Tony Hawley | Staff

Bio

Tony Hawley is the copy desk editor at the Jefferson City News Tribune. He is responsible for copy editing all of the content that appears in the News Tribune, both by working with local reporters on their stories and by curating the various wire services to which the paper subscribes. He is also in charge of determining the placement of those wire stories, as well as writing headlines to accompany them. He also designs a number of pages each day for the print edition of the paper. He joined the staff in this role in 2022, but it is not his first stint with the News Tribune. He previously served as a member of the sports staff from 1993-2016, eventually reaching the post of assistant sports editor before leaving the News Tribune. He won numerous awards for sportswriting and column writing during his time on the sports staff. He is a native of Davenport, Iowa, and a 1992 graduate of Truman State University. You can find him on Twitter at @tony_hawley.

Recent stories by Tony Hawley

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows modest rise in latest sign of slowing price increases WASHINGTON (AP) -- An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, adding to signs of cooling price increases and raising the likelihood the Fed will leave interest ... September 1, 2023

California may pay unemployment to striking workers, but fund to cover it is already insolvent SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Southern California's summer of discontent -- marked by a series of work stoppages from hotels to Hollywood -- has inspired labor-supporting Democrats in the state Legislatu... August 25, 2023

Schools lost track of homeless kids during pandemic: Many face a steep path to recovery PHOENIX (AP) -- By the time Aaliyah Ibarra started second grade, her family had moved five times in four years in search of stable housing. As she was about to start a new school, her mother, Bridget ... July 30, 2023

Effort to find 2 children lost in a Pennsylvania flash flood may soon pivot to an underwater search Effort to find children lost in flash flood may pivot to underwater search WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) -- A broad effort to find two young siblings who were swept away from their car during flash fl... July 19, 2023

Got Sriracha? Price for a bottle of Huy Fong’s gets spicy with supplies short NEW YORK (AP) -- It's not just you. Sriracha is hard to come by these days -- at least for one popular brand. The shortage of Huy Fong Foods' Sriracha, the beloved red hot sauce packaged in those gree... July 14, 2023

Overstock.com buys rights to bankrupt Bed Bath & Beyond NEW YORK (AP) -- Bed & Bath & Beyond will live on, online at least, after Overstock.com acquired the bankrupt retail chain's intellectual property assets for $21.5 million. Overstock.com is du... June 30, 2023

Judge agrees to narrow, but not lift, gag order in University of Idaho student slayings case BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- An Idaho judge has denied a request from roughly two dozen news organizations to lift a gag order in the criminal case of a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho studen... June 25, 2023

Hondurans see little hope for nation’s prisons as details of cold-blooded massacre emerge TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Authorities in Honduras began to hand over to relatives the hacked, burned corpses of 46 women killed in the worst riot at a women's prison in recent memory. Some of the ... June 23, 2023

Booze, drugs, a pet snake and foreign dealings: Families can cause headaches for a White House WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden whose plea deal on federal tax and gun charges was made public Tuesday, is by no means the first presidential relative whose personal tr... June 21, 2023

Authorities in western Mexico find 45 bags with human remains MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Authorities in northern Mexican have found 45 bags containing human remains in a gorge on the outskirts of Guadalajara and are trying to determine how many bodies are there. The ba... June 2, 2023