RYE, N.H. (AP) — Two fishermen are safe after a whale crashed onto their boat, capsizing it off the New Hampshire shore. The U.S. Coast Guard says the incident occurred Tuesday near Odiorne Point State Park. The Coast Guard posted to X that they had received a mayday call stating that a 23-foot center console
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COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Columbia, according to Missouri’s Sewershed Surveillance Program and a doctor with MU Health Care.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon has fallen on the South Korean presidential compound, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities during North Korean provocations. The presidential security service says the rubbish contained no dangerous material and no one was hurt. North
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was booked into the Callaway County Jail on Monday has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Jakiem Braggs. Mitchell Henderson Jr., 44, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree murder and illegal gun possession. Fulton police wrote on social media on Monday that Henderson Jr. had turned
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission has ordered information from eight companies that the agency says offer products and services that use personal data to set prices based on a shopper’s individual characteristics. The FTC said on Tuesday it is seeking to better understand the “opaque market” of “surveillance pricing.”
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Biscuit Basin area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is closed following a hydrothermal explosion Tuesday morning, park officials said in a news release and post on X. Biscuit Basin, its parking lot and boardwalks – about 2 miles northwest of the Old Faithful geyser – are temporarily
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The law enforcement visit to Sonya Massey’s home near Springfield, Illinois, earlier this month began with a calm conversation between the 36-year-old Black woman and two White sheriff’s deputies at her front door and in her living room. They asked how she was doing mentally and if she needed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sparks flew as a Nevada judge rebuked a defense attorney and a former Los Angeles-area gang leader lashed out against prosecutors during his renewed effort to be freed from jail to house arrest ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. The judge last
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system has qualified for the November ballot. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the state’s elections chief, said Tuesday that Citizens Not Politicians had submitted 535,005 valid signatures in 58 counties, well over the roughly 414,000 needed to make the ballot.
Continue ReadingReligion News Service (RNS) — The Rev. John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from his church’s accountant with some bad news. Church Mutual, the church’s insurance company, had dropped them. “This does not make sense,” Parks, the pastor of Ashford Community Church in Houston,
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Of all the countries around the world, which passports carry the most clout? The most powerful one is red on the outside, purple on the inside and gives you access to 195 global destinations visa-free. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Of all the countries around the world, which passports carry the most clout? The most powerful one is red on the outside, purple on the inside and gives you access to 195 global destinations visa-free. Here’s what else you might have missed during your
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was indicted on federal child pornography charges on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Howard Dale Speckhals, 61, was charged with possessing and distributing child porn. He allegedly distributed child porn on the internet from June 25, 2023-March 22, 2024. He was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two local law enforcement officers stationed in the complex of buildings where a gunman opened fire at former President Donald Trump left to go search for the man before the shooting, the head of Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesday, raising questions about whether a key post was left unattended as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential Catholic charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for military families has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Janet Yamanaka Mello, a former civilian employee of the U.S. Army at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio was sentenced Tuesday in federal court after pleading
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WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville man was charged with sodomy and other sex crimes after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at his residence, according to court documents. Gareth Rentasponce was charged on Friday with second-degree sodomy and two misdemeanors: Second-degree sexual abuse and second-degree sexual misconduct. An entry of appearance was filed on Tuesday
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The European climate service Copernicus says Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured last Sunday. It’s yet another heat record that’s been shattered in the past couple of years. Copernicus’ preliminary data shows the global average temperature Sunday was 17.09 degrees Celsius, or 62.76 degrees Fahrenheit, which beats
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A surprise eruption in Yellowstone National Park shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt high into the sky Tuesday and sent sightseers running for safety. The hydrothermal explosion happened around 10 a.m. in Biscuit Basin, a collection of hot springs a couple miles north of the famous Old
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Today marks two weeks after Assistant Fire Chief Matt Tobben died during a water rescue in northern Columbia.
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