CNN, WSFA By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Christal Hayes, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have issued arrest warrants after a chaotic brawl broke out Saturday on a popular riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, with punches thrown, people hit with chairs and at least one person tossed into the water. The melee began
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A damaged traffic signal in near the Columbia Library may not be fixed until late this week. A traffic signal at South Garth Avenue and West Broadway Street began operating as an all-way stop on Friday after a crash. One of the traffic signals became damaged from tjhe crash, according to an
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to say the city will be holding a press conference to give an update on the process. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Jefferson City will be holding a press conference about the search process for the new city administrator. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, the city will hold a press
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. independent investigator on human rights says Eritrean refugees and asylum-seekers report that during compulsory national service they experienced torture, inhumane or degrading treatment, sexual and gender-based violence, forced labor and abusive conditions. Mohamed Babiker says Eritrea has a policy of indefinite national service
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Following his debut solo tour earlier this year, Suga, the K-pop superstar rapper/singer/songwriter, has become the third member of BTS to begin South Korea’s compulsory military service. “We would like to inform our fans that SUGA has initiated the military enlistment process by applying for
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen at underground launch control centers at a Montana nuclear missile base where a striking number of men and women have reported cancer diagnoses. A new cleanup effort has been ordered. The discovery “is the first from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Louisiana man was booked into the Boone County Jail on Sunday night after a child-molestation charge was filed in June. Forrest D. Stevens, 61, of Hammond, Louisiana, was charged on June 1 with first-degree child molestation. He is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond. An court appearance was
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Colombia reached the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in the country’s history after a nervy 1-0 victory over Jamaica in Melbourne on Tuesday, while France confidently knocked out Morocco to reach the last eight. Catalina Usme brilliantly scored the winner for Colombia and, in the process,
Continue ReadingBy Djenane Villanueva and Karol Suarez, CNN (CNN) — Crowds of people accompanied the coffin of soccer player Jesus Lopez Ortiz in Guanacaste, northeastern Costa Rica, last week after his death following a crocodile attack. “Today we said goodbye to you ‘Chucho’; today, around a thousand people accompany you representing all your friends, family, and
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State Police say nearly all of the teenage campers involved in a YMCA camp bus crash on Friday have been released to their families. Police said in a statement on Monday that troopers over the weekend continued investigating the cause of Friday’s bus crash that resulted in everyone on the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A Black mother is suing the city of Detroit and a Detroit Police Department detective after she was falsely arrested while eight months pregnant by officers using “an unreliable facial recognition match,” a federal lawsuit filed Thursday says. Porcha Woodruff, 32, was home around 8 a.m. on February 16,
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Christal Hayes, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have issued arrest warrants after a chaotic brawl broke out Saturday on a popular riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, with punches thrown, people hit with chairs and at least one person tossed into the water. The melee began when a
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro took office laying out ambitious goals for the nation’s first leftist government. He said his agenda would provide Colombians with a “second opportunity” to end decades of internal violence and promised that his “government of change” would tackle inequalities by increasing spending
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The family of the 22-year-old man who died Friday during an officer-involved shooting in Columbia has hired a lawyer and sent a letter to Columbia Mayor Barbra Buffaloe.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Abu Dhabi (CNN) — Un oso que era transportado en un vuelo de Iraqi Airways, desde Bagdad a Dubai, generó retrasos este viernes después de que se escapara de una caja en la bodega de carga. Iraqi Airways emitió una disculpa luego de que circulara un video en internet en el que un
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Boone County deputies have arrested a Columbia man accused of stealing from gambling machines at convenience stores in Cooper and Callaway counties.
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A teenager died Saturday night in a motorcycle accident in Columbia.
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled Tuesday following a round of severe storms that hammered the eastern United Sates. More than 350 flights were canceled Tuesday, with another 2,200 delayed, according to data from FlightAware. It’s a significant improvement from Monday when 8,200 flights
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Barton County man has been charged after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment in Cooper County. John William Couzens, 56, of Lamar, was charged Monday with stealing more than $750. He is being held at the Cass County Jail and a $5,000 bond was. A court date has
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At least two people died, thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed, and more than 1.1 million homes and businesses lost power Monday as severe storms, including hail and lightning, moved through the eastern U.S. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch
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