By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — More than chocolates in a heart-shaped box, more than dinner reservations and bright red teddy bears, it’s roses that have really come to symbolize Valentine’s Day. The most popular flower of the holiday — which is for some, the only day a year they resolve to purchase a flower
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce says he won’t make any “crazy decisions” about his future in the NFL, as he contemplates retiring from the sport following defeat at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. Speaking on the latest episode of his “New Heights” podcast, Kelce spoke to his brother
Continue Reading CNN By Hanna Park, Lauren Mascarenhas and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two American women are recovering after they say they were attacked by a shark while swimming in The Bahamas. The reported attack occurred on Friday around 6:30 p.m. in the waters of Bimini Bay, where authorities are investigating, according to the Royal Bahamas
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A satirical petition ostensibly aiming to crowdfund a trillion dollars to allow Denmark to buy California has received more than 200,000 signatures. “Have you ever looked at a map and thought, ‘You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates.’ Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, Anna Chernova and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Accused Russian money launderer Alexander Vinnik is being released from US custody in exchange for Marc Fogel, a Trump administration source told CNN Wednesday. Vinnik is accused of running a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly did business with drug dealers and identity thieves. Vinnik
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — An American teacher who was wrongfully detained in Russia is back on US soil after the White House secured his release in an “exchange.” Learn more about Marc Fogel, who was arrested in 2021 at a Moscow airport for carrying cannabis and given a 14-year sentence at a hard
Continue Reading By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 fishermen were rescued from a sheet of floating ice that drifted into waters off Russia’s remote Far East, authorities said Wednesday. The 139 fishermen became stranded when a 10-meter (32 feet) crack formed an ice floe that broke away from the island of Sakhalin and floated
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over a week after it took control of the region’s largest city Goma. Clashes between the rebel coalition Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) and Congolese
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Dixon Police Department said the man accused in the shooting of a 78-year-old woman that occurred on Tuesday morning has been detained. DPD wrote on its Facebook page that the woman was shot around 6:25 a.m. in the 300 block of East 10th Street in Dixon. She was shot in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will not be in session Wednesday with a snowstorm expected to dump several inches of snow on Mid-Missouri. CPS sent out alerts to parents at about 4:30 p.m. saying classes would be canceled and students would be expected to study “alternative methods of instruction.” CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark wrote
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County and Jefferson City plan to add AEDs in all new or remodeled county- and city-owned buildings in honor of February being American Heart Month. The county and city set the goal earlier this month, along with plans to establish a defibrillator map and educate the community on CPR and AED
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools was among several Mid-Missouri districts to announce a shift to remote learning or class cancellations due to forecasted snowfall for Wednesday. After Wednesday, CPS will have just one remaining Alternative Method of Instruction day before it would need to extend the school year. Missouri law requires public school districts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield customers using Medicare Advantage plans will no longer pay in-network rates at University of Missouri Health Care clinics and hospitals starting April 1. The insurance giant, which has about 2 million members in Missouri, failed to reach a deal to cover those plans in-network after negotiations, MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents in Mid-Missouri communities will have some legally defined snow-removal responsibilities with Wednesday’s winter storm. The City of Columbia says there are 555 miles of sidewalk throughout the city and property owners are urged to clear their sidewalks of snow and ice adjacent to their home or business. ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather
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Continue Reading By Joseph Ataman and Richard Quest, CNN Paris (CNN) — Amid the maelstrom of indignation around Donald Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron has called for “respect” for Palestinians and their Arab neighbors, batting away the US president’s idea of a mass displacement of Gazans from their homeland. “You cannot say
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge replacement project will require Route K in Audrain County over Hickory Creek to close for a few months. Work is set to being Monday, Feb. 17 and end around mid-May, a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says. The contract includes another bridge replacement will occur in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Officer Association on Tuesday announced more endorsements for the April 8 municipal elections. The CPOA in November announced that it would endorse Blair Murphy for mayor. The mayoral race consists of Murphy, incumbent Barbara Buffaloe, Tanya Heath and certified write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy. The April election includes races for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty in December to manslaughter was sentenced to probation. Justin Scott Trader pleaded guilty on Dec. 9 to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and first-degree tampering with a vehicle. He was originally charged with second-degree murder, vehicle tampering and first-degree property damage. He was sentenced to five years of probation, according
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Sangamon County, Illinois, have agreed to a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey –– a Black woman who was shot and killed by law enforcement in her home last year. The agreement was reached last week after mediation between lawyers representing both parties, according
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