One dead, one injured after call of disturbance with gun in Mexico
Police found a man dead and a woman injured after a call of a disturbance involving a gun in Mexico, Missouri on Friday.
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Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase withdraws from All-Star Game
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has withdrawn from next week’s All-Star Game in order to spend time with his pregnant girlfriend in the Dominican Republic. The 25-year-old Clase was named to his second straight AL All-Star team. He will not participate in activities related to the game in
Continue Reading Cardinals place Edman on IL with wrist inflammation and recall rookie Fermín
MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman on the 10-day injured list with right wrist inflammation before their game against the Chicago White Sox and recalled infielder José Fermín from Triple-A Memphis. The switch-hitting Edman is batting .239 with seven home runs, 29 RBIs and a team-leading
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Judge: Lawyers can gather evidence for $40M lawsuit filed by teacher who was shot by 6-year-old
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia has ruled that lawyers for a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student can start the process of interviewing eyewitnesses and reviewing the boy’s disciplinary file for a $40 million lawsuit against the school system. But the judge is yet
Continue Reading 69-year-old woman killed by an alligator drowned and had blunt force trauma, autopsy finds
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C (AP) — A 69-year-old woman killed by an alligator in South Carolina on Tuesday had drowned and experienced blunt force trauma, according to local news reports on the autopsy. Holly Jenkins has been identified by the local coroner as the woman who the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said was
Continue Reading Trump blasts DeSantis in Iowa, says GOP rival ‘despises’ the state’s ethanol
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Campaigning in Iowa, former President Donald Trump attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as an enemy of corn-based ethanol in his largest campaign event in the leadoff caucus state in nearly four months. Trump, appearing Friday in Council Bluffs in the western part of the state,
Continue ReadingTexas authorities arrest 2 suspects in Fort Worth shooting
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Texas authorities made two arrests Friday in connection to the mass shooting that left three dead and eight others injured in the city of Fort Worth on Monday. The suspects, 20-year-old Christopher Redic Jr. and 19-year-old Brandon Williams, were taken into custody on murder charges, Fort Worth Police Department
Continue Reading An Afghan man who spent years helping US forces in Afghanistan is shot and killed in Washington
By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Afghan immigrant who’d worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan was shot and killed this week in the United States. Nasrat Ahmad Yar came looking for a better life for his four children, but he died in Washington while working
Continue Reading 2 men arrested in shooting that killed 3 people and injured 8 in Texas
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say two men have been arrested in a shooting that killed three people and injured eight others as hundreds gathered in a Texas neighborhood on the eve of the Fourth of July. Fort Worth police say 20-year-old Christopher Redic Jr. and 19-year-old Brandon Williams were both
Continue Reading U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I
By ANDREW DeMILLO, THOMAS PEIPERT and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — The last of the United States’ declared chemical weapons stockpile was destroyed at a sprawling military installation in eastern Kentucky, the White House announced Friday, a milestone that closes a chapter of warfare dating back to World War I. Workers at
Continue Reading Juveniles at Louisiana’s Angola maximum-security prison will move to new youth facility in the fall
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana officials say juveniles currently housed at the country’s largest maximum-security adult prison will be moved to a new youth detention facility by mid-November. The juvenile lockup at Angola has faced staunch opposition, with critics saying that the trauma of being housed at the infamous
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Three men charged in Dove Drive shooting indicted
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three men who were arrested and charged in relation to a shooting death in the 3200 block of Dove Drive last month were indicted by a Boone County grand jury on Friday. Bryton Allen, 19, and Jajuan Crockett, 21, and Damarkus Williams, 18, are charged with with second-degree murder, armed criminal and
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Insider Blog: Global temperature records broken as the year trends above-average
Multiple days this past week saw record-breaking heat, as the global average temperature reached a new peak on Monday, then again on Tuesday, with that record also tied again on Wednesday. This record is based on global averages, and while not all regions may be above-average, conditions locally have also been trending warmer. For the
Continue Reading Man swept into Omaha manhole during heavy rain was washed down pipes for a mile before rescue
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters rescued two men who fell into a manhole during heavy rain in downtown Omaha on Friday, including one who was washed about a mile (1.6 kilometers) through sewer pipes before getting trapped behind a metal grate. The men, who were workers for a private contractor, Ace Pipe Cleaning, were swept
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Chicago Police Department investigating allegations that officers had improper sexual relations with migrants
By Bill Kirkos and Camila Bernal, CNN CHICAGO (CNN) — The Chicago Police Department says it is investigating an unspecified number of officers for misconduct following allegations they engaged in improper sexual relations with newly arrived migrants. “These allegations are under investigation with CPD’s Bureau of Internal Affairs and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability,”
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Small ‘stockpiles or campsites’ discovered in search for escaped Pennsylvania inmate with survivalist skills, police say
By Kristina Sgueglia, Nic Anderson and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Pennsylvania said Sunday they discovered “small stockpiles or campsites” in wooded areas they believe are associated with self-taught survivalist and prison escapee Michael Charles Burham. Pennsylvania State Police said the discovery was made in wooded areas around Warren, a small city in
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University of Idaho says it has consent to demolish home where 4 students were murdered
By Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — The University of Idaho said it does not know when it will demolish the home where four of its students were murdered but it does have consent from prosecution and defense attorneys to tear down the property. “Our focus right now is on getting the personal items out and
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New date set to determine whether juvenile will be tried as adult in Columbia murder case
A judge set a new status hearing Friday for a juvenile charged with the May shooting death of 72-year-old Janet Jago outside her south Columbia home.
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Overnight pavement work scheduled for Downtown Columbia next week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Contractors for the City of Columbia Public Works are scheduled to perform roadwork on several Downtown streets, according to a Friday press release from the City. 7 p.m. Monday- 7 a.m. Tuesday: East Walnut Street from North Garth Avenue to North Providence Road; Locust Street from South College Avenue to Hitt Street7
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Tracking showers and storms into Saturday morning
TONIGHT: We’ve been tracking a wave from the west that brought dying activity to our northwest counties early this afternoon. Now, as I write this around 3 p.m., we are watching it generate new development across the region. Expect chances for showers and storms this evening. An isolated strong storm with small hail and gusty
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