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Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence
MOSCOW — American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month.
On toxic Twitter, big-name users can be a force for good
Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter last Friday, barely a week after he acquired the company, should serve as an all-but-literal announcement: Whatever assurances he offers to the contrary, he may in fact plan to open the content floodgates to the worst in hate speech and toxic disinformation. Why else would the layoffs include gutting the very personnel whose jobs were to weed out the worst offenders?
Broncos to see strength vs strength in district final
When Lee’s Summit North travels to Nixa 7 p.m. Friday for the Class 6 District 3 football championship, the Broncos and Eagles will be pitting strength against strength.
NW Missouri soccer makes NCAA field again
Lee’s Summit North grad Kaylie Rock is leading scorer for NCAA-bound Bearcats Northwest Missouri State soccer entered the MIAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed, beating Washburn 3-0 on Nov.
Re-elected County Executive White will have new Legislature to deal with
By Jeff Fox The Examiner Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. won another four-year term Tuesday. He will deal with many new county legislators as… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Voters extend, expand county’s children’s services tax
By Jeff Fox and Mike Genet The Examiner Jackson County voters overwhelmingly voted to renew and increase the children’s services tax, which funds programs ranging… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Maverick is loving, smart and active
Animals Best Friends has several dogs who are looking for their forever homes. Maverick is one of these dogs.
Don’t like paying taxes? Consider credits
It’s getting to be that time of year again when we all start thinking about taxes, and what we are going to owe in the spring. This probably goes without saying, but my goal is always to pay as little as possible to both Washington, D.C., and Jefferson City.
Jaguars eye a top 10 finish
South’s McIntosh, Blue Springs’ Davis look to compete for individual state titles The Blue Springs South boys swimming and diving team finished one spot and 20.5 points away from a top-10 finish at state last year. Jaguars coach Errich Oberlander thinks his team could get over that hump and return to the top 10 like it did two years ago when it finished eighth in the Class 2 Missouri State High School Boys Swimming and Diving Championships.