JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a dozen roads in Cole County were closed Wednesday evening because of flooding, according to an email from Cole County Public Works Administrator Teresa Wilson. Storms went through Mid-Missouri on Wednesday after coming through earlier in the week. The 11 roads closed in Cole County included: 9900-10200 blocks of Scrivner
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia on Wednesday formally introduced its DIVERT Program and Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) to the public. The program and HOT are aimed at weaving social services into the city’s public safety and justice system. According to Human Services Manager Steve Hollis, of the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Citing the recent overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction in New York, members of the New York State Assembly are introducing a bill this week that would amend the state’s criminal procedure law to allow evidence of a defendant’s prior sexual assault to be admissible as evidence in a sexual
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to murdering five people whose remains were found in Colorado in 2020 has been sentenced to five life sentences, court documents show. Adre Baroz, 29, pleaded guilty in February to five counts each of first-degree murder and tampering with a deceased human
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores consideró este miércoles que los dichos de la administradora de la DEA, Anne Milgram, sobre el tiempo que tarda México en otorgar acreditaciones a los agentes estadounidenses son infundados, al explicar que este año se han aprobado ya al menos 14 permisos de ese tipo.
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, has been chosen to serve as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention. The Republican Party of Florida said he will serve as one of 41 at-large delegates from Florida to the national gathering. Barron Trump has
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military is accusing the U.S. of playing up for maximum political effect its warship’s passage through the Taiwan Strait. The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey passed through the waterway between mainland China and Taiwan on Wednesday, less than two weeks before the island’s new president takes
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for Haiti is changing the way it operates in a move that is surprising many as gang violence consumes the country. Two members who were not authorized to publicly share the changes because they had not yet been
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Ownership of the NHL’s team in Utah has given fans 20 choices to vote on for the franchise’s new name, according to a survey sent out Wednesday by Smith Entertainment Group. Owner Ryan Smith has told The Associated Press the team will have a name starting with Utah. The
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Lo que parece ser una mano fantasmal que se extiende a través del universo hacia una galaxia espiral indefensa en una nueva imagen de telescopio es un fenómeno cósmico rara vez visto, según los astrónomos. La Cámara de Energía Oscura capturó una imagen impresionante de la “Mano de Dios”, un glóbulo
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KLKN, CNN By Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the stage at a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, last month, a team of his campaign staffers and volunteers organized hundreds of attendees through an assembly line of government forms, ID checks and color-coded wristbands. The bureaucratic
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania election officials say the rate of mail-in ballots rejected for technicalities saw a significant drop in last month’s primary election. That is after state officials tried anew to help voters avoid mistakes that might get their ballots thrown out. Pennsylvania’s top election official, Secretary of
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By Hande Atay Alam and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A court in Iran has sentenced acclaimed movie director Mohammad Rasoulof to eight years in prison and flogging for national security crimes, his lawyer said on Wednesday. In a statement on social platform X, Babak Paknia said the court found Rasoulof’s films and documentaries to
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals closed out their six-game homestand with a series win over the Brewers after securing a 6-4 victory at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Kansas City currently sits in second place in the division standings as the team inches closer to the 40-game mark of the 2024 season. Matt Quatraro’s
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By Dhruv Tikekar, CNN (CNN) — Nine hours and 30 minutes ahead of New York. Five hours and 30 minutes ahead of London. Three hours and 30 minutes behind Tokyo. For more than a century, India’s clocks have officially fallen short of the full hour in calculating any time difference it has with most countries.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is trying to raise money for a family who woke up to find a large tree had fallen on their house. Ronald Swanson says his gym director at Capitol Kids, Melissa Church, had part of her home severely damaged by storms that rolled through Mid-Missouri on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — Las autoridades colombianas anunciaron este martes la captura de Juan Antonio Gil Díaz, alias “Toño” o “Cachicamo”, en la zona rural del municipio de Paratebueno, Cundinamarca, cerca de Bogotá, de acuerdo con un comunicado. Según la nota, alias Toño sería “el principal proveedor de estupefacientes, armas y explosivos de la
Continue ReadingVILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has defended the decision not to allow Russian and Belarusian observers to monitor its upcoming presidential election, accusing both countries of spearheading campaigns that “pose a threat to our national security.” The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe — which includes Lithuania, Russia and Belarus — usually sends multinational
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un sospechoso fue acusado en relación con la muerte de dos hermanos australianos y un estadounidense, que fallecieron durante un viaje de surf en Ensenada, México, según la Fiscalía de Baja California. El sospechoso fue acusado de desaparición forzada en el caso de los tres turistas, cuyos cuerpos fueron encontrados la
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokić was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Wednesday, marking the third time he has been awarded the honor in four seasons. The 29-year-old Serbian averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game this season – all in the top 10
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