INDIANAPOLIS – NCAA member schools voted to ratify a new, pareddown constitution Thursday, paving the way for a decentralized approach to governing college sports that will hand more power to schools and conferences.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Aaron Rodgers memorably vowed after his 2005 draft day snub that the San Francisco 49ers would be more disappointed for passing him up at No. 1 than he would be at sliding to No. 24.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson delivered his annual State of the State address Wednesday, outlining a wide range of desired investments funded by both state and federal stimulus dollars that would raise teacher and state worker salaries, repair and renovate infrastructure projects and expand grant programs for education and the workforce. h Parson, a Republican in his second term as head of state, struck an optimistic tone in his remarks to the General Assembly. While Missouri navigates the newest COVID-19 surge in the omicron variant — marked by closing schools and record-high hospitalizations — Parson said the state “accepted the challenges and prevailed” in the pandemic.
Rhylan Alcanter and his Grain Valley basketball teammates were on a mission Tuesday night at Blue Springs South. Grain Valley was looking for its first victory against the Class 6 school that owns such a rich history and tradition, including a 2015 Class 5 state championship, and they had success thanks to a complete team performance, orchestrated by the big man in the middle.
Independence will step back for now from possible legal proceedings regarding the former Kmart building at Noland Road and Interstate 70. A developer has expressed interest in the site.
Federal law enforcement was still seeking information as recently as last summer about medical marijuana licensing in Missouri and utility contracts in Independence that have attracted FBI scrutiny for years.
All Missourians ages 5 and older (Pfizer vaccine) or 18 and older (Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines) are eligible to receive COVID vaccines without charge. If you are seeking a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna, you should first talk with your health-care provider.
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Amid the spread of the most contagious coronavirus variant yet, major decisions by conservative politicians and judges at the federal and state levels are making it virtually impossible for public health authorities to contain the virus and keep the public safe. This ideological zealotry will cost lives.
Are you the kind of person who collects magnets with lots of pithy sayings and puts them on display in your kitchen? I am. I’m not proud of it.