By Holly Yan, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing three people, including a Department of Homeland Security employee, in a shooting rampage across several Atlanta suburbs last week has died in custody, authorities said. Olaolukitan Adon-Abel, 26, was found unresponsive in his jail cell around 6:48 p.m. Tuesday. Detention staff tried
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja (CNN) — For Mauro Rui Callado Cortêz, a Catholic lay teacher in Angola, the “unique opportunity” to see Pope Leo XIV in person was unmissable, even though serious illness should have confined him to bed. “My visual contact with the Holy Father was a unique moment; it transmitted such a
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The date when the issue could appear on the ballot has been corrected. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A resolution to put a measure to eliminate the income tax and allow new sales taxes will appear before voters in August or November. The Missouri House on Tuesday approved the measure with a 95-59 vote.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou students talked and Tiger Athletics listened. On Tuesday, MU Athletics announced that it will roll out a new student ticketing model in the 2026-27 school year, in response to feedback given from the student body. The new model will rank students on a ‘leaderboard’ to determine who will get priority for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was stabbed on Tuesday in central Columbia. Officers closed off Unity Drive, a short street in central Columbia in the middle of West Worley and Ash streets and McBaine Avenue and Oak Street. The victim was identified by police, but they are not publicly releasing identifying information at this moment,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials have confirmed that a man who was hit by an allegedly inebriated driver on Sunday in Jefferson City has died. Richard Robben, 59, was on an electric bike when he was hit by Robert Roy Rackers Jr. in the 100 block of East Dunklin Drive after 5 p.m. Sunday. Rackers, 36,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state presented more witness testimony Tuesday as the jury trial for a deadly 2025 Holts Summit shooting continues. This testimony included new information on both Smith’s retelling of events and the whereabouts of Dills’ gun following the shooting. A 12-person jury was picked Monday to decide the fate of 38-year-old Heather
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(Editor’s note, 4/22: The story has been corrected to reflect which agency recommended approval of the ordinance.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Centralia Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday night unanimously recommended approval of an ordinance that defines and places rules on potential data centers in the city. Centralia Mayor Chris Cox told ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man serving a life sentence at Jefferson City Correctional Center has been indicted on a murder charge. Brandon Bibbs, 45, is charged with second-degree murder in the June 27, 2024, death of a Jefferson City inmate. The name of the deceased inmate was not immediately named in court documents. A probable
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Footage of a gunman shooting at panicked tourists lying atop Mexico’s historic Pyramid of the Moon has renewed concerns about security in the country as it prepares to co-host millions of soccer fans for the World Cup this summer. At least one person, a Canadian woman, was killed in
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Transportation is eliminating antiquated paper strips, copper communications wiring and computer floppy discs, but it says more money is needed to keep upgrading the decades-old air traffic control system, and integrate new technologies like artificial intelligence and software to streamline US flights. At a news
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A century-old hospital in Marshall has filed for bankruptcy. Fitzgibbon Hospital announced in a Tuesday social media post that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has “secured a partner for sale of the facility.” The sale includes The Living Center. “Our priority is, and always will be, the health and
Continue ReadingBy Jordan D. Brown, Toni Odejimi 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Skywatchers have something to look forward to: the first meteor shower of spring. Discover how to watch the cosmic show unfold this week. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Hidden cost of war Multiple oil
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) JEFFTran, Jefferson City’s public bus system, will being using an “alternating route schedule” beginning on Monday, May 4, according to a news release on the city’s website. The city cites “an ongoing bus driver shortage and recent staff retirements” as the reason for the new schedule. The release says fixed routes will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care announced in a Tuesday press release that it will open a primary care clinic next month in Holts Summit. The release says the clinic will open Tuesday, May 5 at 180 Northstar Dr. and will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays. Services include regular appointments, telehealth services and
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Cooper, CNN New York (CNN) — A plane landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday strayed into the flight path of a jet landing on a parallel runway, causing collision alarms to sound and forcing pilots to take evasive action. Republic Airways Flight 4464, flying for American Airlines, was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an endangered person advisory late Monday for a 21-year-old man last seen in Russellville. According to a press release, 21-year-old Blaze Starkey was last seen at 13313 Park St. in Russellville at 1:38 p.m. Monday. He left on foot and his destination is unknown. Starkey is
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cooper County judge denied bond for the leader of a “cult-like” Amish community after new charges, including manslaughter, were filed against him this week. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, appeared Tuesday in front of Judge Keith Bail after the new charges were added for a previously scheduled bond reduction hearing. Bail
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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — More than six weeks after he was announced as their new supreme leader following the assassination of his father, Iranians have still not seen or heard Mojtaba Khamenei. In the midst of a conflict seen as posing an existential threat to the regime that has ruled their country for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy will face the adult criminal justice system after he was charged with murder and other crimes Tuesday in connection with a robbery and shooting last June. Deshawn D. Brown of Columbia was charged Tuesday with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and second-degree murder in the killing of Zarian Simpson.
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