WEDNESDAY: Showers will be off and on throughout the day with an isolated rumble of thunder possible. Plenty of cloud cover will keep highs close to 70 this afternoon. TONIGHT: Showers will dwindle tonight a few hours after sunset. Some dense fog will be possible getting closer to sunrise, however, with lows around 60. EXTENDED:
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By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent With vaccination rates only inching forward slowly, the federal government is trying a new marketing tactic: fear. In a set of emotional advertisements releasing Wednesday morning, three unvaccinated Covid-19 survivors and an intensive care unit nurse speak about the toll the virus has taken. It’s a sharp turn
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A special prosecutor will not file charges against three Columbia police officers involved in a deadly shooting. According to the Columbia Police Department, Callaway County Prosecutor Christopher D. Wilson told the Missouri State Highway Patrol in a letter on Oct. 1 the officers acted lawfully in their use of deadly force. Special
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By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN Before the advent of Covid-19 vaccines, the San Francisco Department of Public Health needed three whiteboards to capture all the names of senior facilities that had outbreaks, Jen Christensen reports. But by February, when seniors were being vaccinated in greater numbers, the department started to erase names
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By Chris Isidore and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Business The gridlock of massive container ships outside the United States’ two busiest ports in Southern California has been blamed for all types of things: A looming shortage of hot Christmas gifts this year Disruptions and temporary shutdowns at many of the nation’s factories Higher prices paid by
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By Ryan Nobles Former President Donald Trump indicated on Thursday that he will try to assert executive privilege to prevent a House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol from getting information from certain witnesses. A source familiar with the former President’s legal strategy confirms to CNN that an attorney for Trump
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The US admitted 11,411 refugees during the 2021 fiscal year — the lowest number in 40 years. 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” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The US admitted 11,411 refugees during the 2021 fiscal year — the lowest number in 40 years. 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” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up
Continue ReadingA collection of paintings and sketches by the late Muhammad Ali sold for a total of $945,524 at Bonhams auctioneers in New York on Tuesday. The highlight of the auction was one sketch in felt pen — a 1978 work titled “Sting Like a Bee” — that sold for $425,312, far exceeding its pre-sale estimate
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Here are the local scores from Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. HS SOFTBALL Blair Oaks 11 | Southern Boone 0 FINAL North Callaway 4 | Mark Twain 1 FINAL HS VOLLEYBALL Blair Oaks 1 | Helias 3 FINAL HS BOYS SOCCER Jefferson City 0 | Rock Bridge 3 FINAL Tolton 1 | Helias 0 FINAL Moberly
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Five-year-old Bennett McClanahan shows of his speed in this week’s edition of Andrew’s At-home sports. You can watch the video at 10 p.m. on ABC 17! “This is his first year in flag football,” his mom Jackie Hensley said in an email submission. “He’s got the speed if he can just figure out the game.”
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Missouri’s House of Representatives discussed the ongoing issue regarding Missouri’s Welfare Agency not accurately reporting children missing from foster care.
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Hu, CNN During much-anticipated testimony Tuesday before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen repeatedly pointed outside of the country for examples of how the social network could be used to dangerous ends — so much so that lawmakers wondered during the hearing if they should meet to specifically discuss
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By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday morning that a deal has been reached for an extension of the nation’s debt ceiling through early December, a major breakthrough to avert economic disaster that comes after weeks of partisan deadlock over how to resolve the issue. “We have reached
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The state executed Ernest Lee Johnson on Tuesday, 25 years after he killed three gas station workers and following a last-ditch effort by his lawyers to save him, The Associated Press reported.
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Johnson is set to be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. at a state prison in Bonne Terre for the 1994 murders of Mary Bratcher, Fred Jones and Mable Scruggs at a Columbia gas station.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is gearing up for its homecoming matchup with North Texas on Saturday at 3 p.m. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz spoke at his weekly news conference on Tuesday. This was the first time Drinkwitz met with reporters since he fired defensive line coach Jethro Franklin on Sunday. “It was
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) Versailles standout Kole Viebrock is our Week 6 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – Versailles will play at Boonville on Friday at 7 p.m.
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By Liz Stark, CNN The Treasury Department sent a warning to Arizona’s Republican governor Tuesday about the state’s use of federal Covid-19 relief funds for grant programs that circumvent school mask requirements. Gov. Doug Ducey announced over the summer that Arizona would use the federal money to increase the funding available to public school districts
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles. Lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms. Highs near 70. EXTENDED: Temperatures remain near 60 overnight with clouds sticking around, and rain chances ramp up by mid-late morning tomorrow as low pressure is centered just to our south. This
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