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.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri coach Gary Pinkel will step down at the end of the season because of health reasons. Pinkel and the Tigers announced the decision Friday afternoon and noted Pinkel had been diagnosed with lymphoma in May. The stunning move comes days after his team threatened to boycott Saturday’s game against BYU…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed a community development official with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis to the University of Missouri Board of Curators. Nixon said in a news release Friday that Yvonne Sparks will fill a vacant seat on the board, which oversees the university’s four campuses. Her appointment…
( KTRS ) The Missouri Tigers are back to the business of football though coach Gary Pinkel acknowledged the preparations for BYU on Saturday are not business as usual for the team. The Tigers boycotted football-related activities for two days as a show of support for student and faculty protests against the school’s leadership. The…
COLUMBIA (AP) – A University of Missouri professor who challenged his students to show up for class despite fears over racially-motivated threats of violence or risk missing an exam says he has offered his resignation. Dale Brigham told The Associated Press by email Wednesday that he ultimately backtracked and told students they could take the…
(KTRS) – On the heels of protests over the racial conditions on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus, the campus police have released new guidelines for reporting “Hateful or Hurtful Speech”. Students who witness hateful statements should call police immediately and provide information about the incident. But officers are also asking students to take pictures of…
( KTRS ) The student government president at the University of Missouri is calling new initiatives that aim to address issues of race and discrimination steps “in the right direction.” Missouri Students Association President Payton Head, says he has been hoping for change and is glad to see the ideas put forward Monday by the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri System plans to enact several initiatives in the next 90 days to address racial turmoil that led to the resignations of President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin. The university system said in a news release Monday that it will appoint its first chief officer for…
