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Pete Rose Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose. Personal Birth name: Peter Edward Rose Birth date: April 14, 1941 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Father: Harry Rose, a bank clerk and semi-pro baseball and football player Mother: LaVerne Rose Marriages: Carol (Woliung) Rose, (April 11, 1984-2011, divorced); Karolyn (Englehardt)

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MoDOT releases 2022 Chouteau Creek Bridge rehabilitation project details

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking comments from travelers and residents on the rehabilitations of the Interstate 70 bridges over Chouteau Creek, located west of Boonville. Officails say the now 20-year-old bridges have reached the point where rehabilitation is necessary to extend the life and usability of the bridges. Crews

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France risks ‘losing control’ over Covid-19 spread without stricter national measures — Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron announced tougher national coronavirus restrictions Wednesday, saying the country must take a “new direction” in its approach to fighting Covid-19 or risk “losing control” over the virus. The measures will start Saturday and last for at least a month, Macron said in a televised national address. Under the “limited lockdown,” curfews

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Black Lives Matter mural vandalized

Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Pittsburgh’s Black Lives Matter mural has been vandalized. The mural was painted last summer following the death of George Floyd. It features Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Antwon Rose Jr. and others. It’s located along the wall of the Allegheny River Warf across from PNC Park.

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‘She will die without this medication’: Toddler’s life hangs in balance after ‘miracle’ drug discontinued

Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnetonka family is fighting for the life of their 2-year-old daughter after the announcement that her “miracle” medicine will be discontinued. Doctors diagnosed Emma Peterka in September with an ultra-rare genetic disorder called Niemann Pick Type C, or NPC. “It was absolutely devastating,” said

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Transgender rights in the spotlight as Arkansas and Tennessee become latest states to pass anti-trans legislation

LGBTQ advocates are warning that the influx of anti-transgender legislation being proposed in many states will harm trans and nonbinary youth. Twenty-eight states are considering anti-trans bills, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The bills put forth this year predominantly fall into two categories: removing trans girls’ ability to participate in girls’ sports,

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Recent data ‘good news’ as hospitalizations for seniors decrease in Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) New research shows that COVID-19 hospitalization rates for Missourians ages 60 or older have decreased since the peak in December 2020, while rates of hospitalization for adults ages 59 or younger have increased. Dave Dillion with the Missouri Hospital Association said older populations have been targeted to receive the vaccine since the rollout began. “Older

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