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DraftKings, Circa Hospitality get first online sports betting licenses in Missouri

August 15, 2025 12:21 pm News-Press NOW

The Missouri Gaming Commission voted Friday morning to give DraftKings and Circa Hospitality the state’s first two mobile sports betting licenses.

Crash disrupts traffic at King Hill Avenue, pregnant woman taken to hospital as precaution

August 15, 2025 12:17 pm Cameron Montemayor

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A two-vehicle crash left several people shaken up but unharmed Friday morning at the intersection of King Hill Avenue and Alabama Street, including a pregnant woman who was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.

Missouri finishes last in U.S. School Safety rankings for second consecutive year

August 15, 2025 12:09 pm NPG Content Share

With students returning to classrooms this month, Missouri once again ranked last in the nation for public school safety.

Fifth time’s the charm? After an early summer lull

Erin becomes the Atlantic season’s first hurricane. It’s set to rapidly intensify this weekend

August 15, 2025 12:02 pm CNN

CNN By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Fifth time’s the charm? After much speculation and many rounds of overhyped ghost storms going viral on social media, the Atlantic has its first real hurricane of the year: Erin. Erin strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph on

Great Plains Lookahead Digest

August 15, 2025 12:00 pm Associated Press

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-MARLINS DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays Miami at loanDepot park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 08/18/2025

Great Plains Lookahead Digest

August 15, 2025 12:00 pm Associated Press

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-MARLINS DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays Miami at loanDepot park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 08/18/2025

Great Plains Lookahead Digest

August 15, 2025 12:00 pm Associated Press

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-MARLINS DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays Miami at loanDepot park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 08/18/2025

Great Plains Lookahead Digest

August 15, 2025 12:00 pm Associated Press

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-MARLINS DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays Miami at loanDepot park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 08/18/2025

Firefighters battle a blaze on the roof of a building on East 95th Street on August 15.

Upper East Side fire erupts on roof of building in NYC

August 15, 2025 11:58 am CNN Newsource

By Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY (WCBS, WLNY) — A three alarm fire on New York City’s Upper East Side sent plumes of black smoke into the sky on Friday. It happened at a 7-story apartment building at 305 East 95th Street, between 2nd and 1st Avenues, in

DC city workers dismantle tents and remove personal belongings during a sweep of a homeless encampment in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington

‘Chaos, fear and confusion’: Trump-backed crackdown hits DC’s homeless population

August 15, 2025 11:58 am CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Fear and confusion are spreading among Washington, DC’s homeless population at the start of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on encampments. Leaders from three prominent advocacy groups in the nation’s capital — where about 800 people live on the streets on any given night — told CNN they’re bracing

A Cuyahoga County jail inmate was able to escape custody and run through a Cleveland hospital

Inmate escapes custody at hospital

August 15, 2025 11:53 am CNN Newsource

By Scott Noll Click here for updates on this story CLEVELAND, Ohio (WEWS) — A Cuyahoga County jail inmate was able to escape custody and run through a Cleveland hospital, out the door and down the street before being caught, according to records obtained by News 5 Investigators. According to incident reports, it happened on

The USS New York anchored off the coast of Kuwait in February 27

US military deploying over 4,000 additional troops to waters around Latin America as part of Trump’s counter-cartel mission

August 15, 2025 11:53 am CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US military is deploying more than 4,000 Marines and sailors to the waters around Latin America and the Caribbean as part of a ramped-up effort to combat drug cartels, two US defense officials told CNN — a dramatic show of force that will give the president a broad

I tried to find out if the dinosaur tooth I bought online was real. It didn’t go as expected

August 15, 2025 11:51 am CNN Newsource

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — It stands to reason that a 95 million-year-old tooth shipped to my home would have a rich past. But what ensued after I bought it online for about $100 revealed how, for such relics and those who covet them, the present is in some ways much more complicated. I

Man who killed mother in front of her children gets life in prison

August 15, 2025 11:47 am CNN Newsource

By Bob Jones, Drew Scofield Click here for updates on this story AKRON, Ohio (WEWS) — Denzel Pope, 20, was given a life sentence today in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas for his role in the death of 24-year-old Paige Calich last year. Judge Christine Croce handed down the sentence. Pope will be

Experts warn about bacteria in Missouri waters

August 15, 2025 11:45 am Abigail McCluskey

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Across Missouri, reports of waterborne bacteria and related illnesses have been on the rise.

A Newport kindergartner's first day of school turned into a stressful experience after he was directed to the wrong bus stop twice in one day

‘Let’s hope my child appears’ | Kindergartner taken to wrong bus stop twice on first day of school

August 15, 2025 11:39 am CNN Newsource

By De’Jah Gross Click here for updates on this story NEWPORT, Kentucky (WCPO) — A Newport kindergartner’s first day of school turned into a stressful experience after he was directed to the wrong bus stop twice in one day, leaving his parents frustrated with what they describe as a lack of communication from the school

Demonstrators raise signs and posters during a rally outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington

CFPB cuts can resume, divided appeals court rules

August 15, 2025 11:32 am CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A divided federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to downsize the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at this time, siding with the administration on its plans to reshape government agencies and its employees. Groups that represent CFPB employees or use the agency to protect consumers from predatory banking

Three people are in custody after a police pursuit involving a vehicle connected to two Cincinnati shootings.

