Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The Saint Louis Zoo needs your help naming their newest penguin! On Dec. 11, 2020 a female southern rockhopper penguin hatched at the Penguin & Puffin Coast, the first for the zoo in 11 years! Bird keepers have picked four potential names for
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will head down to Florida on Friday to compete in FAU’s “Strike-out Cancer,” Tournament. Larissa Anderson’s team was originally supposed to travel to Waco, Texas to meet Prairie View A&M, No. 23 Baylor, and Northwestern State. However, official canceled the tournament due to winter weather. Instead, the Tigers
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — People have been slipping and falling all over the area since Sunday. Area hospitals have already seen people with broken bones due to the ice. While some people, of course, don’t have a choice, others didn’t realize just how slick it is outside. Louise
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Google Maps can already tell you which train to take or map out an optimal driving route. Now, it’s simplifying travel even more by letting users pay for parking or public transportation right from their phones. As of Wednesday, users can connect their Google Maps accounts with their Google Pay wallets and make transportation-related payments
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Nicholas Burns, a former US ambassador and senior State Department official, is the leading contender for US ambassador to China, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. The Biden administration wants to fill the role with someone who has extensive diplomatic experience and Burns meets that criteria, the sources said, but noted that announcements
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Click here for updates on this story Long Beach, California (KABC) — A man who spent half of his adult life in prison has graduated from Cal State Long Beach. In a Facebook post, Joseph Valadez says he finished his last two semesters on the “President’s Honor List” for getting straight A’s. He also made
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — When you hear that snow and sleet is coming, some people might think of it as an inconvenience, while others think it’s a chance for fun in the snow. For Natalie Wheeler, it was a chance for her and her husband to say “I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Paula and Cal Kingman said they thought a medical program exempted them from Evergy shutting their power off during the rolling outages. An Evergy spokesperson told KCTV5 the medical program only gives people an automated call to tell them their power could be
Continue Reading Here’s a look at NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Facts It is the main governing body for stock car racing in the United States. NASCAR was created by William H.G. (Bill) France, a stock car driver and gas station owner. Stock cars are large, late model sedans that have been built
Continue Reading Here’s some background information about Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating Queen Esther. In 2021, Purim begins at sundown on February 25 and ends at nightfall on February 26. In 2022, Purim begins at sundown on March 16 and ends at nightfall on March 17. Facts Purim is the celebration of the story of Queen Esther
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The unthinkable could be about to happen. Chilean football club Colo-Colo, the biggest and most successful club in the country, faces relegation from the top division for the first time in its 96-year history. Though the parallels are by no means exact, it would be something similar to seeing Manchester United relegated from the Premier
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Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) — He came in clutch during Hurricane Harvey, and now, Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is doing it again. This time, he’s opening Gallery Furniture’s doors to get people out of their cold homes. Power outages that have lasted longer than 24 hours have forced people
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Rush Limbaugh, the conservative media icon who for decades used his perch as the king of talk-radio to shape the politics of both the Republican Party and nation, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. He was 70 years old. Limbaugh’s wife Kathryn made the announcement on his radio show Wednesday. “As so many of
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The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump may have ended with an acquittal on Saturday, but Trump’s trials and tribulations are far from over. This fact should trouble the former president but comfort those who believe the powerful shouldn’t evade accountability. Trump is still facing possible prosecution and civil actions in courtrooms around
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Flint, MI (WNEM) — When a mid-Michigan woman was told to pay back her unemployment benefits, she decided to lawyer up. “They basically sent me a bill saying you owe us $14,000,” said Mary Payne, Flushing resident. Payne was laid off in March when COVID-19 hit and her
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Applebee’s is launching a new online-only brand. The main menu item? Cheeto-flavored wings. Customers can start ordering from Cosmic Wings, which is available through Uber Eats, on Wednesday. On the menu: wings with two exclusive Cheetos sauces, original and Flamin’ Hot, plus cheese bites, chicken tender dippers, waffle fries and onion rings. The brand will
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Click here for updates on this story MILFORD, CT (WFSB) — An engagement ring lost in Milford has been returned to its owner. Milford Police took to social media on Monday to post a picture of an engagement ring that was found in its box on a sidewalk near the Milford Fire Department. The police
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The Internal Revenue Service has sent out $600 payments from the December stimulus package to all of the eligible taxpayers it has on file as Congress continues to negotiate over a third round of checks. While it’s possible that some paper checks or debit cards are still in the mail, there could be some eligible
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Goodyear, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — A Valley veteran said an employee at a Chick-Fil-A made fun of him, claiming the worker printed an offensive phrase on his receipt pertaining to his weight. The order name was printed as ‘2BIGGIE’ at a Chick-Fil-A in Goodyear near Dysart Rd. They are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mineola, New York (WABC) — Police say the alleged hit-and-run driver who fatally struck rapper Nicki Minaj’s father on Long Island last week surrendered to police Wednesday morning. Charles Polevich, 70, of Guam, who also lives in Mineola on Long Island is charged with leaving the scene of
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