JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash occurred Friday in the 4000 block of Highway 50 in Jefferson City after a woman tried to save a loose dog. According to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department, a woman described as a witness saw a dog running loose on the highway and pulled her
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CNN By Oren Liebermann and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin abruptly revoked a plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks and his co-conspirators, and he relieved the overseer in charge after years of effort to reach an agreement to bring the cases to a close.
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By Luciana Lopez and Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — The governor of Hawaii on Friday announced a $4 billion settlement to resolve lawsuits stemming from the wildfires that devastated Maui last year. Under the settlement, which must still be approved by the court, “the seven defendants will pay $4.037 billion to provide compensation to all
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The parties in lawsuits seeking damages for last year’s Maui wildfires have reached a $4 billion global settlement, a court filing said Friday, nearly one year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. The term sheet with details of the settlement is not publicly available, but the
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Saturday will have a UV Index of 8, meaning it will only take 20 minutes to receive a sunburn without the proper protection. Pollen levels will be medium/high through the weekend into next week.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — Salvador Perez had three hits, including a home run, and the Kansas City Royals won their fifth straight by routing Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers 9-2. Cole Ragans (8-7) held the Tigers to two runs on two hits in 5 2/3 innings. Skubal (12-4) allowed a season-worst five runs
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A segment of fans in Yankee Stadium’s right field bleachers chanted “U-S-A! “U-S-A!” during the playing of “O Canada” before a game between New York and the Toronto Blue Jays. Most of the fans in the crowd of 44,883 in in the ballpark ignored the chanting during the anthem sung by
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By Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — For years, as Americans have expressed frustration about the economy and the cost of living, the Biden-Harris administration has pointed to job creation as the major bright spot and their preferred indicator of a strong economy. Friday’s jobs data casts a long shadow on that bright spot, with an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with child sex crimes in June saw his charges updated after a grand jury indictment on Friday. Francisco Rutiaga-Santoyo, 49, is now charged with two counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and one count of first-degree child molestation. He was previously charged
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Aerosmith says Steven Tyler’s voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and the band will no longer tour. The iconic band behind hits like “Love in an Elevator” and “Livin’ on the Edge” posted a statement Friday announcing the cancellation of remaining dates on its tour
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, confirmó este viernes que un equipo periodístico de Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) fue detenido en Venezuela y posteriormente deportado a Colombia mientras cubría el conflicto poselectoral. “Puedo confirmar que el equipo de TVN que había sido detenido en Venezuela ya se encuentra
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death-penalty cases. The move comes two days after the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, announced that the official
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By Oren Liebermann and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin abruptly revoked a plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks and his co-conspirators, and he relieved the overseer in charge after years of effort to reach an agreement to bring the cases to a close. In
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast is facing complaints about the safety of contestants from the preliminary round of his ambitious “Beast Games” game show, which boasts 1,000 competitors hoping for a $5 million grand prize. Some contestants complained online and to other YouTube influencers that they lacked regular access to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old Columbia man was charged with three more child sex crimes following a grand jury indictment on Friday. Jimmy Joe Culbertson is now charged with eight counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old. He was previously charged with five counts. He is being held at the
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, dijo este viernes que algunos “manipularon” sus declaraciones en las que advirtió sobre un posible “baño de sangre” en Venezuela si él no ganaba las elecciones del 28 de julio. Durante una alocución con la prensa en la que sobre el final respondió algunas
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s governor says a uranium producer has agreed to temporarily pause transport of the mineral through the Navajo Nation after the tribe raised concerns related to a safety plan. Gov. Katie Hobbs said Friday that she intervened this week after talking with Navajo President Buu Nygren. The tribal president says Energy Fuels
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of stabbing a woman on July 10 had an additional felony charge filed after a grand jury indictment on Friday. Michael Anthony James, 55, is charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and first-degree arson. He was previously charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say one of three incarcerated people killed in a Nevada prison brawl this week was a member of a white supremacist gang serving a life sentence for his role in a murder in another Nevada prison. The local county sheriff identified 41-year-old Anthony Williams as the third person
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Coca-Cola Co. says it will pay $6 billion in back taxes and interest to the Internal Revenue Service while it appeals a federal tax court decision in a case dating back 17 years. The Atlanta beverage giant said Friday it will continue to fight and believes it will win its dispute with the
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