by Mike Lear | Aug 31, 2015 | News
A man who investigated the murder of a 15-year-old girl in Kansas City in 1989 says the second execution of one of her killers has taken too long in coming. It’s been more than 26 years since Ann Harrison was abducted while waiting for her school bus, raped,...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 31, 2015 | Education, News
Missouri high school seniors beat the national average in all subjects on this year’s ACT. “We held very steady at 21.6 from about 2005 to 2013. This year, we had a 21.7,” said Sarah Potter with the Department of Education. “We are happy to see a slight uptick. It’s...
by Bill Pollock | Aug 31, 2015 | Sports Features
As of today, August 31st, there are only two teams in all of Major League Baseball that have 80 or more wins. The St. Louis Cardinals at 84-46 lead all of baseball with the best record and the Kansas City Royals have the best record in the American League at 80-50....
by Bill Pollock | Aug 31, 2015 | Sports Features
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Sunday that the club has waived 11 players to prepare for the NFL’s mandated 75-player roster limit by Sept. 1. The league’s final roster cutdown to 53 players must take place before 3 p.m. CT on Sept. 5. The following players...
by Bill Pollock | Aug 31, 2015 | Sports Features
–Mizzou Volleyball closed out its 2015 Tiger Invitational Saturday evening inside the Hearnes Center with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-17) sweep of North Texas. Junior Carly Kan, redshirt sophomore Kira Larson, and freshman Alyssa Munlyn were each named to the...