JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A pedestrian is injured after he tried to cross the 1600 block of Jefferson St. Thursday morning at 9:38 in Jefferson City while trying to fix a flat. According to the Jefferson City police, Everett Pruitt was changing a flat tire when he tried to cross the highway to get to
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John Glascock will retire on Jan. 14, 2022, the city said in a news release.
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President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday signed a new Atlantic Charter meant to reflect the shifting threats facing the world 80 years after the original document was signed during World War II. Read the charter here: cnn.com/2021/06/10/politics/new-atlantic-charter/index.html
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A common cold virus called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is spreading across the South, causing an unusual wave of late spring disease, the US Centers for Disease Control and prevention said Thursday. The CDC issued a Health Advisory Network warning to doctors and other health care providers to be on alert for the virus, which
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Two people were shot and killed inside a Publix in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office. The shooter is also deceased, PBSO said. In a tweet Thursday, the sheriff’s office said deputies arrived at the scene to find three people dead from gunshot wounds, including a man, a woman
Continue Reading Scientists have discovered an exoplanet located 90 light-years from Earth with an intriguing atmosphere — one that could contain water clouds. Exoplanets are planets located outside of our solar system. This exoplanet, called TOI-1231 b, completes a full orbit around its star every 24 Earth days. It orbits a red, or M-type, dwarf star, known
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A bike courier delivering medication says he was racially profiled by a homeowner in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood in a tense exchange captured on a viral video. The nearly eight-minute video shows a man who identified himself as “John” demanding identification and other
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Jeffrey Toobin returned to CNN as the network’s chief legal analyst on Thursday, eight months after he exposed himself during a Zoom call with colleagues at The New Yorker. Toobin was interviewed by anchor Alisyn Camerota on “CNN Newsroom” about that incident, and about recent legal news. “I feel like we should address what’s happened
Continue Reading France is to end its years-long anti-terror mission targeting Islamists in the Sahel region of West Africa, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday. However, the mission, known as Operation Barkhane, will be replaced by a more international effort, Macron told a press conference ahead of the G7 summit. He added that additional details would be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, Illinois (KMOV) — A bear has been spotted in a Metro East subdivision. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Thursday a large bear was seen in the subdivision of Chantilly Village near Old Baum Church Road. The department said they are working with the Illinois Conservation
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Hackers have broken into the systems of Electronic Arts, one of the world’s biggest video game publishers, and stolen source code used in company games, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN Business on Thursday. Online forum posts reviewed by CNN Business and vetted by an independent cybersecurity expert show that on June 6, hackers claimed to
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Columbia city leaders, residents, participants and vendors say they are thrilled to see large-scale events like the Show-Me State Games and Missouri State Senior Games return to Columbia.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — When CrossFit Immersion in Coral Springs hoisted the Black Lives Matter and Pride flags in the gym last month, they received some blowback they’re weren’t expecting. Reading one of several text messages she received, co-owner Rachel Handfinger said, “Good Morning Rachel. I’m sorry
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A birthday boy will probably remember this joyride for years to come – for all the wrong reasons. California Highway Patrol says, around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, officers spotted a car speeding up Interstate 5 near Lambert Road. An officer clocked the car at
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A coronavirus variant first detected in India in February has now gone global, popping up in dozens of countries and raising fears that the strain may spearhead a wave of infection that could overwhelm health care systems, reverse reopening plans and even potentially undermine the rollout of vaccines. The B.1.617.2 strain, officially known as the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPRING HILL, Florida (WFOR) — An early morning visitor to a Florida post office received quite a surprise when the customer stumbled upon a large alligator wandering in the lobby. The 7-foot foot wayward alligator simply walked into the post office through the building’s automatic double doors, according
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Unlocking the mysteries of the exact origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 and launched a global pandemic in March 2020, has become one of the most burning questions in the scientific community. But the effort, like so many other coronavirus-related issues, has become hotly contested, fraught with implications for international relations and, in
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California is appealing a federal judge’s ruling last week that overturned the state’s longtime ban on assault-style weapons, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday. US District Judge Roger Benitez on Friday blocked California from enforcing its ban, saying it violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms and deprives Californians from owning assault-style weapons
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Did you know one of the oldest nail companies around can be found in Mansfield? “Tremont Nail is a 200-plus year old nail manufacturing company that started down in Wareham, Massachusetts,” Eric DeLong, the President of Tremont Nail and Acorn Manufacturing, told WBZ-TV. That’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Minnesota-based cartoon artist John Rasmussen is paying tribute to slain Braintree Police K-9 Kitt. “I like to help people. It makes me feel good,” Rasmussen told WBZ-TV via Zoom. Rasmussen started drawing pen and ink cartoons of people’s pets entering heaven after his own
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