JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Diocese’s current bishop has been chosen as the next archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas. On Tuesday, Pope Francis announced Shawn McKnight of the Jefferson City Diocese has been appointed as the fifth Archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas. McKnight will be introduced during a press conference in Kansas City,
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By Svitlana Vlasova and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said two Chinese nationals fighting in the Russian army have been taken prisoner in eastern Ukraine. Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukrainian forces fighting in the Donetsk region obtained the Chinese nationals’ documents, bank cards and personal data. “We have information
Continue Reading By John Towfighi, David Goldman and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — What was a massive rally on Wall Street turned into yet another sizeable decline. Cheap stocks and hope for signs of trade negotiation sent markets surging Tuesday morning — but that relief rally evaporated as the White House said it would levy
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The Duke of Sussex arrived at a London court on Tuesday to challenge the British government’s decision to downgrade his level of taxpayer-funded security while he is visiting the United Kingdom. After Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announced they were stepping down
Continue Reading Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated two former top federal labor protection officials who were fired by the Trump administration — even though they worked for independent government agencies. With the return of Cathy Harris, chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and Gwynne Wilcox, a member of
Continue Reading CNN Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated two former top federal labor protection officials who were fired by the Trump administration — even though they worked for independent government agencies. With the return of Cathy Harris, chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and Gwynne Wilcox, a member
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China on Tuesday slammed US Vice President JD Vance for his comments about “Chinese peasants” in an interview that has drawn widespread ire and ridicule on China’s internet – and comparisons with Vance’s own self-proclaimed “hillbilly” background. Speaking to Fox News last Thursday, Vance defended President Donald
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The new Health and Human Services secretary is questioning decades of convention that says fluoride in drinking water is good for people’s health. RFK Jr. says he’ll soon tell the CDC to stop recommending fluoride in water supplies, something the agency has long advocated as a way to minimize tooth decay. An HHS task force
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration continues to expand its deportation actions, startling scenes have emerged in recent weeks of masked federal agents in plain clothes detaining international students on campus or near their homes, raising serious questions about those tactics and their authority to wear face coverings. There is no
Continue Reading By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily paused a lower court-ordered deadline to return to the US a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, granting the Trump administration additional time to review the case. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a sheet metal worker and father of three, was deported last
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s arrest of a prominent American academic on charges of insulting the monarchy has “alarmed” the United States, the State Department said, in a rare case of a foreign national allegedly falling foul of the kingdom’s strict lese majeste law. Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in central
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a new contract with Axon for a new suite of technology products CPD already uses. According to CPD’s 2024 annual surveillance report, much of the current technology the department uses is outdated. The approval will cost the city $211,451 from forfeiture funds and
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Excitement is growing in cinema-mad India for the return of a movie star from Pakistan to its big screens after his long absence due to an industry ban on artists from the neighboring country. Fawad Khan, an actor, singer and producer with a huge following in India, announced his
Continue Reading Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed for the first time on Monday that Ukrainian troops have been active in Russia’s Belgorod region as they seek to protect Ukrainian towns near the border. Ukrainian troops remain in parts of the neighbouring Russian region of Kursk eight months after a cross-border incursion, though
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a garage fire Monday afternoon in the 9800 block of Audrain County Road 421, according to a press release from the Little Dixie Fire Protection District. Crews were called at 4:34 p.m. for a fire in a detached garage, which took about 10 minutes to bring under
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mountain View, Missouri, man was charged on Saturday after he allegedly shot at someone on Friday night. Austin Duncan was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Court records indicate that he posted a $100,000 bond on Monday. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 14. The probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An associate pastor from Columbia’s Broadway Christian Church has been put on leave after his arrest Friday for allegedly stealing campaign signs for a Columbia mayoral candidate. Andrew Peck, 46, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies for allegedly stealing signs for candidate Blair Murphy near South Scott Boulevard. Broadway Christian Church board chairman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to several child sex crimes. Randall Giboney, 55, pleaded guilty in February to sexual exploitation of a child, fourth-degree child molestation and three counts of child porn possession. A press release from Audrain County Prosecutor
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were hurt after a porch and staircase collapsed off a Jefferson City apartment on Friday. Three people were taken to University Hospital in Columbia, according to a press release from Jefferson City. Firefighters were called to the 1400 block of St. Mary’s Boulevard around 5:30 p.m. Friday for a
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Editor’s Note: Some of the financial figures have been corrected COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public School’s finance committee has voted to move forward with a $10 million increase in the district’s operating budget for the next academic year, despite some anticipated changes to the state budget. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is
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