By SUMMER BALLENTINE The Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A death penalty case will continue against a Missouri man who is citing new DNA evidence in his innocence claim for the stabbing death of a former newspaper reporter. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday ended a stay on the execution of condemned inmate Marcellus
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By Samantha Beech (CNN) — A Virginia sheriff is facing federal fraud and conspiracy charges as the US Justice Department claims he handed out deputy sheriff badges in exchange for money to help fund his reelection campaign, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Howard Jenkins, 51, and three other Virginia men
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System issued a statement in regards to the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to omit the use of affirmative action in college admissions. In the statement, the school said it will stop allowing a number of scholarships, following the decision and a letter issued by the state’s attorney
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ, MICHAEL GOLDBERG and JIM SALTER Associated Press As dangerous heat and humidity smothered parts of the South and Midwest on Thursday, local governments and charities worked to protect poor and elderly residents by opening cooling stations and delivering donated air conditioners. In Florida, where heat index levels of up to 112 degrees
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a chess grandmaster who alleged his career was ruined by allegations that he cheated. Nineteen-year-old Hans Niemann had sought $100 million in damages against former world champion Magnus Carlsen and the online chess organization Chess.com. He also alleged Carlsen and the website
Continue Reading By RIO YAMAT The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Scorching heat across the U.S. already has caused more than a dozen deaths in Texas alone and led to mounting misery from the Pacific Northwest to the South. And the official end of summer is still months away. Experts say drinking plenty of water, limiting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly broke into a home and tried to stab a man with a knife. Mark Autenrieth, 52, is charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree assault and armed-criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial arraignment was held
Continue Reading By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — José Ramirez daringly stole home for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, but the Kansas City Royals rebounded to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on pinch-hitter Freddy Fermin’s two-run double in the bottom half. Even win, the Royals reached the season’s midpoint at 23-58,
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A prosecution expert says a former Roman Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago. The opinion raises doubts about the future of the criminal case against 92-year-old Theodore McCarrick. Prosecutors this week
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have approved a gene therapy for the most common form of hemophilia. The treatment, Roctavian, is an infusion that’s been shown to reduce dangerous bleeding problems caused by the inherited condition. The Food and Drug Administration approved it Thursday for adult patients with
Continue Reading By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history and taken immediately into custody, a judge declaring that “the court and the community’s patience with Larry Householder has expired.” The
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, Stephanie Elam and Anna-Maja-Rappard, CNN (CNN) — A task force examining reparations for Black residents in California released its final report Thursday with more than 115 recommendations for how the state should compensate those harmed by slavery and “historical atrocities.” Recommendations in the landmark report, comprised of more than 1,000 pages, include
Continue Reading By SOPHIE AUSTIN and JANIE HAR Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force met for a final time in a crowded hearing room in Sacramento Thursday. A boisterous audience chanted for reparations as the task force submitted its final report to lawmakers. The findings document the state’s role in
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man accused in a deadly movie theater shooting in New Mexico’s largest city is a danger to the community and should be held pending trial. They outlined their arguments for keeping 19-year-old Enrique Padilla jailed in a motion filed Thursday as Padilla made his first court appearance. He
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Close to 900 Ameren Missouri customers were without power in the Moberly area just before noon Thursday.
Continue Reading By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has solidified protections for workers who asks for religious accommodations. The case decided Thursday involves a Christian mail carrier who didn’t want to work Sundays because he said that day is for church and family. The justices made clear in a unanimous decision that
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most stocks ticked higher on Wall Street Thursday following the latest signs that the U.S. economy remains stronger than feared. The S&P 500 rose 19.58 points, or 0.4%, to 4,396.44 and is on track for its sixth winning week in the last seven. The Dow
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET, JOHN LEICESTER and ALEX TURNBULL Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — France sent tens of thousands of police officers into the streets on Thursday in an effort to head off widespread urban rioting following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that shocked the nation, with commuters rushing home before transport services
Continue Reading By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tech industry trade group is suing Arkansas over its law requiring parental permission for minors to create new social media accounts. NetChoice filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday over the measure that requires social media companies to contract with third-party vendors to perform age
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man was charged Thursday with eight counts of possession of child pornography. Manuel Fuentes, 27, is being held at the Camden County Jail on a $150,000 bond. A court date has not been set. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office in early June received information from the National Center for
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