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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you like the idea of wind turbines in Boone County?

June 21, 2021 3:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

The regulations are being considered as a renewable energy company plans to build a wind farm in Howard and Boone counties.

6 killed, more than 40 injured in 9 mass shootings across the US over the weekend

June 21, 2021 1:53 AM CNN Newsource

As Americans continue to come out of coronavirus isolation and states lift restrictions on gatherings, shootings continue to plague the nation, with nine mass shootings occurring in the US since Friday night. Six people were killed and at least 42 were injured in mass shootings across nine states this weekend, according to the Gun Violence

US-China rivalry is extending from Earth into space. That poses a challenge to American dominance

June 21, 2021 1:49 AM CNN Newsource

Editor’s note: CNN has today launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. When it comes to the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China, the sky is by no means the limit. As

Ethiopians head to the polls amid famine and a raging humanitarian crisis

June 21, 2021 1:32 AM CNN Newsource

Ethiopians will head to the polls on Monday amid widespread nationwide unrest, famine, and a raging humanitarian crisis in the country’s Tigray region. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed readies for his first real test at the ballot, in what will be Ethiopia’s first multi-party election in 16 years. With the polls initially planned for August last

Dozens of reports of damage after storms move through Mid-Missouri Sunday night

June 20, 2021 11:54 PM Jessica Hafner

Severe thunderstorms moved through Mid-Missouri around 10:00 PM Sunday night, leaving a swath of damage across Audrain, Boone, and Callaway counties. As of 11:30 PM, more than 2,000 Boone Electric customers were without power, and more than 1,000 were without power in the City of Columbia. Several reports of trees and downed power lines came

At least 20 people injured in a tornado that tore through southern Alabama

June 21, 2021 12:11 AM CNN Newsource

At least 20 people were injured when a tornado carved a 22-mile path through southern Alabama Saturday morning, officials said. The tornado struck as Tropical Storm Claudette was passing over the area, the National Weather Service said in a storm damage survey. Much of the damage was reported in Escambia County, AL, but it continued

7-year-old’s body found days after group of tubers went over a dam in North Carolina

June 20, 2021 11:54 PM CNN Newsource

The body of a 7-year-old boy was found Sunday, four days after a group of tubers went over a dam on the Dan River in North Carolina, officials said. A 911 call alerted emergency responders to the body, which was recovered from the river near Draper Landing in Eden, according to a statement from the

Weather Alert Day: Tracking potential severe storms late tonight

June 20, 2021 10:58 AM Jessica Hafner

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of severe thunderstorms Sunday evening into very early Monday. SETUP: The big question in today’s severe weather forecast will be how the morning storms to our north impact the possibility of more development later tonight. As storms clear out, the

Volunteer for New York mayoral candidate Eric Adams stabbed

June 20, 2021 10:20 PM CNN

A volunteer working with New York mayoral candidate Eric Adams’ campaign was stabbed in the Bronx on Sunday, Adams tweeted Sunday evening. “This violence must stop,” he wrote, adding police are investigating the situation. The victim, a 42-year-old male, was stabbed “multiple times” at 149th and Morris Avenue, New York Police Department spokesperson Edward Riley

Stephens Lake Amphitheater summer concert season begins

June 20, 2021 7:55 PM Ben Fein

Columbia Parks and Recreation hosted the first of many scheduled concerts at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia Sunday.

‘Tragic accident’ leaves 1 dead when a truck hit pedestrians at a Florida Pride parade

June 20, 2021 7:45 PM CNN

Authorities say the incident in which two pedestrians were hit by a truck at a Pride parade near Miami Saturday — leaving one dead and the other injured — was a “tragic accident” and not an intentional act. The 77-year-old driver of the truck “accelerated unexpectedly” before the parade began in Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale

Jon Rahm wins US Open at Torrey Pines

June 20, 2021 7:29 PM CNN Newsource

Jon Rahm won the 121st US Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California, on Sunday. This is Rahm’s first-ever win at a major championship. The victory also makes Rahm the first Spaniard ever to win at the US Open. Rahm, the third-ranked player in the world, put up back-to-back birdies on the

9 children, 1 adult killed in interstate accident involving Alabama Girls Ranch vehicle

June 20, 2021 6:47 PM CNN Newsource

Nine children and one adult were killed in an accident involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 65 in Butler County, Alabama, on Saturday, according to Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock. Eight of the children killed, ranging in age from 4 to 17, were in a vehicle from the Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch, Garlock said. The youth

Suspect charged with murder in death of American student Catherine Serou in Russia

June 20, 2021 6:44 PM CNN Newsource

A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in Russia after the death of Catherine Serou, an American student who vanished last week in the country’s Nizhny Novgorod region, a local court told CNN Sunday. The Gorodetsky City Court in the region said the suspect, identified by the court only as P., has been

Russian authorities have found the body of Catherine Serou

Suspect charged with murder in death of American student

June 20, 2021 6:44 PM CNN

A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in Russia after the death of Catherine Serou, an American student who vanished in the country’s Nizhny Novgorod region, a local court told CNN. CNN’s Camila Bernal has the details.

Body found in Benton County ruled a homicide

June 20, 2021 5:46 PM Ben Fein

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office located a body after originally receiving a notification about a possible missing person in the area.

1 person is dead and at least 6 were wounded in an Oakland, California, shooting, police say

June 20, 2021 5:02 PM CNN Newsource

One person was killed and at least six others were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, according to police. When the shooting occurred around 6:20 p.m., resources from the Oakland Police Department (OPD) were already in the area, near the 2200 block of Lakeshore Avenue, the department said. Officers

Sesame Street introduces family with two gay dads during Pride Month

June 20, 2021 4:47 PM CNN Newsource

There are some new faces on “Sesame Street” and they’re bringing a new layer of diversity to the decades-old children’s show. The show dropped its Family Day episode Thursday on HBO Max (which, like CNN, is owned by WarnerMedia) and YouTube. The episode featured a family with two gay dads. On the episode, Nina introduces

NYPD investigating after car hits family of 6 in the Bronx

June 20, 2021 3:08 PM CNN Newsource

The New York Police Department is investigating an incident in which a car rammed into a family of six early Sunday in the Bronx before fleeing the scene. The incident occurred at 2:46 a.m., a spokesperson for the NYPD said, when a gray car ran into the family, pinning two individuals — a 16-year-old boy

Arizona police shoot suspect who struck multiple cyclists with vehicle

June 20, 2021 2:45 PM CNN Newsource

Police in Show Low, Arizona, on Saturday shot a suspect who they say struck multiple cyclists with a vehicle during a bicycle race. According to the Show Low Police Department, seven victims were taken to hospitals. Three cyclists are in critical condition at Flagstaff Medical Center, one is critical at University Medical Center of New