By MARIAM FAM Associated Press There’s the Tunisian woman who fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, though not for God. The Iraqi woman who, until recently, wore a hijab. And a man whose Egyptian identity card still identifies him as “Muslim.” Such are the ways that some of the religiously unaffiliated, or “nones”
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Akanksha Sharma and Sania Farooqui, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 people are missing in India’s northeast after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst, leading to flash floods which ripped through the Himalayan state of Sikkim Wednesday, killing at least 19 and washing away roads and bridges, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The Northern Hemisphere may be transitioning into fall, but there has been no let up from extreme heat. New data shows last month was the hottest September – the fourth consecutive month of such unprecedented heat – putting 2023 firmly on track to be the hottest year in recorded
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — The city of Seattle has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to the family of a man who died after medics waited to enter his home because his apartment was marked with an outdated “caution note,” according to the family’s attorney. William Yurek died in November 2021 at age
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A special prosecutor said he will start his review of a deadly Columbia police shooting that happened in August. Police were called twice to The Landing — an apartment complex on Campusview Drive in south Columbia — on Aug. 4. A man who reported being suicidal was killed after shooting at officers,
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — More than 40 firearms and 10 high-capacity magazines that belonged to a suspect in New York’s Gilgo Beach killings appear to be illegally possessed, prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday in Suffolk County. The firearms came to light after lawyers for Rex Heuermann, charged with murder in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of deceptive businesses pleaded guilty to several charges on Tuesday. Mark Doninelli, 47, was charged with five counts of forgery, four counts of second-degree odometer fraud, deceptive business practice, intent to defraud by failing to make a sales tax return, stealing a motor vehicle and stealing involving a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Maybe there’s too much Taylor, not enough Travis. Travis Kelce agreed Wednesday with the idea that NFL TV coverage has been “overdoing it” with the amount of times Taylor Swift has been on screen while attending his Kansas City Chiefs’ games the last two weeks. Swift was in a suite Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Two children were found locked inside a barn in West Virginia without any running water or bathroom facilities and their adoptive parents are now facing felony child neglect charges, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says. An investigation was launched Monday just before 6 p.m. after authorities received a 911
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri will not seek the death penalty against a Jefferson City man accused of a 2021 Memorial Day weekend shooting at Lazy Gators Camden County Prosecutor Richelle Grosvenor on Tuesday filed a notice of intent to waive the death penalty against Chad Tariq Brewer. Brewer, 31, was charged with first-degree murder,
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HERMANN, Mo. (KMIZ) The criminal case for the man accused of shooting and killing a Hermann police sergeant in March will be moved to Franklin County. Kenneth Lee Simpson, 35, of Steelville, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of armed-criminal action, first-degree assault, two counts of unlawful gun possession, unlawful possession of an illegal
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Columbia College will slash its workforce as part of a restructuring meant to adapt to changes in higher education, the private college said in a statement Wednesday.
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Lawmakers, business leaders and business owners from across Missouri gathered for a discussion on an issue plaguing Missouri’s economy: child care.
Continue ReadingWESH, APOPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Jason Hanna and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old youth football player has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding two fellow players at practice in Florida on Monday night, authorities said. The child shot two 13-year-olds at a recreation complex in Apopka, just outside Orlando, after
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A lawyer for a Columbia restauranteur accused of arson in southeast Missouri is trying to negotiate her surrender in Boone County, court documents show.
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in an RV fire on Tuesday on Interstate 70 in Cooper County near mile marker 107, according to a Cooper County Fire Protection District official. According to an email from Cooper County Fire Protection spokesperson William Johnson, an RV blew a tire on the back, passenger side of
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Meaningful progress has been made in the negotiations between the striking United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three auto companies. That’s according to a person with direct knowledge of the talks, who said some offers had been exchanged. Another said there was more movement in talks
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Amir Vera, CNN (CNN) — Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, one of the many characters in Netflix’s “Tiger King,” has been indicted on wildlife trafficking charges after an investigation by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring. Antle owns a private zoo in South Carolina called Myrtle Beach Safari, which was featured in “Tiger King.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of informational meetings will be hosted by the Missouri Department of Transportation later this month to give an update on a study of Highway 54 improvements between Mexico and Louisiana, according to a Wednesday press release. The open-house meetings will be held: 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the Community
Continue ReadingBy GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — There’s no denying that passing the football is exciting to watch if done right. That success depends on having a good running game, as most coaches will tell you. Five of the Southeastern Conference’s seven ranked teams are doing their part toward establishing that
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