NEWS 12 WESTCHESTER, INC., INNOCENCE PROJECT, CNN By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Nearly five decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape, a New York judge has overturned the conviction of Leonard Mack following new DNA testing that eliminated him as the perpetrator and identified a different man who has since confessed to the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Three men on board an inflatable catamaran were pulled from the sea in the early hours of Wednesday after “several shark attacks” left their vessel partially sunken off the Australian northeastern coast. Two Russians and one French national, ages 28 to 63, were on board the boat as it
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has taken mixed positions on its policies involving Haiti – with one federal agency warning that the Caribbean country is too dangerous for US citizens, while another agency deports Haitians back to the violence-torn country. Violence in Haiti during the second quarter of
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — Moscow’s forces have started covering some of their attack aircraft with car tires, in what experts say could be a makeshift attempt to protect them from Ukrainian drone strikes that have had increased recent success in targeting Russian military airports. Satellite imagery from Maxar of Engels
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The Columbia City Council is expected at its meeting Monday to review its collective bargaining agreement with the Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 955 for a four-year labor contract.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thunderstorms hit parts of Mid-Missouri on Tuesday evening, resulting in significant power outages for some counties. Co-Mo Electric Cooperative customers in Morgan County were hit early in the evening with outages, as the cooperative reported 930 outages in the county by 10:20 p.m., with 774 coming from Co-Mo Electric Cooperative and 156
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gregory Santos balked with the bases-loaded as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-6Tuesday night. The Royals overcame a 6-0 deficit to claim their first series win since July 28-Aug. 3. The Royals entered the ninth trailing 6-5. Nick Loftin reached on
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — US officials have warned North Korea it will “pay a price” if it strikes an arms deal with Russia, after saying that negotiations were “advancing” between the two nations. If Pyongyang provides weapons to Moscow to use in the war against Ukraine, it is “not going to reflect well
Continue ReadingCNN By Mick Krever and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN. Video by Oscar Featherstone (CNN) — The footage is mundane and revelatory all at once. The hallway, filmed from an unmoving closed-circuit camera, appears unremarkable. It’s the point in time, and the people in the former children’s hospital, that make the hours and hours of video from
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler O’Neill and Nolan Gorman hit early two-run homers to spoil Michael Soroka’s promotion to Atlanta and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Braves 10-6. Braves manager Brian Snitker says Soroka suffered numbers in his fingers in the start and is headed toward the injured list.
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN. Video by Oscar Featherstone (CNN) — The footage is mundane and revelatory all at once. The hallway, filmed from an unmoving closed-circuit camera, appears unremarkable. It’s the point in time, and the people in the former children’s hospital, that make the hours and hours of video from this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With severe storms expected to roll through Mid-Missouri on Tuesday evening, utility and restoration companies are preparing for the chance of having to restore power throughout the area. “The lightning we really can’t control and that’s probably one of the biggest issues with storms like this,” said Laura Baker, who is the
Continue ReadingCNN By David Williams and Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — When you think of flamingos, the images that come to mind are probably of African water holes, the Caribbean, Florida – or almost anywhere else other than Waynesville, Ohio. So, when Jacob Roalef saw Facebook posts about flamingos at Ceasar Creek State Park, near Dayton,
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New regulations on short-term rentals have gone into effect in New York City. Officials and housing advocates pushing for the new rules say they’re necessary to protect the city’s housing stock and to stop apartments from becoming de facto hotels. But Airbnb says the regulations that
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The prisoner who is now the subject of a massive manhunt after escaping from a Pennsylvania prison late last month had killed his ex-girlfriend in a brutal 2021 stabbing in front of her two young children, authorities say. Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a 34-year-old who was convicted in the killing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Researchers at the University of Missouri will study one of the country’s first autonomous tractors, according to a Tuesday press release from the University. MU received the tractor Monarch MK-V within the past month, the release states. The tractor is part of a grant awarded by the Department of Agriculture. According to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said that his team will be moving forward with St. Louis-native Brady Cook as the starting quarterback for the 2023 season. He added that backup quarterback Sam Horn will still get opportunities for growth. Drinkwitz said not much will change in the quarterback room, as Cook had
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The man accused of brandishing a rifle outside Eastside Tavern on Saturday night has now been charged with three felonies, including making a terroristic threat.
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After suffering about $100,000 in damage from a fire in April, Trinity Lutheran Church and School welcomed students back to class Tuesday.
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert day beginning at 5:00 tonight through 2:00 Wednesday morning for the potential of strong to severe storms. SETUP: A cold front currently situated just to the west in Kansas looks to shift to the east as the day continues making its way into Mid-Missouri
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