COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) NASCAR announced on Thursday afternoon that two-time Cup champion Kyle Busch has died. Busch was 41 years old. “We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport’s greatest and fiercest drivers,” NASCAR shared on its social media.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a 4% increase for undergraduate tuition for next school year during a Thursday afternoon meeting. The increase is for all four of its campuses. A 3% increase was approved for its graduate programs. The increases will range from $16.50 per credit hour at the
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By Kimberly Richardson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! President Donald Trump’s vision for the world’s tallest arch is one step closer to reality, but it’s not taking shape exactly as planned. Take a look. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Ebola hotspot The virus has
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The crash of two US Navy jets at an Idaho air show last weekend is raising questions about why the Pentagon risks multimillion-dollar warplanes – and their crews – for entertainment. “Those calls are almost always part of the noise surrounding an accident,” said John Venable, a senior resident
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County will be audited by the state, according to a Thursday press release from State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick. The release says the Camden County Commission requested the audit to help determine “determine if revenue generated by a sales tax that has been in effect since 2008 is being distributed the way
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former parking manager for the City of Columbia allegedly stole roughly $45,000 in coins from the city during a nine-month period, court documents say. James Faup, 38, of Columbia, is charged in Boone County with stealing more than $25,000. He was arrested on April 2 and was released from jail after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Silver Alert has been canceled after a 90-year-old woman who has dementia was found safe. The Columbia Police Department said on Facebook that Nancy Thrower was home safe in Columbia on Thursday afternoon. The department thanked the public and other agencies for their help. “We would also like to thank BCSD,
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By Caitlin Danaher, Larry Madowo, Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday that violence is impeding efforts to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after protesters demanding the return of a victim’s body set fire to a treatment center. A lethal Ebola strain has
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By Andy Rose, Rob Kuznia, CNN (CNN) — The woman prosecutors have called the “mastermind” of a massive fraud scheme to steal hundreds of millions of dollars in government aid was sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison Thursday. Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock received a 500-month sentence just over a year after she
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CNN By Issy Ronald, Kosta Gak, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claims to have killed scores of Russians in two strikes in the country’s occupied regions, as Kyiv steps up mid-range drone attacks targeting Moscow’s military infrastructure. One wave of strikes hit a Russian drone pilot training camp in the occupied town of Snizhne,
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, Kosta Gak, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claims to have killed scores of Russians in two strikes in the country’s occupied regions, as Kyiv steps up mid-range drone attacks targeting Moscow’s military infrastructure. One wave of strikes hit a Russian drone pilot training camp in the occupied town of Snizhne, killing
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia circuit court judge on Thursday dismissed criminal charges against Ebony Parker, a former elementary school assistant principal, in a case connected to a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in January 2023. Prosecutors had alleged Parker ignored warnings that the boy had a gun shortly before the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says the body found in the Perche Creek on Sunday has been identified. However, the person’s name was not released. The agency did share that she was a 47-year-old woman from Columbia. “We are deferring to friends and family of the victim to decide as to whether
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A record 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, the highest number to reach the summit from the mountain’s south side in a single day, a Nepali hiking official said. That’s nearly 50 more than the previous high of 223 set on May 22, 2019, though the overall number
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — In rural Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a lethal Ebola strain has torn through local communities – claiming over 100 lives and triggering a global health emergency. The virus was first discovered in the DRC in 1976, and remains an enduring threat. The central African nation has seen 17
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — A UK radio station has apologized to Britain’s King Charles III and its listeners after accidentally and incorrectly announcing the death of the monarch. “Due to a computer error at our main studio the Death of a Monarch procedure, which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN Stephen Colbert will sign off from “The Late Show” tonight, ending his run in the storied CBS chair once occupied by David Letterman. What comes next for one of TV’s biggest personalities is an open question as others across the industry try to navigate the fragile world of network comedy.Write a
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Stephen Colbert will sign off from “The Late Show” tonight, ending his run in the storied CBS chair once occupied by David Letterman. What comes next for one of TV’s biggest personalities is an open question as others across the industry try to navigate the fragile world of network comedy.Write
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — The British government has found no evidence that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was vetted prior to his appointment as a trade envoy in 2001, a minister said Thursday, alongside the release of documents which showed that the former prince’s mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, pushed for his appointment to
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Gov. Mike Kehoe joined executives from Google on Wednesday in High Hill to celebrate the company’s plan to build a data center near New Florence in Montgomery County. Part of the message emphasized the benefits of such projects for local communities. In this case, Kehoe said Google plans to invest $15 billion, including infrastructure upgrades.
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