Boone County Fire Protection District responds to fire in northwest Columbia
The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a fire in the 6000 block of North Creasy Springs Road early Saturday morning.
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One of the ICE detainees who escaped Colorado facility during power outage is recaptured
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — One of two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees who escaped during a power outage at a Colorado detention facility earlier this week was captured Friday, authorities said. Joel Gonzalez-Gonzalez was taken into custody by Adams County Sheriff’s personnel early Friday morning, ICE’s Denver office said in a statement,
Continue Reading Heathrow boss defends response as airport resumes flights after fire brought facility to standstill
By Christian Edwards and Chris Lau, CNN London (CNN) — Heathrow’s chief executive has defended the airport’s response to the power outage and shutdown that sparked global travel chaos, apologizing to stranded passengers but calling the incident “unprecedented.” Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest airports, was brought to a complete standstill Friday by a huge
Continue Reading ‘We’re here to clear our names’: Tate brothers, sexist online celebrities, back in Romania to face trafficking charges
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate is back in Romania along with his brother Tristan to report to the police, following a trip to Florida that triggered a state-level criminal probe. The online celebrity, who has amassed a massive following peddling sexist content about male dominance, is facing charges over human
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Family of University of Missouri student who died during fraternity trip sues
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a University of Missouri fraternity member who died last year on a group trip to Nashville, Tennessee, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Delta Chi fraternity and its members. The lawsuit claims the fraternity’s MU chapter did not follow its protocols for keeping members safe during the
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Boxing heavyweight great George Foreman, who fought Muhammad Ali in the ‘Rumble in the Jungle,’ dead at 76
By David Close and Becky Gamester-Newton, CNN (CNN) — George Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist whose legendary rivalry with Muhammad Ali culminated in the famous ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ title bout, died Friday according to a verified social media account dedicated to Foreman. He was 76. The Instagram post
Continue Reading Slain DEA agent’s family suing Mexican cartel 40 years later after terror designation
By Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — When Dora Camarena was on her deathbed in 2021, her family recalls she wished to have lived long enough to see the Mexican cartel that killed her son pay for what it did. Forty years after his killing, the widow and sons of DEA special agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena
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2 teenagers seriously injured in Phelps County crash, flown to separate hospitals
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teenagers were seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 44 at mile marker 170, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report does not state which man was driving the 2005 Ford F-150. The crash occurred as the truck was heading eastbound and went off the
Continue Reading La migración inversa no es un fenómeno nuevo, pero las medidas para acelerarla ponen en mayor riesgo a las personas
Por Anabella Gonzalez y Sol Amaya, CNN en Español En febrero, una niña venezolana de ocho años murió y 20 personas fueron rescatadas tras el naufragio de una embarcación en la zona del pueblo Guna Yala, Panamá, que transportaba a migrantes de Colombia y Venezuela de regreso a sus países. Las autoridades de Panamá informaron
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CPD reports murder increased in 2024, while assault, rape, sodomy fell
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department released its crime statistics for 2024 on Friday. A news conference was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Columbia City Hall to discuss the statistics. Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude said the 2023-24 use of force audits was one of her priorities as police chief in order to
Continue Reading Russia and Ukraine trade blame over attack on Russian gas metering station
By Mariya Knight and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Russia and Ukraine traded blame on Friday over an attack on a gas metering station that lies in Russia’s Kursk region, just a few hundred meters from their shared border. The attack on the facility in Sudzha comes just days after the US proposed both sides
Continue Reading Major rival to Turkey’s Erdogan vows to fight on as court jails him on corruption charges ahead of trial
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — A Turkish court on Sunday jailed the mayor of Istanbul on corruption charges, escalating the crackdown against opposition to the country’s strongman leader President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s most serious political rival, was arrested at his home on Wednesday just days before he was to be registered
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Monroe County man found guilty of second-degree murder in elderly woman’s death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monroe County jury on Friday found a man guilty of murder in the death of a woman in 2021. Lyle Miller, of Madison, Missouri, was found guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the December 2021 death of Betty Hayes, 88. Miller was arrested in July 2023. Court documents in previous reporting claim a
Continue Reading Columbia University makes policy changes in dispute over federal funding
By Emma Tucker and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Columbia University has announced a series of new policies, including restrictions on demonstrations, new disciplinary procedures and immediately reviewing its Middle East curriculum, making apparent concessions following President Donald Trump’s revocation of $400 million in federal funding over campus protests. The Trump administration demanded several changes,
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Principal named for new Columbia elementary school
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools has announced the first principal of Eagle Bluffs Elementary School. Sarah Sicht will be the school’s inaugural principal, the school district announced in a Friday press release. Sicht has worked at CPS for 25 years as a teacher, assessment coach, mentor and most recently as the principal at Benton
Continue Reading Cornell student protester told to surrender to ICE as he asks judge to block deportation
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Cornell graduate student who has been a prominent voice at pro-Palestinian protests – and who faced intense criticism for declaring “glory to the resistance!” after the Hamas attack on Israel that left more than 1,200 dead – is being told to surrender to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according
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Security increased at MU Health Care amid national threat to mid-size hospitals
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care told employees Friday that it is increasing security amid a national threat made to mid-size hospitals. The threat, which was posted on social media, reportedly involves ISIS-K planning to place car bombs outside mid-size American hospitals with relatively low security. University Hospital fits that description. “While there’s no verification
Continue Reading Heat from Trump administration puts higher education leaders in ‘terrible position’ with so much at stake
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The University of California system and Princeton this week joined more than a dozen top schools – including Harvard, Duke and Stanford – in announcing hiring freezes following Trump administration spending cuts. Johns Hopkins University said it was laying off more than 2,000 employees after it lost more than
Continue Reading Israel says it will maintain ‘permanent’ presence in Gaza unless hostages are freed
By Ibrahim Dahman, Eugenia Yosef, Tim Lister, Tala Alrajjal and Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned Hamas that Israel will maintain a permanent presence in parts of Gaza unless the hostages in Gaza are released as Israel escalates a new offensive in the territory. The shaky ceasefire collapsed on
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 21: Heathrow Airport, Musk at Pentagon, Social Security data, Ukraine, Bridges
CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — An Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe made history this week when the International Olympic Committee elected her as its new leader. Kirsty Coventry will be the IOC’s first female and first African president. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and on With
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