Opioid overdoses continue to grow in Missouri
Drug overdose deaths have been on the rise in Missouri since 2018, according to data on the Missouri Health and Senior Service website.
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Russian missile strike sends terrified civilians scrambling to find shelter
By Tim Lister, Fred Pleitgen and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A fresh barrage of missiles ripped through the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine Thursday, sending flames and thick plumes into the air as screaming civilians scrambled to find shelter. A CNN team had just arrived at the scene and heard the first incoming strike
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Tracking a warm up tomorrow before colder air returns briefly Friday
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear with lows in the low to mid-20s. Breezy with wind gusts up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny early with highs in the mid-upper 40s. Breezy with clouds moving in late in the day. EXTENDED: Winds pick up from the west/southwest tomorrow, sending our temperatures into the mid-upper 40s
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Missouri Senate debates Parents’ Bill of Rights
Missouri senators spent hours debating the legislation known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” Wednesday afternoon.
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Earthquake preparedness month
February 1st marks the first day of Earthquake Preparedness for Missouri. Each year the United States sees thousands of earthquakes with nearly 200 of them occurring across the New Madrid Seismic Zone. This area consist of various ancient faults and spans across five state lines. The majority of earthquake activity that occurs around this region
Continue ReadingMcCarthy hopeful after first meeting with Biden on debt limit: ‘I think that at the end of the day, we can find common ground’
By Maegan Vazquez and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not walk away from his highly anticipated White House meeting on Wednesday with an agreement in hand to address the debt limit, but signaled optimism that both he and President Joe Biden can reach consensus “long before” the United States reaches default. McCarthy
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Mizzou women’s basketball looks to start fresh in new month
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team has suffered six straight SEC losses to end January, but a new opportunity for a fresh start starts Thursday as the Tigers get set to host Vanderbilt. Head coach Robin Pingeton said after the last loss against Kentucky that her team needs to win six of the
Continue ReadingAfter the Fed’s latest move, how come you’re still not getting a higher rate on your bank savings?
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Interest rates are higher (again), courtesy of the Federal Reserve, which hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, for the eighth time in a row since last March. So how come you’re not getting a higher rate on your bank savings? If your hard-earned money is just sitting in an account at
Continue Reading2 witnesses in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial testify Murdaugh’s voice is on video made just before killings
By Randi Kaye, Dakin Andone and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Two witnesses in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh told the court Wednesday they are “100%” certain that Murdaugh’s voice is on footage prosecutors say undermines the disgraced former South Carolina attorney’s claim he was not present at the scene of the killings when his wife
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Tracking more sunshine and increasing temperatures
TODAY: South to southwest winds this afternoon will be enough to warm us above freezing this afternoon. Expect highs to top out in the mid-30s under partly cloudy skies. TONIGHT: Not a big warm up, but the progress holds overnight, as temperatures drop only to near 20 by early Thursday morning thanks to a continued
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Trump Org. controller to testify to Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments
By Kara Scannell, CNN A top executive of the Trump Organization is expected to appear Thursday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s alleged role in a hush money payment scheme, people familiar with the matter said. The executive, Jeffrey McConney, the controller of the Trump Organization, is one of the highest-ranking
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia Eagles player indicted on rape charges in Ohio
By Laura Ly, CNN A player for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles has been indicted on rape charges in Ohio, according to an indictment announced Wednesday by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. A grand jury indicted Josh Sills, 25, accusing him of raping a woman and holding her against her will on December 5, 2019, in
Continue ReadingRecord $3.8 billion stolen in crypto hacks last year, report says
By Jennifer Korn A record $3.8 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from various services last year, with much of those thefts driven by North Korean-linked hackers, according to a report Wednesday from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The increase in crypto heists, from $3.3 billion in 2021, came as the overall market for cryptocurrencies suffered
Continue ReadingLong-term exposure to air pollution may raise risk of depression later in life, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN Exposure to air pollution may be tied to the risk of developing depression later in life, a large new study finds. Scientists are finding more and more evidence that people who live in polluted areas have a higher risk of depression than those who live with cleaner air. But this study
Continue ReadingFighting Wagner is like a ‘zombie movie’ says Ukrainian soldier
By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Konstantin Hak, CNN Southwest of the city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian soldiers Andriy and Borisych live in a candle-lit bunker cut into the frozen earth. For several weeks they have been confronting hundreds of fighters belonging to the Russian private military contractor Wagner throwing themselves against Ukrainian defenses. Disguised in
Continue ReadingIsrael targets Gaza with airstrikes after intercepting rocket attack
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jennifer Hauser and Jessie Yeung, CNN Israel carried out airstrikes in Gaza early on Thursday after intercepting a rocket attack from the coastal enclave, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. In a Twitter post, the IDF said Israeli fighter jets targeted a chemical production site and a weapons manufacturing facility owned by
Continue ReadingBasketball coaches fired after coach, 22, allegedly dons jersey and plays in junior varsity game
By Amy Woodyatt and Laura Ly, CNN A 22-year-old high school assistant basketball coach who allegedly posed as a player to take part in a junior varsity game has been fired, along with the rest of the coaching staff. Churchland High School received a report last month that a member of the junior varsity (JV)
Continue ReadingLegendary quarterback Tom Brady says he is ‘retiring for good’
By Ben Church, CNN Legendary quarterback Tom Brady has announced his retirement after 23 seasons in the NFL. “I’ll get to the point right away,” Brady, 45, said in a video posted to Twitter Wednesday. “I’m retiring for good. I know the process was a pretty big deal last time, so when I woke up
Continue ReadingTop Ukrainian security official says Russia preparing for ‘maximum escalation’ in the war
By Jack Guy, Yulia Kesaieva, Mick Krever, Jonny Hallam and Josh Pennington, CNN Russia is gearing up for a “maximum escalation” of the war in Ukraine, potentially as soon as the next few weeks, according to a top Ukrainian national security official. “These will be defining months in the war,” Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s
Continue ReadingCollege Board unveils official framework for new AP African American studies course
By Nicole Chavez, CNN The College Board released Wednesday the official framework of a new Advanced Placement course on African American Studies that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier denounced for imposing a “political agenda.” In recent months, the multidisciplinary course has been praised by academics and historians, all while becoming a target for lawmakers aiming
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