KWWR Sports Report 8/22/22 For the 7th time in a row the Cardinals beat the Diamondbacks 6-4 on Sunday. Lars Nootbaar hit his first career lead-off homer. Behind 4-3, Pujols loaded the bases just in time for Arenado to drive in the runs that put the Cards ahead, and in the eighth Tommy Edman added…… Continue Reading
Two Arrests Made in Columbia Homicide Two men are in the Boone County Jail following a homicide Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of Moser’s at 900 Keene Street in Columbia. Officers responded to a shots fired call at 4:20 Saturday afternoon and found 22-year-old Shavez Avieon Waage of Columbia with gunshot wounds. Officers provided…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 8/19/22 Tonight St. Louis will meet Arizona in Phoenix at 8:40pm. Right-hander Mike Mikolas will open for the Cards and left-hander Tommy Perry for the Diamondbacks. Last night Albert Pujols hit his 690th home run and made it a dramatic pinch-hit grand slam, his career 16th, driving in five runs. Adam Wainwright…… Continue Reading
Hotline for Students’ Safety Provides an Avenue for Anonymous Reporting There have been 435 tips to Missouri’s anonymous school safety hotline, Courage2ReportMO so far in 2022. Most have been for Bullying – repeated harassment – Assault – Physical – Threat to kill. The hotline number is 866-748-7047. Hotline tips led to at least one arrest…… Continue Reading
School Access to Mental Health Professionals to Improve Jefferson City and Fulton Schools are hiring more counselors and partnering with local mental health professionals to protect our children. The American Counseling Association Knowledge Center survey results indicate that about half of Americans, mostly those under 18, now meet some of the diagnostic criteria for mental…… Continue Reading
More Traditional Type of COVID Vaccine Available by Appointment MU Health Care has a limited number of Novavax doses under emergency authorization, and will offer a special vaccination event Tuesday, August 23rd from 5:15pm until 7:45pm at South Providence Medical Park in Columbia by appointment only. The second dose of the two-dose series will be…… Continue Reading
Fulton Teens Turn Lemons into Lemonade This Saturday you can get great lemonade and support the Youth Entrepreneurship Program, The Local Lemon, in Fulton. The stands are open at various locations in Fulton, between 10 and 2. The students will vie for prizes such as highest sales and most creative booth, among others. Look for…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 8/18/22 This afternoon Colorado takes on St. Louis at 12:15 with Antonio Senzatela vs Adam Wainwright on the mound. Last night newly acquired left-hander Jordan Montgomery picked up his third win in a row for St. Louis, and Nolan Gorman drove in three runs to lead the Cardinals to a 5-1 win…… Continue Reading
Attorney General Schmitt Seeks to Protect Prices for Farmers Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sought to block a proposed acquisition by Zen-Noh Grain Corporation and Bunge North America, Inc. and announced success after a federal court entered a final judgement on August 11th requiring the divestiture of certain grain elevators along the Mississippi River before…… Continue Reading
American to Temporarily Reduce Number of Flights to Dallas from Columbia Regional Airport American Airlines will temporarily cut flights at the Columbia Regional Airport this November due to a nationwide pilot shortage. The airport will only see two daily flights to Dallas-Fort Worth until after Thanksgiving, instead of three. However, the weekend after the holiday…… Continue Reading
