By Ashley Strickland, CNN Everyone needs a break. My technology-cluttered surroundings were replaced recently with mountain trails and a lake where sunlight scattered like diamonds. Standing at the base of two converging waterfalls, the fine spray of mist on my face, I was reminded that natural marvels are never out of reach — we just
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COOPER, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was seriously injured in a Cooper County crash Saturday morning, after hitting a concrete culvert. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 35-year-old Rickey Thornton was driving a 2005 Honda CBR along Morgan County Drive near South Morgan Street, when he went off the left side of the
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PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (AP) — One Johnson County, Kansas, community has already adopted a ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth, and another is considering doing so. The Kansas City Star reports that the Prairie Village City Council will discuss the ban at a meeting Monday. The council earlier voted 10-2 to direct city staff
Continue Reading PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (AP) — One Johnson County, Kansas, community has already adopted a ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth, and another is considering doing so. The Kansas City Star reports that the Prairie Village City Council will discuss the ban at a meeting Monday. The council earlier voted 10-2 to direct city staff
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice An English-speaking narrator of ISIS recruitment videos is in custody in the US and charged with conspiring to help the terrorist organization, the Justice Department announced Saturday. Mohammed Khalifa, a 38-year-old Saudi-born Canadian citizen, was captured by Syrian Democratic Forces in January 2019 following a firefight in
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Cole Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — The oldest living person in America, Omahan Thelma Sutcliffe, will quietly mark her 115th birthday Friday. And that’s the way she wants it. Sutcliffe, who was born Oct. 1, 1906, doesn’t like anyone to make a fuss over her. She
Continue Reading MILLER, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were hospitalized after a golf cart crash in Miller County on Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 34-year-old driver was driving along Sanabel Lane in Miller County when the golf cart started to skid along the roadway and then hit a reflective pole. The
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — The Nebraska Athletic Department on Thursday introduced a clothing line inspired by Tom Osborne. The announcement came at 2:55 p.m., a nod to the legendary coach’s 255 wins as head coach of the Husker football team. The clothing line,
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN The bridge made famous in the Winnie the Pooh books — where the bear and his friends played “pooh sticks” — is up for sale by the British auction house Summers Place. The bridge in Ashdown Forest in England was the inspiration for the game described in A. A. Milne’s first
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Richgels Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Madison police have arrested a man who punched a pizza restaurant manager after the manager asked him to put on a mask, police said. Police responded to Ian’s Pizza, 100 State St., around 2:15 a.m. Friday for a report
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Kubik Click here for updates on this story CALEDONIA, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — A pair of steeds were caught horsing around Friday morning. The Caledonia Police Department received a call about horses on the loose at about 8:15 a.m. Friday. Officers found the two fugitives in the 10500 block of Prairie Crossing
Continue Reading By ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press/Report for America TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Data from the Kansas state health department shows that some counties are seeing youth vaccination rates for COVID-19 far below the national average. A school pandemic workgroup received data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment this week showing that in about
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — An investigation is underway after the body of a man was found floating in the Mississippi River south of St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a fisherman spotted the body about 9:45 a.m. Friday on the Illinois side of the river in rural Monroe County. Because of the low
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An American private equity group has narrowly won the battle to buy British supermarket chain Morrisons following a dramatic auction for the company. Britain’s Takeover Panel said Saturday that New York-based Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) offered 287 pence for each Morrisons share, just a penny more
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An American private equity group has narrowly won the battle to buy British supermarket chain Morrisons following a dramatic auction for the company. Britain’s Takeover Panel said Saturday that New York-based Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) offered 287 pence for each Morrisons share, just a penny more
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The biggest lottery prize in more than eight months is up for grabs in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing. The winning numbers are 28, 38, 42, 47 and 52. The Powerball is 1. The jackpot has slowly climbed to an estimated $635 million thanks to 39 consecutive drawings without a grand
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The biggest lottery prize in more than eight months is up for grabs in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing. The winning numbers are 28, 38, 42, 47 and 52. The Powerball is 1. The jackpot has slowly climbed to an estimated $635 million thanks to 39 consecutive drawings without a grand
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is acknowledging frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill. The president told reporters on Saturday, “Everybody is frustrated. That’s part of being in government.” Days of
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is acknowledging frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill. The president told reporters on Saturday, “Everybody is frustrated. That’s part of being in government.” Days of
Continue Reading ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Members of Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo, are protesting against the government and have called for the release of jailed opposition figures as they gathered for their annual Thanksgiving festival of Irreecha. Scores of people in Addis Ababa chanted slogans such as “Down, down Abiy!” a reference to Prime
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