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Is it time to update Missouri's State Song?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Missouri, has an official state song called “The Missouri Waltz,” which was adopted on June 30, 1949. This song gained popularity during Harry Truman's presidency in 1945 when he played it on the piano at the White House, making it more popular. Truman, however, declined to record a performance of the song.Former American president Harry Truman (1884 - 1972) sits and smiles as he plays the piano in his home for an episode of the CBS celebrity interview program 'Person to Person,' Independence, Missouri, May 27, 1955. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)Historians believe that the origins of the “Missouri Waltz” can be traced back to 1912 when it was composed by a man named Frederic Knight Logan from Oskaloosa, Iowa. Approximately 1,000 copies were published in Chicago and distributed to various music dealers and orchestra leaders.Nevertheless, the song underwent revisions due to certain lyrics being deemed racist before it was officially designated as the state song...

Denver weather: Sunny and warm Sunday, with showers and thunderstorms returning Tuesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:53 GMT

With temperature highs rising again in Denver, the city can expect warm mornings and cool, fall-like evenings in the week ahead.According to the National Weather Service, scattered showers and thunderstorms will return to the mountains Monday and make their way into lower elevations by Tuesday. Cool start, but above normal temps by this afternoon. Warm days and cool nights ahead this week. Isolated to scattered showers & storms enter the picture in the mountains starting Monday, and in the lower elevations by Tuesday. #COwx pic.twitter.com/48PwA1RFfW— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) September 17, 2023Denver temperatures will reach 83 degrees Sunday afternoon, with sunny conditions all day, and hit a low of 55 degrees overnight, according to NWS forecasters.Monday will see a high of 84 degrees, before it drops back down to 81 degrees on Tuesday.Related ArticlesWeather | Colorado weather: Sunny and 75, with clear skies all day Weather | Denver weather: C...

Motorcyclist killed after running red light and crashing into SUV, Aurora police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:53 GMT

A motorcyclist died Saturday after speeding through a red light in Aurora and crashing into another vehicle, police said.Officers responded to reports of a crash at the intersection of East Iliff Avenue and South Quintero Street at 10:35 a.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.The preliminary investigation revealed the man riding the motorcycle was traveling westbound on Iliff Avenue when he collided with a Honda SUV traveling southbound on Quintero Street, the release stated.Police said the motorcyclist was “traveling at a high rate of speed and disregarded the red light at the intersection” before crashing into the Honda.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | I-25 reopens in Pueblo after tractor-trailer truck rolls over Crashes and Disasters | Toddler riding on someone’s lap in SUV of 10 people killed in Platteville crash, fire district says Crashes and Disasters | Motorcyclist kille...

Takeways: Rapids beat New England Revolution as Centennial 38, fans walk out en masse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:53 GMT

COMMERCE CITY — On a night with so much angst inside Dick’s Sporting Goods Park from the fans, it was the players who kept their cool.Colorado Rapids interim head coach Chris Little made his debut and got a win out of it, as the Rapids offense broke free from a goal-less drought in which the group was shut out in nine of its last 10 MLS games with a 2-1 win over New England Revolution Saturday night.In the 20th minute, Centennial 38, the largest independent supporters group of the team, walked out en masse and left a message: “The badge, The Players, The fans deserve better.”Still, Colorado (4-13-10, 22 points) erupted with a pair of second-half goals from Cole Bassett in the 48th minute and Calvin Harris in the 62nd minute as he cut inside and curled a left-footed shot into the left-hand corner. The Revs added one late, but it wasn’t enough as Colorado held on to win its second home game of the season, and first win across all competitions since July 8...

7 injured in 3 overnight shootings in Denver, including one with 5 victims

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:53 GMT

Seven people were injured in three separate shootings in Denver late Saturday night and early Sunday, with five people shot in a single incident on Market Street, police said.The three shootings took place less than three hours apart.Just after 11:20 p.m., the Denver Police Department said in a post on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, that they were investigating a shooting in the 2000 block of California Street.According to an update from the police department, the victim, a juvenile male, is expected to survive and no arrests have been made at this time.UPDATE: the victim, a juvenile male, is expected to survive. No arrests made at this time. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact @CrimeStoppersCO at 720-913-STOP(7867)— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) September 17, 2023 An hour later, at 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a second shooting in the 1900 block of Market Street.Emergency responders transported four vi...

