By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Antoine Burton was highly respected in his Baltimore community, even before he became what is known as a violence interrupter – a job in which he mediated numerous conflicts and connected people with resources to address what are often the root causes of violence. He came strongly recommended to
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By Tim Lister, Oliver Sherwood and Satish Cheney (CNN) — The UK military has intercepted an oil tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet in the English Channel, according to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in the first such operation by British forces. “In the early hours of this morning, I directed our Armed Forces to intercept
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou and San Fransisco defensive lineman Aldon Smith died at the age of 36 according to releases from the teams. No cause of death has been confirmed. Smith was an All-Big 12 selection with the Tigers, and earned All-Pro honors with the 49ers. San Fransisco put out a statement on the
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UPDATE: Storms packed a punch in the west Saturday night, causing at least two reports of damage in both Saline and Pettis counties. More reports may trickle in with time, but these consist of damage to a metal roof in Columbia and damaged power poles with downed lines near Malta Bend. Wind has been the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County/Jefferson City Office of Emergency Management is working on a new storm damage portal to streamline the recovery process. OEM Deputy Director Mackinley Kennedy said the portal isn’t open to the public yet, but once it is, residents will be able to upload photos of damage like flooding, damaged trees,
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — What would you do with an $80,000 bonus, more than quadruple the amount of an average annual salary? Or with $140,000 in debt relief? Those are the questions being posed to men in Russia, as the military advertises multi-million-ruble incentives to fight in Ukraine. Ads plastered on roadside billboards
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By Alaa Elassar, Hanna Park, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Jubilant Knicks fans flooded the streets of New York on Saturday night, crowding into intersections and climbing light poles and buses as they celebrated the team’s first NBA championship in more than 50 years. But the celebration turned chaotic as the night wore on, with
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TONIGHT: A Weather Alert Day is in effect for storms late this evening into the overnight hours tomorrow. The greatest confidence in timing places arrival time around 10-11 pm for northwestern Missouri. As the system tracks southeastward, central and southern Missouri look to be impacted closer to midnight, perhaps later in some spots. Flooding will
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The New York Knicks are NBA champions for the first time since 1973, using another epic fourth-quarter comeback to defeat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and taking the series 4-1. The Knicks trailed by as much as 16 in the game and nine
Continue Reading By Uriel Blanco, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, US President Donald Trump made an unusual announcement on his social media platform Truth Social. Trump said that the US and Venezuela had collaborated to kill Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as “Niño Guerrero” and identified as the top leader of the
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to restore all signs that were changed or removed at national parks across the country as part of President Donald Trump’s controversial directive last year. In a scathing 63-page ruling on Friday, Judge Angel Kelley wrote, “Under the guise
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second deadly crash in as many days occurred Friday in Camden County on Highway 5 near the Niangua Bridge, the Missouri State Highway Patrol announced on its social media. MSHP’s Troop F – which covers much of Mid-Missouri – first announced at 6:57 p.m. that troopers were investigation a head-on crash
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Columbia residents will be able to drop off glass and other recyclables Saturday during a city recycling drop-off event.
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By Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — Switzerland was voting in a referendum Sunday on limiting its population size – a proposal driven by divisions over immigration that could, if approved, set the country on a collision course with the European Union. The Swiss electorate is being asked a simple question: Should Switzerland’s population be capped
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN New York, New York (CNN) — On a warm May night in 1973, in a working-class New Jersey suburb just across the Hudson from Manhattan, 17-year-old Greg Hourdajian stood in front of a television set shouting himself hoarse alongside his mother. The New York Knicks had just put away the Los
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A proposed apartment complex in south Columbia drew significant public attention at Thursday’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, where traffic concerns dominated the discussion and ultimately led to a stalled outcome. The property, which is currently unaddressed, was located about 350 feet north of the end of Gray Oak Drive. Developers asked
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — On board the Iberia Airways flight taking Pope Leo XIV from Tenerife back to Rome, the captain made an announcement. A technical problem had been discovered, and the plane wasn’t able to take off. Moments later the pope and some of his entourage left the aircraft. I was one
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By Yumi Asada, Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — When a Japanese court granted Hiromu Sakahara a retrial, there was no defendant in the dock celebrating the prospect of freedom. Instead, family members gathered around his grave to share news that he had longed to hear in life after a decades-long fight for justice. Sakahara
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City school district announced the hiring of Morgan Eye Scott as the new head coach of the girls’ basketball program. Scott spent the past season coaching at William Woods University, but had a five-year stint with the Hickman Kewpies leading up to that where she helped rejuvenate the program. Under
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed a black bear sighting in Columbia after receiving reports on Sunday and again Thursday night. Nate Bowersock, a department black bear expert, said a black bear was spotted Sunday night on Silvey Street, followed by a sighting near the Planet Fitness on East Nifong Boulevard on
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