By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos became the first player to hit multiple homers in consecutive postseason games, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-1 win in Game 4 of their NL Division Series that knocked the 104-win Atlanta Braves out of the playoffs for the second straight year. The
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes knows the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense is still trying to put everything together. It was evident in the way they struggled against Denver on third down Thursday night. The way they kept getting bottled up in short-yardage situations. And in how they
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes knows the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense is still trying to put everything together. It was evident in the way they struggled against Denver on third down Thursday night. The way they kept getting bottled up in short-yardage situations. And in how they
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson and newcomer Matt Duchene scored in the shootout as the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in the season opener for both teams. Jamie Benn scored in regulation for Dallas, which reached the Western Conference Final last season. Tyler Tucker scored for St. Louis, which failed to reach
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CNN By Paul P. Murphy, Tara John, Brent Swails and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The footage is from the last two years, but it is chillingly prescient. In a December 2022 video, Hamas fighters can be seen flooding a training area, shooting rockets and capturing pretend prisoners as they surround mock Israeli buildings. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Rep. Adam Schwadron (R-St. Charles) has announced his bid for Missouri’s Secretary of State, according to a Thursday night press release. The position is currently held by Jay Ashcroft, who announced his gubernatorial campaign in April. Schwadron was first elected in 2020 and recently won his reelection bid in 2022 over
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By Yahya Abou-Ghazala (CNN) — When Hamas fires rockets at Israel, advanced warning detectors set off alarms in targeted neighborhoods, civilians flee to an extensive network of bomb shelters, and the vaunted Iron Dome system works to intercept projectiles in the air. But in Gaza, none of those high-tech defenses were available to protect Maisara
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER, REBECCA BOONE and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire released late Thursday by Maui County authorities reveals a terrifying and chaotic scene as the inferno swept through the historic town of Lahaina and people desperately tried to escape burning homes and
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Marjeyoun, Lebanon (CNN) — The silence on Lebanon’s border with Israel is deafening. After five days of near constant crossfire between fighters in Lebanon and Israeli forces, the guns seem to have largely gone quiet. This remains one of the most important, and dangerous, fault lines in this volatile region.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL SMITH-COTTON (1) ROCK BRIDGE (11) FINAL HICKMAN (0) FORT ZUMWALT WEST (10) FINAL BATTLE (0) TIMBERLAND (10) FINAL RUSSELLVILLE (11) SOUTH CALLAWAY (1) FINAL NEW BLOOMFIELD (8) HARRISBURG (6) FINAL
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las imágenes se remontan a los dos últimos años, pero son escalofriantemente premonitorias. En un video de diciembre de 2022, se puede ver cómo combatientes de Hamas se agrupan en una zona de entrenamiento, donde disparan cohetes y capturan a supuestos prisioneros mientras rodean edificios israelíes simulados. El campamento, según muestra
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has issued a death warrant for the state’s longest-serving death row inmate, scheduling his execution for next month. Thomas Creech was already serving a life sentence for a double murder when he was convicted of killing a fellow inmate and sentenced to death
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By Rhea Mogul and Sophia Saifi, CNN New Delhi and Islamabad (CNN) — In October 1952, five years after the Indian subcontinent won independence from its British colonial rulers, a young Pakistan cricket team stepped foot in the newly formed Republic of India. They had arrived to play a highly anticipated test series – the
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — As the death of Elijah McClain became a rallying point at police reform rallies in Colorado and across the county in 2020, the young man’s final words have become synonymous with the tragic case. Prosecutors also played them during a trial for two officers charged in
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BIESECKER and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press Less than a month before Hamas fighters blew through Israel’s high-tech “Iron Wall” and launched an attack that would leave more than 1,200 Israelis dead, they practiced in a very public dress rehearsal. A slickly produced two-minute propaganda video posted to social media by Hamas on
Continue ReadingSMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Police say a person suspected of fatally shooting two people northwest of Atlanta died by suicide while fleeing officers. The Cobb County Police Department says their major crimes unit is investigating a double homicide that happened Thursday near a dental office in Smyrna. Police say their preliminary investigation suggests that a
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Sound the horns! William Woods University in Fulton announced in a Thursday press release that it will establish its first marching, pep and concert bands next school year. The University said it plans to recruit at least 18 members for the band’s first year, and eventually wants to have around 70-80 members.
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — About 13 people die every day while waiting for a kidney transplant because of a lack of organ donors, but some scientists think pigs could be the answer. In a new trial that researchers say is the largest of its kind, researchers transplanted kidneys from genetically modified pigs into
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has scolded federal prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump as she abruptly postponed a hearing to determine if the lawyer for a co-defendant had a conflict of interest. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon accused prosecutors
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– “Probablemente no saldré vivo de aquí. Te amo con todo mi corazón”: este fue el mensaje de texto que el israelí-estadounidense Aviv Oz envió a su novia mientras se escondía, inmóvil, por horas durante la masacre que perpetró Hamas en un festival de música en Israel. Guerra entre Israel y Hamas, en
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