By Jason Hanna and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Investigators have found the remains of a North Carolina woman reported missing last month, and a man who’d been found unresponsive in her vehicle has been arrested on a preliminary charge of murder, authorities said Thursday. The remains of Allisha Dene Watts, 39, have been found,
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Parking was restricted Thursday in part of Downtown Columbia in preparation for a street concert near the University of Missouri campus.
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Three people burglarized 18 cars in the Eagle Lakes, Southwinds, Bluegrass South and Liberty Landing subdivision areas of Ashland.
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads say a disagreement over whether they will be allowed to discipline some workers who use a government hotline to report safety concerns has kept them from following through on the promise they made back in March to join the program after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control said its application, “Show-Me ID” found 5,447 invalid IDs in June. The smartphone app was created as a partnership with The Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Safety and Traffic Division. The app was designed to help catch fake-ID’s of those trying to drink underage. The
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department is under a federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination. A Kansas City spokesperson confirmed the U.S. Department of Justice investigation to The Kansas City Star Thursday. Associated Press phone calls requesting comment from the federal agency were not immediately returned Thursday. Three Black firefighters
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge Bruins announced that Friday night’s season opener against Park Hill South will now be played at 8 p.m. due to the excessive heat lingering over Mid-Missouri. Many other schools announced the same change for Friday. You can find a full list of adjusted kickoff times below. Park Hill South
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — The warnings were there. Speculation about Yevgeny Prigozhin’s eventual fate began soon after his march on Russia two months ago. The Wagner chief may have initially survived the aftermath of his failed insurrection, but many had expressed doubts over his future. Two months after the aborted mutiny, the mercenary
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Two school districts in eastern Kentucky have canceled in-person classes this week after a rise in illnesses including Covid-19, respiratory viruses and strep among its students and staff, according to local officials. The Lee County School District, which enrolls just under 900 students, reported an 82% decrease in attendance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County convenience store owner pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to selling fake Juul pods. Rafiqul Khan pleaded guilty to two counts of selling counterfeit tobacco products, according to court documents. Both counts were misdemeanors. US Customs and Border Patrol agents intercepted two shipments in 2019 from Hong Kong
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Hours before former President Donald Trump was expected to turn himself in at the Fulton County Jail on charges related to his efforts to remain in power after his 2020 election loss, dozens of his supporters had already gathered Thursday morning outside the facility.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center was found dead at 8:03 a.m. Thursday, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Corrections. Robert Duda was found dead. He was 75 years old. The release states he died of natural causes. The release states he was serving a
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Solar Orbiter mission has discovered jets of material rapidly releasing from the sun’s outer atmosphere. Astronomers believe these jets could be the source of the solar wind, a stream of charged particles that continuously flows from the sun across the solar system. The jets of charged particles, called
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Two people were charged in connection with a scheme to smuggle drugs into the Oklahoma County Detention Center through the mail. In October, Oklahoma County Detention Center mail room personnel told investigators about two suspicious packages addressed to a detainee. A
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Former president Donald Trump is scheduled to be arraigned on federal charges related to efforts to block certification of the 2020 election.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LICKING, Mo. (AP) — An investigation continues into the death of a Missouri prison inmate — the third inmate to die at the same lockup this month and the eighth this year. Michael Hudson died Tuesday at a hospital after falling ill at the South Central Correctional Center in the town
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Faced with an extreme, fast-spreading drought and blistering heat, Houston public officials announced Wednesday that outdoor water restrictions are now mandatory across the city as water pressure drops. The city will enter the second stage of its drought contingency plan on Sunday, August 27, Houston officials
Continue ReadingBy Olga Voitovych, Julia Kesaieva and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A top Ukrainian official has detailed for the first time how a Russian helicopter pilot defected by flying his Mi-8, along with unsuspecting crew members, to Ukraine. In an interview with Radio Liberty, which is set to air later this week, the head of
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, the Elon Musk-run rocket and spacecraft company with extensive government contracts, for allegedly discriminating against refugees in its hiring practices. The suit claims that “from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from
Continue ReadingCNN, WCBS By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The woman who fatally shoved an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach in New York pleaded guilty to a first-degree manslaughter charge, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced Wednesday. Under the terms of her plea agreement, Lauren Pazienza will be sentenced to eight years in prison and
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