Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When a 911 call came in saying a woman in Nashville was experiencing sudden labor, emergency operator Kaitlyn Kramer says her training kicked in as she successfully coached the expectant mom and bystanders through delivering a healthy baby boy. Audio of the July 7 call reveals Kramer’s calm voice
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Ministry of Justice is sending more law enforcement agents to Mato Grosso do Sul state after clashes between Indigenous peoples and farmers over the weekend. The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples said Monday that it had received reports of farmers attacking Guarani Kaiowa people in the Douradina municipality
Continue ReadingWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — With a rebuilt statue of Jackie Robinson in bronze back in Kansas, some of the late baseball icon’s biggest fans are breathing a sigh of relief. The original sculpture depicting Robinson resting a bat on his shoulder was cut off at its ankles in January, leaving only Robinson’s cleats behind at
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PARIS, France (KMIZ) Mizzou legend Karissa Schweizer finished in 10th place in the 5,000-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Monday. She had the best finish out of the two other Americans who competed in the medal race. There was a little bit of controversy after the race. Initially, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon was disqualified after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby came ashore in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane and quickly downgraded, but the storm still poses serious threats as it slogs on toward Georgia and South Carolina. Tropical storms can be deadlier than some of the strongest hurricanes. In Debby’s case, the storm was expected
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PORTLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man was charged on Saturday after he allegedly fired a gun multiple times during an assault, according to court documents. Shannon Frady, 32, was charged with two counts of second-degree domestic assault, one count of third-degree domestic assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and a count
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! If you’ve been watching the Olympics, you’ve probably found yourself in awe of how the athletes bend this way and that without even batting an eye. Flexibility is important for everyone, and the experts shared some tips for how you can improve yours. Here’s what
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, U.S. defense officials said Monday, in what has been a recent uptick in strikes on American forces by Iranian-backed militias. The attack comes as tensions across the Middle East are spiking following the killings
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Underground facilities contact Missouri 811 and Ameren hosted a demonstration Monday of what happens when someone calls 811 before starting a digging project.
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say an actor who starred in the television series “David Makes Man” has been charged with fatally shooting a man in the parking lot of a Houston apartment complex. The Harris County sheriff’s office says 21-year-old Akili McDowell was charged last week with murder in the July 20 death of 20-year-old
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government says it has diplomatic ties with Ukraine accusing Kyiv of aiding a rebel attack that killed dozens of Wagner mercenaries and Malian soldiers in July. In a statement on Sunday, Mali’s government cited comments made by a Ukrainian official last week saying that the rebel groups received
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Matt Araiza concedes there were moments during the past two years when he thought the 82-yard punt he uncorked in a preseason game for the Buffalo Bills might remain his only NFL effort. Araiza says “there was a lot of moments where I thought it was over, so
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and left a suspicious package on their front porch. Thomas Norton Jr., 40, was charged with second-degree sodomy and second-degree making a terroristic threat. He is being held without bond at the Callaway County Jail. An initial
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A flight instructor involved in a crash that killed a student pilot in eastern Pennsylvania has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Federal prosecutors say Philip Everton McPherson II had two prior plane crashes with students aboard and had surrendered his pilot’s certificate a year earlier. The indictment unsealed Monday says the 36-year-old
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Hall of Fame, with 49 portraits, is nearly full of portraits, posing a question that other galleries have faced: What to do when there is no more room? The hall of fame at the state Capitol has portraits of all recipients of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, who made the game-winning field goal in Kansas City’s Super Bowl victory two years ago, has agreed on a four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid kicker in the NFL. Butker announced the deal on X, saying: “There’s no place I’d rather be than with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign attorney Jenna Ellis, who worked closely with his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in exchange for charges being dropped against her in a fake electors case, the state attorney general’s office announced Monday. Ellis has previously pleaded not guilty to fraud,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Monday announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo González and its leader Maria Corina Machado over their call on the armed forces to abandon their support for President Nicolás Maduro and to stop repressing demonstrators. Attorney General Tarek William Saab’s statement tied
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By Richard Roth and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations investigation has found that nine employees from its main agency for Palestinian humanitarian relief, UNWRA, “may have” been involved in the October 7 attack and no longer work at the agency. UNRWA has 14,000 staff members in Gaza. The investigation was launched in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Five secretaries of state are urging tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter that it has spread election misinformation. The state election officials said the platform’s AI chatbot, Grok, produced false information about state ballot deadlines shortly after
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