COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Red Bull took over portions of Tenth and Cherry Streets on Saturday afternoon, to make room for chariot racing. Participants made chariots out of varying materials, allowing one person to sit in the chariot and two other people to push or pull it through the track. A total of 24 teams, each
Continue ReadingStory by Associated Press Paris (AP) — A 9-year-old boy has been rescued after living locked in his father’s utility van in eastern France since 2024, according to the local prosecutor. The child has been hospitalized, and his father detained. Police were alerted by a neighbor to the “sounds of a child” coming from a
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CNN By Jackie Wattles, Ashley Strickland, CNN (Houston) — It was a hero’s welcome for the four-person Artemis II crew following a textbook splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Friday evening. The astronauts arrived Saturday at Ellington Field at Johnson Space Center in Houston to cheers, a standing ovation and hugs from NASA Administrator Jared
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CNN By Gloria Pazmino, Mark Morales, Ray Sanchez, John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A machete-wielding suspect who called himself “Lucifer” stabbed three people on a subway platform at Midtown Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal on Saturday before officers fatally shot him, according to the New York Police Department. The violence erupted around 9:40 a.m. ET on
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CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — US intelligence indicates that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. It would be a provocative move considering Beijing said it helped broker the fragile ceasefire agreement that paused the war
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teenagers were hurt Friday night after a crash on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 22-year-old man from Grandview, Missouri, was driving a 2022 Kenworth T680 eastbound on I-70 and merged into the left lane shortly after 4 p.m. The tractor-trailer’s towed
Continue Reading By Gloria Pazmino, Mark Morales, Ray Sanchez, John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A machete-wielding suspect who called himself “Lucifer” stabbed three people on a subway platform at Midtown Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal on Saturday before officers fatally shot him, according to the New York Police Department. The violence erupted around 9:40 a.m. ET on a
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The UK has been forced to pause its plan to hand over the Chagos Islands, on which the US air base in Diego Garcia resides, after US President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the deal. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his government are not completely scrapping the plan to
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Broadway Christian Church is opening its doors once again for Show-Me Central Habitat for Humanity’s 36th annual garage sale.
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Back on July 14, 2023, Rex Heuermann was in tears. Heuermann, a New York-based architect with no criminal record, had just spent the night in jail following his arrest in the notorious Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island. He was being accused of three murders, and prosecutors said
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NEWS-12-LONG-ISLAND, CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Back on July 14, 2023, Rex Heuermann was in tears. Heuermann, a New York-based architect with no criminal record, had just spent the night in jail following his arrest in the notorious Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island. He was being accused of three murders, and
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN Zalaegerszeg, Hungary (CNN) — The sign proudly announces that the roundabout near Zalaegerszeg in western Hungary was built with 500 million forints (about $1.5 million) of funds from the European Union. The roundabout was built to service a container terminal on a new railway line that would help provide this landlocked
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — It has been nearly a week since she vanished at sea, and Lynette Hooker’s husband of 25 years has spent the past several days in custody in the Bahamas, where he’s been questioned in connection with her disappearance. From the beginning, Brian Hooker has remained faithful to his original
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Tax Day approaches, experts are warning about a rise in scams, with scammers exploiting deadline pressure and new technology to trick victims. According to an analysis by the Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker, tax scams resulted in more than $5.7 million in reported losses in 2025. While only about 13% of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is preparing for major traffic changes following the closure of a bridge in northeast Columbia. The St. Charles Road bridge closed Friday evening as part of a construction project expected to last about five months, bringing traffic challenges for families and commuters across the area. The project began with
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CNN By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Saturday it is investigating an allegation of sexual assault against Rep. Eric Swalwell, a day after CNN reported that a former staffer for the California Democrat accused him of having sex with her when she was unable to consent. “We urge survivors
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By Ashley Strickland, Aditi Sangal, and CNN Staff San Diego, California (CNN), NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen splashed down off the coast of San Diego on Friday evening. The astronauts’ spacecraft hit the Pacific Ocean waters at 5:07 p.m. Pacific Time, 7:07 p.m. Central Time
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CNN By Ashley Strickland, Jackie Wattles, Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — After months of anticipation, the monumental 10-day Artemis II mission, which sent four astronauts on a record-breaking flyby of the moon, has concluded. It’s a “mission well accomplished,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman just after splashdown. The Orion spacecraft, carrying NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor
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COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Exercise Tiger Foundation is worried that the demolition of the St. Charles Road overpass and closure of a surrounding outer road could increase response times for emergency services. Executive Director Susan Haines is proposing that the Missouri Department of Transportation construct a road that is only for emergency-vehicle access. “We’re
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Defense have come to an agreement on how “high-energy laser counter-drone” systems can be used at the Southern border, according to a news release. A “thorough safety assessment,” determined using lasers to shoot down drones does “not pose undue risk to
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