COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mass shooting in Kansas City at the Chiefs Super Bowl parade on Wednesday is drawing attention to Missouri’s gun laws, which are some of the most relaxed in the country. Police say 22 people were hurt and one woman died when gunfire erupted during a dispute outside Union Station following the
Continue ReadingOXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Matthew Murrell made six 3-pointers and finished with 26 points, and Mississippi rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Missouri 79-76 on Saturday night. Sean East II made two free throws to pull Missouri to 75-72 with 11 seconds left. Missouri closed within one point twice in the final seconds, but
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn, Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from detention on Sunday, having served six months in prison following his return to the kingdom after more than 15 years in self-imposed exile. Thaksin, who served as prime minister from 2001 until he was ousted
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson, Jennifer Hauser and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A sixteen-year-old Taylor Swift fan was killed in a head-on collision with a semi-trailer while on her way to see the pop star in concert in Melbourne on Thursday. Mieka Pokarier was being driven by her mother to the concert when the SUV they
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister, Maria Kostenko and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Avdiivka was on the front lines of war between Kyiv and Moscow for almost a decade. Fierce fighting raged there for months following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago. The withdrawal was far less drawn out. When the Ukrainian military
Continue ReadingBy WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Filip Forsberg and Ryan O’Reilly each had a goal and assist while goalie Juuse Saros registered 35 saves, lifting the Nashville Predators to a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Saros rebounded after being pulled in Thursday’s 9-2 home loss to Dallas. He was relieved
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Led by Damarco Minor’s 26 points, the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 80-76. Ray’Sean Taylor hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 points for the Cougars. The Redhawks were led by Marqueas Bell, who finished with 18 points, four assists and three steals. The Cougars moved
Continue ReadingCNN By Darya Tarasova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — The body of jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny should be handed over to his family “immediately,” his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said Saturday, as she accused Russian officials of lying in order to delay the process. The 47-year-old fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Tiger Booker had 21 points in Eastern Illinois’ 72-57 victory over Lindenwood on Saturday night. Booker also contributed five assists for the Panthers (13-14, 7-7 Ohio Valley Conference). Corey Swayer Jr. scored 15 points, shooting 5 for 14 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Led by Chance Moore’s 25 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the Valparaiso Beacons 82-74 on Saturday. The Bears are now 15-12 on the season, while the Beacons moved to 6-21.
Continue ReadingWVLT, CNN By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Blount County Sheriff’s office in Tennessee released body and dash camera video on Friday showing what led up to the shooting of two deputies during a traffic stop last week that triggered a dayslong manhunt for the gunman. The video shows the February 8 traffic stop
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s foundation has donated $100,000 to victims of the deadly Super Bowl victory parade shooting on Wednesday. According to the GoFundMe page, Kelce, through his Eighty-Seven and Running Foundation, bestowed two $50,000 donations to the Reyes Family on Friday, according to GoFundMe.
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Yale University has issued a formal apology for its historical ties to slavery. The apology is part of Yale’s “ongoing work to understand its history and connections to slavery,” the university said in a news release Friday. Yale also announced the release of a book, “Yale and Slavery: A
Continue ReadingCNN By Catherine Nicholls, Pauline Lockwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN Munich, Germany (CNN) — Hamas’s demands for a hostage deal are “delusional” and need to be “close to reality,” Israel’s Coordinator for the Captives and the Missing, Gal Hirsch, told CNN Saturday. “We want a deal very much and we know we need to pay
Continue ReadingCNN By Justin Gamble and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a parent, Chuck Walter said he’s used to signing papers that his children bring home from school. But Walter said a recent request from his daughter’s teacher caught him off guard. Earlier this month, Walter was among the parents at Coral Way K-8 Center, a Miami-Dade County
Continue ReadingWUSA, CNN By Christal Hayes, Paradise Afshar and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A house exploded in Sterling, Virginia, on Friday night as fire crews were inside checking a gas leak, leaving one firefighter dead and at least 13 others injured, including 11 first responders, officials say. The injured first responders and two civilians were
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Hungary can ratify Sweden’s NATO bid as soon as February 26 when the country’s parliament reconvenes, Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Saturday. “Together with the Swedish Prime Minister, we have done important steps to restore confidence,” Orban said during an annual state of the nation address. “We are going in
Continue ReadingBy Maria Kostenko and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed partner nations for more military assistance to Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference in Germany Saturday, amid signs of the war turning in Russia’s favour. His plea came soon after Ukrainian forces announced their withdrawal from the key eastern town of Avdiivka. A $60
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — On July 20, 1969, the world watched as humankind landed on the moon for the first time. But the perfect touchdown of the Eagle lunar lander by NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong was anything but easy. As he and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin flew over the intended landing site, Armstrong
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was changed to reflect safety measures used by the driver, according to the crash report. A 16-year-old boy from Brumley died and three others are injured after a single-car crash in Miller County on River Road Friday night, according the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Four teenagers, one
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