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Bud Light unveils 'Tigers Back' bottle, celebrating the 2023 college football season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:43 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Bud Light is introducing its latest bottle, called the "Tigers Back," inspired by the 2023 college football season. This beverage will be exclusively available to Mizzou fans aged 21 and over in the Columbia area at participating retailers.Each can features a QR code that fans can scan, offering them a chance to win a private jet flyover experience at any game of their choice, along with limited edition Fanatics team merchandise to show their school pride this season.Bud Light provided photo Hundreds of flimsy stop signs failing across St. Louis Bud Light is proud to continue its sponsorship of over 50 college football teams. Additionally, on Friday, October 20th, in Columbia, Bud Light is hosting the Bud Light Backyard Tour: College Edition, inviting fans aged 21 and over to enjoy cold beer and a free live performance by Ship Wrek before the big game between the University of South Carolina and the University of Missouri. For more details on the performance, visit bud...

St. Louis teachers shine as finalists for 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:43 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Two teachers from the St. Louis region have advanced to the finalist stage as nominees for the 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year award. This program highlights the crucial role that outstanding teachers play in their students' lives.On August 31, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced the finalists for Regional Teachers of the Year who are competing for the prestigious 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year award. Hundreds of flimsy stop signs failing across St. Louis The selection process started with 34 regional teachers who represented each of Missouri’s nine Regional Professional Development Center areas. The winners, finalists, semi-finalists, and Regional Teachers of the Year will receive recognition during an event on October 16. The newly crowned Missouri Teacher of the Year will also have the honor of representing the state as the nominee for the 2024 National Teacher of the Year.Last year, Christina Andrade Melly, an English Language Arts t...

Broncos didn’t have premium draft picks, but they’re still poised to count on multiple rookies in 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:43 GMT

This almost certainly is not the Week 1 situation coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton envisioned in April as they weighed trading up five spots for a player they feared they’d otherwise miss.Already short on picks, the Broncos brass decided to add to a crowded position group rather than address a short-handed one.To be sure, Payton and Paton thought Marvin Mims Jr., the speedy wide receiver from Oklahoma, could find a role as a rookie. Four months ago, though, it felt like a pick more for the future than the present.A talented new player in an expensive, veteran position group. Not quite a luxury pick, but a bit of a splurge.As the Broncos begin preparations for Las Vegas, Mims’ import already looks much greater.Suddenly, the Broncos need him.Suddenly, it feels like Denver’s rookie class might be counted on rather heavily right from the start.Not just Mims, but third-round linebacker Drew Sanders and undrafted running back Jaleel McLaughlin, too.Together they represen...

Is your tomato harvest really late this year? You’re not alone.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:43 GMT

Charlie Brown is the self-proclaimed “Tomato King” of Denver (and had T-shirts made up to prove it).The former Denver city councilman has been gardening for 50 years and currently has 165 plants growing in his backyard garden that wraps around his ranch house near Observatory Park.But “it’s not easy growing tomatoes in Colorado,” he said. After some hail and a lot of cool and cloudy weather in June, followed by consecutive 95-degree days, Brown said this has been “the worst season I’ve seen in a long time.” Brown has a produce stand outside his home every Saturday and usually sells around 1,000 pounds of tomatoes every summer. So far, he’s only been able to sell around 200 pounds. Suzanne Brown, Special to The Denver PostFormer Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown has 18 different varieties of tomato plants in his Observatory Park garden. The urban farm yields hundreds of pounds of tomatoes in various shapes and sizes, including the reliable orange Sun Gold cherry tomato, bottom lef...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says number missing from Maui fire could drop from 388 to fewer than 100

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:43 GMT

By AUDREY McAVOY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER (Associated Press)HONOLULU (AP) — The number of people listed as missing from Maui’s devastating wildfire could drop from nearly 400 to fewer than 100 when authorities provide an update Friday on their efforts to locate them, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said.“We think the number has dropped down into the double digits, so thank God,” he said Thursday in a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.Authorities have said at least 115 people died in the fire, which tore through Lahaina in a matter of hours on Aug. 8 — the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in a century. But initially more than 1,000 people were considered unaccounted for, with family, friends or acquaintances reporting them as missing.Officials narrowed that list down to 388 names who were credibly considered missing, but even that list included the names of many who were alive or who were known to have perished. Once authorities published the names, m...

