JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City teen was arrested in connection with an Arkansas murder. 19-year-old Travis Barker was arrested Friday in Salem, Arkansas. Prosecutors charged him Monday with first-degree murder. Barker is the third suspect arrested in connection to the death of David Lee Stansbury. He will be formally indicted Tuesday.
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Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a rising Democratic star who was seriously considering challenging Republican Sen. Marco Rubio next year for his seat, announced Monday that she will forgo a Senate run and instead will seek reelection to her seat in the House. Murphy’s decision comes shortly after fellow Florida Democrat Rep. Val Demings announced she
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We lost civil rights icons. They lost friends. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Xernona Clayton and Andrew Young are some of the last remaining members of a generation of civil rights activists who reshaped the US and challenged their country to become a genuine multiracial democracy. But they are also survivors who have witnessed some of
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The nation’s two largest public school districts will be open for in-person learning five days a week when the next academic year begins, officials said Monday. While schools in Los Angeles will also offer an online option, New York City schools won’t have a remote option. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told MSNBC
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A Republican-ordered audit of the 2.1 million votes cast last year in Arizona’s Maricopa County resumed Monday amid the escalating intra-party fight between state senators who sought the audit and county officials who have called it a sham. Meanwhile, in Georgia’s Fulton County, another audit is set to move forward after a judge on Friday
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The New York Police Department and state police are stepping up their presence in New York’s Jewish communities following two hate-related incidents in Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood over the weekend, officials said. At around 7:45 p.m. Saturday, two teens, ages 18 and 17, were approached by two men who “demanded that the victims repeat anti-Jewish
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Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a day to remember for a handful of strangers who now share a special bond. Five Minnesota kidney donors and recipients met for the first time Friday morning. It’s not every day a 28-year-old from St. Paul and a 5-year-old from the Iron Range
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ARRANT COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Four days after a high school senior was killed from a blow to the head in Tarrant County, his family is still searching for clues to what happened. Just a week after Leo Pantalion had his 18th birthday, on Mother’s Day, his mother
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The Navy became the first branch in the US military to issue service-wide incentives for sailors to get vaccinated against Covid-19, including increased freedom of movement at port calls and the ending of pre-deployment quarantine for those who have been vaccinated. The updated guidance, issued Monday afternoon, stresses the safety of the vaccines and their
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a spot shower possible. Lows in the mid-upper 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: The severe weather threat looks low on Tuesday, but there could be a couple of strong storms near a front that will be draped across
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A new teaser trailer for “Eternals” has dropped. The Marvel Studios movie, directed by “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao, gives fans a peek inside the potential blockbuster. “We have watched and guided. We have helped them progress and seen them accomplish wonders,” Salma Hayek’s Ajak says in the trailer. “Throughout the years, we have never interfered
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A 9-year-old boy got a haircut recently, but not just any haircut. Matthew Contreras has been growing his hair for 3 years. It’s a gift, in memory of his brother. Lovely flowing locks … the mane is a major accomplishment for Matthew. “I’m so very
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORRANCE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it’s investigating and trying to locate a homeless man for two brutal attacks on 83-year-old Tomas Mendoza. The first assault came about one week ago when Mendoza, on a walk he’s taken for nearly 40 years,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENTON, Texas (KTVT) — Two children and one adult were killed after a head-on crash on Highway 380 in Denton Sunday, police said. Police said they responded to the crash just before 11:45 a.m. on westbound 380 near Rockhill Road. In one vehicle, one adult was pronounced dead
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TURLOCK, California (KOVR) — A Turlock High School senior is preparing to graduate from both her high school and college this month. This pandemic school year Nataly Frias took enough Merced College courses online to also earn two associate’s degrees, along with her high school diploma. CBS13’s Steve
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Police officials and Oakland faith leaders joined forces Sunday at a rally calling for an end to the spike in gun violence that has sent the city’s homicide rate skyrocketing. Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong told KPIX 5 that he hasn’t seen a year this
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Judge Robin Ransom as the next Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri. Watch the event replay in the player below. Judge Ransom will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Laura Denvir Stith in early March. “Appointing a judge to the Supreme
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Police arrested nine people Saturday night as large groups gathered and got into fights in and around Millennium Park. Police said Sunday that they arrested eight juveniles and one adult in connection with the fighting. “The Chicago Police Department has ensured that sufficient resources have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Police are searching for a specific car in the race to stop a violent carjacking crew from striking again. A couple of suspected teen carjackers are already under arrest. Police said the teens were on a busy crime spree spanning six cities. An off duty
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Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed a bill into law banning the use of so-called vaccine passports in the state. The law, which went into effect immediately, prohibits any government entity from issuing vaccine passports while blocking businesses from requiring any such documentation. “I am supportive of a voluntary vaccine and by signing
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