By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — By age 14, Dorothy Jean Tillman had obtained an associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree. Despite the impressive achievements, Tillman remembers turning to her mother and saying, “I think I want to pursue a doctorate degree.” Her mother, Jimalita Tillman, was surprised. They were in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. And
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was seriously injured Saturday night after a truck hit his bicycle on Stoney Gap Road, east of Route M. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Dane Burke, 38, was riding his Sirrus Bicycle when he was hit from behind by a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, Nechirvan Mando, Rosa Rahimi, Eve Brennan, Adam Pourahmadi, AnneClaire Stapleton and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers are searching for a helicopter that crashed while carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in northern Iran on Sunday, according to Iranian officials. Raisi’s condition and that of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who was
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The world’s top golfer was being booked and fingerprinted before the second round of the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, when a police officer asked an unusual question: “So do you want the full experience today?” “I don’t know how to answer that,” Scottie Scheffler told one of several
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (Reuters) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in immediate danger but still in a serious condition, his deputy said on Sunday, four days after an assassination attempt that sent shockwaves through Europe. “We are all a little calmer,” Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak told a news conference outside the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was shot early Sunday morning on Paris Road near the Paris Road and Ammonette St. intersection. Columbia Police Department spokesperson Brian McNeill said the department responded to a shots fired call at 1:40 a.m. Sunday morning. Upon arrival, officers found a man with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In the years Pastor Glenn Germany has been leading the small congregation at Jesus’ Dwelling Place, keeping the Pennsylvania church’s doors open has been a struggle. Germany, a full-time bus driver and full-time pastor, knows how important this church is to its community. In addition to religious services, the
Continue ReadingBy Deblina Chakraborty and Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Blue Origin’s tourism rocket has launched passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight. The New Shepard rocket and capsule lifted off at 9:36 a.m. CT (10:36 a.m. ET) from
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Trinity Rodman scored twice in the first half and the Washington Spirit went on to beat Angel City 4-2 on Saturday night in the National Women’s Soccer League. All six goals came in the first half at Washington D.C.’s Audi Field, matching a league record for most goals in the opening
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Karine Pitana had just paid off the last installment on her new couch when floods tore through her hometown of Canoas in southern Brazil nearly two weeks ago. It was just a piece of furniture, but for the 42-year-old nurse, there’s a pride in having worked hard for everything
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 7 seeded Mizzou softball team sent two teams packing on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers beat both Indiana and Washington to advance to the NCAA Regional Final, in their home stadium, on Sunday. The final game of the weekend will be a rematch between MU and Omaha. On day one, head
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jáder Obrian scored two goals, Sebastián Driussi added another goal and Austin FC beat Sporting Kansas City 3-2. Obrian’s second goal gave Austin (6-4-4) the lead for the good in the 39th minute. Dani Pereira played an entry to near the penalty spot where Obrian cut back to evade a defender
Continue ReadingBy JEFF LATZKE Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman homered early and added an RBI single during a five-run eighth inning that propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox. Nolan Arenado, Alec Burleson, Iván Herrera and Gorman hit consecutive singles to start the eighth against Justin
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seth Lugo struck out 10 and earned his American League-leading seventh victory as the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 Saturday night. The Royals improved to 28-19, nine games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2015 season, when
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” bill that sparked weeks of widespread protests across the country. Zourabichvili had previously vowed to torpedo the bill, but her veto could still be overruled by a simple majority in parliament, which approved the bill on Tuesday with 84
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Police found two men who had been shot after they were called to a White Castle on Clark Lane in east Columbia on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Chang and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei (CNN) — Tsai Ing-wen never set out to be a leader. Growing up shy, she aspired to become an archeologist, because “people that are dead already wouldn’t jump up and argue with you.” But instead of picking over the remains of history, the self-described introvert ended up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers are drawing softball fans from far and wide to watch the Division 1 Softball Regionals. However, there have been reports of fans suffering from heat exhaustion due to prolonged exposure to the sun. Over a dozen fans plan to attend all three games Saturday. The first game starts at 2 p.m and the last
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Almost two months after its devastating collision with a Baltimore bridge, the trapped cargo ship Dali will refloat and travel to the Baltimore marine terminal on Monday morning, officials said. After weeks of salvage operations, the Dali can finally be relocated thanks to a series of controlled
Continue ReadingBy Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Three people died after an Amtrak train struck a pickup truck in western New York north of Buffalo, fire officials said Saturday. All of the truck’s passengers were pronounced dead at the scene Friday night in North Tonawanda, the city’s fire chief told CNN in a phone call.
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