By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Stock up on groceries. Print off driving directions. And be very, very patient. Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a 24-year-old man after officers found shell casings at Cosmo-Bethel Park on Friday afternoon. Police updated a social media post around 10:15 p.m. Friday to say that Daqwon Jackson, of Columbia, was arrested on suspicion of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree assault, first-degree domestic assault
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Columbia mayor has died. A social media post from Bob Pugh’s granddaughter says he passed on Monday. He was 84. Pugh served as a City Councilman in Columbia from 1973-75. He was then the mayor from 1975-77 before becoming the CEO of MBS Textbook Exchange for more than 30 years.
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the negotiations says the Tennessee Titans are finalizing a deal to send a pair of draft picks to Kansas City for cornerback L’Jarius Sneed. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Friday night on condition of anonymity because the deal still requires
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates for key races in the April election.
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead, including a child, after a concrete truck struck a school bus full of pre-K children returning from a field trip head-on in Bastrop County, Texas, according to officials. The bus, traveling westbound on State Highway 21, was hit by the concrete truck traveling in the
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After almost two weeks since University of Missouri student Riley Strain went missing his body was found in the Cumberland River.
Continue ReadingCNN By Mariya Knight, Anna Chernova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular concert venue complex near Moscow Friday after assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145. The terror group took responsibility for the attack in
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Public Safety Department learned that five guns were stolen after it and other law enforcement agencies chased a stolen white Toyota Camry on Friday morning. According to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department, police were alerted of suspicious activity in the south-central part of Mexico. Officers tried
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Former staff from the Cooper County Jail who were charged in the death of Brooke Bailey appeared in court on Friday, according to court records. Robyn Pfeiffer and Rachel Atherton, both of Pilot Grove, are charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Court records indicate that both appeared in court on Friday and pleaded
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is scheduled to executed next month is suing Gov. Mike Parson and Trevor Foley, who is the acting director of the Department of Corrections. A Boone County jury found Brian Dorsey, 51, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in 2008 and he was sentenced to death. He
Continue ReadingBy Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Two suspected squatters have been taken into custody in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found inside a duffel bag in a New York City apartment, according to police. The suspects were taken into custody Friday morning just after 10 a.m. in York, Pennsylvania,
Continue ReadingCNN By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the “early stages” of treatment. In a video message released Friday, Kate said the diagnosis came after she had underwent abdominal surgery in January. Her condition was initially thought to be non-cancerous, but
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations Security Council resolution proposed by the United States calling for a ceasefire tied to the release of hostages in Gaza failed to pass on Friday, after Russia and China vetoed the draft. The rejected draft resolution called for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire… in connection with
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri GOP is suing to remove a gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan from the Republican ballot. The political party on Thursday asked a judge to ensure Darrell McClanahan stays out of the GOP primary. McClanahan paid party dues and signed up
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carter Starocci and Aaron Brooks will have a chance to make some wrestling history for Penn State. The two Nittany Lions passed their semifinal tests at the NCAA championships on Friday night, giving them a chance to join an exclusive club of four-time winners on Saturday night. Starocci needed an
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the “early stages” of treatment. In a video message released Friday, Kate said the diagnosis came after she had underwent abdominal surgery in January. Her condition was initially thought to be non-cancerous, but later
Continue ReadingBy CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced in a video message on Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the early stages of treatment. Read the full transcript below: “I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you, personally, for all the wonderful messages of support
Continue ReadingCNN By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed Friday she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the “early stages” of treatment. The princess, known as Kate, described her diagnosis as a “huge shock” in a video statement released on social media. The news comes two
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight, Anna Chernova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular concert hall complex near Moscow Friday after assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145. The terror group took responsibility for the attack in a
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