Almost from the instant Missouri’s move to the Southeastern Conference became official 25 months ago, MU athletic director Mike Alden cautioned that a 30-month orientation period lay ahead. That all seems like distant history now after Missouri secured the SEC East title and will play for the conference championship Saturday in Atlanta against Auburn with an outside-but-legitimate chance for the national title.
Sporting Kansas City goalie Jimmy Nielsen described the first soccer championship of his career with a certain flavor of sentiment and passion. And perhaps some regret, too. He was only 21 when he hoisted the Danish Superliga trophy as a member of AaB Fodbold. He didn’t think much of it, he explained, shaking his head in disappointment as his spoke. He desperately wants another chance.
During the Chiefs’ first seven games, wide receiver Junior Hemingway averaged nearly 12 offensive snaps; during the last five games, he’s averaged 16 offensive snaps. That may not seem like a big difference, but after spending practically all of last season on the Chiefs’ practice squad, the 6-foot-1, 225-pounder couldn’t be more pleased to see his role increase for a winning team.
A physician credited as the father of osteopathic medicine and a noted science fiction writer have won induction into the state Capitol's Hall of Famous Missourians. Joining them as the newest inductees are a suffragist and the catalyst of a citizens' initiative that limited state revenues and local taxes.
Mission’s Holiday Lights and Festive Sights
Prairie Village Tree Lighting 2013
Red X Wine Tasting
Kanye West concertgoers at the Sprint Center
Chiefs vs. Broncos tailgaters
Toys and crafts shows at KCI Expo
City Market’s Whoville Holidays
Frontier Feline Fanciers Cat Show
Breakfast with Santa at Mahaffie
Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting
Black Friday at Zona Rosa
Pilgrim Run 5K
Kansas hoops sensation Trick Shot Titus is back, and the toddler has taken his game to a new level, bringing Hollywood megastars Channing Tatum and Bradley Cooper along for the ride. In the new video, Titus continues his circus shots — even sinking one from the seventh floor of a building — as Tatum and Cooper pay a visit.
Free-agent outfielder Carlos Beltran is returning to New York — and not to the Royals — on a three-year deal for $45 million. The news broke Friday night on Twitter by several media outlets. Beltran’s wife, Jessica, soon thereafter tweeted: “Back to NY!”
Herb Weatherwax cruises the open-air grounds of the visitors center at Pearl Harbor on a motorized scooter dubbed "Herb's Hot Rod." When a woman notices his blue and white cap embroidered with the words "Pearl Harbor Survivor," he coaxes her over.
The stadium and parking lots are patrolled on game days by more uniformed officers than any city in Missouri on any given day, authorities say. The death of Kyle Van Winkle last Sunday appears to be an isolated incident, they add.
Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a plan offering up to $1.7 billion in incentives over more than two decades if Boeing agrees to assemble a highly sought-after passenger plane in the St. Louis area.
Jay Z easily led Grammy Award nominations announced Friday with nine, but left-of-center rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Kendrick Lamar were among a group of new stars who took many of the major nominations.
Carol Dark Ayres writes: Before we come into this world, we have innate equality. Not only are we equal but we have “certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
This is the second of two blog posts commemorating 40 years of history for The American Restaurant. Today, a look at where the American is and where it may be heading.
MU, the University of Western Cape and the Robben Island Museum are collaborating on a project to provide global access to thousands of papers, photographs and other items that chronicle the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
The Missouri Department of Transportation has encouraging news for those who have been coping with disruptive bridge and ramp construction. Weather permitting, it should be finished the week of Dec. 16.
In the annals of television Twitter history, “The Sound of Music Live” will likely best “Sharknado” for insta-reaction. Viewers loved it, hated it, thought actress Julie Andrews would roll over in her grave early over it, and generally let it all out on Twitter.
A winter storm hammered southern Missouri and other parts of the country for a second straight day on Friday, causing numerous accidents, including a wreck that killed a small-town Missouri mayor. Kansas City escaped the brunt of the storm, except the cold.
After 52 years of seasonal business, Schmitt’s plans to close this weekend. With artificial trees becoming much more popular, it’s likely to become increasingly harder for Christmas tree farms to thrive.
