COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The wedding industry is gradually rebounding after facing significant losses during the pandemic. According to local wedding vendors, the average cost of a wedding in Missouri ranges from $28,000 to $30,000. Although there is a slow resurgence in the industry, wedding officials note that there is still room for growth. Many people
Continue ReadingBy Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old suspect in a 2020 killing who escaped from custody during a medical transport Wednesday was captured Sunday evening, according to Philadelphia police. “A short time ago, escapee Shane Pryor was taken into custody by the USMS at 3rd and the Boulevard without incident. He is currently en route to the PPD Homicide
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Swifties: Are you ready for it? The Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl, and Taylor Swift was on hand in Baltimore on Sunday to help boyfriend Travis Kelce celebrate the team’s second consecutive trip to the Super Bowl. After the game, which aired on CBS, Swift
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are heading to Las Vegas with a chance for a rare repeat while facing the San Francisco 49ers in a Super Bowl rematch from four years ago. The Chiefs beat Lamar Jackson and the No. 1-seeded Baltimore Ravens 17-10
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By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing criticism after suggesting some pro-Palestinian protesters are “connected to Russia.” “We have to think about what we’re doing, and what we have to do is try to stop the suffering in Gaza … but for them to call for a ceasefire is
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of new cruise missiles designed to be launched from submarines and also reviewed efforts to build a nuclear-powered submarine while reiterating his goal of building a nuclear-armed navy to counter what he portrays as growing external threats,
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Jamiel Lynch and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Three victims died and two police officers were shot in Palm Bay, Florida, when the officers responded to a domestic disturbance call Sunday afternoon, according to authorities. The gunman was also killed, police said. Brandon Kapas, 24, killed his grandfather, William Michael Kapas, 78,
Continue ReadingEL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — A 911 recording shows a California police dispatcher failed to tell two officers before they were fatally shot by a convicted gang member that the suspect reportedly had a gun and was under the influence of drugs. El Monte Police Officer Joseph Santana and Cpl. Michael Paredes were killed in
Continue ReadingYUKON, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma trooper who was violently thrown to the ground when a vehicle he’d pulled over for a traffic stop on an interstate highway was struck by another vehicle says he feels lucky that he was able to walk away. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Wednesday posted dash camera video on
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El fútbol en Panamá está de luto por el repentino deceso de uno de sus máximos goleadores, Luis “Matador” Tejada, quien falleció este domingo a los 41 años, informó la Federación Panameña de Fútbol (Fepafut) en su cuenta de red social X. “Matador” Tejada, delantero y exmiembro de la Selección Nacional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball lost its third consecutive SEC game on Sunday afternoon, falling to Arkansas 67-58 at home. The Razorbacks ran away with the lead in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Tigers 18-10 in the final 10 minutes. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Robin Pingeton and
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CNN Opinion by Peter Bergen (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room” also on Apple and Spotify. He is the author of “The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden.” The
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The first quarter was vintage Patrick Mahomes, picking apart the Baltimore defense with quick passes, with Travis Kelce on the other end of several of them. Then the Kansas City defense — now elite after some shaky seasons in the past — took over. Finally, when
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The first quarter was vintage Patrick Mahomes, picking apart the Baltimore defense with quick passes, with Travis Kelce on the other end of several of them. Then the Kansas City defense — now elite after some shaky seasons in the past — took over. Finally, when
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BALTIMORE, Md. (KMIZ) For the second straight season and fourth time in five years, the Kansas City Chiefs will play for a Lombardi Trophy. The reigning Super Bowl champions captured a 17-10 AFC Championship win against the Ravens, on Sunday, to punch that Super Bowl ticket. Head coach Andy Reid and the Chiefs will look
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs beat Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in AFC title game, advance to fourth Super Bowl in five seasons.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump should be removed from Illinois’ primary ballot, but the decision should be left to the courts, a retired judge recommended Sunday to the state’s election board, arguing that it was clear Trump engaged in insurrection in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Ravens rookie receiver Zay Flowers made a couple of major mistakes that cost his team points late in the AFC championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The biggest came when he reached the ball into the end zone while trying to score a touchdown that would have cut the deficit
Continue ReadingBy COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Speaking at a commemoration for victims of the Holocaust, a high-ranking official of the Orthodox Church is warning Sunday against the spread of antisemitism by religious and church officials. Archbishop Elpidophoros is the spiritual leader of Greek Orthodox faithful in North and South
Continue ReadingMassapequa Park, N.Y. (AP) — An $8,000 Facebook Marketplace deal has gone bad on Long Island, with a man who was selling a Rolex watch jumping onto the hood of the thief’s car in a quixotic attempt to keep from being robbed. “I was not going to roll over and let this man take it
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