WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration finally has a Senate-confirmed leader. The Senate voted 98-0 on Tuesday to approve President Joe Biden’s nominee for FAA administrator, Michael Whitaker. He’s the chief operating officer of a Hyundai affiliate that is developing an air taxi. Before that, he was the deputy FAA administrator. The FAA hasn’t
Continue Reading By Sara Smart and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An airport in Houston temporarily grounded all flights on Tuesday after two private jets collided on its tarmac, officials said. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m. CT when a twin-engine jet departed “without permission” from the William P. Hobby Airport runway and collided with another
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw, Missouri, man with federal charges who escaped from the Phelps County Jail last month has been indicted, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Jonathan S. O’Dell, 33, was charged earlier this month with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest. A court date
Continue Reading By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a hospital in August with stomach distress. Authorities say Connor Bowman, 30, tried to stop the autopsy on
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, Jean Casarez and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot’s recent confession that he killed Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005 was years in the making, after investigators compiled detailed case files and, more recently, got the blessing of Holloway’s mother for a related plea deal. Van der
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s House speaker says he’s returning money to the state after inappropriately taking reimbursements for hotels and other expenses. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Tuesday reported Speaker Dean Plocher so far has repaid the House $3,379. The Missouri Independent first reported years of expenses that Plocher has gotten state reimbursement
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The City said residents near the area may have low water pressure or water discoloration due to the break.
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has struck down recent provisions of New York City’s gun restrictions as unconstitutional, saying officials have been allowed too much discretion to deny gun permits to people deemed “not of good moral character.” The ruling made Tuesday pertained to a lawsuit filed in
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Scientists, lawmakers and those who make their living from Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay are teaming up to hunt for the reason why quahogs appear to be on the decline. On Tuesday a special commission held a hearing to study the reduced catch. The panel is looking at a range of
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sedalia police arrested a Raytown man early Tuesday after he allegedly shot a gun several times in a hotel room, according to a press release from the Sedalia Police Department. Richard Ballenger, 43, was charged later on Tuesday with drug possession, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree property
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View a livestream of the scene in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia Public Schools bus was involved in an accident Tuesday near Providence Road, north of Business Loop 70. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said in an email that the crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. Baumstark later said in a second email
Continue Reading SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — Chiefs wide receiver Justyn Ross has pleaded not guilty to charges of misdemeanor domestic battery and criminal damage to property and was expected to be released later in the day after posting $2,500 bond. Ross is due again in court on Dec. 4. The Chiefs said they were aware of his
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman was charged on Monday after she was accused of stealing $52,518.31in welfare benefits. Taylor Allee, 31, was charged with stealing more than $25,000 and unlawfully receiving more than $750 of public assistance. A criminal summons was issued on Tuesday and an initial court appearance was scheduled for
Continue Reading By Kia Fatahi and Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — A member of a neo-Nazi group was arrested Friday after attempting to burn down a church in Ohio that was planning to host a drag show event, according to court documents. Aimenn D. Penny, 20, of Alliance, Ohio, has been charged in the US District Court
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former cast member of the reality TV show “Basketball Wives LA” has been sentenced to four years in prison for 15 fraud-related felonies, including schemes connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brittish Williams of St. Louis was sentenced Thursday. She pleaded guilty in May to five
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Aviation experts say the incident in which an off-duty pilot tried to disable a jetliner in midflight renews questions about the threat posed by insiders — airline workers who have special access to places where passengers can’t go. Incidents like the one Sunday on a Horizon Air flight on
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Coach Kyle Shanahan saw the new wrinkle his former assistant Mike McDaniel added to the Miami offense by putting speedster Tyreek Hill in short motion at the snap and immediately added it to the San Francisco offense. He saw several other teams follow
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A California man who sent hundreds of harrowing messages to an activist against gun violence whose daughter was killed in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting has been sentenced to 1 year in federal prison, according to prosecutors and court documents. James Catalano, 62, of Fresno, California, pled guilty
Continue Reading By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — The eight Ohio police officers involved in the shooting death of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, following a traffic stop last summer are back on active duty after a grand jury declined to indict any of them. Akron Police Capt. Michael Miller confirmed the news to CNN in
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. A lawsuit filed by 33 states in
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