Woman sets record with world's longest mullet

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:43 GMT

It's only right that the world record for longest Tennessee waterfall belongs to someone from Knoxville.Guinness World Records has awarded the title of "World's Longest Competitive Mullet (female)" to a woman from Tennessee who said she started growing out her hair more than 30 years ago, according to KTLA sister station WATE.A mullet is a hairstyle in which the hair is cut and styled shorter in the front of the face and on top and sides of the head, but is longer in the back of the head.It's described in hit movies such as "Joe Dirt" as "business in the front, party in the back," and popular nicknames include the Tennessee waterfall or top hat (substitute Kentucky if you're in Tennessee), the North Carolina neck warmer and the achy breaky big mistakey, a nod to the Billy Ray Cyrus classic "Achy Breaky Heart."Tami Manis, a public health nurse in Knoxville, and her 5-foot-8 mullet will appear in "Guinness World Records 2024," according to a news release shared by the record-keep...

Laurie Bryant, Steven Bryant Killed in Car Crash on Skypark Drive [Scotts Valley, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:43 GMT

Head-On Collision near Lockhart Gulch Road Left Man and Woman DeadSCOTTS VALLEY, CA (September 1, 2023) – Early Wednesday evening, a traffic collision on Skypark Drive claimed the lives of Laurie Bryant and Steven Bryant.The crash happened just before 5:00 p.m. on the road between Skypark Drive and Lockhart Gulch Road.According to reports, a gold sedan collided head-on with a white commercial van for unknown reasons.Responding emergency personnel declared the two occupants of the sedan dead at the scene. Later, the Santa Cruz County Coroner’s Office identified the two victims as 58-year-old Laurie E. Bryant and 62-year-old Steven L. Bryant. Both people were residents of San Jose.Furthermore, a third passenger of the sedan –described to be a female child– was transported to a trauma center in critical condition.The Scotts Valley Police continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.No words can mend the broken hearts and sorrow felt during this delicate moment...

Oakland mayor 'frustrated' over efforts to find new police chief

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:43 GMT

(KRON) -- Five months after former Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong was fired, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said she's become frustrated with the process of trying to replace him. Armstrong was fired earlier this year after being placed on administrative leave.According to a city charter, the Oakland Police Commission needs to make its recommendations before the mayor can hire a new police chief. On Thursday, Mayor Thao called out the commission for drawing out the process of identifying candidates to replace Armstrong. Oakland restaurant acquires parking lot, hires security to prevent car break-ins "I'm frustrated. I'm frustrated that the process is taking very long. If this doesn't actually come to fruition, so that we can get our chief, then I will be forced to activate my executive powers around a state of emergency to ensure that we do get a chief in a timely manner, if the police commission cannot do its job," said Mayor Thao, speaking to KRON4's Justine Waldman."However,...

Suspects attempt to run over employee after retail theft in Santa Clara

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:43 GMT

(KRON) -- Two suspects were arrested Thursday in connection to a retail theft, according to the Santa Clara Police Department.Around 5 p.m., two suspects stole a cart of items from a local business in the 3500 block of Homestead Road, police said. The thieves attempted to steal an employee's phone after they were confronted by that store employee. San Jose women charged after infested langsat fruit seized The suspects fled the store and the employee began taking pictures of the suspects' car. The thieves then attempted to run over the employee that was continuing to take pictures, SCPD said. The employee called 911 and provided a description of the suspect vehicle.Officers located the suspects at El Camino Real and Los Padres Boulevard and were both positively identified by the employee. The two thieves were arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail.Police found a firearm and narcotics inside the suspect vehicle along with goods allegedly stolen from the store.

Fitzpatrick brothers set up family showdown over the weekend at European Masters

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:38:43 GMT

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — The Fitzpatrick brothers have set up a family showdown over the weekend at the European Masters.Matt Fitzpatrick, seeking a high finish to secure an automatic place in Europe’s Ryder Cup team, shot 5-under 65 to move into the lead on 12-under par midway through the second round on Friday at the picturesque Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in the Swiss mountains. The 2022 U.S. Open champion was a winner here in 2017 and ’18.His younger brother will be trying to stop him claiming a third victory.Alex Fitzpatrick, four years younger at age 24, also shot 65 to lie two shots off the pace and establish a great storyline at the European tour event that doubles as the final tournament for Ryder Cup qualification.“It’s weird competing for a tournament,” Matt Fitzpatrick said. “We never did it as juniors.“It’s going to be a nightmare for my parents.”Alex Fitzpatrick’s golf career has been in the shadow of his brother’s and he has...