The University of Missouri-St. Louis athletic department was put on two years probation because a former golf coach violated the NCAA’s anti-gambling rules for participating in fantasy football and baseball. NCAA documents show that former men’s golf coach Dustin Ashby paid for fantasy leagues while coaching the school. Ashby was also a part-owner for a [...]
It was worth the wait for Missouri State. After having Thursday night’s home opener postponed due to a three hour lightning delay, the Bears took care of Eastern Kentucky on Friday afternoon at Plaster Field with a 31-9 win. Chris Douglas rushed for a career high 128 on 10 carries, including an 86 yard touchdown [...]
A high-ranking Defense Department official calls Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster “critical to today’s fight.” Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin Conaton says the Stealth Bomber and the creation of the Global Strike Command next year at Whiteman means the base will have a long future. The new command, which will control [...]
A court hearing to determine if State Rep. Brian Nieves, a Republican from Washington, should be ordered to stay away from another man has been delayed until the 20th. It was to have been yesterday but Nieves’ lawyer wants more time to study an amended petition filed by Shawn Bell. Bell was the campaign manager [...]
A former police officer from the southwest Missouri community of Noel faces 15 to 40 years in prison for exploiting a child and for possessing child pornography. Ex-cop Casey Nanez has pleaded guilty. He admits he took photographs showing a minor engaged in sexual activity with an adult and put them on his computer.
