WBBM By Megan Hickey Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A morning swim during hazardous conditions in Lake Michigan on Sunday turned into a dramatic, large-scale rescue that also put first responders in danger. A Beach Hazard Warning was in effect at the time of the rescue. CBS 2 Investigator Megan
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Monroe Street in Jefferson City near Capital Region Medical Center will close next week for construction, according to a Tuesday press release from the City. Monroe Street will be closed 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14-Friday, Aug. 18, between Case and Woodlawn avenues. The street will reopen each
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‘COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second adult has been charged for their involvement in a fight at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center in June. Kameron Mearidy, 18, of Jefferson City, was charged Monday with second-degree assault. He is not listed on the Boone County Jail roster. A warrant was ordered Tuesday and a $20,000 bond was
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Viral video of a chaotic brawl along Montgomery, Alabama’s riverfront has renewed national conversations about racial tensions in America. A fight between a group of White boaters and a Black co-captain of a riverboat escalated into a melee Saturday when a group of bystanders joined
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former University of California Davis student accused in a series of stabbings earlier this year is set to be transferred to a state hospital after a court-appointed psychologist deemed him not competent to stand trial. A jury had been hearing evidence in the case because prosecutors with the
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A Queens doctor has been charged with drugging, raping and filming the sexual assaults of a string of women, including patients at the prominent New York hospital where he practiced, according to prosecutors. Zhi Alan Cheng, who was first arrested and charged with rape in December, had 50 new
Continue Reading By Amaya McDonald, CNN (CNN) — One of nature’s most stunning light displays is right around the corner. The Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak this weekend, according to the American Meteor Society. During that window on August 12 and 13, the waning crescent moon will be only 10% illuminated, according to EarthSky. “With
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An unusual ancient marine reptile may have gulped down tons of shrimplike prey using a feeding technique similar to one used by some modern whales. The reptile, named Hupehsuchus nanchangensis, lived in Earth’s oceans between 247 million and 249 million years ago, during the early Triassic Period. Fossils of
Continue Reading CNN, UKRAINIAN MILITARY By Olga Voitovych and Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — A deadly Russian attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk appeared to be designed to specifically target rescue workers and first responders, Ukrainian officials alleged Tuesday, a potential war crime. Nine people were killed and 82 were injured in the attack, Ukrainian
Continue Reading By Claudia Rebaza, Antonia Mortensen and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Vatican investigators looking into sexual abuse allegations at a Roman Catholic society in Peru have completed the first stage of their audit and will issue a report in the coming months, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told CNN Friday. “The first stage, gathering information, was
Continue Reading By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been disqualified from running for office for five years, according to a statement released on Tuesday from the Election Commission of Pakistan. Khan has been banned as a result of being found guilty last week in a corruption trial and sentenced to
Continue Reading CNN By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Eric Levenson, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Arrest warrants have been issued for three men involved in the chaotic brawl at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday that was captured on video and involved an array of punches, a chair to the head
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Jefferson City police arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of multiple felonies after they were called to a “large fight” late Monday night.
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer The National Basketball Association set a league record for most head coaches of color in the past year, helping it earn high grades in an annual diversity report. The NBA earned a combined grade of A in the 2023 NBA Racial and Gender Report Card released by The Institute
Continue Reading By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old who shot his teacher in January later boasted in a conversation with a school employee that “I shot that b[ ] dead,” according to unsealed redacted search warrants. The documents obtained from CNN affiliate WTKR describe what happened after first grade teacher Abigail Zwerner was shot on
Continue Reading By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Eric Levenson, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Arrest warrants have been issued for three men involved in the chaotic brawl at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday that was captured on video and involved an array of punches, a chair to the head and
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda since 1986. Personal Birth date: August 15,1944 Birth place: Ntungamo, Uganda Birth name: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Father: Amos Kaguta, a cattle keeper Mother: Esteri Kokundeka Marriage: Janet (Kataaha) Museveni (August 1973-present) Children: one son, three daughters Education:
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Extreme weather continues to confound the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea. Thousands of Scouts were arriving Tuesday at inland sites after Tropical Storm Khanun prompted evacuation from their original coastal campsite. This after high heat last week caused more than 100 people at the jamboree to seek treatment. Elsewhere, the
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has announced that an agreement has been reached with Syria to reopen the main border crossing from Turkey to its rebel-held northwest for six months. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the “understanding” reached following talks between U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths and
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-six horses died in a devastating fire that swept through a barn on a Georgia farm early Sunday, the Forsyth County Fire Department said. Firefighters responded to a call reporting smoke in the area of Blue Springs Farm at 6 a.m., according to a news release.
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