By JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The statewide battles over abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to abortion have exposed another fault line: the commitment to democracy. As voters in state after state affirm their support for abortion rights, opponents are acting with
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp. Over the last five years, agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have employed
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A year-long suspension of the legal time limit to sue over sexual assaults against adults in New York has led to a tidal wave of claims on behalf of women who were incarcerated. Headline-grabbing lawsuits filed under the Adult Survivors Act name famous people like former
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Colliva, CNN (CNN) — When Racha Mousdikoudine opens her kitchen faucet, she never knows what will happen. “Maybe I won’t get any water at all,” she told CNN. “Maybe I’ll get 30 minutes of water. Maybe the water will only come after hours of waiting.” For the last four months, Mousdikoudine and her
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-1. Quinton Byfield, Blake Lizotte, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Kevin Fiala also scored for the Kings, who have won consecutive home games after winning just one of their first
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt is over for the man suspected of fatally shooting four family members, including a 13-year-old girl, in Memphis, Tennessee, after police say he was found dead on Sunday from what appears to be a “self-inflicted gunshot wound.” The suspect, Mavis Christian Jr., 52, was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team captured one last victory at Faurot Field, in thrilling fashion, for its seniors on Saturday night, topping Florida 33-31. With the win, MU improved to 9-2, overall. You can watch extended highlights from the senior night victory in the video player below. https://youtu.be/FHo87Wd9fzI You can watch the full
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 9 Mizzou Tigers took it to the wire against Florida on Saturday and came out with the 33-31 win. Mizzou hosted the Gators on Faurot Field on senior night Saturday before a national ESPN broadcast audience. The outcome came down to the final seconds, with kicker Harrison Mevis capping the
Continue ReadingBy Maria Kostenko, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Yulia Kesaieva, Olga Voitivych, Svitlana Vlasova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — On the global stage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been consistently on message: In visits to Washington and other Western capitals, he has focused on keeping Kyiv supplied with more advanced arms, ammunition and financing. At home, however,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Harrison Mevis kicked a 30-yard field goal with five seconds remaining, and Brady Cook completed 20 of 34 passes for 326 yards and a touchdown to help No. 11 Missouri rally past Florida 33-31. Cody Schrader carried the ball 23 times for 148 yards and a touchdown,
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, Su Chay and Chloe Liu, CNN (CNN) — Renewed hostilities between the Myanmar military and ethnic minority armed group the Arakan Army (AA) have spread to various townships in western Myanmar, including Pauktaw, where civilians have been caught in the crossfire as fighting escalates. A former member of parliament from Pauktaw township,
Continue ReadingAndy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church voted Saturday to accept the decision of 261 congregations to leave the denomination over a divide on LGBTQ issues. “I realize how sad this time is for many, including myself,” said Bishop Robin Dease, the leader of the conference. “I just
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri has made about $1.8 billion from marijuana sales since the adult-use was legalized. The Department of Health and Senior Services released the latest sales numbers, showing $95.5 million was made in adult sales in October, along with $17.6 million in medical sales. This makes a total of $113.1 million in
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County deputies arrested a man for drug trafficking across the street from a daycare in Fulton. John Nevins, 59, of Fulton was arrested Friday morning and is now facing several drug charges. Nevins is being held on a $50,000 bond. Nevins has previous drug and weapons charges. John Nevins, 59Courtesy: Callaway County
Continue ReadingBy Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — A grieving father says he wants to know what led to the death of his 22-year-old son on the day he was supposed to be released from an Alabama correctional facility. Daniel Terry Williams died November 9 after his family took him off life support following what the Alabama
Continue ReadingBROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Mark Gronowski passed for a career-high 323 yards and two touchdowns as unbeaten South Dakota State, ranked No. 1 in the FCS, closed out the regular season with a 35-17 victory over Missouri State. The victory earns the Jackrabbits (11-0, 8-0) their second straight Missouri Valley Football Conference title. South Dakota
Continue ReadingBy Jo Shelley, Andrew Carey and Eyad Kourdi CNN (CNN) — A school run by the United Nations in northern Gaza has been hit with apparently devastating impact, the UN confirmed Saturday, in what a top UN official described as a “horrifying” incident. Video from al-Fakhoura School in Jabalya – which was being used as a
Continue ReadingCNN By Jo Shelley, Andrew Carey and Eyad Kourdi CNN (CNN) — A school run by the United Nations in northern Gaza has been hit with apparently devastating impact, the UN confirmed Saturday, in what a top UN official described as a “horrifying” incident. Video from al-Fakhoura School in Jabalya – which was being used as
Continue ReadingSMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Zevi Eckhaus threw for 394 yards and six touchdowns and Bryant beat Southeast Missouri State 45-21. Eckhaus found Konor Lathrop on a 1-yard pass for his sixth TD of the game. Eckhaus tied the season and single-game touchdown record on the score. Eckhaus also became the all-time leader in touchdowns at
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The last of four inmates who escaped from a central Georgia county jail last month has been taken back into custody, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Joey Fournier, 52, of Macon was “apprehended near Stockbridge, Georgia just before noon on Saturday,” the news release read. Later today, the
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