By Harry Enten, CNN A few weeks ago, I found myself flying on a trapeze high above Manhattan. Why the heck was I there? Well, I was trying to answer an age-old question. Does money buy happiness? As you can see in the video below, I was petrified. So, what made me think that trapeze
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Saint Louis Zoo has welcomed two adorable — and incredibly rare — bundles of joy: Anya and Irina, critically endangered Amur leopard cubs. Amur leopards are thought to be the world’s rarest big cat, with around 120 left in the wild in Russia and China, according to the World Wildlife
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tolton baseball team is headed to the Final Four for the first time in program history. You can watch extended highlights and celebration in the video player below. https://youtu.be/xlfJeqnEMJA The Trailblazers took down Elsberry 6-3 in the state quarterfinal on Friday night. The win came courtesy of some early hitting from
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Tonight: Temperatures tonight will slowly fall bottoming out in the mid-50’s. Skies remain mostly clear with winds out of the southeast at 4-8 mph Tomorrow: Skies become partly cloudy Saturday as winds raising out of the south at 8-12 mph lead to warmer temperatures. The afternoon high tops out in the lower 80’s. Extended: Temperatures
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Columbia couple Brenda and Larry Potterfield helped open up the NRA’s convention Friday with an officials ribbon cutting.
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Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers will increase their presence on the road this Memorial Day weekend, starting Friday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) For some time now, the Jefferson City Police Department has struggled to fill vacant officer positions, but the department was recently given resources to help bring employees in. The Jefferson City Police Department confirmed some incentives that will be included for new hires. Some perks potential candidates could look forward to
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Some of the largest employers in Central Missouri are hospitals. But even with that large presence, retaining healthcare workers is increasingly difficult for hospitals, according to a new report.
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By Travis Caldwell, Seán Federico-O’Murchú, Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt and Melissa Macaya, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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By Emma Tucker, CNN The decision by police to wait before confronting the gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde was a failure with catastrophic consequences, experts say. When it was all over 19 students and two teachers were dead. While 18-year-old Salvador Ramos was inside adjoining classrooms, a group of 19 law enforcement officers
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Nearly 20 officers stood in a hallway outside of the classrooms during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman, authorities said Friday.
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Foren Clark, CNN In the new CNN Original Series “Nomad with Carlton McCoy,” master sommelier McCoy is on the hunt for authenticity in destinations around the world. Whether it’s along the banks of the Mississippi River or in the bustling city of Seoul, McCoy is exploring off the beaten path to find what truly makes
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Janfaza, CNN Former President Barack Obama took to Instagram on Friday to congratulate Jacob Philadelphia, the boy who famously touched Obama’s head in an iconic 2009 White House photo, on his high school graduation. Philadelphia, the son of then-National Security Council staffer Carlton Philadelphia, was 5 years old when he visited the Oval
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN Two days before the end of the academic year the students of Robb Elementary School wore their Sunday best for a “Footloose and Fancy” event — a prelude to a long-awaited summer of drive-in movies, lakeside barbecues and trips to amusement parks. Tuesday morning, as 10-year-old fourth graders like Xavier Javier
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Government statements are not adding up. Gaps and discrepancies are raising alarms. Elected officials are failing to answer the public’s questions. This is a moment when journalists are needed. And
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Eric Levenson, Virginia Langmaid, Shimon Prokupecz and Nora Neus, CNN The teenage gunman in a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school came out of a classroom closet and began firing when US Border Patrol agents entered the room more than an hour after the shooter began his rampage, a source familiar with the situation
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CNN’S Stefano Pozzebon and Michelle Velez Colombia’s presidential election appears destined for a runoff, after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50% of the votes. With 98% of the votes counted, early results showed left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro with just over 40% of the votes, the populist former mayor of Bucaramanga
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TODAY: Skies will remain cloudy for much of the morning, but clearing is on the way by late morning and early afternoon. For folks near Columbia and eastward, it’s looking like the sun won’t reappear until the afternoon, which would keep temperatures near 70 for a high today. If that timeline speeds up, we may
Continue ReadingBy Colby Hentges, CNN ‘SNL’ goodbyes, a “Don’t Say Gay” graduation speech, little league dance moves, and a pair of topless rescues. These are the must-watch videos of the week. ‘SNL’ farewells from three cast members During the season finale of “Saturday Night Live,” several longtime cast members said their goodbyes. Proud of his curls
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