COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dog house fire that happened on Tuesday in Mexico, Missouri, was caused by a heat lamp, according to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. The release says firefighters were called at 12:19 p.m. Tuesday to the 1600 block of South Western Street after a dog house caught fire.
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By Ed Lavandera, Norma Galeana, Holly Yan, CNN Dilley, Texas (CNN) — The 5-year-old boy who with his father was taken last week by immigration agents from their suburban Minneapolis driveway has appeared depressed and lethargic at the South Texas detention facility where the pair is being held, said a congressman concerned for Liam Conejo
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Cole County Commission will not step in to stop the auction of a piece of land its former owner wanted to become a county park. Commissioner Sam Bushman told ABC 17 News in a statement on Wednesday morning that it would not sue Hawthorn Bank in order to stop it
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By Zeena Saifi, Jeremy Diamond, Cyril Theophilos, CNN Ras Ein al-Auja, West Bank (CNN) — Suleiman Ghawanmeh is tired of talking. For over 10 years, he talked himself hoarse until he realized his words could not save his community from being driven out. After his final appeal for help came to nothing, he, too, left.
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Every morning since Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent, Will Stancil has gotten into his car, dialed into a local dispatch call and started driving. As he patrols the streets of his Minneapolis neighborhood, he looks for out-of-state license plates, tinted windows and other telltale signs of
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN London (CNN) — A man has been found guilty of assaulting a woman in a case in Britain that unexpectedly involved the US president’s son, who told UK police he’d witnessed the attack during a video call last year. Matvei Rumiantsev, a 22-year-old Russian citizen, was found guilty of assault
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Hungarian prosecutors have filed charges against the mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, for his role in organizing the city’s 30th annual LGBTQ+ Pride event despite a controversial ban, the mayor’s office said Wednesday. “The prosecution has filed charges and wants to impose a financial penalty on me without a
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN The way clinicians diagnose mental illnesses could soon change dramatically. A cornerstone manual, known as “psychiatry’s bible,” is being radically overhauled to improve mental health assessments. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Minnesota ICE crackdown New details are emerging
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By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — At least five people were killed in a Russian drone strike on a civilian train in northeastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, describing the attack as an “act of terrorism.” Emergency workers were confronted with scenes of carnage at the site of the attack in
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The Italians are not happy. The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday confirmed reports that it would send ICE agents to help bolster security for U.S. officials at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan. The agents will be there purely in a security role, a DHS spokesperson told CNN. Homeland Security Investigations, a part of
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CNN By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Stella Carlson was supposed to spend Saturday morning painting children’s faces at a church. It would have been a welcome contrast to the weekslong onslaught of federal immigration enforcement and protests that have overwhelmed her home in the Twin Cities. Being an active participant in her community is
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — It all started with a designer handbag. Then two, then a luxury necklace, and more. Now, it’s ending in jail time for South Korea’s former first lady. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of disgraced (and also jailed) former President Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, a rate of casualties for a major military power not seen since World War II, a new report from a prominent international think tank says. And the enormous
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By Lex Harvey, Hira Humayun, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump renewed threats to strike Iran if it does not agree to negotiate a new nuclear deal, as US forces conduct a multi-day air exercise in the Middle East, bolstering Washington’s military presence in the region. The drills aim to sharpen the
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Editor’s note: The story has been updated to better reflect the use of the home. FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people died in an assisted care home fire on Tuesday in Fayette. The fire engulfed the building on Villers Drive behind Perkins Residential Care Center on Main Street in Fayette on Tuesday morning, Fayette co-fire chief
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (KMIZ) The home team continued its dominance in the series between Mizzou men’s basketball and Alabama, on Tuesday night. With Mizzou’s 90-64 loss to the No. 23 Crimson Tide, the team playing at home has now won eight of the last nine meetings between the two programs. Head coach Dennis Gates’ team managed
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CNN By Eric Bradner, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar ignored staffers’ pleas to end a town hall early and get a medical check Tuesday after a man rushed the podium and sprayed a substance at the Democratic congresswoman. Omar, who was not injured in the attack, said after the town hall
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN The way clinicians diagnose mental illnesses could soon change dramatically. A cornerstone manual, known as “psychiatry’s bible,” is being radically overhauled to improve mental health assessments. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Minnesota ICE crackdown New details are
Continue Reading By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Stella Carlson was supposed to spend Saturday morning painting children’s faces at a church. It would have been a welcome contrast to the weekslong onslaught of federal immigration enforcement and protests that have overwhelmed her home in the Twin Cities. Being an active participant in her community is important
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By Wednesday afternoon, the Cole County Commission will decide if it will ask Hawthorn Bank to pause an upcoming land auction, just 11 days away.
Lawrence Renn Jr. left his 178-acre Elston farmland to become a county park. He created a trust, leasing the land to the county after his death in 2021.
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