Russia invades Ukraine
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Russia invades Ukraine
By Simone McCarthy, Steve George and Sana Noor Haq, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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Former Mizzou assistant named head coach at Grand Valley State
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou assistant basketball coach Cornell Mann is officially the new head coach at Grand Valley State in Allendale, Michigan. Mann will make the trip up north after serving under former MU head basketball coach Cuonzo Martin for five seasons. Before his time in Missouri, Mann spent time at Oakland, Iowa State,
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Mizzou gymnastics punches ticket to National Championships
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou gymnastics team did not let its historic season come to an end on Saturday afternoon, as the group punched a ticket to the NCAA National Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. It all came down to the final gymnast’s score, as MU waited in the wings. But, the Tigers just edged
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Mizzou softball gets first SEC win of the season over South Carolina
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team captured its first conference win of the season in a 4-2 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday night. It was a big night for MU in more ways than one, as the Kim Wert solidified her spot as the program’s all-time home run leader. The super
Continue ReadingRussia shifting focus to show a victory by early May in eastern Ukraine, US officials say
By Barbara Starr, Jim Sciutto, Alex Marquardt, Jeremy Herb, and Katie Bo Lillis CNN Russia has revised its Ukraine war strategy to focus on trying to take control of the Donbas and other regions in eastern Ukraine with a target date of early May, according to several US officials familiar with the latest US intelligence
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Mid-Missouri waste management centers help community members with spring cleaning
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Columbia and Jefferson City is starting off April with some spring waste cleaning and collections. Every first and third Saturday from April until November, community members will get to drop off household hazardous waste items free of charge in Columbia. This Saturday was the first day community members could drop off household hazardous waste
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Tracking a clear Saturday night before a wetter Sunday night
Tonight: Winds remain out of the northwest at 5-10 mph leading to a cool down into the upper ’30s while skies remain mostly clear. Tomorrow: Sunday morning begins mostly clear before cloud cover slides in ahead of an approaching overnight cold front. Temperatures top out into the upper ’60s with areas to the south of
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Alaska Airlines cancels dozens of flights as pilots picket
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of flights this weekend as its pilots held informational pickets in numerous cities throughout the United States in an almost 3-year-long deadlock in contract negotiations with the airline. On Friday, Alaska Air canceled 111 flights, or 15% of its operations, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. In
Continue Reading2 Nevada police officers help rescue 75-year-old woman from the streets, reunite her with her family
By Stephanie Elam, CNN In an open lot, Rose Brazdovic lay huddled behind a cement barrier, her only protection from the elements. “When she came out, she had a makeshift sling on her arm, and she just looked very rundown. We just looked at each other. We can’t just walk away from this one with
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Yaroslav Amosov: MMA champion recovers world championship belt from Irpin home
By Matias Grez, CNN Ukrainian mixed martial arts fighter Yaroslav Amosov has posted a video of himself recovering his world championship belt from a home in Irpin. Bellator, the MMA promotional company that Amosov is signed to, announced last month that the 28-year-old had withdrawn from his May 13 title fight against Michael Page as
Continue ReadingMedicare is now paying for at-home Covid-19 tests from retailers
By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare enrollees can now obtain home Covid-19 tests from certain pharmacies and providers at no cost, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Monday. The move comes more than two months after the Biden administration began requiring health insurers to cover the cost of home tests for most Americans with
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Columbia Farmers Market to enter its 42nd season
The Columbia Farmers Market is set to kick off its 42nd season Saturday, transitioning to its spring hours from 8 a.m. until noon.
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Tracking warming temperatures this weekend
Today: Light showers early, with clouds gradually exiting during the day. Highs in the upper 50s. Tomorrow: Milder to start with highs up to the upper 60s. A round of showers is possible in the evening. Extended: Low pressure develops to our south Monday night into Tuesday, bringing back rain chances as the center of the low tracks
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New Jersey governor has flipping fun with April Fools’ Day joke
By Jay Croft, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy pointedly played a practical joke Friday with a fake April Fools’ Day proclamation of a new state bird: the Middle Finger. Murphy wrote a mock executive order, complete with multiple fancy-pants uses of “whereas,” that stated, “It is important for State symbols to reflect New Jersey’s
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Why this recent change just made it harder to buy or sell an apartment
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business New rules rolled out earlier this year by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are creating a bottleneck in the real estate market for those seeking to buy or sell condo or co-op apartments, according to agents and condo associations. The new rules are intended to address concerns about
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A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims
By Saeed Ahmed, CNN There are about 7.6 billion people in the world. And around 24% of them — 1.8 billion — are fasting from sunup to sundown. Every day. For an entire month. It’s Ramadan, the holiest month of the Muslim calendar. But what if you’re not a Muslim — just a caring, considerate
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MS-13 gang leader known as ‘Reaper’ is sentenced to life in prison
By Mirna Alsharif, CNN An MS-13 gang leader whose brutality a federal prosecutor described as “almost unfathomable” has been sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in the aid of racketeering and other charges. Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, 41, also known as “Reaper,” was once the highest ranking MS-13 member on the
Continue ReadingTrump’s presidential diarist tells Jan. 6 committee White House officials provided less detail about his activities days before riot
By Zachary Cohen, Jamie Gangel, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Paula Reid, CNN Just days before the US Capitol riot, White House officials started providing fewer details about then-President Donald Trump‘s calls and visits, the person in charge of compiling those activities for the official record told the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021,
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March Madness Final Four: Here’s what you need to know
By Zoe Sottile, CNN It’s the culmination of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, with four “March Madness” teams remaining. The “Final Four” takes place in New Orleans and no matter who wins, the event will inspire tears of joy and pain. When are the games? The games will take place Saturday evening in
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