By Andy Rose, CNN Infomercial king Ron Popeil died “suddenly and peacefully” Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a statement provided to CNN by Popeil representative Eric Ortner. He was 86. Popeil started his sales career in Chicago-area flea markets at the age of 16, according to his official biography.
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By Martin Savidge, Jason Morris and Eric Levenson, CNN Arkansas Children’s hospitals report a record number of children are hospitalized with Covid-19 as the illness continues to prey upon the state’s unvaccinated population. The hospitals, located in Little Rock and Springdale, said 24 pediatric patients were hospitalized with Covid-19 on Wednesday, a 50% increase over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 20 doses were given out Wednesday at the food truck roundup in Columbia today, and although these are not the numbers that were being vaccinated at former mass vaccination sights, vaccinators say that every dose counts. “Every person counts, that is one less person that can contract Covid,” said Nurse Taylor
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Two police officers have been arrested and charged following a use of force incident in Aurora, Colorado.
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Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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(COLUMBIA, MO) – The Columbia Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 3400 block of Elm Grove Drive. Columbia firefighters first on the scene reported smoke from the front door. Officials report the fire was contained to a back bedroom. Fire investigators determined the fire originated in a back bedroom and was accidental.
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He will be paid his base salary of $507,500 for each of the two years remaining on his contract with incentives and deferred compensation worth $450,00 for a total of $1.465 million.
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is charged with the shooting death of a man at Lazy Gators in Camden County over Memorial Day weekend. Officials allege Chad Brewer shot Vonza Watson in the abdomen after a fight May 29. Brewer was arrested at the scene after deputies allegedly found drugs in his
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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Washington Nationals game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday has been postponed due to a dozen Covid-19 cases within the Nationals organization. Nationals manager Dave Martinez said on a video news conference that four players and eight staff members had positive tests results for the coronavirus. The manager
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By Jacob Lev and Steve Almasy, CNN Reggie Bush, the former University of Southern California (USC) star who won the 2005 Heisman Trophy, won’t get the award back. NCAA officials stated Wednesday that despite college athletes now having the ability to profit and receive benefits through Name Image and Likeness (NIL) opportunities, the college sports
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By Mirna Alsharif, CNN Brandon Hole, the 19-year-old shooter who killed eight people in a FedEx facility earlier this year, was not motivated by racial bias or ideology, according to officials. Officials said Wednesday that they believe his motivation was to commit murder and die by suicide. Based on the investigation, it did not appear
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has been ordered to pay more than $1 million for not complying with federal voting laws. The 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appels this week affirmed an earlier decision to award the cost of attorneys fees in the case. A 2018 lawsuit accused the state of failing to automatically
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Firefighters spoke with a CNN crew in southern Oregon about the hazards of battling the Bootleg Fire, which has consumed more than 400,000 acres and turned into the nation’s largest active blaze since starting July 6.
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By Tina Burnside, CNN A major bridge connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas will open to traffic in one direction on Monday, more than two months after a crack forced its closure, Tennessee transportation officials said Wednesday. The Hernando DeSoto Bridge, which carries Interstate 40 over the Mississippi River, was shut down for repairs May 11
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Lauren Salzman, a former high-ranking member of Nxivm who pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges and testified against founder Keith Raniere at his 2019 trial, will avoid prison time after being sentenced by a federal judge to five years of probation and 300 hours of community service, a spokesman
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the London Underground, also known as “The Tube,” the oldest subway or metro transit system in the world. Facts There are currently 272 stations open and 249 miles (402 km) of active lines. There are a number of old stations and tunnels that are now closed. In
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Less than two weeks after the Missouri Chamber of Commerce announced its COVID Stops Here program, 100 businesses have achieved at least 70% vaccination.
Continue Reading By Jenn Selva and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Two Colorado officers from the Aurora Police Department (APD) have been arrested on criminal charges in a use of force incident the police chief called a “very despicable act.” The officers — John Raymond Haubert, 39, and Francine Ann Martinez, 40 — were charged in connection with the
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As Mid-Missouri is expecting to see temperatures reach the upper 90’s this week, pets are at an increased risk for heat related illness or injury.
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN Photographs by Will Lanzoni, CNN The sweaty Lindy Hoppers stood in a circle clapping to a hard-driving beat — switching partners and laughing on the ballroom floor of The Champlain Club in Vermont’s largest city. They clasped hands and rock stepped and spun in and out of quick embraces to swinging
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