COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bench trial has been scheduled for a case surrounding a Missouri law that bans gender-affirming care for minors and some adults. The 10-day trial schedule was decided on Thursday and is set to begin Sept. 23, according to Casenet. The ACLU had announced the lawsuit on July 25 after Gov. Mike
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just weeks after signing a contract extension with Mizzou, defensive coordinator Blake Baker is headed to LSU. He will serve, once again, as a defensive coordinator for a Tiger team, after two years in Columbia. It is LSU head coach Brian Kelly’s first move since firing his entire defensive staff at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motion to reduce the bond for a Columbia man accused in a June homicide on Dove Drive was denied on Friday. Ja’Shaun Barney, 18, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in relation to the shooting death of Deshon Joseph Houston, 33, who was found dead
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT JABLON The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Researchers say underwater dump sites off the Los Angeles coast contain World War II-era munitions including depth charges and smoke devices. Results of an April survey of the sites were announced Friday. The survey used high-definition video on a limited portion of the vast dumping
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines flight was diverted to a Texas airport mid-flight this week after a passenger punched a flight attendant multiple times and assaulted at least one police officer, according to court documents. The plane, which was headed to Bozeman, Montana, from Dallas, landed at an airport in Amarillo on Wednesday after the flight crew declared a Level 2 threat due to a physical
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The City of Columbia found traces of so-called “forever chemicals” in its water after testing the city well field for the first time.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired right-handed reliever Andrew Kittredge from the Tampa Bay Rays for outfielder Richie Palacios in an attempt to fortify their bullpen, which was a major contributor to a disappointing 2022 season. The 33-year-old Kittredge was an All-Star in 2021, when he appeared in a career-high 57
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs and Royals said announced Friday that both franchises would remain in Jackson County, where Arrowhead and Kauffman stadiums are located, if voters approve the extension of a sales tax that has long paid for their upkeep. The stadiums opened in the early
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired professional golfer Jack Nicklaus. Personal Birth date: January 21, 1940 Birth place: Columbus, Ohio Birth name: Jack William Nicklaus Father: Louis Charles Nicklaus Jr., a pharmacist Mother: Helen (Schoener) Nicklaus Marriage: Barbara Jean (Bash) Nicklaus (July 23, 1960-present) Children: Michael, Gary, Nancy,
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Suspended Callaway County sheriff Clay Chism continues to collect pay from the county weeks after admitting to driving while intoxicated.
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — The White House has convened a last-minute meeting to discuss a private mission to the moon — set to launch in days — after the largest group of Native Americans in the United States asked the administration to delay the flight because it will be carrying cremated human remains
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man died in a single-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday morning on County Road 1160 in Phelps County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Ryan Curtis was pronounced dead at the scene by the Phelps County coroner. He was 33. The crash report states that he
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales and Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — A suspected gunman is in custody after a triple shooting Friday morning in suburban Atlanta, leaving one person dead, according to authorities. “All local lockdowns have been lifted at this time,” a Friday evening update from the Forest Park Police Department stated. The man was captured after
Continue ReadingCNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Wayne LaPierre, the leader of the National Rifle Association of America who served for decades as a fierce protector of the Second Amendment, advocating for firearms owners and manufacturers, announced his resignation on Friday – days before his civil trial is set to begin. LaPierre is stepping down
Continue ReadingCNN By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — More than 80 years have passed since a racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s family home in Fort Worth, Texas, but the 97-year-old said she still remembers the White crowd that forced her family out of their home. “Our parents worked real hard … and then they bought this house on Annie
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Wayne LaPierre, the leader of the National Rifle Association of America who served for decades as a fierce protector of the Second Amendment, advocating for firearms owners and manufacturers, announced his resignation on Friday – days before his civil trial is set to begin. LaPierre is
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Facts Started as an al Qaeda splinter group. Also known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Islamic State (IS). ISIS aims to create an Islamic state called a caliphate across Iraq, Syria and beyond. The
Continue ReadingBy Jaide Timm-Garcia and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A former Alabama police officer was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man outside his home, Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson said Friday. An Alabama grand jury indicted Mac Bailey Marquette, 23, on Thursday, Anderson said at a news conference. Marquette
Continue ReadingNEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC By Alisha Ebrahimji and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the US-Mexico border — and in US cities where many asylum seekers are being sent. Here are the latest developments: After attempting to pump the brakes on “rogue buses” from Texas dropping off migrants by the
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — More details are coming out about a man accused of punching a flight attendant on an American Airlines plane this week. When he was being arrested in Amarillo, Texas, he spit on police officers and kicked one in the groin. That’s according to an FBI agent’s account, which was unsealed by early
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