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Mizzou introduces 'fan-friendly' concession prices for new football season

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:51:24 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Missouri Tigers kick off a new football season on Thursday, and one new change intends to make the experience more affordable. Mizzou Athletics has introduced "fan-friendly" concession prices at Faurot Field this season, slashing prices for several popular food and drink options. The reduced-price concessions include: Cheeseburgers: $5Hot dogs: $3Popcorn: $2Bottled water: $2Bottled soda: $2Each of these items went down two or three dollars in pricing from last year, according to Mizzou Athletics. It seems Mizzou is looking for quantity in sales by reducing the price, a similar marketing plan to one carried out by the NFL's Atlanta Falcons. Mizzou Athletics has also announced the following changes to the food and stadium experience at Faurot Field this year.Six more "grab-and-go" stands to speed up orderingA craft beer tent in the north end zone concourseConecuh is the new vendor for hot dogsPizza is coming back to the stadium with help from Brew Pub PizzaThe athl...

Are you having trouble with your unemployment claims? The Denver Post would like to hear from you.

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:51:24 GMT

The Denver Post is looking for Coloradans who have run into issues claiming unemployment money in recent months for a future article. We would like to know further details about your situation, including when you submitted the unemployment claim, how long your claim was held up for, what issues you ran into trying to resolve this and more.[contact-form]

Man sought in violent attacks on elderly men in Whittier area, including fatal stabbing

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:51:24 GMT

A man is being sought after allegedly violently attacking an elderly man in Whittier before going into another nearby home and fatally stabbing another elderly victim and stealing his car, officials said Wednesday. An elderly man was found stabbed to death in a home in the 15300 block of Goodhue Street in South Whittier around 3 p.m. Tuesday. An investigation revealed the man had been killed about 24 hours earlier and the suspect drove off in his 2021 Silver RAV 4, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. The vehicle was eventually found abandoned in Chino the next morning. Investigators learned that the same man entered a home just two blocks away from the fatal scene minutes before the homicide and violently assaulted another elderly man, Luna said. In that incident, the victim's son intervened and the man got away. In both attacks the man entered through an unlocked door, Luna said. The suspect, who is possibly homeless, is described as having a dark complexion, short...

Deputies find drugs, brass knuckles in car stolen out of Perris, SBSD says

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:51:24 GMT

A car with an out-of-state license plate in Chino Hills turned out to have been stolen, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said, and three Perris residents were arrested.The car was spotted at around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, and vehicle records showed it had been stolen from Perris in July, the SBSD said in a news release."During a search of the vehicle, a pair of brass knuckles, drug paraphernalia, and a small bag of narcotics were recovered," deputies said.Carlos Lopez, 40, Meghan Cardinel, 36, and Angel Parra Moreno, 23, were arrested for alleged possession of a stolen vehicle.They were booked into the West Valley Detention Center.Lopez and Moreno are being held in lieu of $30,000 bail, and jail records show they face charges of receiving stolen property and possession of brass knuckles.Cardinel did not appear in a search of court records.Anyone with information is asked to call 909-364-2000. To remain anonymous, call the WeTip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or ...

Concord woman identified as fatal East Bay shooting victim

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:51:24 GMT

RODEO — Authorities have identified a woman shot to death last weekend.Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office deputies found 28-year-old Daniella Avila, of Concord, with a gunshot wound when they arrived to the 100 block of Rodeo Avenue on Saturday night about 10:35 p.m. Fire paramedics worked to save her, but she died at the scene.The sheriff’s office has not arrested anybody or said what they believe the motive to be. The agency had no information on possible suspects.The homicide is the second one the agency has investigated this year.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Oakland man’s murder confession: He told cops he killed woman, then drove with her body in front seat to commit a second homicide, police say Crime and Public Safety | One killed, another wounded in East Oakland shooting early Wednesday Crime and Public Safety | Crime victims assail bill they say could free some of California’s worst killers ...

