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Community Bike Ride works to instill confidence in cycling
Sunday's Community Bike Ride in Jefferson City drew some 40 cyclists to a regular event that has helped to instill confidence in beginning and casual riders for the past couple of years.
by Gerry Tritz
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:05am
Bruce Ring brings high-level BBQ to Capital City Cook-Off
For years, Bruce Ring competed against some of the nation's best barbecue cooks, taking home some 400 awards.
by Gerry Tritz
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:05am
Lincoln track and field hosts first college meet since 2014
The track at Dwight T. Reed Stadium has endured a lot of practices during the past six years. On Sunday, it finally welcomed teams for a meet. The Lincoln Blue Tigers hosted five Missouri track and field programs for the Lincoln Open, the first track and field meet on Lincoln's campus since it hosted the Missouri Class 1-5 state high school track and field championships in May 2015. Sunday's meet gave Lincoln fans an opportunity to watch the Blue Tigers compete at home for the first time since the 2014 MIAA outdoor track and field championships.
by Greg Jackson
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:30am
Veteran recounts story of becoming prisoner of war in World War II
With more than three decades of military service to his credit, Wilburn Rowden possesses a treasure chest of military moments to reflect upon during his golden years.
by Jeremy P. Amick, [email protected]
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:05am
Top Mid-Missouri news about COVID-19
As news about the novel coronavirus continues to evolve, the News Tribune wants to ensure the community is up-to-date.
Published Apr. 11 2021 @ 12:00am
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MU shut down by LSU's Kilponen as Tigers drop series
The Missouri softball team had no answer for Ali Kilponen and her overpowering right arm, as Kilponen shut down the Tigers' offense and helped No. 15 LSU take the series on the road with a pair of wins Sunday, 4-2 in the opener and 8-5 in the finale.
by Colin O'Brien
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:20am
Police: 4-year-old accidentally shot by sister in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 4-year-old girl was accidentally shot by her 5-year-old sister while the girls were playing together with another sister at a home in St. Louis on Saturday, authorities said.
by Associated Press
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:05am
University of Missouri band picked for 2022 Macy's parade
COLUMBIA (AP) — The University of Missouri's marching band has been invited to perform in the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
by Associated Press
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:05am
Local News
Fulton teen suffers serious injures in
Saturday crash
A 17-year-old Fulton boy suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle wreck Saturday afternoon in Callaway County.
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:05am
Opinion
CARTOON GALLERY 04-13-21
A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues.
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 11:27am
Your Opinion: Destroying our institutions
I can't help but wonder where the move(s) to destroy virtually all our country's institutions that we, through the years have loved to participate in, enjoy and admire as truly America's pastime(s) have gone?
by Harold H. Horstmann, Lohman
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 9:30am
Perspective: Asking for ID is racist
Buried in all the hysteria over "Jim Crow on steroids" (otherwise known as Georgia's new election law) is some evidence that America really does suffer from "systemic racism," although not in the way usually thought.
by Bradley R. Gitz
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:05am
Sports
Matsuyama becomes first Japanese player to win Masters
The pressure was even more than Hideki Matsuyama could have imagined when he stood on the first tee Sunday at Augusta National. So was the emotion when he walked off the 18th green as the first Masters champion from golf-mad Japan. His arms securely inside the sleeves of the green jacket, he thrust them in the air.
by Associated Press
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:35am
Garcia homers again as Brewers beat Cardinals 9-3
Avisail Garcia homered for the second day in a row, Travis Shaw and Manny Pina also connected Sunday as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3. Garcia, who homered and drove in five runs in a 9-5 win Saturday, and Shaw hit early drives that helped the Brewers build a 7-0 lead in the second inning.
by Associated Press
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:25am
Royals rally past White Sox for 4-3 win in 10 innings
The Kansas City Royals could be headed for a hangover. Manager Mike Matheny hopes so, anyway. Michael A. Taylor scored when Garrett Crochet misplayed Andrew Benintendi's bunt in the 10th inning, sending the Royals to a wild 4-3 victory Sunday against the Chicago White Sox.
by Associated Press
Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:25am
Features
From the Stacks: Girls the stars in this sci-fi graphic novel
The year is 1988. Tween newspaper delivery girl Erin is biking through her tiny Ohio town in the pre-dawn light the morning after Halloween, when she's accosted by three teen boys who are still wearing costumes and causing trouble in the neighborhood.
by Megan Mehmert, For the News Tribune
Published Apr. 11 2021 @ 12:05am
Artist captures spectacularly mundane moments of Black life
Amy Sherald began experimenting with her signature style — painting Black people in gray monochrome — around 2008.
by Makeda Easter, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Published Apr. 11 2021 @ 12:05am
Ask a Master Gardener: Easy-to-grow peas a boost to the garden
If you haven't planted your peas yet, you better get busy. Well actually, you have until the middle of April to plant peas in Mid-Missouri.
by Peter Sutter, For the News Tribune
Published Apr. 11 2021 @ 12:05am
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