OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – It’s over. Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought ended with an electrifying 93-89 victory over Golden State to give the Cavaliers their first NBA title. The Cavs are also the first NBA team to rally from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals. As usual, LeBron James led the way and was a…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A pack of five African wild dogs – an endangered breed down to a few thousand in the wild – has a new home in suburban St. Louis. The Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka has taken in the animals – an adult male, an adult female and three pups. The center,…
( KTRS ) A body was found Sunday morning in the Missouri River. St. Charles police say the body of a African-American male was found on the west side of the river near the Discovery Bridge. Fox 2 News reports that investigators believe it is the same man who jumped into the river at the Goldenrod…
WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after one man was killed and another injured in a shooting at south-central Missouri home. The Springfield News-Leader reports the shooting occurred early Sunday in rural Pulaski County. Sheriff Ron Long said in a release no arrests had been made, but there are at least two suspects in the…
MOUNT STERLING, Ill. (AP) – One small central Illinois community is considering shutting off water to its prison because it’s owed nearly $370,000 from the state during the nearly yearlong budget stalemate between Democrats and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. The Mount Sterling City Council plans to vote Monday on whether to cut off water at…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The pews were full at Cathedral Church of St. Luke in downtown Orlando for the funeral of Pulse nightclub shooting victim Christopher Andrew Leinonen. The 32-year-old Leinonen was with his friends when gunman Omar Mateen opened fire, killing 49 club-goers and wounding 53 others. Brandon Wolf was with Leinonen and shooting victim…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri System is set to cut several administrative positions and reduce some salaries in an effort to offset a $3.8 million reduction in state funding. The Columbia Missourian reports that the Board of Curators voted unanimously Thursday to approve the system’s budget for fiscal year 2017. The budget…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The city of Ferguson, Missouri, and other defendants in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the parents of Michael Brown are seeking access to any sealed juvenile records pertaining to the black teen whose 2014 fatal shooting by a white police officer set off large protests. An attorney for Ferguson, the…
