By Claudia Rebaza (CNN) — On March 13, 2013, Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican: a new pope was elected. As with millions of Catholics in Latin America, he was curious to know who would succeed Pope
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! In honor of Earth Day, there’s one small thing you can do to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things 1️⃣ Magic mushrooms: Unsupervised use of the mushroom psilocybin
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old boy was flown to University Hospital after he suffered serious injuries in a crash Tuesday afternoon in Phelps County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt – driven by the St. James boy – was heading eastbound on County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District announced in a Tuesday press release that Todd Shalz will be the district’s newest assistant superintendent of elementary education, pending board approval. The release says that he will start in his new role on July 1. He has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Missouri Western
Continue Reading By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A delegation of congressional members traveled to Louisiana Tuesday to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk and inspect conditions at the two Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities where the two remain in custody. It’s the first time a congressional delegation has met with Khalil or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another woman has been charged in connection with an alleged gun theft ring in Columbia. Shannon Babich, of Columbia, was charged with stealing a gun and misdemeanor unlawful possession drug paraphernalia. A warrant was ordered and a $20,000 bond was set. She is not listed on the Boone County Jail roster. Babich
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a Jefferson City man Sunday with three felonies for a domestic shooting. Paris M. Alexander was not in custody Tuesday in Cole County, according to jail and court records. He was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. Jefferson City police say
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell and cardinals in the Vatican ready themselves for the millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff. Here’s what
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The new members of the Jefferson City Council were sworn in Monday night. Derek Thomas was sworn in for the Third Ward seat, and Julie Allen was sworn in for the Fourth Ward. The council also approved a nearly $85 million contract with Bartlett and West for design plans for the
Continue Reading By Esha Mitra, Mukhtar Ahmad, Aishwarya S Iyer, Kara Fox and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Gunmen killed at least 26 people and injured a dozen others in the disputed Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, a rare assault on tourists in an area fraught by decades of insurgency and opposition to India’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders passed two items that would improve the Columbia Regional Airport parking lot, and the I-70/U.S. 63 Connector and St. Charles Road bridges. The $1.5 million project involves demolishing the existing gravel parking lot surface and building a new paved parking lot across Airport Road from the terminal. An additional
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A 33-year-old man from Belton was seriously hurt in a crash between two semi-trucks on I-70 in Saline County on Monday afternoon, and was taken by helicopter to Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence.
Continue Reading By John Towfighi and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told investors Tuesday that the US-China trade war is unsustainable and he expects the battle to de-escalate, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN, giving a boost to a Wall Street rally that had taken shape this morning.
Continue Reading CNN, VATICAN MEDIA, GETTY IMAGES By Christopher Lamb, Alicia Johnson, Jhasua Razo and Sarah-Grace Mankarious, CNN Rome (CNN) — An old saying about papal elections goes as follows: “He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” In other words, any candidate seen as the frontrunner before the voting begins should be
Continue Reading Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Access to the federal website on COVID-19 is no longer publicly accessible. The Covid.gov page now automatically forwards to a new site featuring a picture of President Donald Trump and what it hypes as the “true origins of COVID-19.” This site blames the coronavirus pandemic on a lab leak from
Continue Reading CNN Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Access to the federal website on COVID-19 is no longer publicly accessible. The Covid.gov page now automatically forwards to a new site featuring a picture of President Donald Trump and what it hypes as the “true origins of COVID-19.” This site blames the coronavirus pandemic on a lab leak
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Inflation and slow sales tax growth are catching up with Columbia’s city budget. City leaders project that without more revenue, the city will have to draw down $31.1 million from its cash reserves over the next six years. Columbia’s city manager has warned that expenses could outpace revenue as soon as Oct. 1 — the
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Antisemitic incidents in the United States rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, hitting their highest level since the Anti-Defamation League started tracking them in 1979, according to the organization’s annual audit released Tuesday. The audit identified 9,354 cases of assault, harassment, and vandalism in 2024, marking
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – an officially atheist state with millions of Catholics whose government has had a difficult and complex relationship with the Vatican. In the passing of Pope
Continue Reading By Ross Adkin, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he is open to the possibility of bilateral talks with Ukraine for the first time in years, as pressure from the United States builds on both sides to agree to a quick peace deal. US, European and Ukrainian officials are set to meet
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