Following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, his family has received death threats, an attorney for the mother of his child said Friday. “There have been some threats to the family, which is disturbing,” attorney Thomas Bowers said during a press conference Friday. Bowers said he has received racist calls
Continue ReadingIn the moments following the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., first responders can be heard on dispatch audio saying a man has been hit and has gunshot wounds to the back. Audio of the call, posted to the archives of the website Broadcastify, includes a dispatcher saying crews are responding to a call of “shots
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By mid-May, the US will likely be coming up against a significant obstacle in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic — more doses of the vaccines than people who are willing to receive them, according to data that is worrying experts. “Facebook runs a survey every day — and we look at that data on
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that pregnant people get a Covid-19 vaccine, Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday. Her comment follows a new study that found no safety concerns among a large group of pregnant people who received the vaccine in their third trimester, and no safety concerns for their babies. “As
Continue Reading A Grand Rapids, Michigan, officer who is seen on bodycam footage punching a man during a March traffic stop initiated for littering has been defended by his police department. Bodycam footage of the incident, provided by an attorney for the man who was punched, Diabate Hood, shows at least four officers attempting to handcuff Hood
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson is extending the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Energy Assistance (EA) Program for one-time primary heating bill payments through May 31 of this year. The state is expanding eligibility for both the heating and cooling programs for Missouri households with incomes up to 135 percent of the
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It’s been a big week for climate. US President Joe Biden’s new emission cutting target has sparked a game of climate one-upmanship among leaders of the world’s most polluting countries. The United Kingdom, Japan and Canada all came up with new ambitious climate goals, while the European Union agreed on a new climate law on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A parking app used in Columbia experienced a security breach which resulted in some user information being accessed. ParkMobile says the company experienced the breach due to an issue linked to a third-party software used. An investigation into the problem has ended and the company says the issue has been fixed. ParkMobile
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Some state lawmakers say it’s time school bullies faced real consequences. A new bill would rewrite the state’s bullying prevention policy and require school districts to adopt it. Right now, they’re encouraged to do so. Rick Padilla is among those pushing for the bill. “I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANTA ANA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A 26-year-old man was charged with multiple hate crimes after punching an elderly Asian couple as they took a walk and a verbal attack on Japanese American Olympic karate athlete, Sakura Kokumai, all at the same park in Orange. Michael Orlando Vivona,
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Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A nice swing on the green, but if that golf ball doesn’t end up in the hole, chances are they’re getting picked up next door. They’re wayward balls of the worst kind. You expect them when you live next to a golf course, but these
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — Santa Clara County fire officials are putting out a call to action because of the triple threat of drought, wildfires and unhealthy air. “We are urging residents to take action now to prepare for wildfire,” said Luisa Rapport, Public Information Officer for Santa
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be making improvements to Stadium Boulevard in Columbia beginning Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Crews will patch potholes on Stadium Boulevard between Interstate 70 and Highway 63. One lane in each direction will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. each
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Lake Ozark Police arrested a man after he fired 12 shots into a hillside Friday afternoon in the area of 1140 Bagnell Dam Blvd. Police responded intially to several reports, one of shots fired and the other of a man in the middle of the street causing problems and threatening passing
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Nine firearms were found by officers at the home of Phillip Adams, the man police say shot and killed six people at the home of a doctor in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on April 7. Search warrants released Friday by the York County Sheriff’s Office also say “numerous notebooks were located with cryptic writing with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Louisville woman’s life was turned upside down Monday morning when she was robbed at gunpoint for her car. “I got out and looked at my bumper and I was like, ‘It’s fine,’ or whatever, I turned around and they had a gun out,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — “I held her. I watched her as she died. I watched her, you know. All I could do was just hold her, hold her,” the father of a slain 13-year-old girl said, still in search of answers days after her death. Maurice Jackson remembers his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Jeff Miller is a retired police officer from West Des Moines. He’s walking hundreds of miles from Akron to the Mississippi River in honor of his sister, Linda, who died of Alzheimer’s. “I like to walk, I like to backpack, I like
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORRANCE COUNTY, New Hampshire (KOAT) — When you think of New Mexico wildlife, sharks aren’t typically where the mind wanders. But that’s exactly what one graduate found in the Manzano Mountains in 2013. Well, not an actual shark, but remnants of one. “I was just sitting in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A prescription drug take-back event is being hosted by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Youth Community Coalition and law enforcement agencies throughout Boone County including Ashland, Columbia, Centralia, Hallsville, University of Missouri, and VA Hospital Police Departments at multiple locations on Saturday. This effort is undertaken to provide
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