By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Citing the recent overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction in New York, members of the New York State Assembly are introducing a bill this week that would amend the state’s criminal procedure law to allow evidence of a defendant’s prior sexual assault to be admissible as evidence in a sexual
Continue Reading By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to murdering five people whose remains were found in Colorado in 2020 has been sentenced to five life sentences, court documents show. Adre Baroz, 29, pleaded guilty in February to five counts each of first-degree murder and tampering with a deceased human
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly residents are mourning the loss of a staple in their community, after layoffs reportedly occurred at local radio stations KWIX, KRES, KIRK and KTCM. Some former employees bid farewell to the stations on Tuesday on their social media accounts. The stations, which are owned by Alpha Media Group reportedly laid off
Continue Reading By Hande Atay Alam and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A court in Iran has sentenced acclaimed movie director Mohammad Rasoulof to eight years in prison and flogging for national security crimes, his lawyer said on Wednesday. In a statement on social platform X, Babak Paknia said the court found Rasoulof’s films and documentaries to
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Editor’s note: Time elements of this story have been updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) About $50 billion hangs in the balance as lawmakers are approaching the deadline to get the state budget on the governor’s desk. Approval of the more-than $50 million budget needs to be approved by 6 p.m. Friday Even though lawmakers started
Continue Reading By Karol Suarez and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A suspect has been indicted in relation to the deaths of two Australian brothers and an American, who died during a surfing trip in Mexico, according to Baja California’s Prosecutor’s Office. The suspect was indicted on a charge of forced disappearance in the case involving the
Continue Reading By Radina Gigova and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Some Ukrainian prisoners will be able to apply for early parole and join the army under a new law aimed at boosting Kyiv’s manpower in its fight against the Russian invasion. The new law will apply only to prisoners who have no more than three years
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UPDATES: WEDNESDAY EVENING UPDATE: Severe storms have started to work southeast with very little new development. Storms that can grow upscale ahead of the cold front will have the potential of up to 1″ hail through about 9-10:00 p.m. Little has changed in the forecast this morning. A new Storm Prediction Center outlook shows higher
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Food company Kraft Heinz is seeking a 75% property tax break on new equipment for its Columbia plant on Waco Road. It is planning a $92 million expansion that would replace up to three manufacturing lines and “decarbonize” the facility. Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick — who signed a letter in
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer When Willson Contreras was struck on his left arm by a swing, it was felt by former and current catchers all over the major leagues. Contreras’ broken left forearm was a scary reminder of the increasing danger for catchers who have moved closer to the plate over the years
Continue Reading By Paul P. Murphy, Abeer Salman and Andrew Raine, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s attack in the southern Gaza city of Rafah has expanded from airstrikes to ground operations, new satellite images obtained by CNN from Planet Labs show. The images, which bear a striking resemblance to the early stages of Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Tuesday after an armed robbery was reported to police, according to court documents. Damon Davis was charged with first-degree accessory to armed robbery, accessory to first-degree assault, delivery of a controlled substance and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A giant pollution-sucking vacuum just started operating in Iceland. The direct air capture plant, dubbed “Mammoth,” takes in air and uses chemicals to strip out the carbon. That carbon can then be injected deep underground and turned into stone. This is good news for our
Continue Reading KPHO, KTVK, CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A giant pollution-sucking vacuum just started operating in Iceland. The direct air capture plant, dubbed “Mammoth,” takes in air and uses chemicals to strip out the carbon. That carbon can then be injected deep underground and turned into stone. This is good
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit a home run and scored three times to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4. Both starting pitchers struggled out of the gate Wednesday but settled down and limited the damage. The Royals’ Brady Singer allowed one run
Continue Reading By CNN’s Radina Gigova and CNNE’s Pau Mosquera (CNN) — Former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of national soccer player Jennifer Hermoso, after a High Court judge in Madrid accepted the case, the court said on Wednesday. Rubiales faces one count of sexual assault and one of
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Houston’s police chief unexpectedly retired from the force Tuesday night amid questions about a department policy that allowed hundreds of thousands of cases to be suspended, including sexual abuse cases, according to the mayor’s office. Troy Finner had served as the chief of the Houston Police Department since 2021, capping off a 34-year career
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of power outages were reported around Mid-Missouri on Wednesday. According to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map, 568 power outages were reported in Maries County at 3:15 p.m., with 480 occurring for Three Rivers Electric Cooperative customers. The total was brought down to 306 by 5:15 p.m. Three
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By Chris Boyette and Justin Lear, CNN (CNN) — Steve Albini, an audio engineer who influenced the sound of legendary indie and alternative rock musicians like Nirvana and The Pixies, died Tuesday night in Chicago of a heart attack at age 61, according to his recording studio, Electrical Audio. The studio said they had no
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals game has been rained out. The teams will instead play at 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 5 in St. Louis. The Mets were looking to sweep the series on Wednesday. The last time they swept the Cardinals was in April 2007 to open that
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