(AP) Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this weekend, and most carriers with the planes in their fleets said they would temporarily pull them from service. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered United Airlines to step up inspections of the aircraft …
Mizzou basketball snaps losing skid, beats South Carolina
Mizzou hoops snapped a three-game losing streak and beat South Carolina 93-78 on Saturday. Jeremiah Tilmon made all five of his field goal attempts, and all seven of his free throws, scoring 17 points. The senior forward had missed the two games before the contest at the Gamecocks because of a death in the family. …
West Columbia assault victim dies from injuries
A west Columbia assault victim dies from her injuries. Police said they found Maya Wootton with a gunshot wound in a home on Orchard Court Monday morning. The 33-year-old died on Thursday. Expect new charges soon for Lucas Harper and Elizabeth Dye. They were arrested hours after the attack.
Williams: No plan to move teachers to front of vaccine line
(AP) — Missouri’s health director says the state has no plans to move teachers higher on the list for COVID-19 vaccinations but will continue focusing on getting shots to older people and those with serious illnesses. Dr. Randall Williams spoke Thursday during Gov. Mike Parson’s weekly media briefing. Several states, including neighboring Kansas and Illinois, …
Lights come back on in Texas as water woes rise in the South
(AP) — Many of the millions of Texans who lost power for days after a deadly winter blast overwhelmed the electric grid now have it back, but the crisis was far from over in parts of the South with many people lacking safe drinking water. About 325,000 homes and businesses remained without power in Texas …