COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, woman suffered serious injuries in a crash involving a semi truck in Moniteau County on Wednesday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 52-year-old California woman was driving a 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser west on Highway 50 at Route H just south of Clarksburg at 8:55 p.m.
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By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela two weeks ago would have tested any government. But they have hit a country still navigating the aftermath of strongman Nicolás Maduro’s capture six months ago, turning a natural disaster into a political test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez and exposing anger over
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CNN By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela two weeks ago would have tested any government. But they have hit a country still navigating the aftermath of strongman Nicolás Maduro’s capture six months ago, turning a natural disaster into a political test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez and exposing anger
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — While commemorating the 250th anniversary of the US over the weekend, President Donald Trump made a speech that echoed a bygone era. “Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty,” he said at a July 3 semiquincentennial event at Mount Rushmore. “It is the greatest threat to our country,
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The ceasefire based on a “memorandum of understanding” between the United States and Iran might be on its shakiest ground yet. The week started with Iran firing on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, which led to an American military response against Iranian targets. It’s the most significant outbreak of fighting since the two countries
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By Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A Mexican immigrant was on his way to finish construction on several Houston homes with a crew of workers Tuesday morning when he was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, his family said. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving in Houston’s East End
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City has issued about 18% more parking tickets for expired meters through the first half of 2026 than it did during the same period last year, the first year the city has contracted with a private company to manage parking enforcement. Records obtained by ABC 17 News show the city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old Eldon woman was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday on Highway 42 near Pine Tree Lane in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the woman drove her 2018 Chevrolet Equinox eastbound when it went off the road and hit
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against a local senior care facility. James Callison’s mother Mary Carter was admitted to Heisinger Bluffs Senior Living Community on Aug. 6, 2024, after being hospitalized from a fall while facing other medical diagnoses, like dementia, the petition says. She
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 69-year-old man from Linn died Tuesday night in an ATV cash near a residence in Osage County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred as a 2025 Honda Rancher started to slide and then overturned. The man was ejected from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas man was arrested and charged after a short chase on Tuesday that began in Cooper County and ended just before the Stadium Boulevard exit on Interstate 70 in Columbia. Jonathan Myles, 36, of Topeka, Kansas, was charged in Cooper County with aggravated fleeing, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a contract for a strategic assessment study of emergency communications. The consulting contract with TUSA will cost $29,725. A packet from the county shows TUSA have assisted agencies in Jasper, Grundy, Johnson, Christian, Jackson, Platte, Clay, Gentry and Newton counties as well as the
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Por Erick E. Beltran, CNN en Español Tras los terremotos ocurridos el pasado 24 de junio en Venezuela, varias celebridades se han pronunciado y han impulsado distintas iniciativas para apoyar a las personas afectadas por la tragedia. Una de ellas es Shakira, quien, a través de un video publicado en sus redes sociales, anunció que
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CNN By Jake Tapper, Allison Gordon, Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — A former girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner who had previously accused him of violence told CNN she was heartened that he was facing broad calls to drop out of the race after another woman accused him of rape. Lyndsey Fifield
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One City of Columbia landfill worker is in recovery Tuesday after he was seriously injured Monday in a machinery accident. The worker who was seriously injured was operating a hydroseeder that was being pulled by a tractor when it fell into a large hole. The worker using the tractor also reportedly had
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COLUMBIA MO. (KMIZ) The Columbia Water and Light Board on Tuesday recommended new utility rate increases to the City Council. The board proposed a 6% rate that would apply to the usage portion of residents’ bills, meaning users will pay more for each unit of electricity that is used. The new increase will not affect
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council approved plans for the budget and construction of the new Jefferson City Conference Center during a special meeting Monday. The conference center will be located in the “heart of Jefferson City,” according to Mayor Ron Fitzwater, on the corner of Madison Street and East Capitol Avenue. Fitzwater
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The budget to upgrade Boone County’s radio system could see a $1.13 million increase. The county entered into an agreement last month with several local agencies in order to upgrade its radio system. Previous reporting shows the county had been looking n into upgrading its VHF system to an 800MHz system for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty of manslaughter in 2024 lost his appeal. Cadilac Derrick, 39, was found guilty by a Boone County jury of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, voluntary manslaughter, second-degree domestic assault and two counts of armed criminal action. He was sentenced to 62 years in prison. Derrick was accused of shooting and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found guilty of murder last year in Monroe County has appealed the case. Lyle Miller, 68, of Madison, Missouri, was found guilty by a jury on March 21, 2025, of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the December 2021 death of Betty Hayes, 88. Miller was arrested in July 2023.
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