Columbia man accused of murder in Boone County electrocution arrested
A Columbia man was charged with murder last week in connection with a September crash into a utility pole and subsequent electrocution in southern Boone County.
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Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh facing new tax evasion charges
By Alta Spells and Christina Maxouris, CNN Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who has been accused of killing his wife and son and being involved in financial crimes and fraud schemes, is now facing a new set of tax evasion charges. Murdaugh was indicted by the South Carolina State Grand Jury on nine
Continue ReadingSources: As DPS investigation of Uvalde response nears end, two officials face increased scrutiny
By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Texas Department of Public Safety investigators looking into the botched response at Robb Elementary School have become increasingly troubled by the actions of two officials — former Uvalde schools police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo and former Uvalde Police Lt. Mariano Pargas — according to law enforcement officials
Continue ReadingElon Musk says Trump didn’t violate Twitter’s rules. The truth is more complicated
By Clare Duffy, CNN A series of internal Twitter documents shared on the social media platform Monday offer a glimpse into internal debates among some of the company’s employees ahead of its decision to ban then-President Donald Trump following the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The documents — shared by journalist Bari
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Salisbury community trying to comprehend loss of grandmother and boy in house fire
SALISBURY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Salisbury community is trying to comprehend the loss of a grandmother and a boy. Maxwell Springer, 17, and Cheryl Springer, 75, died in a house fire early Sunday morning. Jean Harvey say.” I just feel terrible that she had to end her life like this and she was with her grandson
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Tracking Tuesday showers before a late week cool down
Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the upper 30s as winds remain out of the south. Skies remain mostly cloudy. Tomorrow: Showers move into Central Missouri around sun up. Off and on showers remain throughout Mid-Missouri during the daytime hours with some rumbles of thunder possible. Rainfall totals range from 0.5″-1.0+. Extended: Showers exit late Tuesday
Continue ReadingFather of missing US student studying in France pushes back against French prosecutor’s statement
By Holly Yan, CNN Just days before he was supposed to come home for Christmas, an American college student studying in France is still missing as his father challenged the local prosecutor’s claims about his son. Kenny DeLand Jr., a senior at St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York, had been studying at the
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Winter is worst time of year for house fires
Half of all home fires happen in the dark cold of the period between December and February, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Two people died in a Chariton County house fire on Sunday though it wasn’t yet clear what started the blaze.
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Needs are up, donations down at local food bank
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The holiday season is supposed to be filled with joy. However, for families struggling to make ends meet, that joy can quickly be replaced with stress. This year, the Foodbank for Central and Northeast Missouri says the need for food in our area is growing. At the same time, the amount of
Continue ReadingAlicia Keys debuts her first holiday album and says she’d love to collaborate with Mariah Carey
By Chloe Melas, CNN Alicia Keys is giving you the holiday classics with a twist. The 15-time Grammy winner spoke with CNN about recording her first holiday album, “Santa Baby,” and the importance of debuting it on her own record imprint. Keys parted ways with Sony Music last year after spending more than two decades
Continue ReadingTwitter relaunches option to pay for blue check marks
By Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter on Monday relaunched an option for users who pay for its subscription service to receive a coveted “blue check,” one month after the company was forced to pull the feature amid a wave of “verified” accounts pretending to be brands and high-profile users. The updated verification system, which expands on
Continue ReadingStarving bees are robbing hives as their keepers try everything to save them
By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Their busy, buzzing business partners pollinate everything from almonds in California to blueberries in Maine, so few people understand the state of American agriculture quite like Florida beekeepers. But colliding climate crises have left few as sad and worried. The storms and droughts of ’22 had already taken
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Tracking showers and storms tomorrow
THIS AFTERNOON: Stubborn clouds will keep temperatures in the 40s all afternoon but Monday remains dry. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 30s overnight, and rain won’t return until near sunrise. EXTENDED: Showers move in just before sunrise for those to the west, and spread northeast through the morning. More widespread rainfall comes by late morning
Continue ReadingGreene again downplays Capitol riot and says it would have been armed if she led it
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said over the weekend that if she had led the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol that “we would have won” and that people would have been “armed.” “I come to Washington, I swear in on January 3, I get accused of giving insurrection tours
Continue ReadingTwo sisters just reunited with the mystery woman who gave them $100 on a plane 23 years ago
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Ayda Zugay clasps her hands together, trying to keep her nerves in check. She’s been waiting for this day for decades. At any moment the woman she tried to find for so long will finally be here. It’s been more than 23 years since a stranger on an airplane gave
Continue ReadingUS scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says
By Ella Nilsen and René Marsh, CNN For the first time ever, US scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain, a source familiar with the project confirmed to CNN. The US Department of Energy is expected
Continue ReadingLockerbie bombing suspect makes first court appearance in DC federal court
By Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A Libyan man accused of being involved in making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie in Scotland in December 1988 made an initial court appearance Monday in a federal court in Washington, DC, where he was formally charged in connection with
Continue ReadingAl Roker offers health update after leaving hospital
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Al Roker is home from the hospital, but won’t be returning to “Today” just yet. The beloved weatherman offered a health update Monday via a video call into the show and said his recovery has been “a tough slog.” “It’s been the hardest one yet, and you know I’ve had
Continue ReadingGood news on inflation: The Fed’s favorite gauge shows price increases are moderating
By Alicia Wallace, CNN The trend is clear: Inflation is cooling off in America. The Federal Reserve’s preferred measurement of inflation showed price increases continued to moderate in November, providing yet another welcome indication that the period of painfully high prices has peaked. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, or PCE, rose 5.5% in November
Continue ReadingElon Musk sells another 22 million Tesla shares for $3.6 billion
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk just sold another 22 million shares of Tesla, raising $3.6 billion. Musk sold the shares on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The sales were disclosed in an SEC filing late Wednesday. Musk did not disclose the reason for the sales in the filing. They’re his first sales
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