Colorado State

Detroit, MI

Detroit has shown up and is showing out tonight. Downtown Detroit is hosting the NFL draft, and two hours before it begins, the crowd is sizeable. NFL vice president of communications Brian McCarthy tweeted a photo from a security camera showing a crowd the league estimates at 150,000 and growing with two hours to go until the Bears are on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick.

Crowd in downtown Detroit already is over 150,000

Texas State

Kansas City, MO

Two of the top teams in the AFC made a trade late in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, and it resulted in the Super Bowl champions getting the fastest player in Scouting Combine history. The Kansas City Chiefs traded up with the Buffalo Bills, from No. 32...

Chiefs trade up to No. 28, draft Xavier Worthy

Houston, TX

A leak last week showed that the Texans would have new light blue alternate helmets for the 2024 season, but that’s not the only new option that will be available to them. The team unveiled all of their redesigned uniforms on Tuesday and they include a third helmet to go with the traditional one and the light blue version we saw last week. They will also have a red helmet with a new logo that the team says is inspired by bullhorns.

Texans reveal their new uniforms

Denver, CO

Chris Simms breaks down why he loves Bo Nix to the Denver Broncos, explaining why his creativity can set him apart at the NFL level.

Nix at No. 12 is a 'great pick' for the Broncos

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Lance R. Fletcher

A Texas teacher and her husband are now in custody, accused of taking thousands of dollars from home renovation clients and gambling away money they took for work they never finished.

Texas teacher and husband arrested, accused of gambling away $1.53 million in home renovation scam

Michigan State

Minneapolis, MN

The Vikings had never taken a quarterback higher than No. 11 in the draft. That changed tonight. Minnesota moved up one spot, with the Jets, to nail down Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. The Jets get the 11th overall pick, a 2024 fourth-round pick, and a 2024 fifth-round pick in exchange...

Vikings move up one spot for J.J. McCarthy

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David Heitz

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Wednesday that Denver will begin to offer asylum seekers help filling out immigration paperwork, job training and six months free rent for an apartment.

Denver giving asylum seekers apartments, job training, legal help

North Carolina State

Pinehurst, NC

Local qualifying is underway for this year’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. The USGA accepted 10,052 entries for open qualifying, the third most in championship history. Last year’s major at Los Angeles Country Club received 10,187 entries. The 2014 edition at Pinehurst had 10,127. There are 109...

U.S. Open local qualifying underway for 2024 championship at Pinehurst

Inspectors have failed rental units for methamphetamine contamination, hoarding, pest infestations, mold and water damage, sanitation concerns, heating, and lack of utilities, according to a report presented Wednesday to the Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee of the Denver City Council.

Meth contamination, hoarding, pests lead to Denver rental inspection failures

Philadelphia, PA

The Eagles have taken the first cornerback of this year’s draft. With the No. 22 overall pick, Philadelphia has selected former Toledo corner Quinyon Mitchell. Mitchell, 22, registered 40 tackles with 19 passes defensed and one interception in 2023. He was a second-team All-American and first-team All-MAC in each of the last two seasons.

Eagles select Toledo CB Quinyon Mitchell at No. 22

Chicago, IL

The Bears did what everyone has expected them to do for months, selecting quarterback Caleb Williams at No. 1 overall on Thursday night. After Chicago made it official, Williams told a few reporters on the Chicago beat about how he had some trepidation about being selected by the franchise early in the pre-draft process. But after he met with the Bears at the scouting combine and went on his top 30 visit with the club, those doubts went away.

Caleb Williams: My last goal is immortality and the only way to reach it is winning championships

Wyoming State

Green River, WY

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Cody Roberts walked into the Green River Bar joking that he’d found a lost cattle dog. The woman tending bar that evening seemed to know what would happen next. “The bartender goes, ‘Cody, you better not bring in a fucking lion,’” an eyewitness recalled. “She knew he was going to bring something in that was not a dog.”

Eyewitness describes Wyoming wolf’s final hours in the Green River Bar

Alabama State

The Cowboys were on the clock at No. 24, but they opted to move back instead of drafting Duke offensive lineman Graham Barton. Oklahoma offensive tackle Tyler Guyton also remains on the board. The Lions gave up the 29th pick and the 73rd pick in return to move up five...

Cowboys trade 24th pick to Lions, who take Alabama CB Terrion Arnold

Atlanta, GA

The Falcons selected University of Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick only six weeks after signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year deal worth up to $180 million. The move took everyone, including Cousins, by surprise. “Kirk Cousins is our quarterback,” General Manager Terry Fontenot said, via...

Terry Fontenot: Kirk Cousins is our quarterback; Michael Penix is our future

Arkansas State

Campbell, MO

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When homes are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it usually means there will be an intended purpose to keep the structure alive whether it’s through historic restoration, repurposing, or general maintenance. Sometimes, too, these places get demolished.

This house in the southern tip of Missouri constructed over 160 years ago could be a book of stories

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Texans waiving Phillip Lindsay

An experienced running back is hitting the waiver wire. According to multiple reports, the Texans are cutting Phillip Lindsay on Tuesday. Lindsay has appeared in all...

Texans waiving Phillip Lindsay

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