An Overland Park, Kansas, man who worked as a nurse at Centerpoint Medical Center will spend 20 years in state prison for raping a patient at the Independence hospital more than two years ago. A Jackson County judge Tuesday sentenced Chukwuemeka Emmanuel, 38, after finding him guilty of rape during a bench trial in November.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A federal grand jury has indicted seven southwest Missouri residents who allegedly stole thousands of catalytic converters and sold them to an Arkansas company for millions of dollars, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
WASHINGTON – In a U.S. Senate that was upended by toxic Supreme Court battles during the Trump era, the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick has the potential for something else: a return to calmer political normalcy.
This weekend’s sports broadcast highlights Saturday’s Television • Soccer: SPFL: Glasgow Rangers FC at Ross County FC, 6:30 a.m., CBSSN (Comcast 274) • Tennis: Australian Open women’s final (taped), 7 a.m., ESPN2 (29) • Golf: The Gainbridge LPGA, 10:30 a.m., GOLF (27) • College basketball: Duke at Louisville, 11 a.m., ESPN (13) • College basketball: LSU at TCU, 11 a.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: Georgetown at Butler, 11 a.m., FS1 (43) • College basketball: Miami (Fla.) at Georgia Tech, 11 a.m., Bally Sports KC (48) • College basketball: La Salle at Davidson, 11 a.m., USA (52) • College wrestling: Purdue at Indiana, 11 a.m., BTN (255) • College basketball: Wichita State at Tulane, 11 a.m., ESPNU (269) • College basketball: Michigan at Michigan State, 11:30 a.m., KCTV 5 (3) • Motorsports: IMSA Sports Car Championship: Rolex 24 at Daytona, 12:30 p.m., KSHB 41 (8) • College basketball: Oklahoma at Auburn, 1 p.m., ESPN (13) • College basketball: West Virginia at Arkansas, 1 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: Xavier at Creighton, 1 p.m., FS1 (43) • College basketball: St. Joseph’s at St.
(Schedules subject to change) SATURDAY, JAN. 29 ECHL MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY 8:10 p.m.
BLUE SPRINGS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION YOUTH BASKETBALL SCORES Jan. 22 scores (unless otherwise noted) SECOND GRADE BOYS Tar Heels 8, Hot Shots 4 — Jack Hastings 4, Quinton Long 4; Hot Shots: Sam Russell 4, John Ryan Ward 2.
Dear Abby: Several years ago, my adult niece, with whom I am very close, found herself in some legal difficulties and needed an attorney. At the time, due to some medical issues, she wasn’t working and could not afford the attorney’s retainer, so I offered to lend her the money. I told her she could repay me once she began working again.
Bill Wrisinger remembers the moment like it happened yesterday, instead of four decades ago in his hometown of Lexington, Mo. "In May of 1982, after my freshman year at Central Missouri State University, I needed a job for beer and gas money – yeah, I know I was too young to buy beer, but I did – and my friend David Legate let me know that Sonic was hiring," said Wrisinger, not knowing that one day his Sonic Drive-In empire would include 49 locations.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Thursday affirmed his pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it was “long overdue.” He praised retiring Justice Stephen Breyer as a model public servant and promised a nominee by the end of February.
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