By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Midday” game were: 1, 4, 4, 5 (one, four, four, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Local Special Olympics athlete Charlie Phillips has his eyes set on a new competition.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School District provided an update to families and staff members of changes to school leadership positions and information on district reorganization plans for the 2026-27 school year.
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CNN By Zachary Cohen, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US struck multiple targets in Syria on Friday that the US military tied to ISIS as retaliation for the recent attack that killed two American service members there, according to two US officials. “I am hereby announcing that the United States is inflicting very serious
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph School District saw a few changes in its Board of Education filings this week.
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By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A life ring and a piece of a lifeboat from the Edmund Fitzgerald were sold at auction Friday for $150,000, a month after the 50th anniversary of the famous ship’s sinking in Lake Superior with 29 men aboard. The relics were discovered by a carpenter in 1975
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By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Transit Authority bolstered security on the public transport system Friday, a day after President Donald Trump’s administration repeated its threat to withhold $50 million in federal funding if it didn’t deliver a more aggressive crime-cutting plan. The Chicago Police Department increased its daily presence
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By SOPHIE BATES Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock in August ordered Mississippi to redraw the map, which was
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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Friday voided the conviction of one of the two men found guilty of the 2002 killing of Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay, ruling that there wasn’t enough evidence that the man had a motive to kill the hip-hop luminary. The reversal, which came as
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik suspended her campaign for New York governor on Friday and said she will not seek reelection to Congress, bowing out of what was expected to be a bruising Republican primary and ending a once-promising tenure in the House. Stefanik, an ally of President
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Five new Highway Patrol troopers are set to report for duty at Troop H in St. Joseph after graduating from the patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday.
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By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired over the ceasefire line in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing at least five Palestinians, including a baby, according to a local hospital that received the casualties. The killings came as the tenuous Israel-Hamas truce has stalled in recent weeks.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — First-term U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming announced Friday that she won’t seek reelection in 2026, but she said she’s committed to retaining Republic control of the Senate. Lummis said her stamina “doesn’t match up” with the energy required for another term. “In the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fall I’ve
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV)– Missouri Western State University has seen its financial assets grow to nearly $67 million, driven by generous donor contributions and strong investment returns. According to Missouri Western Foundation Chair Dennis Rosonke, the foundation’s assets increased from $62 million last year to $67 million by the end of this year Rosonke said the foundation’s
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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract to a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa that is raising ethical concerns. The unusual contract was awarded to scientists who have been cited by anti-vaccine activists and whose work
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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract to a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa that is raising ethical concerns. The unusual contract was awarded to scientists who have been cited by anti-vaccine activists and whose work
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Bishop LeBlond High School hosted a food can drive to support the local community. The students were challenged to bring in 1,000 cans, but this year the school collected over 4,000 cans along with $590 in donations. The food and money will go to Second Harvest Community Food Bank Mary
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s been a grim week at the end of a tough year for the United Nations: Six U.N. peacekeepers were killed in a drone attack in Sudan. A U.N. interpreter died while in the custody of South Sudan’s security personnel. And 10 more U.N. staff
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik announced Friday that she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress. In a post on X, Stefanik, a Republican ally of President Donald Trump, said “it is not an effective use of our time or
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and says she won’t seek reelection to the House next year.
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CNN By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Bowen Yang is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after this weekend’s Christmas show, in the middle of Season 51. Yang confirmed his departure in an Instagram post on Saturday. “i loved working at SNL, and most of all i loved the people,” he wrote. “i’m grateful for every minute
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Bowen Yang is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after this weekend’s Christmas show, in the middle of Season 51. Yang confirmed his departure in an Instagram post on Saturday. “i loved working at SNL, and most of all i loved the people,” he wrote. “i’m grateful for every minute of
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By MARK SHIEFELBEIN, JACQUELYN MARTIN and RAHMAT GUL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center has added President Donald Trump’s name to the building after its board, handpicked by Trump, voted to rename it The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. This is a photo gallery
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By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Fernando Ramos, CNN (CNN) — At least seven Colombian soldiers were killed and 30 wounded Thursday when a guerrilla group attacked an Army base with drones and explosives, the military said. The attack, which happened at Military Base 27 in the northern department of Cesar, was attributed to the National Liberation Army
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By Tami Luhby, Adam Cancryn, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — In his latest effort to lower drug costs, President Donald Trump unveiled Friday “Most Favored Nation” pricing deals with nine more pharmaceutical companies. The president also announced he would call a meeting next week or early January with health insurers to push them to lower
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By MATT BROWN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and the organization’s new leader, endorsed a potential presidential bid by Vice President JD Vance on the opening night of the conservative youth group’s annual conference. After telling the cheering crowd that Turning
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals, The Associated Press has learned. Christopher Day began hearing cases
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and ADAM GELLER Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — As December’s chill settled over Gaza, the family’s nylon tent offered little refuge. So each night, Eseid Abdeen covered his frail newborn son with four blankets, periodically shining a flashlight on the baby’s eyes to confirm he was all right. Until
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain are now going to pay more than just the legendary coin toss over their shoulder to get the Instagrammable selfie in front of one of the world’s most celebrated waterworks. Starting Feb. 1, the city of Rome is imposing a 2-euro ($2.35)
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Friday, Dec. 19 EAST Caldwell 80, Wilmington (DE) 65 Connecticut College 85, Rhode Island College 64 Drexel 75, Mount St Marys 67 Emory 98, Christopher Newport 65 Fairleigh Dickinson 76, Lehman 42 Franciscan 89, Penn State Shenango Nittany Lions 78 Lincoln (Pa) 80, Morehouse 72, OT Millersville 88, Bowie State 71 Navy 88, Coppin State
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