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Mizzou Tigers learn 2024 football schedule

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The Southeastern Conference announced the football schedules for the Missouri Tigers and 15 other teams in the conference on Wednesday.The Tigers went 10-2 in the 2023 regular season, finishing second in the SEC East, giving head coach Eliah Drinkwitz his first double-digit win season. But Mizzou has one more game to play. They’ll meet the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl on Friday, Dec. 29.With the SEC expanding to 16 teams next season, the Tigers will renew their old Big 12 rivalries with the University of Oklahoma and University of Texas.Mizzou will start the 2024 season with four consecutive home games against Murray State, Buffalo, Boston College, and Vanderbilt. Their homecoming game will be on Oct. 19, 2024, against Auburn.2024 MISSOURI FOOTBALL SCHEDULEAug. 31 — MURRAY STATESept. 7 — BUFFALOSept. 14 — BOSTON COLLEGESept. 21 — VANDERBILT *Oct. 5 — at Texas A&M *Oct. 12 — at UMassOct. 19 — AUBURN * (Homecoming)Oct. 26 — at Alabama *Nov. 9 — OKLAHOMA *Nov....

How Amazon’s Edwardsville Fulfillment Center handles the holiday hoopla

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:52 GMT

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Everything inside Amazon’s Edwardsville Fulfillment Center is big. The facility itself is nearly 800,000 square feet, with a workforce of 700 people, and filled with approximately nine miles of conveyor belts.“Think of the Arch. If you were to stack 12-and-a-half Arches, that’s how many conveyor miles we have in the building,” George Bowman, site general manager, said.And they have a big job this time of year.“In normal periods, basically from January to October, we process over 8.6 million units during that time frame. During peak, we go up another 1.6 million. That’s from October to the end of the month of December,” Bowman said. “1.6 million packages. On a daily basis, we got from 30,000 (packages) during January to October to about 50,000 packages a day.”The Edwardsville facility serves a 220-mile radius and focuses on medium packages weighing between 10 and 50 pounds. Bowman describes a workflow here that ebbs and flows based on customer orders. Video sho...

$300K in stolen retail property recovered by L.A. police

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:52 GMT

Police recovered an estimated $300,000 worth of stolen property in connection with an organized retail theft operation in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westlake Wednesday, authorities announced.  According to Los Angeles Police Department Commander Lillian Carranza, officers from the department’s Rampart Division served two search warrants in the area of South Alvarado and 6th streets.  In a post to X, formerly Twitter, Carranza said the search warrants were a part of a three-prong operation targeting flash-mob thieves, street vendors and others that receive stolen retail property.  Officials did not say if any arrests were made.  LAPD on the scene of an organized retail theft bust in L.A. Westlake neighborhood that recovered an estimated $300,000 in stolen property on Dec. 13, 2023. (LAPD)Stolen property in connection with organized retail theft recovered in L.A. Westlake neighborhood on Dec. 13, 2023. (LAPD)Stolen property in connection with organized retail ...

Juvenile arrested for ‘swatting’ hoaxes targeting churches in Southern California

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:52 GMT

A juvenile was arrested by the FBI for a series of “swatting” threats targeting churches across Southern California.The juvenile, who was not identified, is a suspected member of an online swatting ring responsible for a series of threats targeting Jewish synagogues and African-American churches, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.“Swatting” involves a person knowingly providing false information to police regarding a threat at a specific location so that officers respond with a SWAT Team.The swatting ring under investigation is accused of calling in bomb threats and swatting attempts at several Jewish facilities including at least 25 synagogues across 13 states. The incident took place between July 2023 and August 2023, authorities said.The juvenile suspect allegedly created the online server that hosted the swatting network, officials said. The server, which has since been taken offline, included “members who espoused extremist views, to include the glorification of ...

'Depeche Mode Day' declared in Los Angeles

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:52 GMT

Dave Gahan and Martin Gore, founders of the legendary electronic band Depeche Mode, were honored at Los Angeles City Hall on Wednesday, which was officially proclaimed as "Depeche Mode Day" in L.A.Depeche Mode just wrapped up two nights at Inglewood’s Kia Forum in support of their new album, Memento Mori, and will take the stage for two shows at Crypto.com Arena on Friday and Sunday.“We’ve always had a special relationship with Los Angeles,” said Gore at Wednesday’s event, which was attended by hundreds of fans. “It was really Los Angeles and New York [that] were the springboards for our career in America. The first stadium we ever [headlined] was here in Los Angeles, so that's another big part of our history.”The proclamation, which honors the band’s “musical genius and the enduring message of unity and love,” was presented by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez.Dave Gahan (left), Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez (center) and Martin Gore (right) at a ceremony declaring Dec. 13, 20...

