The Latest Breaking News from Missouri

Mizzou Bettors Suffer Major Burns on Pick-Six Bad Beat

A late pick-six by LSU safety Major Burns in the finals seconds secured a win for No. 21 LSU over No. 23 Missouri, and also delivered a bad beat to sports bettors who wagered on the contest.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 7, 2023

What live theater can learn from Branson, Missouri

In summer 2023, the publication American Theatre declared unequivocally that live theater was “in crisis” – particularly regional, nonprofit theaters. Writing for The New York Times, Isaac Butler preferred the phrase “on the verge of collapse.”

The Conversation · Oct 5, 2023

Any job can be a climate solutions job: Ask this teacher, electrician or beauty CEO

Some "climate jobs" are obvious. Others, not so much. So we talked to three people whose jobs address climate change in unexpected ways.

WEKU · Oct 4, 2023

2024 NFL Draft: 8 prospects to watch in Week 5

While watching college football on Saturday, keep your eye on these prospects

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 29, 2023

Fifth Circuit Panel in Missouri v. Biden Withdraws Grant of Rehearing

Monday, the Fifth Circuit panel that decided Missouri v. Biden—which held that some federal government actions improperly "coerced or significantly encouraged" platforms to restrict certain user speech—issued an order saying that it granted a petition for rehearing. This meant that the panel would likely reconsider the decision, though it wasn't…

Reason · Sep 27, 2023

Hoover's "Good Fellows" on the Supreme Court's Recent and Likely Upcoming Decisions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaPF50Y2fgk I was a guest on this episode, together with Niall Ferguson and John Cochrane (moderated by Bill Whalen), discussing Students for Fair Admissions (from last Term), Missouri v. Biden and the Netchoice cases (which are pretty likely to come up this coming Term), and more. I much enjoyed doing…

Reason · Sep 26, 2023

Fifth Circuit Panel Reconsidering Part of Its Missouri v. Biden Decision

[UPDATE: Don't blog when tired or in a hurry! I regret to say the original post erroneously said the Fifth Circuit granted rehearing en banc -- the panel just granted panel rehearing, and I've corrected the post accordingly. My apologies for the error.]

Reason · Sep 26, 2023

4 takeaways from the Bears’ blowout loss to the Chiefs

Here are our takeaways following the Bears' 41-10 loss to the Chiefs.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 25, 2023

A judge has rewritten Missouri ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions

A Missouri judge has tossed Republican-written ballot summary language Monday that described several proposed constitutional amendments as allowing “dangerous and unregulated abortions until live birth.”

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Photos from the Bears’ Week 3 loss vs. Chiefs

The Bears lost their 13th consecutive game with a Week 3 loss to the Chiefs (in front of Taylor Swift, no less). Take a look at the action:

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 25, 2023