News ‘Texting was an issue’ in Cass County crash that killed 16-year-old girl One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri driver’s license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident while texting on her phone. The Harrisonville High School freshman, a repeat honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only blocks from her house.
News Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is busy behind the scenes Jay Nixon is a hands-off governor. That’s the word in the statehouse. He’s out of sight, disconnected, a distant presence rather than a dominating force, Republicans and more than a few Democrats say. But six hours spent with the two-term governor just two days before final adjournment revealed a chief executive anything but disengaged.
Sports Royals again offer little support for Shields in 2-1 loss to A’s James Shields continues to pitch like the No. 1 guy the Royals expected when they acquired him in that big off-season deal from Tampa Bay. And the Royals continue to waste his efforts. Shields gave up two runs Friday night in eight innings but only found more disappointment when the Royals’ attack again went quiet in a 2-1 loss to the Oakland A’s at the O.co Coliseum.
Royals Dyson returns to Kansas City after going on disabled list Outfielder Jarrod Dyson is expected to miss two-to-four weeks after being diagnosed Friday in Kansas City with what trainer Nick Kenney termed “a mild high ankle sprain.” Dyson, 28, suffered the injury in the eighth inning Wednesday when he scaled the center-field wall at Angel Stadium in pursuit of a Mike Trout homer against Kelvin Herrera.
Business Some relief may be ahead from soaring gasoline prices Gasoline prices have climbed in the last month because of low stockpiles and refinery outages, but a decline in wholesale prices raises hope that the worst is over.
Business As 'The Office' ends, other workplace shows find a big TV audience When “The Office” crew clocked out Thursday night, the workers had been at the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. for nine seasons, or about twice as long as the average job tenure for most Americans. But even as everyday workers tend to complain about their jobs and bosses and quickly jump ship for better opportunities, viewers have shown remarkable loyalty to TV programs about the workplace.
FYI / Living Royals pitcher James Shields puts minimansion on the market Royals pitcher James Shields has more on his mind these days than baseball. He’s trying to off-load his former home in Clearwater, Fla.
DEAR ABBY Dear Abby | Don’t worry about ex’s new baby DEAR ABBY: I am the mother of a 5-year-old daughter I’ll call Mandy. Her father and I separated when she was 16 months old, and now we are divorced. I am newly engaged to a wonderful man and very happy.
Television Paper wrap: 'The Office' ends its 8-year run That's a wrap! Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. lives on, but "The Office" has closed shop. The NBC workplace comedy, set at the fictional company's Scranton, Pa., branch, aired its finale Thursday to end an eight-year run.
TELEVISION Candice Glover wins 12th season of ‘American Idol’ Candice Glover, a 23-year-old R&B vocalist from St. Helena Island, S.C., won the Fox singing competition after auditioning a trio of times and making it to the finals this year. Glover looked stunned when “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest announced she bested soulful 22-year-old country singer Kree Harrison from Woodville, Texas.
Midwest Voices The lessons of the Kermit Gosnell verdict The principles implicated by the murder trial of the Pennsylvania abortion doctor make the trial and the static nature of public opinion significant news items. The significance, however, has been lost in a debate focused on the media rather than the weightier issues the case necessarily entails.
Editorial Capitol Watch: Failure and inertia in Jefferson City Missouri’s 2013 session was good for gun owners and wealthy individuals who would benefit from income tax cuts. For most everybody else, the session was a bust.
Letters to the Editor Mayor Sly James, gasoline prices, Kansas Did the mayor receive special treatment? He may not have asked for it, but he received it.
Letters to the Editor Interstate 70, a salute to heroes, Angelina Jolie It’s so sad and disgusting that the Missouri legislature does not have the guts or competence to come up with a long-overdue plan for renovating Interstate 70.
