MU, former AD Reed-Francois settle for $2 million
Former University of Missouri Athletics Director Desiree Reed-Francois will owe the school $2 million for leaving in February for another job.
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Investigators believe they’ve found the body of the Kentucky interstate shooting suspect, police say
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Investigators believe they have found the body of a man they say shot five people and a dozen cars on an interstate highway in Kentucky this month, state police said Wednesday – ending an 11-day manhunt that stretched deep into the sprawling Daniel Boone National Forest and put surrounding
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New market opens at Columbia Regional Airport
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new “grab-and-go” market has opened at Columbia Regional Airport. Tailwinds Market will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and allows travelers to make purchases by swiping a credit or debit card or using a payment cellphone application and then grabbing items, a press release and officials say.
Continue Reading UN chief urges divided nations to approve blueprint to address global challenges from climate to AI
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged the world’s divided nations on Wednesday to compromise and approve a blueprint to address global challenges from conflicts and climate change to artificial intelligence and reforming the U.N. and global financial institutions. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters that discussions on the “Pact of the
Continue Reading Former northern Virginia jail deputy gets 6 1/2 years for drug operation, sex trafficking
Associated Press A former sheriff’s deputy at a northern Virginia jail has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for smuggling drugs into the jail and for running a sex trafficking operation out of a Baltimore apartment. Court records show 37-year-old Robert Sanford Jr. worked night shifts at the Fairfax County jail between 2021
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim is bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has supervised successful tests of two types of missiles as he ordered officials to bolster up his country’s military capabilities to repel U.S.-led threats. The tests appeared to be the same as the multiple missile launches that neighboring countries said North
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returns key to New York City in response to video of him attacking singer Cassie
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned his key to New York City after a request from Mayor Eric Adams in response to the release of a video showing the music mogul attacking R&B singer Cassie. The mayor’s office on Saturday confirmed Combs returned the key after Adams sent letters to the embattled
Continue Reading Howard University cuts ties with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after video of attack on Cassie
Howard University is cutting ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs, rescinding an honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship program in his name. The decision Friday follows a recently released 2016 video that appeared to show him attacking singer Cassie. A statement released on behalf of the Board of Trustees says the
Continue Reading Correction: Sexual Misconduct-Diddy story
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story published May 20, 2024, about Sean “Diddy” Combs’ apology for attacking ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway, The Associated Press misspelled Cassie’s first name. It is spelled Casandra, not Cassandra.
Continue Reading Video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Security video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. The video obtained by CNN and aired Friday shows Combs punching and kicking Cassie, who was his girlfriend at the time. The video closely resembles the description of a
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Delays expected on Missouri River Bridge in Jefferson City during final phase of bridge rehab project
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Delays are expected for those driving into Jefferson City on Highway 54 during the final phase of a bridge rehab project, a Wednesday Missouri Department of Transportation press release says. Delays can be attributed to the bridge rehabilitation over Highway 50 and McCarty Street, the release says. Those delays are expected
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Construction set to begin for Jefferson City river market by July 2025
The Jefferson City Council approved a contract this week that will allow the city to move forward with its plans for a riverfront market.
Continue Reading California laws cracking down on election deepfakes by AI face legal challenges
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California now has some of the strictest laws on election deepfakes. The state could be among the first to test out the new regulations ahead of the 2024 election. However, two of three laws signed Tuesday are being challenged in court through a complaint filed in Sacramento Tuesday. Those
Continue Reading Testimony begins in trial for ex-sergeant charged in killing of Virginia shoplifting suspect
Associated Press/Report for America FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Opening statements and testimony have begun in the trial of a former northern Virginia police sergeant charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man. Prosecutors said former Sgt. Wesley Shifflett recklessly discharged his service gun. The victim, Timothy McCree Johnson, was suspected of
Continue Reading A former officer texted a photo of the bloodied Tyre Nichols to his ex-girlfriend
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols sent his ex-girlfriend a photo of the badly injured man on the night he was punched, kicked and hit with a police baton following a traffic stop. That’s according to testimony Wednesday from Brittany Leake, a
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Columbia City Council approves $3 million for crisis center project
The City of Columbia will spend $3 million to help build a mental health crisis center.
Continue Reading Philadelphia mayor strikes a deal with the 76ers to build a new arena downtown
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have a new teammate in their bid to build a new $1.3 billion arena downtown. Mayor Cherelle Parker announced on Wednesday a deal with team owners to keep the NBA franchise in town. This decision came despite objections from nearby Chinatown residents. Team owners say the planned
Continue Reading A 12-year-old boy fatally shoots a black bear mauling his father during a hunt in western Wisconsin
SIREN, Wis. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in western Wisconsin. Ryan Beierman tells the Minnesota Star Tribune that he was pinned beneath the 200-pound bruin on Sept. 6 when his son fired a shot from the boy’s
Continue Reading Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration
The Associated Press DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have moved about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration. Nova Southeastern University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi researchers packed up the corals Wednesday at the NSU’s Oceanographic Campus in Dania Beach. The sea creatures were then
Continue Reading Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff seeks more control over postmaster general after mail meltdown
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — As the U.S. Postal Service faces delivery slowdowns, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from Georgia, has proposed legislation to impose stricter oversight on who leads the agency. The bill would require the president to appoint the postmaster general and the U.S. Senate to confirm the appointment. If
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