Antalya, Turkey (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday conceded that the Paris terror attacks were a “terrible and sickening setback” in the fight against the Islamic State, but showed no indication of substantially changing his approach to defeating the extremist group. “The strategy that we are putting forward is the strategy that is ultimately…
Columbia, MO (KTRS) Head Mizzou Coach Gary Pinkel is is expected to speak more about his decision to retire during a news conference later this morning. Pinkel announced his retirement on Friday, claiming it’s based on health reasons. He was diagnosed in May with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. KTRS will carry the 10:30 a.m. news conference live.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A recent groundswell of protests on college campuses over race, sexual misconduct and other social issues has some civil libertarians worried that the prized principle of free speech could be sacrificed in the rush to address legitimate student grievances. The potential conflict between civil rights and the First Amendment was on…
( KTRS ) Workers at the St. Louis Rams stadium covered what had been bare concrete on the fringes of the field with a thick rubberized surface for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears. The previous two games, opposing players slipped on the concrete. On November 1st, 49ers running back Reggie Bush, slid and fell…
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – Authorities are investigating the death of a 3-month-old boy in East St. Louis. Officers were called late Thursday to a home where an infant was reported unresponsive and not breathing. The boy was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. East St. Louis Police Chief Michael Hubbard says…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Zach Miller caught two touchdown passes, including an 87-yard score that was Chicago’s longest play since 2010, and rookie Jeremy Langford also had two TDs, leading the Bears to a 37-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. The Bears (4-5) improved to 3-1 on the road after their top…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is criticizing some University of Missouri student protesters as “pampered” and the faculty who are backing them as “tenured radicals.” The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1kxNiay ) reports that Kinder discussed the racial discord at the Columbia campus Saturday during a forum for Republican gubernatorial…