Vehicle in police pursuit catches fire while fleeing down road

August 15, 2025 11:32 am CNN Newsource

By Taylor Weiter, Felicia Jordan Click here for updates on this story SHARONVILLE, Ohio (WCPO) — Three people are in custody after a police pursuit involving a vehicle connected to two Cincinnati shootings. Sharonville police said in a release they were alerted by the ATF that a person inside a silver Ford Explorer wanted for

Wolverines teammates face off against one another in Michigan's annual Maize vs. Blue spring game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on April 19.

Michigan handed multimillion-dollar fine and head coach Sherrone Moore given additional suspension for sign-stealing scandal

August 15, 2025 11:26 am CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The Michigan Wolverines football program has been handed a multimillion-dollar penalty and head coach Sherrone Moore has been given an additional suspension as part of a sign-sealing scandal involving former Michigan football staffer Connor Stalions, the NCAA said on Friday. In the NCAA’s statement on their decision,

Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu speaks during a press conference at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Chicago's Marquette Park on August 13.

Texas Republicans call new special session for redistricting, this time with Democrats expected back

August 15, 2025 11:07 am CNN Newsource

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday called a second special session to push through a redrawing of congressional maps to secure up to five more Republican seats in the US House. Unlike the first special session, the new 30-day session may end with the GOP-friendly maps being passed. Texas

Far-right Israeli minister posts a video of his confrontation with an imprisoned Palestinian leader

August 15, 2025 10:28 am Associated Press

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister posted a video Friday that shows him admonishing an imprisoned Palestinian leader in a face-to-face meeting inside a prison, saying Israel will confront anyone who acts against the country and “wipe them out.” It remained unclear when the video, which

Michelle Yeoh brings Chinese blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ to life in English dub

August 15, 2025 10:16 am Associated Press

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer When Michelle Yeoh first saw “Ne Zha 2” in Hong Kong, she walked away dreaming about a dubbed version. The Chinese blockbuster, which this year became the highest-grossing animated film of all time with over $2.2 billion in ticket sales, had seemed to her like an ideal movie for

Richard Thomas dons wig and mustache to play icon Mark Twain in one-man play touring the US

August 15, 2025 10:13 am Associated Press

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Thomas has not one but two big shoes to fill when he goes out on the road this summer in a celebrated one-man show. The Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee is portraying the great American writer Mark Twain in a play written

Rambo is trained to find missing people and also detect items like knives

Body cam captures moment FWC K-9 finds missing hunter in wildlife area

August 15, 2025 9:55 am CNN Newsource

By Michael Hoffman Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officer and his four-legged partner are being credited with finding a missing hunter in a remote part of Palm Beach County. It happened the morning of Aug. 9, in the Holey

The Florida Highway Patrol is describing the wreck as a homicide investigation after three people were killed.

3 dead after semi attempts to make U-turn on Florida’s Turnpike in Fort Pierce, FHP says

August 15, 2025 9:48 am CNN Newsource

By Kayla McDermott, Samantha Roesler Click here for updates on this story FORT PIERCE, Florida (WPTV) — WPTV is learning more about a semi-truck crash that shut down the northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce on Tuesday. The Florida Highway Patrol is describing the wreck as a homicide investigation after three people

3 dead after semi attempts to make U-turn on Florida’s Turnpike in Fort Pierce, FHP says

August 15, 2025 9:48 am CNN

WPTV, ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Kayla McDermott, Samantha Roesler Click here for updates on this story FORT PIERCE, Florida (WPTV) — WPTV is learning more about a semi-truck crash that shut down the northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce on Tuesday. The Florida Highway Patrol is describing the wreck

Polish president Karol Nawrocki condemned the banner displayed at the match in Hungary.

‘Scandalous’ banner displayed by Maccabi Haifi soccer fans receives widespread condemnation from Polish officials

August 15, 2025 9:43 am CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, Aleks Klosok, Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Polish president Karol Nawrocki has denounced a “scandalous” banner displayed by a group of Israeli soccer fans at a UEFA Conference League qualifying match on Thursday. Supporters of Israeli club Maccabi Haifa held a large banner reading “murderers since 1939” close to the front of

Patrick Ryan got Tom Brady to be the first to sign the page with Ruth’s signature.

Five legends, one page: How Patrick Ryan secured a sports memorabilia masterpiece

August 15, 2025 9:34 am CNN

CNN By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Getting an autograph from just one of sports’ “GOATs” is a challenge. Now imagine securing signatures from Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Lionel Messi – and to make it more impressive, getting them all to sign the same item. Then imagine doing it in

Sports on TV for August 16 – 17

August 15, 2025 9:10 am Associated Press

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, August 16 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS1 — AFL: Collingwood at Adelaide 1 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Geelong at Sydney AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 10:30 p.m. FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Brisbane AUTO RACING 8:55 a.m. FS1 —

WNBA Glance

August 15, 2025 9:09 am Associated Press

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 21 11 .656 — New York 21 12 .636 ½ Indiana 18 16 .529 4 Washington 15 18 .455 6½ Chicago 8 25 .242 13½ Connecticut 6 26 .188 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 27 5 .844 — Phoenix 19 12 .613