PG&E pushes for additional price hikes

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:52 GMT

(KRON) -- Pacific Gas & electric is asking for yet another rate hike. Last month, the California public utilities commission approved an increase in monthly bills that would add about thirty dollars for gas and electricity users. Now the utility company is back to the table asking for more money that would impact customers.PG&E filed an application to the California Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 1. It lays out why the utility company says it needs $2 billion from rate payers. They claim it is for safety reasons. However, critics say this is just the latest example of the company gouging Californians.Sot – mark toney/turn "This is outrageous to have this again on top of that increase puts $30 on our bills," Mark Toney, executive director of TURN, watchdog agency The Utility Reform Network.Toney is not holding back on his perspective of PG&E saying it needs more money."This would put $12 on top of the $30," Toney said.Just last month – the CPUC approved PG&E's re...

San Jose mayor considers sanctioned homeless encampment sites

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:52 GMT

(KRON) -- In the South Bay, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is considering sanctioned encampment sites for people who don’t have permanent housing. KRON4 spoke to the mayor about this vision.The hope is for safe sleeping sites for unhoused residents. This vision is still in its early stages - the size and locations are still being worked on."I've been arguing we need to treat homelessness like the crisis that it is -- like the crisis you don't embrace solutions that take years to bring online and cost up to a million dollars to help one person," Mahan said. "You act with urgency, take emergency measures to create safe alternatives to the unsafe conditions people are in." 49ers investigating noose seen at tailgate ahead of Seahawks game Mahan wants to try something in the South Bay that’s already happening in Southern California. San Diego just opened a second sanctioned camp capable of holding 400 tents.The site prohibits on-site drug and alcohol use, violent behavior, and missing the ...

Forbes: This is California's favorite dog breed

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:52 GMT

(KRON) -- Approximately two-thirds of households in the United States (86.9 million homes) own a pet, according to Forbes. Dogs are the most popular pet in the country as 65.1 million households own a dog. The Australian Shepard is the most-favored dog breed in the country, according to a 2023 report by Forbes released this month. In California, the Bernese Mountain Dog is considered the state's favorite. Flora, a 14-week-old Bernese Mountain dog walks in the wind on the sea front at Clevedon on March 2, 2016 in Clevedon, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) SF named among most dog-friendly cities in America, study says Forbes: America's Favorite Dog BreedsAustralian ShepherdGerman ShepherdBulldogLabrador RetrieverBernese Mountain DogBeagleGolden RetrieverBoston TerrierBoxerShi TzuThe Bernese Mountain Dog was recorded as the most-favored among California dog owners based on 200 dog owners in the state who were surveyed. The Bernese Mountain Dog was also recorded by Forbes a...

Crosby moves up scoring list, Harkins gives Penguins 4-3 win over Canadiens in 12th round of SO

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:52 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — Sidney Crosby climbed up the NHL career scoring list and Jansen Harkins scored the deciding goal in the 12th round of the shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.Crosby had two goals and an assist to move past Paul Coffey and into a tie with former teammate Mark Recchi for 13th place on the NHL points list with 1,533. Jake Guentzel also scored in regulation for the Penguins, who won their second straight after a four-game skid.Erik Karlsson had two assists and Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 39 saves.David Savard, Jayden Struble and Sean Monahan scored for Montreal, which has lost eight of its last nine at home. Sam Montembeault had 27 saves.Montreal’s Nick Suzuki and Cole Caulfield and Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang and Crosby all scored on the first four attempts of the shootout. The next eight skaters couldn’t convert until Sean Monahan scored for the Canadiens and Lars Eller for the Penguins in ...

Arkansas State rolls past Louisville 75-63 for its first win over a Power Five opponent since 2014

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:52 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Caleb Fields had 20 points and eight assists, and Arkansas State cruised past shorthanded Louisville 75-63 on Wednesday night for its first victory over a Power Five opponent since the 2014-15 season.It was Arkansas State’s first win in four tries against Louisville, which won the last matchup, 54-27, in 2011. The Red Wolves also won on the road for the first time this season in six games. Arkansas State’s victory on Dec. 17, 2014 came against Mississippi State.Fields was 6 of 8 from the floor and the free-throw line. Izaiyah Nelson didn’t miss a shot for Arkansas State (4-7), hitting all seven field goals and his one free throw. Freddy Hicks chipped in 16 points. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield scored a career-best 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Louisville (4-6). Mike James and Tre White added 10 points apiece. Louisville was just 2 of 15 from 3-point range and got outscored 48-28 in the paint.Louisville forward J.J. Traynor and center Dennis ...