COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in the armed robbery of the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville last week will appear in court on Tuesday. Benjamin Michael-Dass Charles, 21, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged last week following the accidental shooting death of an 11-year-old girl in January. Michael Timmons is charged with five counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk. The probable cause statement states that he was in another state at the time of the
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By Tim Lister, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — One month into an expanding conflict in the Middle East, an increasing amount of civilian infrastructure is being struck – frequently by design. Factories producing steel, aluminum and chemicals; refineries; reservoirs; desalination plants; civilian airports and universities have all been hit. A few such targets might be
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Thieves have stolen more than 400,000 KitKat chocolate bars weighing around 12 tons from a truck in Europe. The confectionery, which is manufactured by Swiss firm Nestle, was stolen when the vehicle was distributing the bars along a route running from a factory in central Italy to Poland, KitKat
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 84-year-old Marshall man was seriously hurt after a crash in Saline County. The Missouri State Highway report states the crash happened at the intersection of Highway 240 and Landmark Ave/Eastwood Street just before 9 p.m. Sunday. Troopers said that the 84-year-old was driving a 2016 Ford Escape south when he crossed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle is causing delays on Interstate 70 Monday morning. A Columbia Police Department spokesperson said they are investigating at the I-70 and Highway 63 connector. According to the MoDOT Traveler Map, the crash was reported just before 8 a.m. and delays are expected for the
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CNN By Holly Yan, Chris Youd, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Abysmal wait times at airports started to ease Monday morning as tens of thousands of Transportation Security Administration workers began receiving back pay after more than a month without a paycheck. Some TSA employees started seeing part of their overdue income hit their bank
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, Tami Luhby, Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — Abysmal wait times at airports dwindled Monday as Transportation Security Administration workers got their first paychecks in more than a month — apparently prompting fewer agents to call out. Four-hour wait times that plagued some airports last week dropped to mere minutes as some TSA
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN The rise in oil prices is rippling through the US economy and driving up costs for many small business owners. Some American truckers told CNN they’re feeling the strain as diesel — their largest day-to-day expense — has jumped 41% since the start of the war to over $5 a gallon.
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Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming a part of daily life, and children are being included. More and more, lawmakers say restrictions are needed on how children use artificial intelligence chatbots because of the potential pitfalls. Sen. Josh Hawley has been an outspoken critic. At the state level, a Missouri House committee is expected to take
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Jean Fujiu’s choice to attend a “No Kings” rally in Chicago stemmed from her own family’s experience of injustice: Her parents were incarcerated in prison camps used to confine Japanese Americans during World War II. “I grew up with this legacy for social justice, both my father and my
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, Isaac Yee, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — The destruction of a US Air Force E-3 Sentry aircraft in an Iranian strike on a Saudi Arabia air base could damage US abilities to spot incoming Iranian threats at distance, analysts say. Dramatic images of the wrecked aircraft, geolocated by CNN, show its tail
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — One of the largest manhunts ever conducted in Australia has ended with the fatal shooting of a fugitive authorities believe to be Dezi Freeman, a self-proclaimed “sovereign citizen” who’d been on the run for seven months after killing two police officers. Freeman disappeared into dense Australian wilderness
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By Jessie Yeung, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Even as regional leaders scramble to find diplomatic off-ramps to the war, the main players — Israel, the United States and Iran — are doubling down on their positions. In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump threatened to “completely obliterate” all of Iran’s energy sources if
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By Danya Gainor, Chris Lau, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian-flagged oil tanker has reached Cuban waters after US President Donald Trump allowed it to break his administration’s fuel blockade of the island nation as its energy crisis deepens. There have been conflicting reports about the ship’s exact location. The Russian transport ministry said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Government has several maintenance and renovation projects planned in the coming months, including a makeover for the Boone County Clerk’s Office. County leaders met Thursday for a preliminary discussion on the upcoming construction project, which is expected to cost about $210,000. According to Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Colorectal cancer has become the deadliest cancer for adults under 50 years old in the United States, and it’s becoming more prominent in Missouri. According to data from the American Cancer Society, an estimated 158,850 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2026 — 3,200 of them Missourians. More than 1,200
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a decision from a Cole County judge on Friday, the Missouri FIRST Map will be what voters are tied to in the November election, and with that decision, the new District 5 is taking center stage. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, six Republicans have filed to run against incumbent
Continue ReadingPor Tal Shalev y Jeremy Diamond, CNN El principal general de las Fuerzas israelíes suspendió todas las actividades operativas de un batallón de reserva implicado en la detención y agresión de un equipo de CNN en la Ribera Occidental la semana pasada, informó el ejército israelí el lunes. El batallón de reserva, que está compuesto
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and much warmer with highs in the mid-upper 80s. The record high tomorrow is 84 in Columbia, so we’ll be close to breaking it by afternoon . EXTENDED: A cold front originating from the Great Lakes is expected
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