Costco raising its annual membership fees for first time in 7 years
Costco had held off hiking its annual membership fees as Americans grappled with soaring inflation.
NATO nations agree Ukraine is on “irreversible path” to membership
Ukraine has long sought to join NATO, which would afford it much greater protection against Russia and other adversaries.
Funeral services arranged for fallen mid-Missouri assistant fire chief
UNION, Mo. – Funeral services have been arranged for Matthew Tobben, an assistant fire chief who died in the line of duty in mid-Missouri. Tobben, an assistant chief for the Boone County Fire Protection District, died Monday during a swift water rescue operation when he and three others were thrown from a boat. The other […]
Armed Missouri man who trigged 2022 standoff is convicted
ST. LOUIS – A Moberly, Missouri, man appeared in federal court on Wednesday to plead guilty to a gun charge for a standoff involving local, county, state, and federal authorities in 2022. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Stephen J. Thorp, 62, caused a 19-hour standoff in Randolph […]
Photos of Lionel Messi with teen soccer star Lamine Yamal as a baby resurface
In 2007, Lionel Messi held a baby in a photoshoot. The little infant grew up to be teenage soccer star Lamine Yamal.
Jeffries to bring Democrats’ concerns to Biden about his campaign by Friday
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries plans to convey his caucus’ growing concerns about President Biden’s campaign directly to the president this week.
This midsize city in the Northeast has the fastest growing rent in the nation
Priced out of homebuying market, renters turn to more affordable big-city-adjacent locales in Midwest and Northeast.
6 months after 3 men found dead in Missouri backyard, questions remain
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Six months ago, a group of friends in Kansas City gathered to watch the Chiefs game and hang out. Days later, three of those friends were found dead in the backyard of Jordan Willis’s home. As of July, the families of those three dead men — David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney, […]
Illinois woman maintains innocence as she’s sentenced in landlord’s dismemberment
CHICAGO — The woman who was found guilty of killing her landlord and storing body parts in a freezer maintained her innocence as Judge Ursula Walowski sentenced her Wednesday to 58 years in prison. “I understand a jury found me legally liable for murder. But I did not commit this crime. With God as my witness, […]
Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley advocates for Christian nationalism
WASHINGTON – Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley addressed the idea of Christian nationalism and said he was an advocate of the ideology during a speech Monday at the National Conservative Convention. Hawley spoke for nearly half an hour at the convention, but his remarks on Christian nationalism raised attention on social media. In a brief […]
