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Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing OptionsMore than 70 entries participated in the Missouri Days Parade on Saturday in Trenton, with Green Hills Head Start receiving the Spirit of Missouri Day Award and top honors in the school and youth division. Green Hills Head Start’s entry, which featured a truck and trailer, earned recognition in both categories during the annual celebration. Several businesses, community organizations, and individuals also received awards for their parade entries. Centerstone of Trenton won the community and nonprofit division, while BTC Bank received the award for best business entry. Tenth Street Baptist Church earned top honors in the religious category, and Phil Fox was recognized in the political division. The North Central Missouri College track and cross-country teams received first place in the sports and club category. In the vehicle competitions, Ed Arnold won the best car or truck manufactured before 1960 category with a truck. Matt Gibson Goodview Farm received the award for best car or truck manufactured after 1960 with a pickup.

Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing OptionsKirksville captured the Buddy and Karla Hannaford Sweepstakes Award at the Missouri Days Marching Festival on Saturday in Trenton, earning the festival’s top combined honor for performances in the parade and field show competitions. The sweepstakes award recognizes the band with the highest combined score from parade and field show judging. Kirksville competed in Class 4, finishing first in both events to secure the overall championship. Kirksville also earned first place in Class 4 field show auxiliary and indoor color guard competitions, along with a second-place finish in indoor drumline. A total of 29 bands entered the Missouri Days Marching Festival for evaluations across several competitive events. Only five schools participated in both the parade and field show, making them eligible for the Hannaford Sweepstakes Award. In overall field show competition, first-place honors went to North Harrison in Class 1, Harrisburg in Class 2, Richmond in Class 3, Kirksville in Class 4, and Park Hill South in Class 5.

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Dozens of cattle spilled onto a street in Kansas City, Missouri, when a semitractor-trailer plunged off a highway overpass in the city's downtown area and onto a car early Sunday, shutting down some roads and setting off a search for the traumatized animals that survived. The accident occurred shortly before 3 a.m. and the roundup of surviving cattle continued into the early afternoon, authorities said. The driver of the truck and the driver of a vehicle the truck landed on sustained minor injuries and were treated at local hospitals, they said. Kansas City Police Sgt. Phil DiMartino said that between 45 and 60 of the 120 to 130 cattle carried by the truck were killed when the tractor-trailer overturned and fell from the westbound I-70 curve over SB I-35. Your browser does not support the video tag.

SoccerDelaney Baie Pridham and Florence Belzile both had two goals to lead Ottawa Rapid FC to a 5-2 come-from-behind win over Vancouver Rise FC in a Northern Super League game Sunday. Ottawa moves into 2nd place league standingsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 19, 2026 7:39 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Rapid FC's Delaney Baie Pridham, left, pictured competing in 2025, scored two goals in Ottawa's win over Vancouver on Sunday. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press)Delaney Baie Pridham and Florence Belzile both had two goals to lead Ottawa Rapid FC to a 5-2 come-from-behind win over Vancouver Rise FC in a Northern Super League game Sunday. Elise Bell scored the other goal for Ottawa (12-8-4, 40 points), which moved into second in the league standings, just two points behind first-place Montreal Roses FC (11-4-9, 42 points). With the regulation win, the Rapid remain in the race for the Supporters’ Shield.