CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple from Springfield, Missouri, was charged with assault after one of them allegedly hit a child with a car on Tuesday night. Chasimus Quinn, 36, was charged with first-degree assault, illegal gun possession and armed criminal action. Ashley Coleman, 34, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Both
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian police say a minor broke into a police station in northwest Bosnia on Thursday and killed one officer with a knife and injured another. The incident happened around 9p.m. on Thursday in the town of Bosanska Krupa. A spokesman said the attacker, born in 2009, went into the local police
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department. Officials said in a news release Thursday that the settlement does not include any damages for rebuilding the bridge.
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The most far-reaching of Ohio’s laws restricting abortion was struck down on Thursday by a county judge who said last year’s voter-approved amendment enshrining reproductive rights renders the so-called heartbeat law unconstitutional. Enforcement of the 2019 law banning most abortions once cardiac activity is detected — as early as
Continue Reading Associated Press Environmentalists accuse New York, New Jersey and Delaware in federal lawsuits of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed by commercial fishing operations even as the prehistoric fish is on the brink of disappearing. The three lawsuits from the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Hudson Riverkeeper were filed Thursday and accuse the states of
Continue Reading Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The death of a famous grizzly bear on a highway in western Wyoming has made an orphan of its cub, leading many to wonder about his fate. Grizzly No. 399 died in a vehicle strike Tuesday. Since then, what will become of the grizzly’s cub has been a big
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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors recommended Thursday Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced during a Thursday news conference that
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 5 storm. Forecasters say the major hurricane is expected to remain far from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean and rapidly weakens over the coming days. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center says the hurricane was centered Thursday 970 miles southwest of the
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PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A baby boy from Sedalia died from injuries he suffered in a crash on Wednesday on Interstate 29 in Platte County, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The child’s name was not released in the report. Four vehicles were involved in the crash. The report says that a 2019
Continue Reading Associated Press A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s, officials with the restaurant chain said Thursday. Meanwhile, other fast-food restaurants — including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Burger King — pulled onions from some menus. McDonald’s officials said that Taylor
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The former finance director for a city in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $1 million. Al.com reports that Robert Winston Burgett entered the plea Wednesday to three counts of wire fraud in federal court in Birmingham. Burgett worked for the City of Homewood for 13
Continue Reading The Kansas City Chiefs play at the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. BetMGM Sportsbook lists the Chiefs at 9-point favorites. Las Vegas beat the Chiefs 20-14 in their most recent meeting last Christmas Day. Kansas City has not lost since that game. Both teams have defensive stars in Chris Jones with the Chiefs and Maxx
Continue Reading Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Biden is expected to issue an historic apology Friday for the 150-year government effort to break up Native American culture, language and identity by forcing children into abusive boarding schools. A federal investigation found that Native children at these schools endured physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. At least
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was found guilty by a jury early Thursday in an August 2022 shooting in Columbia. Johnathan Mosley, 41, was found guilty of first-degree property damage, armed criminal action, first-degree stalking, shooting at a vehicle/home and two misdemeanors: Fourth-degree domestic assault and fourth-degree assault. Mosley is being held at
Continue Reading Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan man has been released from prison after 22 years after Detroit-area prosecutors acknowledged that his murder conviction was tainted by the key testimony of a rogue police officer. The officer turned out to be a serial bank robber. Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy says no one knew the
Continue Reading Associated Press Since going on strike last month, Boeing factory workers repeated one theme from their picket lines: They want their pensions back. Boeing froze its traditional pension plan when union members narrowly agreed to the move in exchange for keeping production of the company’s airline planes in the Seattle area. Like other large employers,
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are set to announce their decision on whether to call for resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has said there’s no doubt the brothers killed their parents in Beverly Hills in 1989. The pair admitted to the murders, but have
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court in New York says a recent Supreme Court decision does not alter its conclusion that New York can enforce laws banning firearms in sensitive locations. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan wrote Thursday that it had reviewed its December 2023 decision in
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is seeking information about the state of competition in air travel. The Justice Department and the Transportation Department announced the public inquiry on Thursday. The administration says it wants to learn more about the effect of mergers and joint ventures between airlines, and what it calls anticompetitive behavior by
Continue Reading Associated Press CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama lent their star power to Kamala Harris’ quest for the presidency on Thursday, as the vice president implored Georgia voters to consider the “brutally serious” consequences if Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House. Harris asked voters to imagine who’ll be
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