San Carlos: Man arrested in armed robbery with knife and metal pipe, authorities say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:53 GMT

Authorities arrested a man suspected of robbing another man after accosting him with a knife and a metal pipe in San Carlos on Saturday morning, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said.The alleged robbery happened around 11 a.m. in the 1100 block of Old County Road, according to the sheriff’s office.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | San Rafael police call for emergency aid to break up sideshow Crime and Public Safety | Sunday morning shooting in North Oakland injures two Crime and Public Safety | New documents raise questions about hiring of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s boyfriend Crime and Public Safety | Latest line: A good week for Shannon Grove, a bad week for speeding drivers Crime and Public Safety | San Jose man sentenced to 10 years for sexually assaulting teenage girl in Salinas The suspect forced the backpack from the victim after brandishing the k...

Pac-12 rewind: Colorado survives, UW and Oregon roll as epic non-conference performance continues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:53 GMT

Recapping the best and worst of Week 3 action across the Pac-12 …Theme of the week: BlowoutsOf the nine wins collected by Pac-12 teams on Saturday, only one (Colorado over Colorado State) was closer than two touchdowns. The average margin of victory? Try 28.7 points. And in several cases, the margin could have been vastly worse. UCLA scored 45 points in the first half against North Carolina Central; Washington State scored 43 in the first against Northern Colorado; Washington slammed Michigan State with 35 in the first; and Oregon posted 34 in 30 minutes on Hawaii.Theme of next week: The AP pollThe dearth of upsets in Week 3 means the Pac-12 will begin round-robin play on Sept. 23 with eight teams ranked in the AP top-25 poll (for the second consecutive week). That should ensure a barrage of ranked-against-ranked matchups throughout October and loads of primetime TV slots for the conference. Only the SEC has ever placed eight teams in the AP rankings.Theme of the month: September su...

2 people shot Sunday night near Market Street in San Francisco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:53 GMT

Two people were shot in San Francisco on Sunday night. Police responded at 9:10 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the area 7th and Market streets. Officers found a victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds near Jones and McAllister streets. Officers rendered aid until paramedics arrived and transported the victim with life threatening injuries to the hospital. Video captures sinking boat burning in Vallejo; Coast Guard assists in response While on the scene, another victim approached police and said they'd also been shot. Officers rendered aid and summoned paramedics to the scene, who transported the second victim to the hospital with life threatening injuries. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Charlie Manuel, who managed Phillies to World Series title, makes progress after suffering stroke

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former manager Charlie Manuel suffered a stroke Saturday while undergoing a medical procedure in a Florida hospital, the Philadelphia Phillies announced.Manuel “has made progress over the past 12 hours, and his doctors are encouraged,” the team said Sunday, a day after the 79-year-old had a blood clot removed. They cited his wife, Missy.“Charlie feels the love from his Phillies family and fans,” the team said. “Missy believes the incredible support is aiding in his recovery.”Manuel managed the Phillies for nine seasons from 2005-13 and guided them to a World Series championship in 2008. He also spent three years as a manager in Cleveland from 2000-02.Under Manuel, the Phillies won five consecutive NL East titles from 2007-11. They beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series for the city’s first major professional sports championship since 1983.Philadelphia won another National League pennant in 2009 before losing to the New York Yankees in the World Serie...

What to stream this week: Drake, Doja Cat, ‘Sex Education,’ ‘The Super Models’ and ‘Superpower’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:53 GMT

The return of Netflix’s “Sex Education” with Gillian Anderson, Sean Penn’s documentary about Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a docuseries that charts the rise of the first supermodels are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near youAmong the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are albums Doja Cat and Drake, and a reboot of Robert Rodriguez’s “Spy Kids” franchise with a film starring Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM— In Mexican lucha libra wrestling, exóticos traditionally are male fighters dressed in drag who offer a campy contrast to the machismo of the main-event matches. “Cassandro,” premiering Friday, Sept. 22 on Amazon Prime Video, stars Gael Garcia Bernal as a pioneering exótico named Saúl Armendáriz who rose to become one of the biggest stars in Mexican wrestling. In my review of the film, directed by Roger Ross Williams, I wrote that Armendá...