By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story,” Hallmark’s snow-packed Swiftie-bait about two people looking to score, was at times about fruitcake as much as football, which was appropriate for this oddly sweet and sometimes confounding confection of a film. But unlike fruitcake, this is what the people want. The low-stakes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 24 Mizzou Volleyball gave its seniors a proper send-off to close out the regular season. The Tigers (20-8) swept Auburn on senior day at the Hearnes Center, clinching the program’s first 20-win season since the 2019 campaign. After the game, MU honored seven seniors during a postgame ceremony. Mizzou cruised past
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Lake-effect snow blanketed swaths of the U.S. as Thanksgiving travelers journeyed home this holiday weekend, with more snow expected to fall over the Great Lakes region through the week. While the weather event dumped dozens of inches of snow in upstate New York, including nearly 4 feet (1.22
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Blair Oaks overcame the elements and a tight battle with Maryville to punch its ticket to the Class 3 State Championship Game. The Falcons (12-1) scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Spoofhounds 28-14 at a snowy Falcon Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon. This game marked the second
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, Sarah Dewberry, Zenebou Sylla, Dakin Andone and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — As biting cold temperatures sweep across a large swath of the US, parts of the Great Lakes face more than a foot of additional lake-effect snow through Tuesday – the latest complication for cities already blanketed by snowfall amid
Continue ReadingCollege football was dominated by flags on Saturday. Not the ones thrown by officials — the ones planted by players in the middle of the field. Michigan, North Carolina State and Florida celebrated road wins by displaying flags on the logos in the middle of their rivals’ stadiums. Arizona State put its own twist on
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the long and storied history of New York City basketball, nobody wore it quite like Lou Carnesecca. The excitable St. John’s coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem of his team’s rousing Final Four run in 1985, died at 99 on Saturday, just a few weeks shy
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Will Ripley, CNN (CNN) — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s brief stop in Hawaii may have appeared understated – no formal US reception, no grand speeches – but its implications extend far beyond floral wreaths and banquets. On his way to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau – three of Taiwan’s remaining handful of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alfredo Santiago has a unique job in Peru’s capital city of Lima: he’s a bee rescuer. The 35-year-old began as a beekeeper but added rescuing the stinging insects to his services. He removes hives from house windows, playgrounds and even graveyards. He does the job for free. Once he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning announcement that he will nominate Kash Patel as FBI director sets the stage for a fresh round of turbulence at a law enforcement agency tasked with protecting the homeland and investigating federal crimes. Patel, a steadfast Trump ally with plans to shake up the bureau, is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s Social Democratic Party looks set to win the most votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election, electoral data shows, while far-right populists are on track to make significant gains in the country’s legislature. The voting suggested widespread anti-establishment sentiment in the European Union and NATO member country. Incomplete electoral data
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — More than three months after the $40 million Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily, killing seven people including British tech titan Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, plans to raise the luxury vessel are on the horizon. And it will cost around $30 million
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NANYUKI, Kenya (AP) — The biracial children of Kenyan women and visiting British soldiers have long lived uncomfortable lives in Kenya. Now a local lawyer is taking some of the children to Britain to confront authorities over hundreds of such cases reported over the years. He also wants to find the fathers and
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Jefferson City woman was hospitalized after crashing her truck in Boone County Saturday morning. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the woman was driving in a 2004 Ford F150 on Northbound US 63 south of Aufranc Road at 9:24 a.m. The report states the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s popular Princess Aiko has turned 23. She’s taking on more official duties even as her future in the imperial family remains in doubt. Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, graduated from university earlier this year and has since been participating in official duties and palace
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 17 Iowa State’s defense came up with big stops in the second half to help the Cyclones beat Kansas State 29-21 on a cold Saturday night for the first 10-win season in program history. About three hours
Continue ReadingCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Tedrick Washington Jr.’s 28 points helped Southeast Missouri State defeat Kansas City 80-59 on Saturday night. Washington added five rebounds for the Redhawks (3-4). Brendan Terry added 14 points and six rebounds. Troy Cole Jr. finished with 13 points. The Kangaroos (4-5) were led by Anderson Kopp, who posted 27
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly pays his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each time. The 86-year-old has no way of knowing which grave belongs to his father, M’Bap Senghor, one of the hundreds of West
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court will take up the largest case in its history on Monday, when it opens two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact. After years of lobbying
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CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he intends to nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, in an extraordinary announcement that once in office Trump would move to replace the current director, Christopher Wray, before his term expires. “I am
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