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Month: February 2025

Academy Awards host Conan O'Brien pushes the red carpet during its rollout for the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles

Academy CEO teases what to expect at the Oscars: Surprise reunions, a ‘Wicked’ performance… and Conan

CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — From slaps to envelope mix-ups, it’s impossible to predict what will happen at the Academy Awards. The most glamourous night in Hollywood unfolds during three-and-a-half hours of live television, nearly ensuring some sort of unexpected shocker. But this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ CEO

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Law enforcement investigates double homicide, child abduction in Riverside, Missouri

The Platte County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office, alongside the Riverside, Missouri, Police Department, are investigating a double homicide and child abduction from late Thursday evening.  According to a media release sent to News-Press NOW from the Platte County Sheriff’s Office’s Captain Jeffrey Shanks at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28: The first murder was around 11:15

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Northwest invites community to emergency response training

Northwest Missouri State University is encouraging the northwest Missouri community to participate in an emergency and disaster response training.  Northwest’s Emergency and Disaster Management program in Maryville, Missouri is accepting students, employees and community members to engage in is free Campus-Community Emergency Response Team training next month.  “The main purpose of this training is to

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Campbell and girlfriend Kelsi McKee embrace on the 18th green at the Mexico Open.

A lucky bounce off some bamboo helped earn golfer Brian Campbell the biggest paycheck of his career – and changed his life

CNN By George Ramsay and Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — When you’ve played 186 tournaments in your career without a win, perhaps you’re due a lucky break. That’s precisely what happened to American golfer Brian Campbell at the Mexico Open on Sunday, leading to what he calls a “completely life-altering” victory. Going up against South

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It’s Your Call for Feb. 28

Pleas replace it Will somebody please replace the rubber on the sides of the city boat dock before they put it out this year? The giant screws that are sticking out are causing thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to people’s boats because the rubber hasn’t been replaced or just put back on. Please replace

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Arrests for Feb. 28

Arrests reported Feb. 19 to Feb. 25 Joshua Kyle Spurgeon, 40, 3129 Hawthorne Dr., warrant for failure to appear in court. Joseph Michael Gall, 62, 2102 Seneca St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Jennifer Lynn Mccarthy, 41, 2121 S. Riverside Rd., warrant for failure to appear in court. Tyrone L. Davis, 57, 3601

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