By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Cywyddau. Taurokathapsia. Natchitoches. Shrey Parikh correctly spelled these and more tricky terms to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which ended in a tense and record-breaking speed round. The 14-year-old Californian survived 18 regular rounds of the spelling competition plus a “spell-off” tiebreaker, during which he correctly spelled an
Continue Reading CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Cywyddau. Taurokathapsia. Natchitoches. Shrey Parikh correctly spelled these and more tricky terms to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which ended in a tense and record-breaking speed round. The 14-year-old Californian survived 18 regular rounds of the spelling competition plus a “spell-off” tiebreaker, during which he correctly spelled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was arrested on Thursday in connection with an April 26 shots-fired scene on Vandiver Drive in Columbia, according to a social media post from the Columbia Police Department. D’Monte Lee, 19, was arrested by Jefferson City police on suspicion of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a
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Story by Reuters (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a “new partnership” with the United States to “help make America great again,” in a speech delivered in New York on Thursday. Carney said that while the world is undergoing a “rupture” as the US transforms its commercial relationships, working closely with Canada
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State High School Activities Association is under scrutiny from the state and federal governments, as a discrimination lawsuit against the association progresses and a bill looking to change who has the final say on appeals sits on the governor’s desk. The legal battle began when Cassville R-IV School District Superintendent
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 170 employees at Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City will see a delayed payment for their overtime. A spokesperson for the Department of Corrections said the affected employees can wait until June 15 to receive their payout or get a paper check this week that could have some additional income tax
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No foul play is suspected in the death of a trooper, according to a Thursday media release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office and MSHP are investigating the death of a trooper on Callaway County Road 395, which is just off of Highway 63 in an
Continue Reading By Kimberly Richardson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Trying to live a happier life? It might help to think about death. Research suggests that reflecting on mortality could actually point you in the right direction. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Full-blown headache The World
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Editor’s note: A sentence has been clarified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly assaulted a victim on May 24. Moise Habimana, 34, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was scheduled for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty earlier year to a federal gun crime was sentenced to nearly five years in prison on Wednesday. Gerrell Lawrence, 30, pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 3 to illegal gun possession. He was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. A press release from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty last year to a federal gun offense was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday. Lajuan Martin, 32, pleaded guilty on Nov. 17 to being a felony with a gun. A press release from the Department of Justice says Martin was arrested by Columbia police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was underage at the time of a shooting and alleged carjacking earlier this year has been certified as an adult in the case. Darius Lamb, 18, was certified as an adult on Thursday during a hearing in the juvenile court. He is now charged with two counts of
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By Alaa Elassar, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt that left a Hawaii community on edge ended Thursday with the arrest of a suspect in the killings of three men at separate locations, police said. Jacob Daniel Baker, 36, a suspect in the three killings on Hawaii’s Big Island, was arrested “without incident” Thursday
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CNN By Larry Madowo, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill, CNN Nairobi (CNN) — The plan to launch this week a health facility in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus has received widespread criticism – from both Kenyan doctors and US officials working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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By Larry Madowo, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill, CNN Nairobi (CNN) — The plan to launch this week a health facility in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus has received widespread criticism – from both Kenyan doctors and US officials working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A spot on eastbound Interstate 70 that has caused road crews repeated issues will require emergency repair again Thursday afternoon, the Missouri Department of Transportation said in a news release. The right lane of eastbound I-70 will be closed near mile marker 131 at St. Charles Road starting at 5 p.m. Thursday
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) The FIFA World Cup is about two weeks away, and Kansas City is preparing public transit for hundreds of thousands of visitors from across the world, the nation and Missouri. KC2026 is the nonprofit that is planning events and preparing Kansas City to host the World Cup, which has matches from June
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) American and Iranian negotiators appear to have given tentative agreement to a draft proposal to extend the ceasefire between the two countries and open the Strait of Hormuz, according to ABC News. President Donald Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei were yet to give their approval to the deal early Thursday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was sentenced to prison Wednesday in connection with a November 2024 shooting that injured multiple people in downtown Columbia. Frank Gray IV, 27, was sentenced to seven years in prison for being a felon with a gun, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Construction crews set to work this week building a “cage” on the White House lawn. The arched framework for a temporary sports arena already looms over the neoclassical building like a looping roller coaster at a theme park. For more than three decades, the cage — an eight-sided enclosure
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