Condors soar again over coastal redwoods
REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The endangered California condor returned to soar the skies over the state’s far northern coast redwood forests on Tuesday for the first time in more than a century.
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Firsts for rookies help Royals to win
Bobby Witt Jr. thought he had missed his pitch.
We need the things that need us
This may seem strange, but I need to tell somebody, and I’m trusting you to understand. Here goes.
WHAT’S UP NEXT | AREA SPORTS CALENDAR
THURSDAY, MAY 5 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL 2 p.m. — Smithville at Grain Valley 4 p.m.
WHAT’S ON TODAY
• Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open, 5 a.m., Tennis (Comcast 277) • Tennis: ATP/ WTA Madrid Open, 7 a.m., Bally Sports KC (48) • Golf: DP World Tour Betfred British Masters, 7:30 a.m., GOLF (27) • Horse racing: America’s Day at the Races, 11:30 a.m., FS2 (740) • MLB: Los Angeles Angels at Boston, 12:30 p.m., MLBN (272) • Golf: PGA Wells Fargo Championship, 1 p.m., GOLF (27) • College lacrosse: Big Ten Tournament: Johns Hopkins at Maryland, 4:30 p.m., BTN (255) • College lacrosse: Big East Tournament: Villanova vs. Denver, 4:30 p.m., CBSSN (274) • MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m., MLBN (272) • NHL Playoffs: Pittsburgh at New York Rangers, 6 p.m., TNT (51) • College baseball: Tennessee at Kentucky, 6 p.m., SECN (284) • College softball: Pittsburgh at Duke, 6 p.m., ACCN (961) • NHL Playoffs: Washington at Florida, 6:30 p.m., TBS (50) • College softball: Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, 7 p.m., ESPN (13) • College lacrosse: Big Ten Tournament: Ohio State vs.
INDEPENDENCE POLICE REPORTS
THURSDAY, APRIL 14 Arrest • 2:40 a.m., W. Lexington Ave.
BLUE SPRINGS POLICE REPORTS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 Aggressive dog • 7:11 p.m., 1200 block of S. Wark Pkwy.
One urgent bipartisan election reform is within reach
A bipartisan group of senators reportedly is close to agreement on recommending reforms to a flawed, archaic law that former President Donald Trump abused in his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. The Electoral Count Act of 1887 gives the vice president a ceremonial role in approving state vote counts, but it is worded vaguely enough that Trump claimed, outrageously, that it provided Vice President Mike Pence authority to unilaterally throw out Joe Biden’s victory.
Amid plenty, the grumbling endures
These are the times in which we live. People take food, one of life’s essentials, and fashion it into art – a rose bush, the Eiffel Tower, Tom Selleck, whatever.
Melba Gean Garrison
Melba Gean Garrison, 84, of Lexington, MO, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Friday, May 6th, 2022, at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM at the chapel. Burial will be in the Lexington Memory Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Trinity United Church of Christ or to the Parkinson’s Foundation Heartland. Memories and condolences for her family can be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook Page. Arrangements are entrusted to the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO 64067, 660-259-2245.