A Chariton County judge on Wednesday will hear arguments from Amtrak and railroad company BNSF that the many lawsuits against them for a deadly June 2022 crash should be combined or go through arbitration.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man who was accused of running over a Mexico Public Safety officer in 2022 received a verdict Tuesday. Demarko Walls, 31, was found guilty of fourth-degree assault and not guilty of armed-criminal action on Tuesday at the Audrain County Courthouse. A sentencing hearing is set for 1:15 p.m. Monday,
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez, Laura Dolan and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The woman accused of abducting her daughter from an Illinois suburb six years ago has turned herself in, days after the girl was found safe in North Carolina and then reunited with her custodial father, local authorities said. Heather Unbehaun, the mother of now
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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Yu Darvish and the Kansas City Royals beat the struggling San Diego Padres 4-3 to take two of three in the series. Pasquantino’s homer to right field, his eighth, and Maikel Garcia’s RBI double gave the Royals
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dancers at a Los Angeles bar could soon become the only unionized group of strippers in the U.S. The Actors’ Equity Association labor union says owners of the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood have withdrawn their opposition and agreed to recognize the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury indictment on Friday resulted in more charges being filed against a Columbia man who was already accused of statutory rape. William Lee Nichols, 51, is now charged with child enticement, three counts of child pornography possession, three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and two counts of statutory rape. Nichols
Continue Reading REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Newly unsealed court documents show that the wife of a California radiologist accused of trying to kill his family by driving over a cliff told rescuers he was depressed and needed a psychological evaluation. Her husband told investigators he was pulling over to check on a possibly flat tire when
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A year and a half after the fatal shooting of its cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the Alec Baldwin Western “Rust” is back on the market at the Cannes Film Festival, shopping for international buyers. Last month, “Rust” resumed shooting in Montana to finish the independently financed production that shut down following Hutchins’
Continue Reading By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The president of Ecuador dismissed the legislature Wednesday in a move that promised more turmoil around a conservative leader who has been unable to enact a business-friendly agenda as the South American country experiences an alarming rise in crime. In disbanding the
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed into law a first-of-its kind bill that makes it illegal for TikTok to operate in the state. The law would have much more far-reaching effects than bans already in place in nearly half the states and the U.S. federal
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An unrepentant and defiant Islamic extremist received 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison on Wednesday for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan on Halloween in 2017, as a judge decried his “callous and cowardly” crimes. “The conduct
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A resolution to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from Congress was referred to the House Ethics Committee on Wednesday as Republicans successfully sidestepped an effort to force them into a vote that could have narrowed their already slim four-seat majority. The House voted along party lines, 221-204,
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Teams have been warned by Major League Baseball that batters may not attempt to deceive pitchers into quick-pitch violations. MLB senior vice president Michael Hill wrote in a two-page memo to general managers, assistant general managers and field managers that the commissioner’s office had detected batters attempting to induce quick pitches.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County has announced a new online service for couples wishing to apply for a marriage license, according to a press release. Couples can now fill out an online application prior to visiting the Recorder’s office to complete the application process. Previously, all applications were completed in person. Couples can apply for
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The City of Columbia is moving to make the application process for American Rescue Plan Act money more open after a city council vote.
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Cole County deputies are getting a pay bump after the Cole County Commission voted unanimously for salary increases this week.
Continue Reading LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor is asking a judge to carefully consider the public’s right to information while determining whether to seal court records in the case of Andrew Lester, a white homeowner accused of shooting a Black teenager who mistakenly came to his door. Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson said in a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Salute To America festival in Jefferson City has announced its schedule for this year’s celebration on its website. This year’s celebration will be held just one day: Tuesday, July 4. Previous entries of the celebration lasted two days. Salute to America is a 501c3, self-supporting corporation, funded by support from
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Jefferson City Fire Chief Matt Schofield was approved at the Monday City Council meeting to serve as the interim city administrator as the city continues to search for a full-time replacement, according to a press release.
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Book publisher Penguin Random House, along with several parents, authors and the literary and free speech advocacy group PEN America, are suing a Florida school district to challenge the removal of several books on race and LGBTQ issues from school libraries. The suit was filed Wednesday in the Northern
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