By Kimberly Richardson, Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! You’re probably doing this one common thing on your walks — and it’s spiking your anxiety. Making a quick change can unlock your creativity, lower stress and give your brain a reset. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.
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By Chelsea Bailey, Ryan Young, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — On July 4, Nolan Wells set out to celebrate Independence Day on a popular barrier island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. In photos from the boat that day, the 18-year-old towers above his friends, his arm casually slung around their shoulders as he smiles for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is accused of stealing $1.28 million from the Isle of Capri Casino earlier this year has pleaded guilty in a separate case in Illinois. Hollis Vanleer Jr., 20, of Bloomington, Illinois, pleaded guilty on Thursday in McLean County to stealing a vehicle. He was sentenced to three years in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon Police Department detective arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in February and charged Thursday remains on the job, the city’s police chief says. Luke M. Gatlin, 46, was pulled over on Feb. 14 in Osage Beach for driving without headlights, and a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper smelled liquor
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By Andi Babineau, Nicki Brown, CNN Provo, Utah (CNN) — The former roommate of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, told investigators Robinson “said he wishes he hadn’t done it” the day after the fatal shooting. “He started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn’t done it,
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s promise to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors has given a glimmer of hope to millions of Ukrainians terrorized by Russia’s deadly ballistic missiles strikes. Speaking on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump said a “little birdie told me … that we’ll
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TODAY: Thursday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as we have a chance for storms this morning, and again this evening. Temperatures are expected in the upper 80s despite a chance for showers and storms in the morning. Temperatures will likely recover just ahead of a round of storms from 3 p.m to midnight.
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — As funeral prayers took place before the coffin of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday, many top officials and three of the ayatollah’s sons were present. Among the noticeably missing, however, were some former presidents at odds with the current regime. Their absence cast doubt on Tehran’s
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The City of Columbia has been in talks for months with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources over the renewal of a permit that allows it to discharge stormwater. In any urban environment, stormwater will be polluted with organic and inorganic chemicals from a variety of sources. But some state officials have zeroed in on
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — A political gamble looks like it has spectacularly backfired. When British right-wing populist leader Nigel Farage announced he was resigning as a lawmaker and triggering a special election in the face of a swirl of allegations over personal financing, he sought the high ground, declaring that the “judges
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By Dalia Faheid, Chris Boyette, Priscilla Alvarez, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A man who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Houston while on his way to work Tuesday was not the target of their immigration operation, according to a source with preliminary details about the incident. The shooting took
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By Jessie Yeung, Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — In many ways it was already the ceasefire that never was. But with the United States and Iran claiming to have hit dozens of targets each with air, drone and missile strikes in the past 48 hours, it’s increasingly hard to see where this goes next. The
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By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan, Jeff Winter (CNN) — Crews are expected to finish emergency shoring of a Midtown Manhattan high-rise by Thursday, the building’s developer says. But the timeline and next steps in the “unusually ambitious” construction project remain unclear as investigators try to figure out what caused support columns to buckle on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The siblings of a man killed in a fire at a home for disabled people in Fayette have sued, claiming negligence by the company that operated the facility caused their brother’s death. Connie Mallick and Robert Bittle filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Linda Perkins Home, Inc., over the death of their brother,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly tried to set fire to an occupied camper on Monday night in Hartsburg. Michael Briggs, 55, of Hartsburg, was charged in Boone County on Tuesday with knowingly burning or exploding and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday marked two years since the death of Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Matthew Tobben. BCFPD honored Tobben on Wednesday by lowering its flags at half-staff. “We honor his memory and remain committed to carrying forward the values he exemplified throughout his career,” BCFPD Fire Chief Doug Westhoff said in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Wednesday published its multi-year maternal mortality report. The report included data from 2019-23 and determined there were 340 deaths in total. The mortality rate of Black women who went through pregnancy was 2.5 times higher the rate of white women’s, the report says.
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Editor’s note: This article has been adjusted to reflect the correct city council meeting date. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two local downtown business owners are putting their support behind a proposal for an urban camping ordinance for downtown Columbia. Executive Director of Columbia’s Downtown Community Improvement District Nickie Davis said the CID plans to submit a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia collected nearly 110 tons of recycling materials in the first 10 days after curbside pickup resumed. Utilities spokesman Jason West told ABC 17 News that is more than 25 tons of recycling materials that were collected during the same period in 2025. An EF-1 tornado hit the city’s
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By Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, Arlette Saenz, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, taking aim at the Democratic establishment while clearing the way for the party to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in
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