Santa Clara: Boichik Bagels forecasts October opening for first South Bay shop

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:51:24 GMT

Famed Berkeley bagel maker Emily Winston kept her word on expanding outside the East Bay.The founder/CEO launched her first Peninsula outpost of Boichik Bagels at Palo Alto’s Town & Country Village, last November. This fall, expect to see customers lining up in Santa Clara for these boiled New York-style bagels.Winston told the Bay Area News Group in the fall of 2021 about her plans to open more Bay Area bagel shops following the lease of a massive North Berkeley bagel warehouse where production could be increased. “People tell us they drive an hour from Palo Alto and San Jose for bagels, so the Peninsula is definitely a priority,” she said at the time. That facility was up and running earlier this year.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Habit Burger Grill comes to new Hayward apartment village Restaurants, Food and Drink | Celebrity chef Chris Cosentino comes to West Marin Restaurants, Food and Drink | Bungalow on Rose...

Trey Lance: 49ers tenure ‘not how I expected it to go’; Garoppolo throws shade at SF

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:51:24 GMT

Former 49ers No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance on Tuesday made his first public comments as a member of the Dallas Cowboys, donning a hat that featured the team’s classic blue star.Lance described the last several days as a whirlwind after he was traded Friday evening ahead of San Francisco’s final preseason game.He sidestepped questions about his expectations with the new team, insisting that he’s intent on focusing his energy on each day as he learns head coach Mike McCarthy’s offense and assimilates with the Cowboys. He figures to be the third-string quarterback behind Pro Bowler Dak Prescott, who Lance said welcomed him “with open arms” Tuesday and Cooper Rush, who went 4-1 last season with Prescott injured.The third-year quarterback thanked everyone from the 49ers’ coaching staff to the athletic trainers for his time in the Bay Area and smiled at a question about the sour ending with the Niners when they installed Sam Darnold as the No. 2 q...

‘It wasn’t even aimed at him’: Oakland man charged with involuntary manslaughter in allegedly accidental killing of 17-year-old boy

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:51:24 GMT

OAKLAND — A 23-year-old man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of his 17-year-old friend, just one day after he was arrested on a fugitive warrant, police said.Malik Jelks, of Oakland, was charged with killing 17-year-old Oakland resident Jemilen Enoch in a March 19 shooting. Oakland police and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Jelks on Monday at an undisclosed location in Antioch, and he was charged with involuntary manslaughter the following day, authorities said.Jelks is being held in Santa Rita Jail with no listed bail amount. His next court date has been set for Sept. 6.Police say the slaying of Enoch was investigated as a potential murder, but that after the shooting Jelks was allegedly overheard frantically insisting, “it wasn’t even aimed at him,” referring to a firearm. Enoch was fatally shot March 19 inside his home in the 1000 block of 82nd Avenue in what at the time was the 23rd homicide investigated by Oakland police.Acc...

Oakland man’s murder confession: He told cops he killed Marin woman, then drove with her body in front seat to commit a second homicide, police say

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:51:24 GMT

OAKLAND — Earlier this month, Oakland police arrested 34-year-old Amadi Monroe after identifying him as a murder suspect who went by the nickname “Bang” and who’d been stalking his victim, Jerald Larnell Clark II, since Monroe’s release from jail a month earlier.But when Monroe sat down in a police interrogation room after his Aug. 11 arrest and waived his Miranda rights, Monroe confessed not just to killing Clark, but also to fatally shooting 30-year-old Brenda Diaz in a Target parking lot hours earlier, authorities said. He then drove Diaz’s Lexus to Oakland to shoot Clark, with her body still in the front seat, according to authorities.Despite the confession, Monroe has thus far only been charged with murder in the killing of Clark. Authorities say the delay in charging him with Diaz’s death has been jurisdictional; investigators are working to confirm his story that he shot Diaz within San Rafael city limits, and whether the Marin or Ala...

SFPD arrests suspect accused of firing at officers

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:51:24 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department arrested a man who was accused of shooting at SFPD officers on Sunday, police announced. Police responded to the 300 block of Brannan Street at about 5:35 a.m. for the report of a person armed with a gun. Police arrived to stop the suspect, but he attempted to flee. SFPD said as the man was running away, he shot at the officers. No one was struck by the gunfire. 1 arrested in connection to viral photo of woman flashing AK-47 Officers established a perimeter and eventually found the suspect armed hiding under a car. The suspect refused to comply with officers, police said, and a crisis negotiation team was called to the scene. The unit eventually got the suspect to surrender. He was identified as Joe Chierici, 39. Chierici was booked into jail on charges including two counts of assault with a firearm on a police officer, two counts of resisting an officer using force, resisting arrest, burglary and committing a felony while out on bail...