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Nixa football falls short to De Smet in Missouri Class 6 championship
COLUMBIA — The final chapter in Nixa football’s storybook season ended with a runner-up finish.
Nixa football (13-1) fell 35-20 to De Smet (12-2) in Friday night’s Missouri Class 6 state championship game at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia.
The season will go down as Nixa’s best in program history. It was their first appearance in a decade and their second overall.
John Perry, who finished his fifth year as Eagles coach, told his team during their first meeting that they’d one day be the best team in Missouri. He got his team and community to believe but came up one win short.
Friday night won’t mark the end of Nixa’s story as it returns key players at quarterback and the offensive line heading into 2025. The Eagles will lose Dylan Rebura after one of the best rushing seasons in state history, along with defensive standout Parker Mann and others. They will return Jackson Cantwell, the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2026 class, quarterback Adam McKnight and others.
Nixa football couldn’t put together game-tying drive
Down eight with 4:21 left in the game, Nixa had the ball at its own 35. The Eagles drove deep into De Smet territory, where it faced a fourth-and-2 with just over a minute to go.
McKnight dropped back but couldn’t find an open receiver. He was sacked by De Smet’s Hudson Brewer, who forced a fumble, which Quincy Byas recovered.
Needing a stop that would have given them the ball with seconds remaining, De Smet running back Jayden McCaster broke a tackle and outran the Nixa defense for a 70-yard score to put the game out of reach.
De Smet football scored 14 unanswered to start second half
After going into halftime tied at 14, the Spartans scored 14 unanswered in the third quarter.
De Smet pulled trickery for its first score, going with a Statue of Liberty play when facing third-and-goal from the Nixa 2. McCaster ran it in.
After a Nixa three-and-out, the Spartans found the endzone 52 seconds later after McCaster broke away for a 46-yard run. Duff punched in a one-yard touchdown two plays later to double up the Eagles.
Nixa didn’t lie down. A nine-play, 64-yard drive concluded with Rebura running in his second touchdown of the game from four yards away to bring the game within eight.
De Smet football made right adjustments to slow down Nixa rush attack
The Eagles had 84 rushing yards through their first two drives. They had 107 for the remainder of the game.
De Smet made solid adjustments, moving around different members of a defensive line with a four-star defensive end and a defensive tackle signed with Eastern Michigan.
Rebura finished with 156 rushing yards and two touchdowns as the team finished with 3.4 yards per carry.
Missouri linebacker signee Jason King finished with 18 tackles, eight being solo. The Spartans had eight tackles for a loss.
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Missouri Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 winning numbers for Jan. 10, 2026
The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 10, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from Jan. 10 drawing
05-19-21-28-64, Powerball: 14, Power Play: 3
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from Jan. 10 drawing
Midday: 5-6-1
Midday Wild: 9
Evening: 1-7-3
Evening Wild: 8
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Jan. 10 drawing
Midday: 9-3-8-0
Midday Wild: 9
Evening: 0-9-0-1
Evening Wild: 6
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Winning Cash4Life numbers from Jan. 10 drawing
01-09-28-35-54, Cash Ball: 03
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Winning Cash Pop numbers from Jan. 10 drawing
Early Bird: 04
Morning: 11
Matinee: 06
Prime Time: 03
Night Owl: 07
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Winning Show Me Cash numbers from Jan. 10 drawing
08-18-25-28-30
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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from Jan. 10 drawing
10-19-39-47-67, Powerball: 18
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All Missouri Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners have the option to submit their claim by mail or in person at one of Missouri Lottery’s regional offices, by appointment only.
To claim by mail, complete a Missouri Lottery winner claim form, sign your winning ticket, and include a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with a completed IRS Form W-9. Ensure your name, address, telephone number and signature are on the back of your ticket. Claims should be mailed to:
Ticket Redemption
Missouri Lottery
P.O. Box 7777
Jefferson City, MO 65102-7777
For in-person claims, visit the Missouri Lottery Headquarters in Jefferson City or one of the regional offices in Kansas City, Springfield or St. Louis. Be sure to call ahead to verify hours and check if an appointment is required.
For additional instructions or to download the claim form, visit the Missouri Lottery prize claim page.
When are the Missouri Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Pick 4: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Cash4Life: 8 p.m. daily.
- Cash Pop: 8 a.m. (Early Bird), 11 a.m. (Late Morning), 3 p.m. (Matinee), 7 p.m. (Prime Time) and 11 p.m. (Night Owl) daily.
- Show Me Cash: 8:59 p.m. daily.
- Lotto: 8:59 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
- Powerball Double Play: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
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1 dead after rollover crash Friday evening in Kansas City, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person died in a rollover crash Friday evening in Kansas City, Missouri, on Missouri 152 Highway near North Indiana Avenue.
The victim, whose identity has not been released, was alone in the vehicle, police said.
The crash happened at 5:35 p.m.
No word on what led to the crash.
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Missouri Secretary of State admits to misleading ballot language for gerrymander referendum
An attorney representing Missouri’s top election official admitted in court Friday that her client had authored ballot language that could “prejudice” voters about a referendum to block the GOP’s new gerrymandered congressional map.
The state constitution gives Missourians the right to veto new state laws by holding a statewide referendum vote. Since Missouri Republicans passed mid-decade redistricting in September, voters have been fighting to put it to a referendum. But the Republican Party – including Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins – are throwing every possible hurdle in its path.
That apparently includes ballot language.
In November, People Not Politicians, the group leading the referendum effort, filed a lawsuit challenging what it termed the “dishonest” text Hoskins had approved.
The court could take over the task of writing the ballot language if Hoskins fails to provide an acceptable version after three tries. A bench trial is scheduled for Feb. 9.
Missouri law requires the secretary of state’s ballot language to be a “true and impartial statement” that isn’t “intentionally argumentative” or “likely to create prejudice either for or against the proposed measure.”
At a hearing Friday, Hoskins’ attorney admitted the ballot summary was likely to create prejudice against the referendum, according to People Not Politicians. She also said the language would be revised in negotiations with the referendum organizers, the Missouri Independent reported.
Now, the state will get “another bite at the apple” to write new language, Chuck Hatfield, an attorney representing People Not Politicians, told Democracy Docket.
“Rather than losing in court, today the Secretary of State simply admitted that he broke the law and sought to deceive Missouri voters,” Richard von Glahn, executive director of People Not Politicians, said in a statement. “While warranted, this admittance does little to alleviate our concerns that a subsequent summary prepared by him will be any more accurate. Missourians deserve the truth about their rights and the referendum.”
According to court filings, the official certified ballot language reads: “Do the people of the state of Missouri approve the act of the General Assembly entitled ‘House Bill No. 1 (2025 Second Extraordinary Session),’ which repeals Missouri’s existing gerrymandered congressional plan that protects incumbent politicians, and replaces it with new congressional boundaries that keep more cities and counties intact, are more compact, and better reflects statewide voting patterns?”
In addition to the misleading ballot language, Republicans have devised relentless obstacles for referendum supporters, including trying to decline certifying the petition on holding a referendum for being filed too soon, reject signatures for being collected too soon, block the petition from moving forward and intimidate referendum supporters.
Hoskins is also insisting on enacting the new map before voters can hold the referendum, breaking with Missouri precedent.
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