JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Emergency Services is encountering “unexpected challenges” in adding a new Safe Haven Baby Box to its Adams Street location. Cole County EMS Chief Eric Hoy said building architects determined the location they want to put the box needs modifications. “The installation documents from Safe Haven were provided to the
Continue ReadingPor Anabella Gonzalez y Valeria León, CNN en Español Diana Relojes cuenta que dejó Cuba para abrirse paso y buscar una vida mejor. Su idea nunca fue establecerse en Ciudad de México: era un destino transitorio. Al igual que otras dos migrantes que dieron su testimonio a CNN –una de Venezuela, la otra de Haití–
Continue ReadingPor Laura Paddison Luke Snyder, CNN Europa se encamina a su peor temporada de incendios forestales registrada, mientras vastas zonas del continente —que incluye algunas de Francia, España, Albania, Portugal y Grecia— combaten incendios feroces y mortales con temperaturas que superan los 38 °C. Los incendios forestales no son inusuales en Europa, pero la crisis
Continue ReadingBy Mickey Adams Click here for updates on this story HOLLISTER, California (KION) — A dog at the center of a potential abandonment investigation has been found with the owners coming forward to say it was all a misunderstanding. According to the Hollister Police Department, the owners who are not from Hollister said they were
Continue ReadingPor Arlette Saenz y Steve Contorno, CNN Los legisladores demócratas de Texas están llevando a cabo una reunión privada para discutir los próximos pasos, mientras evalúan cuánto tiempo más permanecer fuera del estado y bloquear un nuevo mapa electoral, dijeron a CNN tres fuentes cercanas al grupo. Las deliberaciones se producen mientras los republicanos de
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission on Tuesday approved changes to the senior property tax freeze voters OK’d last week. Approved senior will not see their real estate taxes increase because of debt levies. Currently, all debt levies in Boone County are held by school districts and fire districts, according to previous reporting. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Charges have been filed against the man involved in an hours-long standoff at Stephens Lake Park on Monday. Tre’Shon Terrell Smith, of Columbia, is charged with third-degree assault of a special victim, fourth-degree assault, first- and second-degree property damage and resisting arrest. Two of the charges are felonies. The probable cause statement says
Continue ReadingPor Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El informe del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. sobre los derechos humanos en el mundo correspondiente a 2024 incluye críticas hacia países con cuyos gobiernos el presidente Donald Trump mantiene tensiones y, en contraste, omite señalar problemas denunciados por algunos ciudadanos y organizaciones civiles en países con gobiernos aliados.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University’s largest dorm has reopened. The $23 million renovation for Dawson Hall is complete ahead of student move-in this week. The building holds 360 beds. New additions include individual HVAC controls for dorm rooms, private bathrooms and new laundry facilities. Officials in 2022 told ABC 17 News the construction would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sewer repairs will close a portion of Ashley Street in Columbia next week, according to a press release from the city. The closure will begin at 7 a.m. Monday and is expected to be done by 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, the release says. The release says the Go COMO orange route
Continue ReadingPor Associated Press Un inversor y agente inmobiliario de Hawai demandó a Shohei Ohtani, alegando que la estrella de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles y su agente provocaron su despido de un proyecto inmobiliario de lujo de US$ 240 millones en la codiciada Costa Hapuna de la Isla Grande, para cuya promoción había sido contratado.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Delmar Cobble School in Columbia is among the number of schools for disabled children around the state to permanently close, according to a Tuesday press release from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The DESE Board decided on Tuesday to close six buildings that were already “temporarily consolidated due to staff
Continue ReadingPor Victoria Butenko y Lauren Kent, CNN El presidente de Ucrania Volodymyr Zelensky prometió este martes no entregar territorio del este de Ucrania a Rusia y advirtió que abandonar la región del Donbás abriría la puerta para que el presidente de Rusia Vladímir Putin “inicie una tercera guerra” en Ucrania. La advertencia de Zelensky llega
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CNN By Kristen Holmes, Kevin Liptak, and David Brooks, CNN (CNN) — American officials scrambling this weekend to identify and lock down a venue for Friday’s summit between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart quickly discovered a major snag: summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host
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By Kristen Holmes, Kevin Liptak, and David Brooks, CNN (CNN) — American officials scrambling this weekend to identify and lock down a venue for Friday’s summit between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart quickly discovered a major snag: summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has pleaded guilty to committing an armed robbery earlier this year. Gerion Young, 26, pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery on Tuesday. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was previously charged with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of
Continue ReadingPor Jennifer Hansler y Kylie Atwood, CNN El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. publicó este martes una versión reducida de su informe anual destinado a catalogar las preocupaciones sobre derechos humanos en países de todo el mundo. El informe abarca el año 2024, antes de que el presidente Trump asumiera su segundo mandato, y fuentes
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By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — An American woman who was hired by her British lover as a would-be assassin, but then botched the attack and spent five years on the run, has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder. Aimee Betro, 44, from Wisconsin, attempted to shoot a man dead outside his home in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton woman was charged in Callaway County on Tuesday with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Stephanie Deere, 27, is being held at the Callaway County Jail on a $10,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause statement says Deere and a witness brought the child
Continue ReadingBy Burt Levine Click here for updates on this story August 12, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the ever-evolving story of Houston’s educational and civic leadership, Dr. Cynthia Lenton Gary is writing chapters of purpose, progress, and power. As a Houston City College (formerly Houston Community College) Trustee, Dr. Lenton Gary has not only
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