COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It can happen to anyone. Forty-eight-year-old Jennifer Brooks didn’t think being out of breath would lead to a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis. “I was a little out of breath, my heart was racing a little bit, so I was thinking maybe it was perimenopause or menopause,” said Brooks. “It just didn’t seem
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters and medics on Tuesday afternoon responded to Capen Park in Columbia after a man fell from a hiking trail. According to the Columbia Fire Department, crews were called at 3:40 p.m. after receiving a report that a man had fallen about 30 feet off a cliff after rocks gave way. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged after a several-hour standoff last August at Stephens Lake Park was sentenced on Monday. Tre’shon Smith, 22, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to two felonies and “a series of misdemeanors” in the case, according to a Tuesday press release from Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson’s Office. Court records
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used in background research of this article. The leader of an Amish community who was accused of sexual abuse and forced labor at a rural retreat asked a Cooper County judge to get in contact with his family during a status hearing on Tuesday. Sam Shetler, 42, faces
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By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has asked European allies for a lot lately – the use of military bases, the potential relocation of missile defense systems and generally stronger support for US military action against Iran. Many responses have been lukewarm, with allies offering limited defensive support but also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly stabbed someone with a box cutter knife at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday. Robert Cross, 42, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and an initial court
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! You’ve probably heard the mantra “Attitude is everything.” That appears to be especially true when it comes to aging well. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ ‘Conversion therapy’ The Supreme Court endorsed a religious counselor’s challenge to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said Tuesday that her office is suing a distributor for selling an unregulated drug. Hanaway said the state is suing American Shaman and its affiliated companies under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, claiming that its sales of kratom and 7-OH in gas stations and other stores
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man on Monday allegedly admitted to stealing two vehicles and ramming one of them into the garage doors of multiple businesses. Raymond Thomas, 19, was charged on Tuesday in Randolph County with second-degree burglary, stealing a vehicle, first-degree property damage and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. He is
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By Abeer Salman, Zeena Saifi, Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Israeli settlers returned to the West Bank village of Tayasir on Wednesday to build a new illegal settler outpost on its outskirts, days after a separate one was dismantled following a CNN report covering its establishment. Local residents and eyewitnesses told CNN settlers
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By Danny Freeman, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to comply with a subpoena from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeking a list of Jewish community members in what the federal government says is an effort to combat antisemitism on the Ivy League campus. The university had
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By Manuela Castro, Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — Along Vespucio Sur Avenue, one of the main strips of Santiago, Chile, a massive real estate billboard advertises a new housing complex: “Green areas, barbecue space, pet-friendly sector.” The growing focus on spaces for pets as a major real estate selling point for couples has spread across
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a key part of President Trump’s executive order targeting NPR and PBS was unconstitutional, blocking the administration from denying federal funds based on editorial viewpoint. The ruling will not reverse the Trump-led campaign to strip NPR and PBS stations of federal funding.
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By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump from moving ahead with any further work on a massive new $400 million ballroom on the former site of the White House East Wing. “The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second time this week, Camdenton Schools was at the center of a school threat. Camdenton Police said in a news release that three students reported receiving a bomb threat over the phone. The caller said he was “going to bomb the school and no one would escape,” according to police.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the late US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Personal Birth date: April 20, 1920 Death date: July 16, 2019 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: John Paul Stevens Father: Ernest James Stevens, hotelier Mother: Elizabeth (Street) Stevens Marriages: Maryan (Mulholland) Stevens
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used in background research for this article One of the men accused of robbing the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville last week pleaded not guilty at his first court appearance Tuesday. Benjamin Michael-Dass Charles, 21, of Columbia, appeared by video feed from the Cooper County Jail. Charles
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By Tal Shalev, CNN Metula, Northern Israel (CNN) — From the border communities of northern Israel, the rooftops of Lebanese villages are visible in an area the Israeli government now holds as a “security buffer zone.” And for more than 60,000 Israelis living in the frontier towns, the war with Hezbollah is not a distant
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By Holly Yan, Meridith Edwards, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Days after Tiger Woods was found at the scene of a rollover crash with what an arrest affidavit said were prescription painkillers in his pocket, the golf legend said he was “stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment” and focus on his
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Board of Directors of the Downtown Jefferson City Conference Center Community Improvement District will hold a meeting Tuesday morning. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. in the Boone Bancroft Room of City Hall. The board for “The District” is scheduled to discuss several matters related to the downtown conference
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