LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) All eight people onboard a boat that crashed into a house at the Lake of the Ozarks are alive, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. Eight people were sent to the hospital after a boat crashed into a home on the Lake of the Ozarks. Missouri State Highway Patrol
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An overloaded ferry capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, rescuers said Monday. The boat was traveling from Lanto village in Buton Central regency in Southeast Sulawesi province to nearby Lagili village when it capsized just after midnight on Monday, local search and
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia says it will buy 20 new C-130 Hercules planes from the United States in a $6.6 billion deal that will increase by two-thirds the number of the Australian air force’s second-largest heavy transport aircraft. The announcement Monday follows the U.S. Congress’ approval last year of
Continue Reading JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say an overcrowded ferry sank off Sulawesi Island, leaving at least 15 people dead and another 19 missing. Muhammad Arafah, who heads the local search and rescue agency, said Monday the ferry capsized off of the coast. It was not immediately clear how many people were on board.
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A nuclear-propelled U.S. submarine has arrived in South Korea in the second deployment of a major U.S. naval asset to the Korean Peninsula this month, South Korea’s military said Monday, adding to the allies’ show of force to counter North Korean nuclear threats. The USS
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Jefferson City Fire Department continues to work a building fire Sunday evening to put out any remaining hot spots.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — What bills itself as “the world’s longest, largest and oldest recreational bicycle touring event” was more like the world’s biggest traffic jam Sunday as riders, packed together in a sinewy stream of brightly colored jerseys and shorts, churned across the Loess Hills on the
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Five people have died and three are missing after heavy rains caused flooding and a landslide in eastern China. State media reported Sunday the floods swept through part of Hangzhou city and engulfed many houses. The rain led to a partial mountain collapse and mudslide, affecting multiple areas. Every year, seasonal flooding
Continue Reading By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The ruling party of Cambodia’s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s general election, an outcome that was virtually assured after the suppression and intimidation of the opposition in a vote called a farce of democracy. Hun Sen
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse, Christina Maxouris and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Officials are continuing the investigation of Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann, using ground-penetrating radar and a backhoe to search the yard of his Massapequa Park home, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison told reporters Monday. There was also a police dog on
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Yemen police have arrested 21 suspects in the killing of a local office head of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in Taiz, according to Yemen’s Interior Ministry. Moayad Hameidi was shot dead in Turbah in the Taiz governorate. Turbah is a town near the coast of the
Continue Reading CHINO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — The United States Geological Survey says a 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook a northern Arizona town Sunday afternoon but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage. The small quake struck near Chino Valley, just north of Prescott, around 2 p.m. The Yavapai County Office of Emergency Management says
Continue Reading WEST YELLOWSTONE, Montana (AP) — A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said in a statement on Sunday that the woman was found deceased on a trail near West
Continue Reading QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Authorities in Ecuador say the mayor of the country’s third largest city has been slain in a shooting that killed one other person and wounded four more, including two suspected attackers. Agustín Intriago belonged to the local Better City movement in the port city of Manta and was recently re-elected to
Continue Reading The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis is backing away from enforcing laws that criminalize buying psychedelic plants or using them in private. Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday ordered police to stop using taxpayer dollars to enforce most laws against hallucinogenic plants. Such plants include psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca and mescaline. Psilocybin is found in what
Continue Reading By CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain appears headed for political gridlock after Sunday’s inconclusive national elections left parties on both the right and left without a clear path toward forging a new government. The conservative Popular Party won the elections, but it fell short of its hopes of scoring
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anchor Brewing is open to a purchase offer from its employees but warned that time is running out as the 127-year-old trailblazer of craft beers prepares to cease operations, the San Francisco company said in a statement over the weekend. Spokesman Sam Singer confirmed Saturday that Anchor Brewing Company had received
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Two female hikers were found dead in Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park on Saturday afternoon, state police say. Several hikers saw the women enter the park Saturday morning and became concerned after they did not see them return, Nevada State Police said in a statement released Sunday. After
Continue Reading RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — First there was Gone Girl. Now there is Gone Goat. The search for a rodeo goat that has been missing for more than a week has the residents of a rural South Texas county enthralled as they are using horses, ATVs and even contemplating utilizing a helicopter to find the missing
Continue Reading By JAMES McCLENDON Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Rolen was the only player to be voted in by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America this year, and McGriff was selected unanimously by the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee. Rolen credited
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