Manufacturers see continued solid growth
Average manufacturing wages in Missouri have risen 6.1 percent since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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WHAT’S UP NEXT | AREA SPORTS CALENDAR
(Schedules subject to change) WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL 7 p.m.
WHAT’S ON TODAY
Wednesday’s sports broadcast highlights Television • Tennis: ATP Cup Group Stage/WTA Adelaide/WTA Melbourne, 5 a.m., Tennis (Comcast 277) • Tennis: ATP Cup Group Stage/WTA Adelaide/WTA Melbourne, 5 p.m., Tennis (277) • College basketball: DePaul at St. John’s, 5:30 p.m., FS1 (43) • College basketball: Alabama at Florida, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: La Salle at Saint Louis, 6 p.m., Bally Sports KC (48) • College basketball: Furman at North Carolina-Greensboro, 6 p.m., ESPN News (102) • College basketball: Nebraska at Michigan State, 6 p.m., BTN (255) • College basketball: Pittsburgh at Louisville, 6 p.m., ESPNU (269) • College basketball: VCU at Dayton, 6 p.m., CBSSN (274) • College basketball: Mississippi at Tennessee, 6 p.m., SECN (284) • NHL: St.
IN BRIEF
Washington to reveal new name on Feb. 2; won’t be RedWolves Washington’s NFL team announced Tuesday it will unveil its new name on Feb.
Parents wonder if son’s friendship may be more
Dear Abby: My preteen son is friends with a boy I don’t quite approve of, but I understand that sometimes bad decisions lead to future wisdom. When I can, I allow the friend to come to our house to hang out with my son because this friend allegedly has a difficult home life.
Omicron variant spreads faster than previous mutations
Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about the omicron variant? I keep hearing different information about whether or not it’s worse than the delta variant and how sick it’s going to make you. Why has there been so much panic about this new variant?
JAGUARS GET ‘EVERYONE INVOLVED’ IN ROUT
Blue Springs South guard Jaidynn Mason is much happier dishing the ball off to her teammates. And Monday’s game against a young William Chrisman team allowed her to do just that.
Falcons return to health, form in win
Right before the two-week holiday break, the Van Horn suffered its first dual loss. On Dec.
Chiefs fall from No. 1 seed with last-second loss to Bengals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs probably felt as if they were looking in a mirror on Sunday in Cincinnati.
Blue Springs hands Park Hill its first loss
The Blue Springs girls basketball team took advantage of a shorthanded Park Hill team to claim a Suburban Big Eight Conference victory Monday. Symiah Bradley scored 15 points to lead the host Wildcats to a 49-33 victory over the Trojans.