WYMT, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Schools across a swath of central Kentucky have cancelled classes Monday and residents have been urged to remain on high alert as the deep-woods search for a man suspected of opening fire along I-75 enters its third day. Joseph Couch, 32, has evaded capture since Saturday afternoon,
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, Raja Razek, Lauren Mascarenhas, Chris Boyette and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of injuring five people when he opened fire on Interstate 75 over the weekend has eluded capture for a second night, prompting many area schools to close Monday as law enforcement are warning the rural Kentucky community
Continue ReadingBy Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Three Israeli civilians have been killed in a shooting at the Allenby Crossing on the border between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, Israeli authorities said Sunday. The Israel Airports Authority, which runs the border terminal at the Allenby Crossing with Jordan, told CNN that the three men who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country’s north, state media said Sunday, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. Described by Vietnamese officials as one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the region over
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Apalachee High School teacher Stephen Kreyenbuhl knew something was wrong Wednesday before he heard gunshots. The social studies teacher told CNN he was in the middle of a lesson when his smartboard alerted that the school was in a “hard lockdown.” “In
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALLENBY CROSSING, West Bank (AP) — Three Israelis were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli officials said, in what appeared to be an attack linked to the 11-month-old war in Gaza. Israel’s military said the gunman approached the Allenby Bridge Crossing from the Jordanian
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen is considering closing some factories in its home country for the first time in the German automaker’s 87-year history, saying it otherwise won’t meet the cost-cutting goals it needs to remain competitive. CEO Oliver Blume also told employees Wednesday that the company must end a three-decade-old job
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s chief prosecutor has ordered the detention of a militia leader and one of his aides pending an investigation into the killing of one of the country’s most notorious human traffickers. Mohamed Bahroun, commander of the First Support Battalion and an influential militia leader, as well as one of his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large police presence was seen near and around the Petro-Mart in the 500 block of N College Ave. early Sunday morning. ABC 17 News crews on the scene saw around 12 Columbia Police Department cruisers, an MU Health Care ambulance and an MU Health Care vehicle. A car at the scene
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 9 Mizzou football team remained unbeaten to start the 2024 season with a 38-0 win over Buffalo, in front of a sellout crowd at Faurot Field, on Saturday night. You can watch extended highlights of MU’s Week 2 victory in the video player below. https://youtu.be/eK4FK5CXaqw?si=aDvrXcdWMMEaaaLM You can watch the full
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Leicy Santos headed in Trinity Rodman’s cross in the 96th minute to give the Washington Spirit a 2-1 win over the Portland Thorns in the National Women’s Soccer League on Saturday. The midfielder now has two goals and an assist since joining the Spirit (13-4-2) in August. Hina Sugita scored first for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press IMI N’TALA, Morocco (AP) — The rescue crews and bystanders are long gone but the remnants of homes still sit in piles off to the side of the jagged roads. A year after nearly 3,000 people died when a record earthquake shook communities throughout Morocco’s High Atlas, it still looks like a bomb
Continue ReadingBy Mauricio Torres, Stefano Pozzebon, Alex Stambaugh, Manuel Cobela, and Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez landed in Madrid on Sunday afternoon, Spain said, after fleeing his home country with an arrest warrant accusing him of terrorism, conspiracy and other crimes related to July’s disputed presidential election. Gonzalez, his wife and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KHIRBET ZANUTA, West Bank (AP) — An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence. Then, in a rare endorsement of Palestinian land rights, Israel’s highest court ruled this summer the displaced residents of Khirbet Zanuta were entitled to
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of parking spaces in Conley Avenue garage has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Conley Avenue parking structure, which had more than 700 parking spots, is currently closed for repairs following a recent inspection. According to MU spokesman Christopher Ave, the repairs are intended to extend the lifespan of the campus’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis on his first trip to the deeply Catholic country, hard on the heels of the 25th anniversary of the referendum on independence from Indonesia. Francis is due to arrive Monday in one
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District is sparking a heated election. Democrat Shomari Figures, a former top aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, is trying to flip the seat. Republican Caroleene Dobson, a real estate attorney and political newcomer, is attempting to keep the seat in GOP hands.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The secret to avoiding red lights during rush hour in Utah’s largest city might be as simple as following a bus. Transportation officials have spent the past few years refining a system in which radio transmitters inside commuter buses talk directly to the traffic signals in the Salt Lake City area, requesting a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40 years knew it had some value. But they had no idea just how much until just a few years ago. The extraordinarily rare coin, struck by the U.S. Mint in San Francisco
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Kostya Gak, CNN Pokrovsk, Sumy and Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Dima never puts out a cigarette until he smokes it right down to the filter, risking burning his fingers to squeeze out one more drag. He spent years on the Ukrainian front lines. He knows the price of a good smoke.
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