By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil offloaded its cargo near Texas on Sunday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in the Persian Gulf over it. Ship-tracking data analyzed by The Associated Press showed the
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The Columbia City Council is considering purchasing of the historic McKinney building at the council meeting set for Monday at 7 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Francisco Lindor had four hits and stole home, Daniel Vogelbach hit a grand slam and the New York Mets won their fourth straight game, routing the St. Louis Cardinals 13-2 Saturday night. DJ Stewart and Pete Alonso also homered. Kodai Senga (10-6) allowed one run on two
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday. Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, said
Continue ReadingBy JAMES KAY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger homered twice and Justin Steele pitched six effective innings, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4. Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki each hit a sacrifice fly for 63-59 Chicago, which had dropped three of four. The Cubs are fighting for playoff positioning
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The summer of 2023 may be drawing to a close — but the extreme heat is not: More record-shattering temperatures — this time across Texas — are expected Saturday and Sunday as the U.S. continues to bake. Highs of 109 degrees Fahrenheit (42.8 degrees Celsius) forecast
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The summer of 2023 may be drawing to a close — but the extreme heat is not: More record-shattering temperatures — this time across Texas — are expected Saturday and Sunday as the U.S. continues to bake. Highs of 109 degrees Fahrenheit (42.8 degrees Celsius) forecast
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation has not yet set a date for the demolition of the old Rocheport Bridge, but said it will be sometime in September. Saturday morning, MoDOT and consultant team Lunda held a meeting at the A-Frame in Rocheport to discuss the progress of the Rocheport Bridges construction. MoDOT
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground when he ordered the raid of a weekly newspaper, experts said, but it may have been a criminal violation of civil rights, a former federal prosecutor added, saying: “I’d probably have
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The decorated French general in charge of the ambitious, big-budget restoration of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has died. Jean-Louis Georgelin was 74. President Emmanuel Macron called him one of France’s “greatest soldiers, greatest servants.” Georgelin previously served as chief of France’s general staff among other senior military positions. Macron pulled
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Courthouse has been standing in Jefferson City for more than 100 years, but it’s beginning to be in need some some repairs. During Tuesday’s Cole County Commission meeting, Judge Jon Beetem made a presentation about repairs to the courthouse, which included the main courtroom on the third floor.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been updated for a man accused of killing his child and abandoning the corpse. Staffone Fountain, 31, of Independence, was previously charged with first-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse. He is now charged with second-degree murder, abandoning a corpse and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Fountain’s attorney
Continue ReadingCNN By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender identity to gifted fifth-graders – the latest salvo in a nationwide clash over how issues like gender and race are discussed in public school classrooms. The Cobb County
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Supreme Court of Justice has granted a permanent injunction to the party of progressive presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo. The ruling blocking a lower court’s order last month to suspend the party’s legal status came Friday, just two days before the presidential runoff election. Court
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Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect Ida Wolf passed away, after ABC 17 News received more information from law enforcement. CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 83-year-old woman died after she was injured in a one-vehicle crash Thursday in Moniteau County. Ida Wolf, of California, Missouri, died, according to a Friday night email from a
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RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were hurt – one seriously – in a one-vehicle crash Friday in Randolph County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred as a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer – driven by Rachelle Tolson-Galbreath, 56, of Macon – was heading northbound on Highway 63 and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Friday approved a new version of its school resource officer agreement with the Columbia Police Department. The board took it up after the city’s legal department made some suggestions following Monday’s vote. It now goes to the City Council for approval on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Deputy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Advocates against sexual assault say the coming weeks are a ‘Red Zone’ period where students are more vulnerable to sexual assault. Advocates are offering advice on preventing assault, asking for consent and resources for victims. “There is something that is called the Red Zone,” Nightcap CEO Shirah Bernard said. “It’s a period
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As University of Missouri students move in to begin the school year, one thing on both parents’ and students’ minds is safety.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday marked the 20th anniversary of a day when Columbia almost lost one of its most well-known establishments. On Aug. 18, 2003, The Heidelberg in Downtown Columbia caught fire. Seventy firefighters responded and it nearly three hours to put out. Firefighters said at the time that an electrical malfunction in the ceiling above a
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