CNN By Andy Rose, AnneClaire Stapleton, Hande Atay Alam and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN (CNN) — Three missionaries, including a married couple from the US, were killed in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Thursday evening. Davy and Natalie Lloyd “were attacked by gangs this evening and were both killed,” Natalie Lloyd’s father, Missouri state Rep. Ben Baker, said
Continue Reading Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals was rained out and was rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader on July 13. The day game was scheduled for 1:15 p.m. CDT and the night game for 7:15 p.m. Chicago, third in the NL Central at 27-24,
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old in Bothell, Washington, suffered from a severe allergic reaction to medication for months before she collapsed and died in front of her parents. Her family alleges discrimination and negligence contributed to her death. The family of Sahana Ramesh filed a lawsuit in Washington’s King County Superior Court against Seattle Children’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The “pledge dad” at a University of Missouri fraternity who pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in the hazing of Danny Santulli was sentenced to six months in jail and six months on house arrest on Friday. Ryan Delanty, 22, of Ballwin, pleaded guilty on May 10 to hazing and suppling alcohol to
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seth Lugo became the American League’s first eight-game winner, Michael Massey and Bobby Witt Jr, homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-1 on Friday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Lugo (8-1) allowed one run and four hits, lowering his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Francis Catholic Worker House is up for sale and will close once the building is sold, Ruth O’Neill — trustee of St. Francis Catholic Worker Community and director of Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen — said the building has been operating as an overnight homeless shelter since 1984. O’Neill said
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The No. 7-seeded Mizzou softball team got itself into a one-game hole in NCAA Super Regional action, with a 6-3 loss to No. 10-seeded Duke on Friday afternoon. The Tigers will now have to win on Saturday, in order to stay alive.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is hosting Duke this weekend in the 2024 NCAA Columbia Super Regional, but there’s another team who’s got an important role of their own out at Mizzou Softball Stadium. The University of Missouri Athletics Sports Turf and Grounds Crew puts in hours of work preparing the field for
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Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest travel periods of the year, but this year AAA says it will be “record-breaking”.
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Levenson, Gabe Cohen and Celina Tebor, CNN Louisville police released two videos Thursday showing some of the arrest of star golfer Scottie Scheffler last week and announced the detective who arrested him was disciplined for not turning on his body-worn camera at the time. One video from a fixed pole camera positioned
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A Columbia man was charged Friday with two counts of murder in the investigation into two missing Columbia women.
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, Josh Campbell and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A judge in New Mexico denied Alec Baldwin’s motion to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter indictment against him in the “Rust” fatal shooting case, connected to the 2021 death of the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin’s attorneys had accused prosecutors of misconduct during the grand
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After failing an inspection earlier this week, the Lake of the Woods public pool has now passed an inspection that occurred on Thursday. Lake of the Woods pool failed an inspection on Wednesday by the Columbia/Boone Public Health and Human Services, citing “low chlorine concentration, inspector will return for opening.” The pool wasn’t
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UPDATES: Friday Afternoon Update: Showers and storms continue to remain focused on southeastern portions of Mid-Missouri this afternoon. Hail has been the primary threat along with stronger winds. There has been some weak rotation embedded within some storms. These showers and storms have prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 11:00 PM for southwestern
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were charged in Cole County after allegedly brandishing guns at another person during a road rage incident on Thursday. Robert M. Matthews, 41, of Jefferson City, was charged on Friday with second-degree assault, illegal gun possession, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Michael John Skyler Libbert,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Cassidy Curd retired 11 straight batters in relief of starter Jala Wright and tenth-seeded Duke beat seventh-seeded Missouri 6-3 on Friday for its first super regional win in program history. Duke (51-6) is one win away from advancing to its first Women’s College World Series. Francesca Frelick, who is third in
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The Democratic candidate for Missouri 19th Senate District filed a lawsuit this week to keep his Republican opponent off the ballot.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged with several child sex crimes on Thursday. Rodney Joe Botz, born in 1962, was charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and two counts of fourth-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Audrain County Jail without bond. A confined docket hearing is scheduled
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Nineteen Republican state attorneys general have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to get involved in a dispute over climate-change lawsuits. The Republican attorneys general want the high court to block lawsuits filed by five Democratic-led states seeking damages from oil companies for their role in contributing to climate change.
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Genetically engineered mosquitoes have been released in the tiny East African country of Djibouti to combat a surge in malaria infections caused by an invasive vector. This initiative started on Thursday, comes as Djibouti, one of Africa’s smallest nations with just over a million residents, grapples with a dramatic increase in
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