By Eric Zerkel and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A rock formation in the Mississippi River normally only reachable by boat is accessible by foot for the second year in a row as water levels plummet. Tower Rock juts out of the Mississippi River in Perry County, Missouri, south of St. Louis and around 25
Continue ReadingBy Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — A California man has admitted to lying about having terminal cancer after receiving thousands of dollars in donations to play in a World Series of Poker tournament, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Robert Mercer claimed to have terminal stage 4 colon cancer and convinced people to donate to
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Daniel Hodge, Konstyantyn Gak and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — The general leading Ukraine’s counteroffensive along the southern front line says his forces have broken through in Verbove – and predicts an even bigger breakthrough to come. “On the left flank [near Verbove] we have a breakthrough and we continue
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Daniel Hodge, Konstyantyn Gak and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — The general leading Ukraine’s counteroffensive along the southern front line says his forces have broken through in Verbove – and predicts an even bigger breakthrough to come. “On the left flank [near Verbove] we have a breakthrough and we
Continue ReadingBy Ibrahim Dahman, Kareem Khadder and Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out strikes on what it called Hamas targets in Gaza on Friday, after militants in the enclave launched incendiary balloons towards Israel for the first time in over a year. The hostilities came after more than a week
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit two homers and drove in three runs for the San Diego Padres, who beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 to extend their season-high winning streak to eight games. The Padres are barely hanging on in the race for the NL’s third wild-card
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Scores from Week 5 of Mid-Missouri high school football, led by the ABC 17 SportsZone Game of the Week, Smith-Cotton at Hickman:
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Millions of adults will continue to get their COVID-19 vaccines paid for as new shots targeting new strains are distributed.
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Cole Ragans gave up three hits and two runs over six strong innings, and the Kansas City Royals used two big innings to defeat Houston 7-5 and knock the Astros out of first place in the AL West. Houston, which has lost seven of its last 10 games, dropped a half-game back
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An eastern Missouri motorcyclist suffered serious injuries when he crashed Friday afternoon in Camden County.
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A Boone County jury convicted a Rocheport woman of sex trafficking her own daughter after an afternoon of deliberations Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai, Shirin Faqiri, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Richard Roth, CNN (CNN) — A journalist was attacked on Wednesday evening in New York City by an official who was part of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s camp, a news channel has alleged. Iran International correspondent Kian Amani was filming outside the Millennium Hilton New York One
Continue ReadingCNN By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it is “likely” Israel will reach a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia, in what would mark a seismic foreign policy shift for both countries as they edge closer to reaching a deal mediated by the US. Speaking to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Third baseman Nolan Arenado and catcher Willson Contreras have been placed on the 10-day injured list by the St. Louis Cardinals, officially ending their seasons. Arenado was sidelined by lower back spasms while Contreras has left wrist tendinitis. The Cardinals, who are last in the NL Central, were eliminated from playoff
Continue ReadingBy Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — Two men have been charged in the drive-by shooting of an 11-year-old boy in New Mexico – one of several recent killings cited by the state’s governor before she enacted a controversial order suspending open and concealed gun carry laws in parts of the state. Jose Romero, 22, and
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Several events this weekend will affect traffic in Columbia.
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The superintendent of the Hallsville School District will retire at the end of the current school year, the district said Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Vibrant reefs filled with colorful fish and seaweed just two years ago have been turned into a wasteland of crushed corals in the South China Sea and the Philippines says it has identified a culprit – China’s shadowy maritime militia. China has rejected the accusation, setting up another public
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman and Smith-Cotton will do battle in Week 5 of the high school football season, as both squads look for their first win of the year, on Friday night. The Kewpies and the Tigers are our KZOU game of the week. You can watch the game live on KZOU over the air
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The series is organized by the St. Louis Sports Commission, according to the contract signed in October with the university which includes a $150,000 price tag for an event management fee.
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