By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! What’s the fastest way to reject someone? Pop a balloon. A viral dating show built around the concept has fueled online debate, but its creators say the focus has always been on something else: celebrating Black love. Here’s what else you might have missed during
Continue Reading
By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A New York City nonprofit representing hundreds of small supermarkets, bodegas and grocery store owners is suing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city in an effort to stop his plan to open five government-owned grocery stores. The Multicultural Business Coalition, a group representing small business owners, filed a class-action
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of leaving his roommate’s body in an apartment for weeks was indicted by a Boone County grand jury on Friday. Ira C. Baldwin is charged with abandoning a corpse. He posted a $1,500 bond on March 26. An arraignment for the charge is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday,
Continue Reading
By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — A psychologist testified Lindsay Clancy killed her children in January 2023 because she planned to attempt suicide and “wanted her children ‘with’ her so they wouldn’t be separated (and) wouldn’t have to suffer after she was gone.” Kirk Heilbrun examined Clancy over three days in
Continue Reading
By Cindy Von Quednow, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The nearly weeklong search for Karen Solomon, a Massachusetts woman wanted in connection with the death of her police officer husband, ended Monday when she was believed to be found dead in the woods just days after police issued an arrest warrant for her, officials said
Continue Reading
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Britain will allow the release of classified technology so that a British/French-designed cruise missile can be manufactured in Ukraine, a boost for Kyiv in its efforts to bring more firepower to bear hundreds of kilometers into Russia. Paris and Kyiv want to set up a Ukrainian production line for
Continue Reading
By Mostafa Salem, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — Iran, already drained by years of sanctions and a brutal military onslaught from the United States and Israel, now faces another test as President Donald Trump moves to further tighten the economic screws on the Islamic Republic. The US Treasury Department on Monday threatened sweeping new sanctions
Continue Reading
By Maria Aguilar Prieto, Hanna Park, Martin Goillandeau, Chris Boyette, CNN Reno, Nevada (CNN) — Firefighters have the stopped forward progress of a wildfire threatening neighborhoods around Reno, and are working to extinguish hot spots on the fire’s perimeter in hopes of letting evacuated residents return to their homes “as soon as possible,” a fire
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s student body was a few hundred people larger on the first day of classes this year compared to last year. Total enrollment for Monday’s first day was projected to top 31,650 students, the university stated in a news release. MU reported about 31,300 students on the first day
Continue Reading
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — The long month of August is typically one of the busiest times of the year for police, with schools out for summer and many young people at a loose end. From the so-called “teen takeovers” sparking curfews across the United States, to the “blackout challenge” where users choke themselves,
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 76-year-old Crocker woman was seriously hurt after a crash in Miller County just before 2:30 p.m. Friday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the woman was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Trax south on Route 17, north of Bennet Road, when the car went off the road and hit
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 64-year-old St. Charles man was killed during a crash in Camden County just after 3:15 p.m. Sunday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2018 Ford F250 east on US 54 near Route A when the truck went off the right side of the
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old Saint James man was killed during a crash in Phelps County at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2005 Ford F-150 west on Highway YY, one mile west of the Crawford County line, when he failed to navigate a
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District is kicking off the 2026-27 school year Monday morning. All elementary schools in the district will be open from 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and buildings will be open for students at 7:15 a.m. Middle school students will begin class at 8:50 a.m., and students will
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The road where a fatal crash happened Saturday was supposed to have safety improvements installed years ago, but the project was delayed due to its cost and large scale. A man died after hitting another car head on in the 2900 block of Forum Boulevard, near Wilsons Fitness Center Saturday. Construction for
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police had a the intersection of 10th and Cherry Street outside of Harpos Bar temporarily blocked off Sunday night in a massive police presence. A witness told an ABC 17 News reporter that a younger man was sitting on the railing of the rooftop bar when he leaned back and fell
Continue Reading
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) An investigation is underway by the Moberly Police Department into a Sunday night shooting. A post to the departments social media said the incident occured in the 500 block of Morehead street. A neighbor on scene told ABC 17 News crews that the shooting started allegedly as a disturbance between two women.
Continue Reading
CNN By Aida Karimi and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A cultural fault line in Iran has re-emerged in recent months amid the turmoil of war and the revamping of the country’s hardline leadership: how and whether to enforce the wearing of the hijab by women. At the height of the conflict with the United
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police responded to Garden Drive Sunday for a crash between an SUV and a motorcycle. An ABC 17 News reporter saw Columbia Fire Department and an MU Health ambulance on scene, along with two to three CPD cars. A CPD spokesman said officers responded to the area at 7 p.m. A
Continue Reading
A new ramp, intended to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion at the connector, has opened.
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced on Facebook Friday that the new Columbia ramp connecting Interstate 70 East to Highway 63 South was open.
Continue Reading