COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing two women on Interstate 70 in Columbia in 2024 accepted a plea deal on Tuesday that reduces his charges. Walter Montejo, 27, entered open pleas for two counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of fourth-degree assault. The defense and prosecution agreed to the open plea, with
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By Cindy Von Quednow, Holmes Lybrand, Gloria Pazmino, Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — At least one journalist appeared to be injured after one reporter was grabbed and another was shoved by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a New York City immigration court Tuesday morning, video of the encounter showed. In the video, a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude wrote in an email Tuesday that her department is prioritizing downtown crime, enhancing technology to solve cases and collaborating with Boone County, city leaders and the Missouri State Highway Patrol to develop a plan to improve safety in Columbia. The letter was Schlude’s first public statement since
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By Eric Levenson, CNN Grand Blanc Township, Michigan (CNN) — Eva Kerzka just wanted to help. For going on five weeks, she and about 700 other nurses employed by the Henry Ford Genesys Hospital had been on strike amid negotiations on a new labor contract. Rather than take care of patients in the hospital, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility will host a customer input open house next week about the construction of its new recycling facility, according to a Tuesday press release. The meeting will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the Activity and Recreation Center at 1701 Est Ash Street,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly stabbed a woman on Sept. 25. Richard McCracken, 52, was charged in Boone County with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and a count of unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s top prosecutor says a Florida man has now been charged with murder in the death of a Stephens College student. Misael Covarrubias, 23, will be charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Aiyanna Williams. He is also charged with three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of
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Continue ReadingBy Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A distracted controller, along with a supervisor trying to fix a broken printer, led to two planes nearly colliding in 2023, a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board found. Southwest Airlines Flight 2493 was waiting to take off on San Diego International Airport’s Runway 27, when controllers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will increase its reimbursement rates paid to University of Missouri Health Care by 3.5% each year under a deal reached this summer. The deal, which was agreed to in August but took effect retroactively on April 1, was the result of months of negotiations between the insurance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Boone County will buy space at a Jefferson City cemetery to house dozens of unclaimed remains at the medical examiner’s office. The county commission approved the $6,600 contract with Hawthorn Memorial Gardens at its Tuesday meeting. The contract allows the Boone/Callaway Medical Examiner’s Office to keep unclaimed cremated remains at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A New Bloomfield man was charged on Tuesday after he was accused of raping a girl in August. Dakota McGuire, 19, was charged in Callaway County with first-degree statutory rape of a child younger than 14 years old. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. A court date
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Cole County EMS Chief Eric Hoy said after months of work to decide how to close cost gaps for the Safe Haven Baby Box installation at the Cole County EMS Headquarters in downtown Jefferson City, the county has agreed on a solution.
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By Oren Liebermann, Mostafa Salem, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump called it “potentially one of the great days ever in civilization” as he laid out his administration’s 20-point proposal for a comprehensive end to the war in Gaza. In statements alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Trump said, “We
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By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Ian Roberts, the leader of Des Moines’ schools who was detained by immigration agents last week, is resigning, his lawyer said Tuesday. “We will today be sending a letter to the Des Moines school board authorized by Dr. Roberts to resign his position as the superintendent of Des Moines
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN Liverpool, England (CNN) — A year ago, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won the largest majority in Parliament this century and consigned the Conservatives, Labour’s historic rival, to its worst defeat. Now, after 15 months in power, Starmer has become the most unpopular British prime minister on record. Although previous leaders have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Five hundred people in Missouri jails have been deemed incompetent to stand trial and are waiting for a bed with the Department of Mental Health. But there are no beds available. The state has 922 beds available for criminal commitment, or committing someone to mental health treatment while they await trial. Jeanette
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Most people in Portland, Oregon, don’t mind if you think they’re weird. In fact, it’s practically a trademark. “We do have a lot of weirdos here,” Sarah Siano, who has lived in the city off and on since 2010, says with a smile. But to hear President Donald Trump
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash in Miller County on Monday night. According to online crash reports, the 60-year-old man was riding his motorcycle westbound on Highway 54, west of Walnut Grove Road, at about 11 p.m. when he turned a curve too fast, skidded off the road
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By Mostafa Salem, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — The United States will deport 120 Iranians back to Iran over the next two days, Iran’s state-affiliated media reported Tuesday, citing a foreign ministry official. Most of the group entered the US “illegally” through Mexico, the head of consular affairs at Iran’s foreign ministry, Hossein Noushabadi, told
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