Jefferson City, Mo (AP) Missouri lawmakers are trying to make grants available for potential builders of an ultrafast Hyperloop test track in the state. House lawmakers in a voice vote Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill that would make a Hyperloop track eligible for state grants. Hyperloop technology involves a tubular track through which…
Kansas City, MO (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs have returned to Kansas City as fans celebrate their Super Bowl victory . The Chiefs landed Wednesday afternoon at Kansas City International Airport and drove in a bus caravan back to Arrowhead Stadium. Coach Andy Reid led the team off the plane, carrying the Super Bowl trophy.…
Warrenton, MO (KTRS) A Warrenton man is facing charges for allegedly threatening to bomb the Warren County courthouse. 35-year-old Joseph Lumetta was charged last week with attempting to cause catastrophe, a felony. He was scheduled to stand trial later this month for stealing. According to police, Lumetta said, “if things don’t go my way in…
Des Moines, IA (AP) Problems with a mobile app appear to have forced a delay in reporting the results of the Iowa caucuses. The campaigns, voters and the media are pressing party officials for an explanation — and getting few answers. An Iowa Democratic Party official is pointing to “inconsistencies in the reporting” of the…
Los Angeles, CA (AP) Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh says he’s been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Addressing listeners on his program Monday, Limbaugh said he will take some days off for further medical tests and to determine treatment. Limbaugh called himself the “mayor of Realville” in announcing his illness. He’d been experiencing shortness of…
Lebec, Cal. (AP) The California Highway Patrol says a gunman opened fire aboard a packed Greyhound bus, killing one passenger and wounding five others before the driver pulled over onto the shoulder and managed to force the killer off. The suspect was taken into custody without incident, and authorities say the the motive is unknown.…
Des Moines, (IA) The Iowa caucuses are small local meetings where neighbors and strangers stand up to show their support for a particular candidate, and to persuade others to join them. They’re also the first opportunity for Democrats to express their preferences in what’s been a long and tumultuous primary. Iowa’s 41 pledged national delegates…
Miami, FL (AP) Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to three touchdowns in the final 6:13, and they overcame a double-digit deficit for the third postseason game in a row to beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs trailed 20-10 and faced a third and 15 when Mahomes threw…
Mississippi (AP) A former telecommunications executive convicted in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history has died. Bernard Ebbers was 78. A family statement cited by WAPT-TV said he died Sunday, just over a month after his early release from prison. Ebbers was the CEO of WorldCom, which collapsed and went into…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two men are in custody following a pair of robbery attempts in Clayton. 20-year-old Malik Dorsey and 19-year-old Darrion Gardner are facing first-degree robbery and other charges. It all began Saturday night on the campus of Concordia Seminary. That’s where the two men allegedly approached a woman with a gun and…