COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, March 20, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL HICKMAN (0) HELIAS (11) FINAL/5 SMITH-COTTON (2) ROCK BRIDGE (6) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (12) CAPITAL CITY (4) FINAL PALMRYA (1) TOLTON (16) FINAL/4 BATTLE (7) WINDSOR (15) FINAL MOBERLY (18)
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado judge has granted a defense request to delay the criminal case of two Colorado funeral home operators accused of letting nearly 200 corpses decay in a decrepit building in some cases for years. The delay Thursday angered some families of the
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM LEE BREWER and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With abortion rights poised to be one of the major issues in the 2024 election, a new poll shows that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are highly supportive of legal abortion, even in situations where the pregnant
Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Boarding houses were a staple for low-income, single blue-collar or temporary workers across the U.S. in the early 1900s. A century later, that same concept of small single rooms with a shared kitchen or bathroom is reappearing — now with the trendy name of
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — For decades, their mission in World War II was top secret. With inflatable tanks, trucks and planes, combined with costume uniforms and acting, American military units that became known as the Ghost Army outwitted the enemy. On Thursday, they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Three of
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Venezuela’s government would have it, President Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle have been the target of several conspiracies since last year that could have left them injured or worse. Few details have been released about the alleged plots. But the socialist-led
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Life expectancy in the United States started to rebound in 2022 as death rates from Covid-19 and other leading causes of death dropped, but deaths among children increased, and drug overdoses caused a record number of deaths. In 2022, a 1.1-year increase brought overall life expectancy at birth to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Reddit begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol “RDDT” Thursday. Shares jumped more than 55% within the company’s first few minutes of its market debut. The self-anointed “front page of the internet” had priced its IPO at $34
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden has been to every top battleground state but one since the Super Tuesday primaries. He has also been on unannounced calls pushing negotiators toward a Gaza ceasefire, among other official White House duties. Donald Trump has held one rally in a battleground state in
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KMIZ) No. 16 Mizzou Softball is returning home with a Border Showdown victory over Kansas. The Tigers held on to capture a 3-2 win over the rival Jayhawks on Wednesday night, stranding the tying run on first base in the final frame to end the game. Larissa Anderson’s crew entered the seventh inning
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A car was shot and shell casings were found in a neighborhood off of Scott Boulevard Wednesday night, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s deputy. No injuries have been reported. The scene was near the intersection of Scott Boulevard and West Bellview Drive. A neighbor told ABC 17 News that they
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El número de víctimas mortales tras el incendio registrado este lunes por un cortocircuito en el penal de La Victoria se incrementó a 13, informó este miércoles el procurador general adjunto de República Dominicana, Rodolfo Espiñeira Ceballos. El funcionario agregó en conferencia de prensa que este número podría incrementarse,
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal votes Sunday in a tightly contested presidential election that has fired up political tensions and tested one of West Africa’s most stable democracies. The election will take place after much uncertainty following President Macky Sall’s unsuccessful effort to delay the vote until the end of
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A model of the “Pillar of Shame,” a memorial to victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre that was controversially removed from a Hong Kong university in 2021, has gone on display in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. Depicting a heap of contorted bodies and screaming faces, the
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone County R-1 School District is looking to fill a vacancy on its board of education, following the passing of Board member Crystal Branch, according to an email from school spokesman Matt Sharp. Branch passed away on Feb. 24, according to her obituary. The email says the district is following
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — President Joe Biden has opened a new line of attack against former President Donald Trump. At a campaign fundraiser in the Dallas area on Wednesday, Biden asked and answered the classic “are you better off today than you were four years ago” question
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By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The alleged murder of a 13-year-old boy by his classmates in rural northern China has shocked the nation, igniting heated debates about school bullying, juvenile crime and the plight of tens of millions of children raised in the absence of their migrant worker parents. Three teenagers have
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CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office pushed back on Donald Trump’s claim that he can’t find an insurance company to support his $464 million bond in the civil fraud case, telling the a state appeals court they should ignore the argument. “Defendants here had no reason to
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government says it will take final steps to suspend the licenses of striking junior doctors next week. Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo made the comments during a briefing Thursday as he repeated demands for the doctors to return to work immediately. About more
Continue Reading Poonam Binayak, CNN (CNN) — When planning a trip to India, the “Golden Triangle,” comprising Delhi, Jaipur and Agra, often comes to mind as a must-see region. And these historic destinations do indeed provide a classic introduction to the country. However, India boasts an array of natural wonders that provide ample opportunities for the more
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