Mark Scholten Celebration of Life

8-14-2023 Listeners and former co-workers remember Mark Scholten

National Sports

1 day ago in Sports

With new rules, MLB to draw more than 70 million fans, highest attendance since 2017

More than 70 million fans will attend Major League Baseball games for the first time in six years, a post-pandemic rebound for a sport that instituted its biggest on-field changes in decades.

1 day ago in Sports

David Montgomery runs wild as Lions beat Packers 34-20 to take early command of NFC North

David Montgomery never beat the Green Bay Packers during his four seasons with the Chicago Bears. Now with a different NFC North team, Montgomery made the most of his new situation and helped the Detroit Lions take early command of the division with a 34-20 victory at Lambeau Field on Thursday night.

2 days ago in Sports

The Ryder Cup is finally here. US skipper Zach Johnson says it’s time to let the thoroughbreds loose

Big winners two years ago in Wisconsin, the Americans know a Ryder Cup victory away from home has been out of reach for the last 30 years.

2 days ago in Sports

Miguel Cabrera’s career coming to close with Tigers, leaving lasting legacy in MLB and Venezuela

Miguel Cabrera sat in a gray chair beside his two stalls in the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse early in the final week of his career, sorting through stuff to get shipped.

2 days ago in Sports

Rays hold oddly timed celebration, 10 days after clinching postseason berth

Champagne sprayed, cigar smoke wafted through the air and the Tampa Bay Rays passed around a fancy glass decanter of liquor while hip hop music blared from the speakers in the visitor's clubhouse at Fenway Park. It was time to celebrate.

2 days ago in Sports

Damian Lillard traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks in 3-team deal

Damian Lillard was once asked to pick a player he'd want as a teammate, and Giannis Antetokounmpo was his answer. It's about to happen.

3 days ago in Sports

Magic Johnson has declined multiple NBA ownership chances. The New York Knicks would interest him

Magic Johnson's love for his Los Angeles Lakers has kept him from considering ownership of any other NBA team. The New York Knicks would be the one franchise that could make him have second thoughts.

3 days ago in Sports

Brewers clinch 3rd NL Central title in 6 seasons despite loss to Cardinals and with help from Braves

Milwaukee claimed the division crown for the third time in six seasons Tuesday night, despite a 4-1 loss to the last-place St. Louis Cardinals and with the help of a come-from-behind win by the Braves.

4 days ago in Sports

With Pac-12 unsettled, CFP managers meet to make difficult decision on number of reserved bids

College Football Playoff managers will meet this week, but with the future of the Pac-12 still unsettled, it will be difficult to make a final decision on whether the number of places reserved for conference champions in the soon-to-be expanded field should be six or five.

Entertainment

17 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge

A man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop's most enduring mysteries.

1 day ago in Entertainment

Ringo Starr on ‘Rewind Forward,’ writing country music, the AI-assisted final Beatles track and more

There are rock stars, and then there is Ringo Starr — drummer for the Beatles, award-winning soloist, photographer, narrator, actor, activist. To call him prolific would almost shortchange his accomplishments. But it also feels right.

1 day ago in Entertainment

What’s streaming now: Ed Sheeran, ‘The Voice,’ ‘The Golden Bachelor’ and Wes Anderson returns

An Ed Sheeran album and a spinoff of "The Bachelor" starring a 72-year-old widower are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you

2 days ago in Entertainment

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony live this year, with Elton John and Chris Stapleton performing

lton John, Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews, H.E.R., Chris Stapleton, St. Vincent and New Edition will perform at this fall's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which will be broadcast live for the first time.

National News

18 hours ago in National

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90.

1 day ago in National

Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down

Entrances to national parks will be blocked and thousands of park rangers will be furloughed if Congress doesn't reach a budget agreement this weekend, the Department of Interior said Friday.

2 days ago in National

New California law raises minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour, among nation’s highest

A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state's Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households.

2 days ago in National

A government shutdown is nearing this weekend. What does it mean, who’s hit and what’s next?

The federal government is just days away from a shutdown that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics as Republicans in the House, fueled by hard-right demands, force a confrontation over federal spending.

2 days ago in National

American soldier who crossed into North Korea arrives back in the US, video appears to show

The American soldier who sprinted into North Korea across the heavily fortified border between the Koreas more than two months ago arrived back in the U.S. early Thursday, video appeared to show.