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Three cats in need of forever homes
Animals Best Friends has many wonderful cats looking for loving homes. If you are thinking about adopting a cat, please go to our website www.animalsbestfriends.org and find the following cats.
WHAT’S ON TODAY
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Wednesday’s Television • Golf: PGA Farmers Insurance Open, 11:30 a.m., GOLF (Comcast 27) • Tennis: Australian Open quarterfinals (taped), 1 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • Soccer: SPFL: Celtic Glasgow at Heart of Midlothian, 1:45 p.m., CBSSN (274) • College golf: Southwestern Invitational, 3:30 p.m., GOLF (27) • College basketball: Florida at Tennessee, 5 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: Creighton at Butler, 5:30 p.m., FS1 (43) • College basketball: Northwestern at Michigan, 5:30 p.m., BTN (255) • College basketball: Providence at Xavier, 5:30 p.m., CBSSN (274) • College basketball: Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 6 p.m., ESPNU (269) • College basketball: Arkansas at Mississippi, 6 p.m., SECN (284) • College basketball: Miami (Fla.) at Virginia Tech, 6 p.m., ACCN (961) • NHL: Chicago at Detroit, 6:30 p.m., TNT (51) • NBA: New York at Miami, 6:45 p.m., ESPN (13) • College basketball: Oklahoma at West Virginia, 7 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: George Washington at Saint Louis, 7 p.m., Bally Sports KC (48) • College basketball: Marquette at Seton Hall, 7:30 p.m., FS1 (43) • College basketball: Penn State at Indiana, 7:30 p.m., BTN (255) • College basketball: VCU at Davidson, 7:30 p.m., CBSSN (274) • College basketball: Tulsa at Tulane, 8 p.m., ESPNU (269) • College basketball: Texas A&M at LSU, 8 p.m., SECN (284) • College basketball: Florida State at Georgia Tech, 8 p.m., ACCN (961) • NHL: Boston at Colorado, 9 p.m., TNT (51) • NBA: Phoenix at Utah, 9:05 p.m., ESPN (13) • Women’s basketball: Athletes Unlimited: Team Carrington vs. Team Mitchell, 10 p.m., CBSSN (274) • Golf: DP World Tour: Dubai Desert Classic, 1:30 a.m.
Mayoral candidates at forum Thursday evening
A public forum featuring the six mayoral candidates in Independence is scheduled for 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday at Walnut Gardens Community of Christ Church, 19201 East R.D. Mize Road, Independence.
5 takeaways from KU’s 2 OT win over Tech
LAWRENCE — As Ochai Agbaji reflected on Kansas men’s basketball’s double overtime win Monday against Texas Tech, he recalled a conversation he had with Christian Braun postgame in the locker room.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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COVID-19 protocols change with rise of omicron variant
Dear Doctors: When someone tests positive for COVID-19 now, what are they supposed to do? So much has changed since the pandemic started, what with the vaccines and the boosters and the different variants. Now they’re even changing how long you’re supposed to isolate. I’m confused.
BLUE SPRINGS POLICE REPORTS
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SAT exam going digital, cutting down test time
The SAT exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format, administrators announced Tuesday, saying the shift will boost its relevancy as more colleges make standardized tests optional for admission.
Cleaning the record
The push to legalize recreational marijuana use in Missouri is coming from multiple directions, with a handful of proposed initiative petitions and at least one bill, and potentially more, backed by Republican lawmakers.