By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts set a Dodgers record for leadoff home runs and Teoscar Hernández added his first two long balls for Los Angeles in a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Betts hit his 29th leadoff homer for the Dodgers on the first pitch from Zack
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work at a mine less than 10 miles from the rim of the Grand Canyon. The long-contested project is within the boundaries of what is now a national monument. The work is unfolding as global instability and growing
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s. The work is unfolding as global instability and growing demand drive uranium prices higher. The Biden administration and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The rapid collapse of a Baltimore bridge that was struck by large cargo ship highlighted the importance that bridges play in the daily lives of many Americans. Six construction workers who were on the bridge are presumed dead. The drivers of more than 30,000 vehicles that
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY, JEFF MCMURRAY and CHRISTOPHER KELLER Associated Press After a yearlong closure, a bridge over the Puyallup River reopened in 2019 with a sturdy new span and a brand new name. It even won a national award. But today, the Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge is closed again after federal officials
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Sweden became the newest member of NATO earlier this month, joining 31 nations in the security alliance, including the United States. Well, make that 49 of the 50 United States. Because in a quirk of geography and history, Hawaii is not technically covered by the NATO pact. If a
Continue ReadingBy Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — A team of 14 armed officers with camera traps, a thermal imaging drone and a shoot-to-kill order ran through the woods earlier this month in search of a fugitive. But their target was no serial killer — it was a brown bear that had injured five people as it
Continue ReadingBy Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — The four men accused of a deadly terror attack on Moscow’s Crocus City concert hall last week were quickly identified by Russian authorities as being from Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia. In the hours after the attack, videos began surfacing on Russian social media channels of the police detaining and
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Beech and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — Seven people were taken to a New York hospital for observation after experiencing severe turbulence on a United Airlines flight Friday night, according to a local EMS chief. The flight, which was traveling from Tel Aviv to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, was forced
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts set a Dodgers record for leadoff home runs, hitting his 29th on the first pitch from Zack Thompson in a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. In his fifth season with the Dodgers after a trade from the Boston Red Sox, Betts broke
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The yard waste drop-off site on Ellis Boulevard in Jefferson City is now reopened, the city wrote in a Thursday social media post. The city expected to have the site reopened by April 1, according to previous reporting. The site on Ellis Boulevard closed in January and the city originally opted to
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Natalie Bremer scored 27 points and Minnesota State scored 40 points off 30 turnovers in an 89-73 win over Texas Women’s University on Friday night to win the NCAA Division II championship. Minnesota State (32-5), which extended its winning streak to 11 games, won its second championship in program history,
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces would have to cede further territory to Russia if US military aid does not arrive soon, President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned, in his latest appeal to Congress to pass a multibillion-dollar package. President Joe Biden’s administration is struggling to push a $95 billion international aid
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department put out a fire at a home in the East Campus area on Friday night. Three firetrucks responded to a fire in the 1500 block of Wilson Avenue. An ABC 17 News reporter saw one person put in an ambulance. CFD spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez told ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Thursday with several child pornography charges. Robert Pund was charged with first-degree promoting child pornography and four counts of child porn possession. He is not listed on the Boone County Jail roster and a criminal summons was issued on Friday. An initial court appearance is scheduled
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Richland, Missouri, man was charged with 10 counts of possessing child pornography and a count of drug possession. John Edward Clark, 61, is being held without bond at the Camden County Jail. An initial arraignment was held on Friday, according to court records. A hearing is set for 9 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fertilizer spill into the Nishnabotna River containing 1,500 tons of a liquid nitrogen solution is annihilating the aquatic wildlife in the river, including the portion in Missouri. According to Ecological Health Unit Science Supervisor with the Missouri Department of Conservation Matt Combes, the spill has affected 60 miles of the Nishnabotna
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has highlighted the importance of America’s supply chain and what can happen if it is disrupted. While Missouri does not have any ports the size of Baltimore it’s ports still are vital to the state’s economy. According to the state Port Authority, Missouri waterways
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Charles man was charged on Thursday with rape, sodomy and other felonies. Iyan Taron Hubbard, 19, was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, second-degree domestic assault and the sexual exploitation of a minor child. He is being held in the Phelps County Jail without bond. A confined docket hearing is
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Columbia Ward 1 voters will be asked Tuesday if they want to retain or recall their councilman, Nick Knoth.
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