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Mizzou Knocks Off Nevada

September 25, 2009 By

A slow start, but a great finish for the Mizzou Tigers as they go to 4-0 on the season with a 31 to 21 win over the Nevada Wolfpack. 

The Tigers would score first as an 11 play, 46 yard drive ends with a 22 yard field goal by Grant Ressel.  Later in the first, Nevada would score a touchdown on a two yard run which ended a 13 play, 80 yard drive. 

With just one minute left in the quarter, Tiger kicker Grant Ressel would hit another field goal.  This time from 31 yards out, which made the score 7-6 at the end of one quarter. 

In the second, Blaine Gabbert would hit Danario Alexander on a 31 yard touchdown pass.  Mizzou would go for two, which failed, and would take the lead 12-7. 

There would be no more scoring in the second quarter as both teams would exchange punts and the Tigers would take the lead into the locker room at halftime. 

In the third quarter, Nevada would take the lead as quarterback Colin Kaepernick would score on an 11 yard touchdown run.  Another failed two point conversion made the score 13 to 12 in favor of the Wolfpack.  

Mizzou would answer back very quickly as Blaine Gabbert threw a 74 yard touchdown pass to Danario Alexander.  The Tigers could not convert the two point conversion making the score 18 to 13.

About five minutes later, the Tigers would cap a 10 play, 70 yard drive with another field goal by Grant Ressel.  This 27 yard kick would put the Tigers up 21-13 going into the fourth quarter.

In the fourth, Nevada was driving the ball deep into Mizzou territory, but Tiger Brian Coulter would force a fumble on the three yard line, denying the score and giving the ball back to the Tigers.  Gabbert would waste no time as he would lead the Tigers on an 11 play, 97 yard drive which ended with him throwing a four yard touchdown pass to Jared Perry.  This time, Ressel would kick the extra point and the Tigers were up 28 to 13.

Mizzou would get the ball one more time in the fourth quarter, and Ressel would answer the call once again.  This time he connected on a 26 yard field goal to put the Tigers up 31 to 13.

Nevada would not go down quietly as they would drive back down the field to get another touchdown and a two point conversion to cut the lead to 31-21.  

But that would be all of the scoring as Mizzou would simply hold on to the ball to end the game.

Blaine Gabbert would finish the game completing 25 of 40 passes for 414 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.  Derrick Washington would carry the ball 16 times for 75 yards.  A big game for Danario Alexander as he would catch nine balls for 170 yards and two touchdowns.  Jared Perry also had a great game with eight catches for 72 yards and one touchdown. 

The Missouri Tigers now have a week off as they get ready for their Big 12 opener the night of Thursday, October 8th at the Zou against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.  The nationally televised game will kick off just after 8:00. 

 

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Royals Lose To Twins

September 25, 2009 By

The Minnesota Twins show why they are still in the playoff chase in the American League Central as they beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4.  The Twins would score in three straight innings to pull within two and a half games of the Detroit Tigers.  

Minnesota would score the first run of the game in the third, when Royals starter Robinson Tejeda threw a wild pitch, allowing Nick Punto to score.  The Royals would answer in their half of the inning when Billy Butler hit the first of two home runs in the game to tie the score at 1-1. 

In the fourth, a Michael Cuddyer home run put the Twins up 2-1.  In the fifth, a bases loaded single would score one more for the Twins, and two more would score on bases loaded walks.  A single would drive in one more run for Minnesota. 

The Royals would answer right back in their half of the fifth, when Billy Butler hit his second home run of the game, this time a three run shot to cut the Twins lead 6-4.  

The Twins would add two more in the seventh and one more in the ninth to close out the scoring in the game.  

Royals starter Robinson Tejeda would last only four innings, giving up five runs on six hits. 

Game two of the series is Saturday night as as Lenny DiNardo will get the start for the Royals against the Twins Scott Baker.  First pitch is set for 6:10 at Kauffman Stadium.

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State representative solicited bribes in notes

September 25, 2009 By

State Rep. Talibdin "T.D." El-Amin was worried that his office was bugged. So, he passed notes, instead, soliciting bribes on sheets of paper from various people to fix their problems. El-Amin’s problem, though, was that federal investigators weren’t just using listening devices, they also were using hidden cameras and caught the frequent note exchanges.El-Amin has pleaded guilty to soliciting and accepting a bribe, a charge which could land him in prison for two years. El-Amin, a Democrat from St. Louis, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in St. Louis to one count of soliciting and accepting a bribe. El-Amin’s district covers northwest St. Louis.El-Amin becomes the third St. Louis Democrat to plead guilty to a federal offense and face prison time. Last month, State Senator Jeff Smith and State Representative State Brown pleaded guilty last month to charges that they violated federal election laws.

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Governor Nixon’s office knew about DNR E. coli action

September 25, 2009 By

It appears Governor Nixon’s office did know, early on, that high E. coli levels threatened the public’s safety at the Lake of the Ozarks.

The Springfield News-Leader and the Kansas City Star report that a former Department of Natural Resources official told Senate committee staff that she notified a top aide to Governor Nixon about the elevated levels on May 29th. The governor’s office has asserted repeatedly that it didn’t know about the problem until June 23rd. DNR has admitted it kept the information from the public for four weeks, worried that it would hurt tourism at the lake.

Both The News-Leader and The Star say they used a Sunshine Law request to obtain a transcript of the interview between Senate staff and former DNR communications director Susanne Medley, who resigned abruptly last week. Medley told staff she informed top Nixon aide Jeff Mazur about the contamination on May 29th, a day after she learned of them. Medley further stated that she kept Mazur abreast of additional E. coli test results. Medley adds that Mazur instructed her on June 26th to keep any news about high levels of E. coli from the state’s largest media outlets. DNR released the test results for both May and June later that day.

The Nixon Administration has steadfastly denied knowing about the E. coli report and DNR’s withholding of it until a June 23rd meeting when DNR Director Mark Templeton met with Nixon Chief of Staff John Watson.

Gov. Nixon held a news conference on Wednesday to announce an initiative to improve water quality at the Lake of the Ozarks. The four-part plan begins with the inspection of about 400 area facilities that hold wastewater permits close to the Lake of the Ozarks of major tributaries.

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Senior citizens largest growing workforce

September 25, 2009 By

Senior citizens have surpassed theyoung and middle-aged as the fastest growing segment of the workforce, and theDepartment of Health and Senior Services is expanding programs to meet thegrowing demand.

Missouri’s Senior Community ServiceEmployment program got a boost from the federal stimulus package, whichprovided an additional $2.8 million.

MikePatterson with the Department of Health says the department is working with statewide agencies and employers to host job fairs that are gearedto those 55 and older.

Patterson says employment programhas funding to place nearly 3,000 senior citizens this year. He saysolder adults are desirable employees due to their experience, work ethic,attendance and punctuality.

Economic necessity seems to be the driving factor behind senior citizens coming out of retirement and going back to work. 

Older Workers Week is sponsored by theU.S. Department of Labor’s Senior Community Service Employment Program,which provides on-the-job training to individuals 55 or older with limitedfinances.  Since its inception, the program has helped over one million olderAmericans enter the workforce.

The program is administered through a$2.8 million grant with the Department of Health and Senior Services and threeof its contracting agencies:  Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph,Inc., MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, and Experience Works, Inc

 

Jessica Machetta reports [Download/listen MP3]

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