By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Virgin Galactic is grounded after the company said a small part unintentionally detached from the mothership of its rocket-powered space plane on its latest space tourism flight. The loss of the part, called an alignment pin, did not impact the safety of the mission, according to the company. The
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen and Rachel Clarke, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Homicides, carjackings and robberies across Washington, DC, have affected prominent politicians and regular residents alike, leaving many in the nation’s capital fearful of the rising crime. While other major cities saw a drop in violent crimes, the nation’s capital suffered a 39% increase last
Continue ReadingWJLA, WUSA, CNN By Gabe Cohen and Rachel Clarke, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Homicides, carjackings and robberies across Washington, DC, have affected prominent politicians and regular residents alike, leaving many in the nation’s capital fearful of the rising crime. While other major cities saw a drop in violent crimes, the nation’s capital suffered a
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles will be the host team for the NFL’s first regular-season game in Brazil on Friday, Sept. 6 — a day after the 2024 season opener, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday. Goodell addressed gambling, officiating, diversity, the Rooney Rule and much more
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will vote on the sale of the former IBM/Kyndryl Building to Veterans United at its Feb. 19 meeting, according to a Monday press release from the city. A first reading took place at Monday night’s meeting. The building – located at 2810 LeMone Industrial Boulevard – is an
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MU Health Care is hoping to reduce its travel nursing staff after records show it spent $52.5 million on travel nurses in fiscal 2023.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kirksville man who was accused in a 2022 fatal shooting at a Moser’s parking lot on North Keene Street in Columbia pleaded guilty to two felonies on Monday. Joshua Dudley, 24, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and first-degree attempted robbery, according to an email from Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson. He
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men who were found with body armor and night-vision binoculars were charged with drug possession in Camden County. Yuriy Lyashuk, 26, of Half Way, and Joseph Riggs, 45, of Springfield, were booked into the Camden County Jail early Saturday and are each being held on $150,000 bonds. Riggs was charged with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that it received the largest gift commitment in university history, on Monday morning. The department received a $62 million philanthropic commitment, which will support the renovations at Memorial Stadium and department’s the Tiger Fund program. MU said that the donor wished to remain anonymous, but designated $50 million of
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Bets placed on this year’s Super Bowl are expected to set records. Despite Missouri’s football team playing in the game, the state will not reap any of the benefits from sports betting.
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has started treatment in London. The shock diagnosis comes a week after the 75-year-old British monarch left hospital following a separate procedure for an enlarged prostate. Here’s what we know. How was the cancer identified? Charles’
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Near Odesa, Ukraine (CNN) — All it took was six sea drones, powered by jet skis, to fell a Russian guided missile ship last week, according to a rare interview with the secretive Ukrainian unit behind the attack. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence said at the time that
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The San Francisco 49ers will practice for the Super Bowl at UNLV’s campus as scheduled despite having initial worries about the condition of the field. The Niners had expressed concern to the league that the field on UNLV’s campus is too soft even though NFL inspectors cleared it
Continue ReadingWCBS By Holly Yan and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Bob Beckwith, the former New York City firefighter who famously stood alongside President George W. Bush atop a charred fire truck in the rubble of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has died, according to the union representing New York firefighters and former US Rep. Peter King. He was 91.
Continue ReadingBy Paula Newton, Lindsay Isaac and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — New information uncovered during a reopened investigation led to sexual assault charges being brought last week against five professional hockey players, four of whom are playing in the NHL, Canadian police said Monday, six years after the offense was allegedly committed. The case against
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Hockey Canada says all players from the 2018 world junior team remain suspended from representing the country in international play. That includes All-Stars Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche and Robert Thomas of the St. Louis Blues who were not among those charged in an investigation into sexual assault
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Personal Birth date: February 20, 1951 Birth place: Glasgow, Scotland Birth name: James Gordon Brown Father: John Brown, Church of Scotland minister Mother: Jessie Elizabeth “Bunty” (Souter) Brown Marriage: Sarah Macaulay (August 3, 2000-present) Children: James Fraser,
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MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A La Plata man was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 consecutive life sentences for more than a dozen child sex crimes. Howard Moots, 35, was found guilty by a Macon County jury on Oct. 20 for 15 counts of statutory sodomy and one count of second-degree child molestation. Moots had sexually
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of murdering two men in 2022 at a Jefferson City bar will be assigned a public defender after he was ruled to be indigent on Monday. Damien Davis, of Kansas City, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce and George Kittle are best of friends off the field and fierce competitors on it. The two tight ends, who have helped to change the way their position is played over the years, will meet again Sunday when Kelce and the Chiefs
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