MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) – One of the men accused of threatening violence during racial unrest at the University of Missouri has pleaded guilty. Conner Stottlemyre, of Blue Springs, admitted Monday in Nodaway County District Court to making a terrorist threat. The 19-year-old was attending Northwest Missouri State University in November when he was accused of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Tiffany Mitchell scored 19 points to help No. 2 South Carolina rout 20th-ranked Missouri 83-58 on Sunday. Mitchell, the two-time SEC Player of the Year, scored seven straight points in the third quarter after Missouri cut the Gamecocks’ lead to 10. The Tigers (14-2, 1-2 SEC) barely got a clean look…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri is temporarily banning hoverboards. The Columbia campus on Friday told students not to bring the motorized two-wheel scooters to school. Officials cited safety concerns. More than 30 universities nationally have banned or restricted hoverboards on their campuses in recent weeks, saying they’re unsafe. Concerns center on possible…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) – Jordan Frericks had 11 points and a key block with seven seconds left and No. 20 Missouri made four free throws in the final four seconds to defeat Georgia 54-48 Thursday night. Cierra Porter had 11 points, including three of the late free throws, as the Tigers (14-1, 1-1 SEC) bounced…
Click has already resigned a courtesy appointment at the school’s school of journalism
( KTRS ) More than 100 Republican Missouri lawmakers are calling for a University of Missouri assistant professor to be fired in response to her videotaped clash with reporters during campus protests. The group of lawmakers sent a letter to the Board of Curators to oust assistant communications professor Melissa Click, on Monday. Click garnered national…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Kevin Puryear scored 13 points to go with eight rebounds as Missouri defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 78-25 on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. It’s the lowest scoring total by a Missouri opponent since the Tigers defeated Iowa State 36-25 on Jan. 3, 1947. Wes Clark added 11 points, two rebounds…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri has reinstated Maty Mauk, the quarterback who was twice suspended last season. New coach Barry Odom confirmed the move Wednesday before the annual Braggin’ Rights basketball game between Illinois and Missouri. Odom said he was convinced after meeting with Mauk that he was excited about rejoining the program. Mauk has…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Malcolm Hill had 21 points, including a basket that ended a scoreless drought of nearly 9-1/2 minutes, and Illinois held off Missouri 68-63 in the annual Braggin’ Rights game on Wednesday night. Kendrick Nunn had 19 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double for Illinois (8-5), which has won five…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – University of Missouri students are working to establish the school’s first Latina sorority. Jessica Banuelos, who is studying psychology, has been working for the past two years to establish a chapter of the Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority at the school. The Columbia Missourian reports that it was started in 1975…