On GPS: Gen Petraeus weighs in on Haiti crisis
The general, who served in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti in the mid-1990s, gives his thoughts on the political crisis engulfing Haiti.
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Scientists are worried by how fast the climate crisis has amplified extreme weather
By Angela Dewan, CNN Until recently, climate change had been talked about as a future threat. Its frontlines were portrayed as remote places like the Arctic, where polar bears are running out of sea ice to hunt from. Sea level rise and extreme drought was a problem for the developing world. But in the past
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ISIS claims responsibility for Iraq suicide attack that left dozens dead
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Aqeel Najm, CNN ISIS have claimed responsibility for an suicide attack that ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing 30 people and wounding 50. Children and women were among the dead and wounded, according to health and security officials. The attacker detonated his explosive vest in
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Europe floods: Scale of destruction revealed as water subsides
CNN’s Sam Kiley takes a walk in Schuld, Germany, where the scale of destruction from the deadly flash flooding is revealed after the floodwater has subsided.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should schools mandate masks for everyone this fall?
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended Monday that everyone in a school setting older than 2 should wear masks indoors.
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The Surfside community mourns those lost in the collapse as search crews near the bottom of the debris
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Search crews have been nearing the bottom of a pile of rubble left behind after a Surfside condo building collapsed nearly a month ago, according to officials. And as more families get answers, the community is grieving those lost. “On the original collapse site, we are almost at the bottom,” Miami-Dade
Continue ReadingThree arrested after social media video appeared to show boy being abused
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Three people in Fulton County, Georgia, have been arrested and charged after the Atlanta Police Department’s Special Victims Unit became aware of a social media video that appeared to show a young male being abused, possibly because of his sexual orientation, according to Atlanta Police Sgt. John Chafee. According to an
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Columbia City Council pushes back ‘Cherry Street Hotel’ parking vote
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council pushed back the parking vote for the prospective hotel near the intersection of Cherry Street and Tenth Street. The council is torn between allowing the parking spaces because it’s approved hotel parking like this before, and not allowing the hotel parking because locals need the space in the
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Singapore police arrest teen for suspected murder of 13-year-old boy
By Amy Sood, CNN A 16-year-old boy was due to be charged with murder by Singapore police on Tuesday after a 13-year-old boy was found dead with multiple wounds in a school bathroom along with an ax. According to a police statement, officers found the victim on Monday with multiple wounds and he was pronounced
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 31 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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Fireworks explosion in Los Angeles caused by ‘human error,’ LAPD chief says
By Brisa Colon and Sarah Moon, CNN The “catastrophic” fireworks explosion that injured 17 people last month in a South Los Angeles neighborhood was caused by “human error” after bomb technicians miscalculated the weight of the fireworks, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore said in a news conference Monday. Ahead of the July
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A large red tide has contributed to more than 600 tons of dead marine life in Florida
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A red tide has invaded the Gulf Coast of Florida, causing problems for wildlife and the community. The bacteria that makes up red tide, Karenia brevis, has already killed more than 613 tons of marine life and fish in and around Tampa as of last week, according to local officials.
Continue Reading100-pound tropical fish discovered on a beach in Oregon
By Amanda Jackson and Camille Furst, CNN A large colorful fish washed ashore on the Oregon coast last week in what aquarium officials called a rare occurrence. The 100-pound opah fish, also known as a moonfish, was discovered on Sunset Beach in Seaside, a city located in the northwest side of the state. The fish
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Warsaw man charged with second-degree murder after Sunday morning shooting
WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw man has been charged with second-degree murder after a shooting in Benton County. Deputies say they got a call reporting a man was shot just before five Sunday morning. Officials say a driver and the victim went swimming with other people. The suspect was allegedly getting into an argument with
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Health experts recommend COVID-19 mitigation strategies should return ahead of school year at the Jefferson City Council
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council met Monday to give a pandemic update on where to get vaccinated and where to get tested as COVID-19 numbers across the county and state continue to trend upward. Dr. Thomas Robbins with the Jefferson City Medical Group said during the meeting, “We urge everybody to consider
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More than 110,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been destroyed in Georgia since December
By Tina Burnside, Rebekah Riess and Theresa Waldrop, CNN More than 110,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been destroyed in Georgia since December 2020, when vaccines were first administered in the state, Georgia health officials said. Georgia Department of Health spokesperson Nancy Nydam told CNN that 110,079 doses were destroyed because they were not being
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6 injured in a Texas home explosion that damaged 2 other houses
By Raja Razek, CNN Six people were injured due to a home explosion in Plano, Texas, that also damaged two other homes, according to Plano Fire-Rescue Lt. Daniel Daly. Six people were taken to the hospital, including one person who was in the house, Plano Fire-Rescue said in a tweet. The other five were residents
Continue Reading Missouri vaccine outreach aims to be non-confrontational
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — With the delta variant causing a surge of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in southwestern Missouri, health officials have taken to going door-to-door in an effort to encourage vaccinations. The Kansas City Star recently followed along as health officials knocked on doors in Springfield, handing out brochures. The newspaper reports that
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WATCH: State legislative committee holds hearing on critical race theory; Democrats respond
The Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Education will hold a hearing Monday on critical race theory at The 1619 Project.
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MU researchers make recommendations to combat traffic stop disparities in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Researchers at the University of Missouri released a final report on traffic stop disparities in the Columbia Police Department, confirming initial data that showed black drivers are more likely to get pulled over. The study was conducted by researchers from MU’s Department of Sociology, Truman School of Public Affairs, School of Social
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