JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of Ameren customers in the Mid-Missouri area lost power after storms hit the region on Friday afternoon. Hail was present throughout of the area. The hardest-hit area of Mid-Missouri, in terms of lost power, is Camden County, which has 1,289 customers affected. Morgan County is currently at 831 customers affected,
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TONIGHT: Clearing and colder as storms exit. Strong winds could gust up to 45 mph at times. Lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and breezy with highs in the mid-50s. Gusts up to 30 mph possible early in the day. EXTENDED: Storms exit Mid-Missouri early this evening, but temperatures decrease into the upper
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El Senado de Florida aprobó el jueves un proyecto de ley que permitirá a las personas portar un arma de fuego oculta en público sin un permiso emitido por el Gobierno, una de las principales prioridades del gobernador Ron DeSantis. La legislación también terminará con un requisito estatal existente
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By Krystal Hur, CNN After a stormy 2022, US stocks gained during the first quarter of 2023 in a surprise show of resilience despite a banking crisis, cryptocurrency meltdowns and uncertainty about what’s ahead for the economy. Still, nothing about the first quarter’s performance was linear. The broad-based S&P 500 seesawed throughout the quarter, ending
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo is joining UCLA’s football coaching staff as director of leadership. The school says that Niumatalolo will serve as an advisor to the Bruins’ football staff and players. Niumatalolo led Navy for 15 years and was the winningest coach in school history at 109-83. The Midshipmen finished
Continue Reading MARSEILLES, France (AP) — Marseille has missed the chance to put pressure on French league leader Paris Saint-Germain after being held at home by in-form Montpellier to 1-1. Matteo Guendouzi’s first-half penalty was all Marseille had to show for dominating possession and chances as the visitors stayed unbeaten in the seventh game since coach Michel
Continue ReadingBy Mallika Kallingal and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The day after a train carrying a highly flammable chemical derailed and burst into flames in a small city in southwestern Minnesota, crews are still working to clear the area as officials reassure residents the water and air are safe. Of the 22 cars that derailed in Raymond,
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mallorca has drawn 0-0 with Osasuna in the Spanish league while playing the final 20 minutes with 10 men. The stalemate leaves Osasuna in ninth place and Mallorca in 11th. Defender José Copete received a direct red card in the 69th minute for fouling Osasuna’s Rubén
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — MLB is looking into an interaction caught on video that appears to show Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon grab a fan by the shirt through the bleacher guardrails. A league spokesperson says MLB is aware of the video, which shows Rendon grabbing the fan’s shirt and exchanging words with
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La misión de Enrique “Kiki” Camarena era vivir con bajo perfil, pero con su muerte, el agente de la DEA se convirtió en uno de los nombres más reconocidos en México y Estados Unidos en la década de 1980. Camarena era un agente especial que recababa información sobre los grupos delictivos
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and David J. Lopez, CNN The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to reorganize the city’s police department nearly three years after the death of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a White police officer sparked protests and scrutiny of law enforcement biases across the country. The deal with
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man serving life in prison for the stabbing death of an 18-year-old woman in 1979 has lost an appeal to overturn his conviction. The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday rejected 69-year-old Jerry Burns’ argument that law enforcement officers violated his right to privacy while investigating the death of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team forecasted possible severe storms and tornadoes for Friday. Reports of golf-ball-sized hail was seen around Mid-Missouri on Friday afternoon. Homes, cars and businesses were damaged during the hailstorm that rolled through Boone County. Roadways looked covered in snow and ice as hail broke car windows and littered
Continue Reading By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tornado plowed through Arkansas’ capital and surrounding areas Friday afternoon, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. The Little Rock Fire Department reported heavy damage and debris in the western end of the city, saying
Continue ReadingBy Mallika Kallingal and Laura Ly, CNN A man who brutally assaulted an Asian man in New York who later died was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Friday. Jarrod Powell, 51, had pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in connection with the man’s death, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s
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By Steve Contorno, CNN The Florida House voted Friday to extend a prohibition on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity to eighth grade, reviving a debate from last year that sparked widespread condemnation from Democrats and copycat legislation in Republican statehouses around the country. The bill, which passed 77-35 in the Republican-controlled House, would
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN The US Army has identified the nine soldiers who were killed in a nighttime training accident on Wednesday evening, when two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in a field near Fort Campbell, Kentucky. An Army news release identified the soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division who were killed in the incident
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un asesino convicto al que le permitieron salir de prisión en Rusia para unirse a la compañía militar privada Wagner y luchar en Ucrania fue arrestado a los pocos días de regresar a casa bajo sospecha de haber matado a una anciana. Ivan Rossomakhin ya había sido reincidente cuando lo sentenciaron
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A top Missouri Senate leader who represents Boone County says language approved by the House in budget bills prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion in government spending won’t make it through the Senate.
Continue ReadingBy WVTM Staff Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Hurt, outrage and concern from Birmingham City School board members Neonta Williams and Walt Wilson after two Jackson Olin students were shot and killed in two separate shootings just days apart. “It is heartbreaking to think we’re losing our babies,” Wilson
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