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Iowa announces 2025-26 winter sports ticket details for basketball, wrestling
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Athletics Department has announced season ticket information for the 2025-26 winter sports season, including men’s wrestling, men’s basketball and women’s basketball. These updates reflect the department’s...

Missouri Baptist University STUNT Team Celebrates 11 Academic Stars
Missouri Baptist University’s STUNT team celebrated the recognition of 11 student-athletes on the College STUNT Coaches Association Academic Honor Roll. To qualify, athletes must maintain a GPA of 3.50 or higher and complete a minimum of 24...

Reedy returns to championship form; now moving on
A baffling injury at one point threatened to end the athletic career of former Rolla High School state champion Reagan Reedy. However, she recovered from the setback, which cost her over two years of her athletic career, in championship fashion....

Injunction blocks Missouri’s abortion ban again; some previous restrictions remain
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jackson County Judge has granted an injunction that once again OK’s abortion care under Missouri law. Voters this past November approved Amendment 3 and along with it a right to an abortion. In May, Missouri Supreme Court on...

Entertainment events this weekend in Springfield Metro: Friday, June 27 - Sunday, June 29
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Social self-comparison: "Examining how we use social media and the effects on us is really important."
Makenzie Schroeder and Lissa Behm-Morawitz at the University of Missouri recently released a study about how using social media filters to change one’s appearance can lead to a phenomenon called “social self-comparison," as well as unhealthy and...

Missouri or Kansas? Business leaders just want teams to stay near KC
Kansas City regional business leaders don’t care whether the Chiefs or the Royals play in Missouri or Kansas as long as they don’t leave the metropolitan area. That was the main message Wednesday, June 25, for an online presentation featuring top...

Missouri football reportedly will no longer play Illinois in 2026, 2032
The return of Braggin’ Rights on the football field will be delayed. According to multiple reports from local media Thursday in Champaign, Illinois, the proposed eight-game series between Missouri football and Illinois is being trimmed to six...

2025 SEC Media Days set for July 14th - 17th
Meridian, MS/Atlanta, GA (WTOK) - The Southeastern Conference announced in April the schedule for team appearances for its annual SEC Football Kickoff Media Days being held in Atlanta, Georgia this year. WTOK will have full details of players in...

Missouri Gov. Kehoe signs bill making Branson “Live Entertainment Capital of Missouri”
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed a designation bill in Branson, recognizing the city as the “Live Entertainment Capital of Missouri.” Senate Bill (SB) 348 includes 46 additional designations...

Outlaw Music Festival canceled after initial storm postponement
The Outlaw Music Festival at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Ridgedale, Missouri, has been canceled after being initially postponed due to severe weather on June 29. High winds, estimated at 80 mph, caused damage and waterlogged equipment, leading...

Chuck E. Cheese opens shopping mall arcade, pizzeria in Missouri
Nostalgic Missouri adults with fond memories of playing arcade games while full of pizza at birthday parties can enjoy some retro fun at Chuck E. Cheese's new endeavor: a shopping mall arcade. In late June, CEC Entertainment, Chuck E. Cheese's...

Missouri or Kansas? Business leaders don’t care as long as Chiefs and Royals stay near KC
An aerial view shows Kauffman Stadium and Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri, home to MLB’s Kansas City Royals and the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, respectively. Lawmakers in both Kansas and Missouri have pursued legislation to make hundreds of millions...

Missouri Athletic Club expands to Clayton
CLAYTON — The Missouri Athletic Club announced Thursday it will open a new location in Clayton. The private social club, frequented by the region’s business class and socialites, will occupy the 14th and 15th floors of the Pierre Laclede Center at...

Missouri Lands in Top States for Starting Job Salaries
If you're looking for an entry-level job that will pay you enough to actually survive in the place you're living, Missouri is one of the top states in America based on new data that has just been shared. My first job was as a stockman at K-Mart in...

Media Matters Sues To Block FTC Investigation
The left-wing advocacy group Media Matters is suing to halt an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, arguing that the agency undertook the probe to retaliate against the group over its critical report about brand safety on X, formerly...

Ribbon-cutting held for new trail at North Park Sports Complex
By Marty Bachman Daily Express The Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting for the recently-built North Park trail loop that surrounds the North Park Sports Complex. Kirksville Mayor Pro-Tem John Gardner told the gathered crowd...

Maryland Proposes Strict Limits on Sportsbook Promo Deductions
Written by Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev is a gambling news writer with several years of experience in the iGaming industry. He started creating promotional content but soon found he loved reporting on the industry itself. Since...

AggieYell Mailbag
Q: I know which game is the most important, which game do you figure will be the toughest for us to win? (H273) A: LSU. They may not be the best team A&M plays, but you know that will be a night game, the crowd will be insane and they’ll want...

University of Iowa announces winter sports season ticket details for 2025-26
The University of Iowa Athletics Department has released details on season tickets for the 2025-26 winter sports season, covering men's wrestling, men's basketball, and women's basketball. This announcement is part of the department's efforts to...