7-3 L-2 12-2 11-6 17-5 New York 23 9 .719 1 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 4½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 5 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 23 9 .719 — 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 3½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 6 5-5 L-3 9-8
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