During a visit to campus on Friday afternoon, Jordan Geist of Ranger College (Texas) committed to the University of Missouri and Head Coach Kim Anderson. In his freshman season at Ranger, Geist, a 6-foot-3 combo guard, averaged 15.1 points per game. At Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Geist was a teammate of Purdue’s […]
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Cards belt 6 homers, 2 by Holliday, in 14-3 win over Reds
ST. LOUIS (AP) Matt Holliday was back in the groove Friday night. The St. Louis outfielder homered twice and drove in four to pace a six-homer attack as the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 14-3. Hollliday, who entered the game with a .188 average and without a home run, reached base four times and recorded […]
Hosmer homers, Volquez goes six innings, as Royals double up Oakland 4-2
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Edinson Volquez preferred going six innings with fewer strikeouts than lasting five with double-digit strikeouts. Kendrys Morales had three hits and got his 500th career RBI to help the Kansas City Royals win their fourth straight, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2 Friday night, in a game broadcast on KTTN AM 1600 and […]
MoDOT road work schedule for northwest Missouri, April 18 – 24
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of April 18 – 24 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge deck washing, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road […]
Livingston County Sheriff reports on incidents and arrests
The LCSO began an investigation of sex offender registration violation after a deputy received a cell phone which had been found by the CPD. That phone was allegedly the property of a registered sex offender and that person had not registered the phone number with our office. A court order was obtained for the phone […]
Super Bowl rematch: Panthers-Broncos open season, NFL announces ’16 schedule
NEW YORK (AP) – Super Bowl rematch. Minus Peyton Manning, of course. The NFL season will begin the way the last one ended, with the Denver Broncos playing the Carolina Panthers. Denver beat Carolina 24-10 in February in the Super Bowl, Manning’s final game. The rematch will be on Thursday night, Sept. 8 in Denver. “We’re […]
Blues hope physical play wears down Blackhawks
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Besides winning their playoff opener in overtime over the defending Stanley Cup champions, the St. Louis Blues hoped to exact a physical toll. The Blues were credited with outhitting the Chicago Blackhawks 41-24 in Wednesday night’s 1-0 victory. They got some unlikely contributions, too, with rookie forward Robby Fabbri sending Michal Rozsival […]
Trenton woman charged with hindering prosecution
A 33-year old Trenton resident, Brandy Street, has been charged in Grundy County with hindering prosecution. Ms. Street is accused of preventing the prosecution of James Houk by saying she had no knowledge of Houk’s location. Ms. Street is being held at the Grundy County Detention Center in lieu of $10,000 cash only bond. She […]
Red-hot Royals make weekend West Coast trip, playing Oakland, tonight on KTTN
OAKLAND, California (AP) — Mired in an early season slump, perhaps the last team the Oakland Athletics want to see is the Kansas City Royals. Hoping to halt their recent struggles against the reigning World Series champions, the A’s can avoid a fourth consecutive defeat by keeping the visiting Royals from winning their fourth in […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education approves teacher pay raises
The Grundy R-5 Board of Education has agreed to add $750.00 to the base pay for certified teachers, making the compensatino $29,000 for next school year. The increase on the base is 2.7 percent. In addition, qualifying teachers will be allowed to move steps on the salary schedule for experience and education. The R-5 Board […]
Catherine Hanaway visits Trenton as part of state-wide efforts to become governor
Republican candidate for Governor, Catherine Hanaway, came to Trenton and Grundy County on Thursday, as part of her intention to visit all 114 counties in the state of Missouri this spring: While in Trenton to visit the campus of North Central Missouri College, Mrs. Hanaway came by the KTTN/KGOZ studios for an interview: Reflecting on […]
Pavelski’s 2 goals lead Sharks past Kings in opener, 4-3
LOS ANGELES (AP) Joe Pavelski circled out from behind the net while holding off Anze Kopitar, and the San Jose captain slipped the tiebreaking goal past Jonathan Quick. He also got the Sharks off to a pretty good start in their quest to erase their memories of the last time they took on the Los […]
Capitals use special teams to beat Flyers in Game 1
WASHINGTON (AP) Going into the locker room at the first intermission, the Washington Capitals had no goals but all the momentum. Three successful penalty kills kept the Philadelphia Flyers off the scoreboard, and the Capitals knew they’d get their chance. When that happened, John Carlson scored on the power play and the Capitals locked down […]
Islanders rally from 3 deficits, beat Florida 5-4 in Game 1
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Whenever the New York Islanders got behind, they fought their way out of trouble. And when they finally got the lead, they didn’t give it back. John Tavares had a goal and two assists, including one that set up Kyle Okposo‘s go-ahead goal early in the third period, and the Islanders beat the […]
Stars open playoffs with 4-0 win over Wild
DALLAS (AP) Jason Spezza was skating up the right side in his first playoff game with the Dallas Stars when he faked a slap shot. After skating a few more feet, he flicked his wrist and sent the puck into the upper right corner of the net. Spezza had that nifty goal and an assist […]
NCMC baseball loses a pair of two-run games to Crowder
Crowder College held off a pair of Thursday afternoon challenges from North Central Missouri College to claim a doubleheader sweep on the baseball diamond. Crowder won the first game 3-1, with Anferney Hoeve’s pitching providing the bright spot for the Pirates. Hoeve struck out six and allowed two earned runs on four hits and […]
NCMC Lady Pirates hammer Graceland in Thursday afternoon softball tests
The North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates beat the Graceland University JV on Thursday afternoon, winning by scores of 11-2 and, in a six-inning run rule shortened game, 13-0. Coming off of a difficult performance in a second game loss on Tuesday afternoon at Southwestern, the NCMC pitching staff rebounded with superb work in Lamoni, […]
Jaime Garcia pitches 1-hitter as Cardinals beat Brewers 7-0
ST. LOUIS (AP) Jaime Garcia was simply dominant against the Milwaukee Brewers. Garcia pitched a one-hitter, allowing only Domingo Santana‘s lined single into right field with two outs in the sixth inning, in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 7-0 victory on Thursday. “There’s a couple guys in their lineup that hit me real well, and it’s […]
Kennedy throws 7 strong innings, Royals beat Astros 6-2
HOUSTON (AP) Ian Kennedy was dominant in his first start with Kansas City. He was even more impressive in his second outing Thursday night. Kennedy threw seven strong innings, Eric Hosmer hit a two-run double during a five-run sixth and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 6-2. Kennedy (2-0) started with five hitless […]
Platte City woman dies in wrong way crash on I-29
A 79-year-old Platte City woman died in a wrong-way crash Thursday afternoon on Interstate 29 near Platte City. The crash occurred about 12:30 p.m. when a 2007 Chevrolet driven by Delma J. George was northbound in the southbound lanes, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. The Chevrolet struck another vehicle and then was hit by […]