A Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch is in effect until 11:00 PM for areas along and south of the Missouri River. Severe thunderstorms capable of producing up to baseball size hail, 70-75 mph winds, and tornadoes are possible, especially near the Lake of the Ozarks and I-44. The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded areas south
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rescuers who searched deep into the night for casualties after part of a six-story parking garage collapsed at a Dutch hospital say they believe nobody was injured. The regional security service said a series of ramps used by cars to drive between floors in the parking garage at the Sint
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By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A 60-year-old Argentine beauty queen’s run for Miss Universe may have come to an end, but she says her remarkable journey is the “first step of a change” in society’s perceptions. Alejandra Rodriguez made headlines across the world in April when she was crowned Miss Buenos Aires, becoming the
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO and JIM SALTER Associated Press A spokesperson for the families of a young missionary couple from the U.S. says their bodies are going to be transported to Missouri this week. The couple and a Haitian man who led a religious organization were fatally shot by criminal gang members in Haiti’s capital. Davy
Continue ReadingOCEAN GROVE, N.J. (AP) — Beachgoers were out on the sand of one New Jersey shore community on a Sunday morning before Memorial day for the first time in generations amid a battle over a Christian religious group’s Sunday morning beach closures. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist group that established a Christian
Continue ReadingPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Protesters briefly disrupted an outdoor commencement address given by Brown University’s president on Sunday. Shortly after Christina Paxson began, her speech was interrupted for several minutes by shouting as she told the graduates, “I would really like to give you your degrees.” She eventually resumed with some people continuing to shout.
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe drove in three runs with a pinch-hit triple during Tampa Bay’s four-run seventh inning, and the Rays stopped Kansas City’s eight-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Royals. The Rays had lost a season-high six straight. Kansas City’s Michael Wacha lost
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY and JULIO CORTEZ Associated Press VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — The dazed residents of a north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes on Sunday after seven people there were killed when a tornado ripped through the remote region near the tiny community of Valley View. Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington said
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking storms forming along and to the south of I-70. These will continue to move to the east/southeast throughout the evening, exiting the viewing area by 7-8 PM. There is a severe threat associated with these thunderstorms. If storms do become severe, large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are all possible.
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CNN By Manu Raju and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Tony Gonzales called his GOP opponent in Texas a “neo-Nazi” and an “anarchist” intent on “burning the place down” — and said Republican hardliners seeking to oust him are a bunch of “scumbags” and MAGA wannabes. In an interview with CNN, the two-term Texas
Continue ReadingBUTLER, Mo. (AP) — Six skydivers and a pilot are safe after parachuting out of a small plane before it crashed near a county airport in western Missouri. Officials say the plane is “a total loss.” According to the National Transportation Safety Board, preliminary information indicates the plane that crashed early Saturday afternoon was flying
Continue ReadingBUTLER, Mo. (AP) — Six skydivers and a pilot are safe after parachuting out of a small plane before it crashed near a county airport in western Missouri. Officials say the plane is “a total loss.” According to the National Transportation Safety Board, preliminary information indicates the plane that crashed early Saturday afternoon was flying
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The president and prime minister of Georgia have lashed out at each other at a ceremony marking the country’s independence day. Strong tensions persist over a law that critics say will obstruct media freedom and damage Georgia’s bid to join the European Union. The measure would
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A man has been arrested after police accused him of throwing a “flammable substance” on a stranger, setting his shirt on fire in a New York City subway station. Nile Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree attempted assault, two counts
Continue ReadingBy Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story VAN NUYS, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A Van Nuys family says that their beloved dog is recovering after surviving an attack from a trio of coyotes that hopped the 7-foot tall fence of their yard this week. It happened on Tuesday at around 10:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Steve Large Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The California Teachers Association (CTA) is now paying for a TV attack ad on Governor Gavin Newsom. The ad blasts the governor and warns against bigger class sizes and thousands of teacher layoffs because of the cuts the governor made to
Continue ReadingBy Kati Weis Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — A legal battle over the rights of elephants will be up to justices in the Colorado Supreme Court. The lawsuit, which claims five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs are being held against their will, and are subsequently suffering
Continue ReadingBy Kasey Richardson Click here for updates on this story GARFIELD COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Garfield County Sheriff’s Office says one person was taken into custody after illegal fireworks caused a brush fire, leading to officers executing a search warrant and finding meth. The sheriff’s office says, on Friday around noon, deputies and the Grand
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CNN By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Professional golfer Grayson Murray died by suicide, his parents confirmed in a statement released through the PGA Tour. “We have spent the last 24 hours trying to come to terms with the fact that our son is gone,” Eric and Terry Murray said. “It’s surreal that
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kim Kardashian’s eldest daughter North West helped the Pride Lands from Disney’s “The Lion King” come to life over the weekend. West performed “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” – an original song from the 1994 animated classic – during Disney’s live concert production of “The Lion King
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