By The Associated Press MARTIN, Tenn. — Led by Jordan Sears’ 20 points, the UT Martin Skyhawks defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 84-58. The Skyhawks are now 11-9 on the season, while the Redhawks fell to 7-13.
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. trade body sounded an alarm Thursday that global trade is being disrupted by attacks in the Red Sea, the war in Ukraine, and low water levels in the Panama Canal. Jan Hoffmann, a trade expert at the body known as UNCTAD, warned Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi, Sania Farooqui, Michael Rios and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A top Pakistan official on Thursday accused India of killing two Pakistani nationals on its soil, citing what he called “a pattern” of alleged Indian assassination plots overseas and raising tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals. In a news conference, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — “Australia Day is Dead!” Indigenous activist Gwenda Stanley chants into the loudspeaker, as a crowd of thousands breaks into applause. It’s Australia’s national day, but the crowd in central Sydney seethes in anger and cheers in solidarity with Indigenous Australians, many of whom view January 26 as nothing
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press BROOKINGS, S.D. — Led by Luke Appel’s 19 points, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits defeated the Kansas City Roos 75-66 on Thursday night. The Jackrabbits are now 12-9 with the win and the Kangaroos dropped to 8-13.
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California’s governing board has postponed for a year a vote on a plan to allow immigrant students who lack legal status to apply for university jobs. The Board of Regents voted 9-6 on Thursday to shelve the plan until 2025 amid shouts
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The owners of Audrain Community Hospital in Mexico laid off much of their staff Wednesday and closed the facility.
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are a plus-140 favorite at FanDuel Sportsbook to win it all. San Francisco would be favored over either team that comes out of the AFC title game — Baltimore by 1 1/2 points or Kansas City by three points. The 49ers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman girls basketball team is making the short trip down Providence Road for a showdown with Rock Bridge on Thursday night. The Kewpies enter this contest with a 14-5 record, and the Bruins hold a 13-3 overall record this season. Rock Bridge has won its last 11 meetings with Hickman. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department, along with Cole County EMS, is wanting to hire a consulting firm to look at its current 911 communications operation. Currently, Jefferson City Police and EMS have two separate 911 call center locations. When a medical call comes in to police, it gets transferred to EMS.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia firefighters were seen in south Columbia on Thursday evening after a vehicle was seen laying upside down in 3600 block of Bethel Street. A second vehicle was also seen upright in the street. Boone County Joint Communications sent a message at 6:08 p.m. stating there was a vehicle collision in the
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man was found guilty of second-degree murder on Thursday in the 2021 road rage shooting on a Southern California highway that left a 6-year-old boy dead, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. A jury also found Marcus Anthony Eriz, 26, guilty of shooting into an
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, POOL, LEOS FAMILY, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, CNN By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man was found guilty of second-degree murder on Thursday in the 2021 road rage shooting on a Southern California highway that left a 6-year-old boy dead, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. A jury also found
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios, Tara John, Taylor Ward, Veronica Calderon, Ana Melgar Zuniga and Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Colombia declared a disaster situation on Thursday due to wildfires raging across several parts of the country, as the president warned the conditions could get worse. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro declared a “situation of disaster and calamity,”
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The four remaining teams in the NFL playoffs may have a lesson to offer. The Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs have all reached this point after making significant investments at positions that aren’t always prioritized around the league. The Lions drafted a running
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was arrested in a multi-county chase that led to a lockdown at the North Callaway School District on Wednesday has been charged in two counties. Colby Joe Schooling, 34, was charged in Audrain County with first-degree kidnapping, resisting arrest, driving without a license, failure to yield and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Missouri Senate says she would like to expel a conservative GOP colleague who has been bogging down work in the chamber. The remarks Thursday by Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin were aimed at GOP Sen. Bill Eigel, one of
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Nearly a third, or 28%, of Gen Z adults in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, a larger share than older generations, according to a new report by PRRI, a nonprofit that conducts research on religion, values and public policy. The report, titled “A political and cultural glimpse into America’s future,” sought to highlight
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — After completing 72 historic flights on Mars over three years, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission has ended. Originally designed as an experiment, Ingenuity became the first aircraft to operate and fly on another world, lifting off on April 19, 2021. Imagery and data returned to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night, marking the nation’s first known execution using nitrogen gas. Smith, who was sentenced to death for his role in a 1988 murder for hire and already survived a botched execution attempt by lethal injection, was at the center of
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