Highway Patrol reports at least 19 crashes across Missouri since holiday counting period began
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s holiday crash counting period started Thursday at 6:00 p.m. and will end Sunday at midnight.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s holiday crash counting period started Thursday at 6:00 p.m. and will end Sunday at midnight.
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By Forrest Brown, CNN For awhile there, it appeared we might be able to ring in New Year’s Eve in major cities across the planet with something resembling the huge celebrations of yore. Another Covid-19 surge and the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus have dashed those hopes — at least
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TONIGHT: An area of low pressure to our west has south winds surging temperatures well into record territory area wide today. Tonight, that low passes by to our north, bringing many along and north of I-70 a chance at a few showers late tonight. These may linger into the midnight hour, but skies will dry
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By Carma Hassan and Eric Levenson, CNN A Baltimore Police officer who was shot while sitting in her patrol car earlier this month has died, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Officer Keona Holley was removed from life support, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said Thursday in a statement posted to Facebook. “Her health has
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By Elizabeth Cohen, Danielle Herman and Justin Lape, CNN For Americans who suffer from weak immune systems, it felt like a miracle occurred on December 8. That day, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized a drug to help keep immune-compromised people from getting infected with the coronavirus. But that joy quickly turned to despair
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By Carma Hassan and Jason Hanna, CNN A Carnival cruise ship that departed Miami has “a small number” of people aboard who have tested positive for Covid-19, and it has been denied entry to ports at two Caribbean islands, the cruise line said. However, the Carnival Freedom ship was granted access to visit Amber Cove
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CHRISTMAS EVE: We’re getting started with a warm start and we’re only going up from here. A few peeks of sunshine will help temperatures top out near 70 this afternoon. Another breezy afternoon will help move the mercury a little more too. TONIGHT: A system will start to take shape moving through tonight. A few
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the police at the US Capitol Building on January 6 where rioters brandished weapons, officers were viciously beaten, and a member of the mob died on Capitol steps. The assault on the Lower
Continue ReadingBy Michael Nedelman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the isolation time for health care workers who test positive for Covid-19, as it anticipates a surge in hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant. The agency’s new guidelines say health care workers with Covid-19 may return to work
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By David Williams, CNN Carolina Panthers star Christian McCaffrey delivered a Christmas surprise to dozens of military families by paying off their layaway balances. The running back announced through his foundation that he’d worked with the non-profit Pay Away the Layaway to pay the balances at all Army & Air Force Exchange and the Navy
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Jack Frost is taking over the northern US for the holiday weekend, delivering heavy snowfall, plummeting temperatures, and a white Christmas to the Pacific Northwest. The northern cold stops short of the southern US, where balmy springlike temperatures will likely break records. An atmospheric river event along the West Coast is packing moisture into the
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN We’re about to have eyes on the invisible side of space. The James Webb Space Telescope will be the premier space observatory of the next decade when it launches Saturday. The telescope is expected to launch Saturday morning from French Guiana and live coverage will be available on NASA’s website beginning
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Former President Donald Trump has recently been vocal about the benefits of vaccination against Covid-19 — a position that’s in line with the overwhelming majority of Americans who’ve chosen to get vaccinated, including the bulk of his own party. But those statements may not be enough to persuade the largely Republican-leaning
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Happy Kwanzaa! The cultural holiday, which comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” meaning “first fruits,” started yesterday and lasts until January 1. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today”
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN Santa Claus has packed his sleigh with toys for all the good girls and boys and he has made sure the reindeer are secured for takeoff. Now, they are traveling around the world to visit millions of households. While you are waiting to hear the jingle of bells in the air
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of murdering a Jefferson City child is asking to be released on bond. The request is one of two motions filed by Quatavia Givens’ attorneys this week. She is accused of killing four-year-old Darnell Gray in 2018 and then trying to cover it up. The second is asking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Connor Bazelak has entered the transfer portal after spending three seasons with the program. He announced his decision on social media on Thursday. Bazelak started 11 of MU’s 12 regular season games this season, but head coach Eli Drinkwitz elected to go with Brady Cook at quarterback for the Armed
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TONIGHT: Clouds have returned today, and despite that, temperatures have climbed to near 60 degrees. These clouds and a generous south breeze will help keep mild conditions around. Expect lows tonight in the mid to upper 40’s. FRIDAY: Christmas Eve starts warm with continued wind out of the south and lingering cloud cover. In fact,
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, CNN US intelligence agencies have assessed that Saudi Arabia is now actively manufacturing its own ballistic missiles with the help of China, CNN has learned, a development that could have significant ripple effects across the Middle East and complicate the Biden administration’s efforts to restrain the nuclear ambitions of Iran, the Saudis’
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