PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was riding a motorcycle died Thursday from injuries he suffered in a crash in Phelps County on Interstate 44 at mile marker 170, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Thomas Zielinski, 54, of Salem, Missouri, died from the crash. According to the crash report, a 2004
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s professional sports teams are one step closer to putting a proposal to legalize sports betting before voters this year. Cardinals mascot Fredbird, the Royals’ Sluggerrr and St. Louis Blues mascot Louie on Thursday hauled boxes of voter signatures in support of the initiative to
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By Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Palestinian children eagerly lined up for a meal in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, as aid workers unloaded huge saucepans of stew and rice from parked trucks under the bright sun. CNN footage from the distribution site in
Continue Reading CNN By Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Palestinian children eagerly lined up for a meal in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, as aid workers unloaded huge saucepans of stew and rice from parked trucks under the bright sun. CNN footage from the distribution site
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — El Servicio de Impuestos Internos de EE.UU. (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) detalló este jueves sus planes para aumentar significativamente las tasas de auditoría de los contribuyentes ricos y las grandes corporaciones, utilizando fondos proporcionados por la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación respaldada por los demócratas que se aprobó
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Bird flu was probably circulating in dairy cows for at least four months before it was confirmed to be the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, according to a new analysis of genomic data by scientists at the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Center. The research also found infected cattle
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge granted a request Thursday by the widow of a deceased man who vanished under mysterious circumstances to set standards for a future independent autopsy of her late husband’s body. Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas formalized through a court order comments
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The Internal Revenue Service plans to ramp up audit rates of wealthy taxpayers and large corporations. The audit rate of people earning more than $10 million will increase by 50%, and the agency intends to triple the audit rates of companies with assets over $250
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The Internal Revenue Service plans to ramp up audit rates of wealthy taxpayers and large corporations. The audit rate of people earning more than $10 million will increase by 50%, and the agency intends to triple the audit rates of companies with assets over
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Southern Boone has found the new leader of its girls basketball program. The school district named Andrew Stone its new head girls basketball coach for the 2024-25 campaign, replacing Damon Wren who stepped down from the position in the spring. “I am beyond excited to be the new head girls basketball coach
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Editor’s note: Hanneken’s name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is leaning toward hiring a consultant to help set up the mayor’s proposed Office of Violence Prevention. Deputy City Manager Matt Unrein told ABC 17 News the city manager’s office was “being led to an idea” of bringing on a consultant
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump ha mostrado una notable coherencia a lo largo de muchos años en una cuestión clave de la política estadounidense: no tiene fe en los resultados electorales. Cuestiona los resultados cuando gana. Se niega a reconocerlo cuando pierde. Ahora se reserva el juicio sobre si las elecciones
Continue ReadingBy Hayley Crombleholme, Averi Kremposky, Senait Gebregiorgis Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — A 15-year-old student died after a medical emergency on the school bus in Orange County, police say. According to the Orlando Police Department, deputies and crews with the Orlando Fire Department responded to the 3700 block of
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TONIGHT: Scattered storms decrease, lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: Rain starts to taper off late tonight, leaving us drier and a touch cooler tomorrow morning. Highs reach the mid-upper 70s with more sunshine returning tomorrow afternoon. I’ll be tracking storms out ahead of a cold
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El módulo de alunizaje japonés “Moon Sniper” volvió a desafiar los pronósticos, sobreviviendo a otra larga y gélida noche lunar a pesar de no haber sido diseñado para soportar condiciones tan duras, según la Agencia de Exploración Aeroespacial de Japón. Las temperaturas durante la noche lunar pueden descender hasta los 208
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By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — When cosmetic company Youthforia launched its “Date Night Skin Tint” serum foundation line in 15 shades last year, beauty influencers and reviewers were critical of the lack of options for darker skin tones. Golloria George, a Texas-based beauty influencer with over 1.5 million followers on TikTok, shared why she felt the brand had missed the mark — and
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says a witness saw smoke coming from one of the engines of an old military plane that crashed last week shortly after taking off on a flight to deliver fuel to a remote Alaska village. In a preliminary
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ exiled opposition leader says that she hasn’t heard from her imprisoned husband for 421 days. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Thursday that holding her husband incommunicado is part of the government’s repressive policies. Siarhei Tsikhanouski has been behind bars since being arrested in 2020 after announcing plans
Continue ReadingOpinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — When a lawyer who is presenting a case at trial bumps into a colleague outside of court, a common question is, “How’s the case coming in?” This query reflects that planning a trial is one thing — but how well the evidence, especially testimony given by the witnesses, actually “comes
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A festival celebrating Asian American literary works that was suddenly canceled last year by the Smithsonian Institution is getting resurrected. Organizers announced Thursday the Asian American Literature Festival is making a return. It will take place Sept. 14-22. And instead of only being in Washington, D.C., the in-person and virtual events
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