COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Repairs to a section of West Broadway in Columbia will require lane closures on Thursday, according to a Wednesday press release from Columbia Public Works. Crews will conduct repairs between Clinkscales Road and Maplewood Drive between 7 a.m.-noon Thursday. Work is expected to be completed at noon. At least one lane of
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A former Massachusetts police detective has been indicted in connection with the killing of a young pregnant woman federal prosecutors say he began sexually exploiting when she was a teen in a law enforcement youth program. Matthew Farwell, 38, who was a detective in the town of Stoughton, was indicted on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — The dazed residents of a remote north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes after seven people there were killed when a tornado ripped through the region near the tiny community of Valley View. Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington says there’s “just a trail of debris left” Sunday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison and fined $3 million for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving allegations of a yearslong scheme to promote and profit from prostitution through classified ads. A jury convicted
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s office for Europe is decrying a decline in condom use by adolescents in recent years. It has warned of risks of infection and unplanned pregnancies as a result in countries ranging from Canada to central Asia. The findings came in the latest report by WHO Europe on health
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GASCONADE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morrison man who was arrested following a six-hour standoff in Gasconade County on Tuesday was charged with several felonies on Wednesday. Danny Holloway was charged with second-degree assault of a special victim and resisting arrest. He is being held on a $50,000 bond. In a separate case, he was charged with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s prisons director says the state’s supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested two months ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and training to carry out its first execution in more than 13 years. Freddie Owens is schedule to be
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By Colter Anstaett Click here for updates on this story NORFOLK, Virginia (WTKR) — Family and friends of crew members on the USNS Supply were eager to get on board and greet their loved ones when the ship returned to Naval Station Norfolk in July after an eight-month deployment. The Supply is part of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels at Grand Canyon National Park after a series of breaks in the only pipeline that serves the popular tourist destination. The restrictions will run throughout the Labor Day holiday, when hotels are near or at capacity, Grand
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Miller Click here for updates on this story VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (WTKR) — A night fishing trip turned into a nightmare for three men on Saturday after their canoe sank, leaving them stranded under the Lesner Bridge in Virginia Beach. The men all walked away unscathed, thanks to a group of good Samaritans
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Parents are feeling overwhelmed and burned out by the “dizzying pace” of daily life. In fact, it has reached
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By Jennifer Hansler, Oren Liebermann, Katie Bo Lillis and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Two top Ukrainian officials will present the Biden administration with a list of targets in Russia in face-to-face meetings this week, in an attempt to push the US to lift restrictions on the use of American weapons against Moscow, a Ukrainian lawmaker told CNN. Andriy
Continue ReadingBENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The mayor of Benton Harbor, Michigan, has been dismissed from a lawsuit that accuses him of mismanaging problems with lead-contaminated water. A federal appeals court reversed a decision by a lower court and said Mayor Marcus Muhammad has governmental immunity. The court says Benton Harbor’s response “was far from perfect”
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — Los Juegos Paralímpicos de París 2024 iniciaron este miércoles con su ceremonia de inauguración en la plaza de la Concordia y los Campos Elíseos. El evento reunen a los 4.400 atletas paralímpicos más destacados del mundo, quienes competirán en diversas disciplinas durante once días. Los Juegos Paralímpicos de París 2024
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rapper-turned-actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges sparked concern from some social media followers when he knelt on an Alaska glacier, dipped an empty water bottle into a blue, pristine pool of water and drank it. Video of Ludacris tasting the glacial water and proclaiming, “Oh my God!” got millions of views
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Following a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds majority in both houses of congress. The ruling Morena party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Wednesday that it had won over two senators from the now-defunct Democratic Revolution Party, or PRD.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has opened disaster recovery centers in Vermont to help residents in communities hit hard by violent flooding on July 9-11. Gov. Phil Scott said he sought another federal disaster declaration on Wednesday for the second bout of severe flooding that occurred at
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Yelp filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Wednesday, alleging Google used its monopoly to dominate local search and advertising markets. A federal judge’s ruling that Google violated US antitrust law with its search business earlier in August paved the way for the lawsuit by Yelp, another
Continue ReadingCNN By Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign stirred new controversy this week during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery that was intended to draw attention to the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. An individual physically blocked Trump’s team from accompanying him during the Monday visit, two Trump campaign
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