Columbia, MO

Shakespeare's Pizza will turn 50 on June 4. The Columbia food staple will celebrate with an event, "Shake's Recess," at its South location on Saturday. Shake's Recess will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. and include a variety of family-friendly fun. Activities include a speed pizza eating contest, tricycle pizza delivery challenge, a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament and a T-shirt unfreeze race.

Shakespeare's Pizza celebrates 50th anniversary

Iowa State

Davenport, IA

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Elizabeth Pruitt went to Davenport to start a career. Now she’s starting over. A photography intern for the Quad-City Times/Dispatch-Argus, Pruitt was looking forward to spending her summer in Iowa. She graduated from the University of Missouri on May 14 and picked out what she thought was a nice apartment in downtown Davenport.

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Missouri State

Sharon Elaine Pryor, age 77, of Columbia, Missouri, entered the gates of heaven on Sunday, May 21, 2023. Sharon requested no services. A private family burial will be held at a later date.

Sharon Elaine Pryor, Aug. 22, 1945 — May 21, 2023

Osage Beach, MO

The development plan for a new family resort at the Lake of the Ozarks was approved Thursday night during the Osage Beach Board of Aldermen meeting, according to its developers. Construction on the Oasis at Lakeport family resort and entertainment district will begin immediately, with the resort expected to open...

Development of $350 million resort receives approval from Osage Beach

Aanya Shetty was feeling confident as she waited for her turn on the second day of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday. She knew the majority of the words posed to the other contestants, but when her chance came, it was an unfamiliar Persian word: B-A-R-S-O-M, defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “a bundle of sacred twigs or metal rods used by priests in Zoroastrian ceremonies.”

Columbia spelling champion finishes second run at the national bee

Columbia plans to pay staff more than market rate once a consultant completes a compensation study, City Manager De’Carlon Seewood said Wednesday. Seewood focused on staff pay during his second State of the City address, a roughly 20-minute speech.

City Manager Seewood talks staffing strategy in State of the City speech

Hallsville, MO

David Hendrey, 80, died in Hallsville on May 31, 2023. Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home. Brandon Lee Sr., 36, died in Columbia on May 31, 2023. Arrangements are under the direction of H.T. May & Son Funeral Home.

Death notices for June 1, 2023

Boone County, MO

A 6-year-old boy has died as a result of injuries suffered in a Wednesday head-on car crash, the Boone County Sheriff's Office said. The child is the third death stemming from the crash, which happened around 6:19 a.m. Wednesday on East New Haven Road in Boone County.

6-year-old dies after head-on car crash

Michigan State

Missouri volleyball coach Dawn Sullivan announced the signing of Eastern Tennessee State right side/middle hitter Kimani Johnson on Wednesday. Johnson, a 6-foot-3 rising sophomore from Southfield, Michigan, appeared in 26 matches and made eight career starts in her lone season with the Buccaneers. She also earned Southern Conference All-Freshman Team honors during the 2022 season.

Mizzou volleyball adds 7th portal commit of offseason

Ozark, MO

The South Callaway baseball team couldn’t complete its quest for a state crown, falling 3-1 to Licking in the MSHSAA Class 3 title game Thursday in Ozark. The Bulldogs, who won the Class 3 title in 2016, gave up all three runs in the top of the second on just one hit off starter Jacob Martin. Two errors in the inning helped give Licking a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.

South Callaway settles for second, Fulton fourth in Ozark

Mizzou football revealed two additional game times for the upcoming season Wednesday, setting in stone what the early portion of the Tigers’ schedule will look like. Missouri’s second game of the season, against Middle Tennessee, will kick off at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 in Columbia. The following week, the Tigers will host Kansas State, but it’s set for the morning slot at 11 a.m. Sept. 16.

Kickoff times set for Tigers' home games against Middle Tennessee, K-State

Mokane, MO

South Callaway will have a chance to end the 2023 season like it did six years ago — as the MSHSAA Class 3 champion. The Bulldogs sent 13 batters to the plate and scored all nine of their runs in the top of the fifth inning in a 9-4 win over Portageville in the Class 3 semifinals Wednesday at Sky Bacon Stadium in Ozark.

South Callaway to play for Class 3 title; Fulton falls in Class 4 semifinals

Missouri men’s basketball appears to be looking at the Summit League to address its veteran height issue. The Tigers hosted Oral Roberts transfer Connor Vanover on Wednesday, according to a tweet from CBB Content. Vanover is listed at 7-foot-5 on the Golden Eagles’ athletics website, making him one of the tallest players in the sport.

Tigers’ pursuit for a big man continues as ORU forward Vanover visits Columbia

Missouri baseball infielder and Helias alum Trevor Austin reportedly will enter the transfer portal, according to a report from Power Mizzou. The junior started every game for the Tigers during the 2023 season and led the team with a .312 batting average. The Jefferson City native also recorded eight home runs and 36 RBI.

Mizzou baseball's Austin reportedly entering transfer portal

Missouri softball outfielder Alex Honnold was named to the 2023 NFCA All-American second team Wednesday, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced. Honnold led the Tigers at the plate this past season with a .396 batting average and 14 home runs. She drove in 49 runs and drew 44 walks in 57 games.

MU softball's Honnold earns All-American honors; men's golf's Crockett gets all-region nod

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