A federal judge ordered one of the alleged Oath Keepers charged in the Capitol riot to be released on Friday, and questioned the strength of the conspiracy case against him. Thomas Caldwell, a 65-year-old veteran from rural Virginia, was charged in a wide-ranging conspiracy along eight members of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia group.
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Police in Washington, DC, are investigating an allegation that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones threatened to push a pro-Trump political organizer off of an event stage in December, according to people familiar with the incident. The allegation was filed with DC police by Kylie Jane Kremer, executive director of the organization Women for America First, a
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At the height of a luminous career in genetics, Ron Davis, professor of biochemistry and genetics at Stanford University in California, switched to researching a disease that many of his colleagues had never heard of. Prior to that shift seven years ago, his breakthrough work had led to dozens of patents and laid the groundwork
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The Norman, Oklahoma, Public Schools District is condemning an announcer who “made racist and hateful comments targeted at our Norman High student athletes” on a livestream of a state basketball tournament, a statement from the district superintendent said. On Thursday, the Norman High School girls’ basketball team was set to play Midwest City in the
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kaiser woman is seriously injured after a wreck in Cole County Friday morning. According to an online crash report, Katana Clutter drove off the right side of US 54 and hit a light pole at 1:20 a.m. Clutter was taken by EMs to a local hospital for treatment. Clutter was
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to keep nearly 2,300 National Guard troops on Capitol Hill security duty through May 23 came after the secretary decided against an Army recommendation that less than half that number was actually needed to support US Capitol Police. Three defense officials confirm that Austin reviewed the lower option to keep
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A rape allegation leads to charges after an investigation of a residence on the 1300 block of Paris road. According to court documents, Jay Strausbaugh allegedly had sex with the victim and then wrote a note apologizing for it last Friday. The victim told police that she was drunk and fell asleep
Continue Reading Senate Democrats will move forward on new gun legislation, promising to bring a bill expanding background checks on all firearm sales to the floor for a vote, despite the uphill climb ahead to garner the 60 votes needed for it to pass. The promise for a Senate vote comes after the House passed two pieces
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with continued showers through Saturday morning. Lows in the low 40s. TOMORROW: Scattered showers early followed by mostly cloudy skies. Highs in the lower 50s and breezy. EXTENDED: Another round of showers moves in early Sunday morning for the northern section of the area, with more widespread rain and a few thunderstorms expected by
Continue Reading Immigration and Customs Enforcement asked for volunteers from the agency to support the federal government’s efforts along the US-Mexico border as the Biden administration continues to grapple with an influx of migrants at the southwest border. Volunteers were requested to help Customs and Border Protection with security for migrant families and unaccompanied children, according to
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The first virtual Non-Fungible Token (NFT) artwork to be sold at a major auction house closed at $69,346,250 during an online auction by Christie’s on Thursday. The record-breaking sale of “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” catapults the creator, Mike Winkelmann, who goes by Beeple, near the summit of the most expensive living artists to date,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Plans are in the works to build a new School of Innovation and Technology in Cherokee County, North Carolina. But now, the Cherokee County School Board is exercising due diligence after members became aware of an abandoned African-American slave graveyard that is
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Phase 1B Tier 3 of the state’s vaccine distribution plan will be activated on Monday. Educators, government officials, and communication services employees will become eligible to receive a vaccine. Boone County hosted its first mass vaccination clinic in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Friday. The clinic is expected to administer 2,300
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Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of failed biotech company Theranos, is pregnant — a new development that could once again delay the start date of her highly-anticipated criminal fraud trial. Holmes, whose company had purported to have revolutionized blood testing and was once valued at $9 billion, was indicted on federal wire fraud charges in June
Continue Reading An Oklahoma death row inmate is set to receive a new trial after a court overturned his conviction based on a US Supreme Court ruling last year that determined a large part of the state is Native American territory for the purposes of federal criminal law. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Thursday the
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been “concerning” declines in childhood vaccinations against other infectious diseases, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a White House briefing on Friday. Walensky urged parents to make sure their children are up to date on their vaccines. “On-time vaccination throughout
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The Justice Department is preparing some of the first guilty plea offers for people charged in the Capitol insurrection, as prosecutors grind through massive amounts of evidence, videos and tips against more than 400 possible defendants in an investigation called one of the “largest in American history.” Department officials are working on the timing of
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In a primetime address to the nation on Thursday night, President Joe Biden announced his plan to have all US adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and to get the country closer to normal by July 4.
Continue Reading Trevor Reed, an American jailed in Russia, was transferred without notice to a different pre-detention center last week and his family has not heard from him since, according to the family spokesperson. “On March 2nd, Trevor was taken by two urbane, English speaking FSB agents to a Court ordered evaluation. After that exam, he was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — It’s been 26 years since James and Janice Sweatt were married and they haven’t taken off their wedding rings since then. On Monday, James’ wedding ring left his finger and not by choice. Sweatt says this woman stole his wedding ring. He told CBS13
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