Kansas and Missouri logged their warmest average December temperatures on record last month, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Average temperatures over the last half of 2021 were higher than they’ve ever been in either state — and across the country.
A proposed Jackson County mask mandate ordinance will not be considered now. County Executive Frank White and the Jackson County Health Department had recommended a mask mandate ordinance due to greatly increased COVID-19 transmission with the omicron variant and staffing issues in several metro area school districts.
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Wednesday’s Television • Tennis: Australian Open, 1 p.m. (taped), ESPN2 (Comcast 29) • Soccer: EPL: Tottenham Hotspur at Leicester City, 1:30 p.m., USA (52) • Baseball: Roberto Clemente PBL final: Indios de Mayaguez vs.
(Schedules subject to change) WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Lee’s Summit High School Summit Grill Shootout 4 p.m.
It has been a half-year since Collin Morikawa won the British Open and he has gotten somewhat used to being introduced as “champion golfer of the year.” This week is the first time the Californian has been referred to as the “reigning Race to Dubai champion” and he likes that, too. “There’s a lot of weight that’s on (my) shoulders right now,” Morikawa said on Tuesday.
A strong start and a strong finish weren’t enough for the Truman boys basketball team in the first round of the North Kansas City Invitational Monday. Oak Park rallied in the second and third quarters and held off a late charge from the Patriots for a 66-62 victory.
Missouri women’s basketball put its best player to work against the best that No. 13 Georgia had to offer Monday night at Mizzou Arena.
At this time two years ago, Emma Raducanu was participating in the Australian Open junior event – and losing in the first round. A year ago, she was keeping tabs on Melbourne Park via TV, holed up at home in England, a teenager taking a break from the tour while studying for high school exams.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – A second consecutive postseason matchup pitting Buffalo’s Josh Allen against Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes seemed almost inevitable after two of the NFL’s top young quarterbacks met in last year’s AFC championship game.
Dear Abby: My fiance, “Peter,” has a number of female friends I’m not comfortable with, primarily because they are women he “had” interest in before we started dating. He says he has told them he’s taken now and they can’t be more than friends, but I don’t think they got the message. He recently told me one of them told him a guy had proposed to her but she’s delaying accepting in case Peter becomes available. This is the second time something like this has happened.