TODAY: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for flood potential and a few strong storms this afternoon. The newsroom received reports of flooding late Thursday as heavy rain persisted across mid-Missouri. This immediate flood threat has subsided with a lull in rain overnight, but more rain is forecast, leaving a threat for additional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police in Bloomington, Illinois, say a suspect in a Mid-Missouri casino robbery was arrested without incident this week. Hollis C. Vanleer Jr., 21, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Bloomington police and U.S. Marshals, according to a release from the Bloomington Police Department. Police arrested Vanleer during a traffic stop, and he was
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By Andi Babineau, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A Utah judge in the case against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ruled Friday to hold a prosecutor in civil contempt for violating a pretrial publicity order but opted to leave the death penalty in place as a possible outcome in the murder trial. The
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By Katelyn Polantz, Holmes Lybrand, Arpita Dasika, CNN (CNN) — As several criminal investigations into President Donald Trump’s foes continue to flail, federal prosecutors are now ushering one of his biggest critics to a conviction. Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of unlawfully retaining sensitive national security information
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover woman was seriously injured during an accident in Camden County on Thursday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 65-year-old Stover woman was driving in a 2010 Dodge Nitro southbound on Missouri Highway 5 north of Harvest Road. Troopers said the vehicle blew a tire and skidded off
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By Steven Jiang, Mike Valerio, CNN Beijing (CNN) — A small aircraft appeared to have struck the tallest building in China’s capital on Friday afternoon, in a shocking incident in one of the world’s most fortified cities. Dramatic footage from Beijing posted on social media showed debris falling from the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known
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By Uriel Blanco, Mary Triny Mena, Hira Humayun, Camille Rodríguez Montilla, CNN (CNN) — In Venezuela’s coastal state of La Guaira, which was hardest hit in the massive twin earthquakes on Wednesday, residents said they spent the night awake and reported that several people remained trapped in the rubble after severe damage to dozens of
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By Alexandra Banner, CNN President Donald Trump will present the World Cup trophy in New Jersey on July 19 — and depending on who wins, the ceremony could be very awkward. He’s waged war against one country in the tournament, imposed tariffs on others and traded barbs with leaders whose teams could end up standing
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Budget time is here again for schools, whose fiscal year begins July 1. That means administrators and school boards are facing some thorny outlooks, some worse than others, when it comes to funding. The Missouri General Assembly didn’t provide the funding increase that educators had sought last session, and school districts say that puts them
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — After two decades behind bars and with few options left, Marquez Powell sat down several years ago and wrote a letter from a rural Georgia prison more than 100 miles from his Atlanta home. It would eventually help win his freedom. After being prosecuted at the age of 20,
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CNN, POOL, VTV, VANTOR, @DEPTOFWAR, @DELCYRODRIGUEZV By Jessie Yeung, Michael Rios, Taylor Ward, Issy Ronald, Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers are desperately searching through piles of rubble in Venezuela after the country was rocked by two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday, leaving scores of people dead and widespread destruction in a country already beset by
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By Zahra Ullah, Katharina Krebs, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russian-installed authorities declared a state of emergency in Crimea on Friday, as repeated, intensified Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula lead to widespread power outages and fuel shortages. Blackouts have plagued Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-controlled Crimea, for days. The Kremlin-installed governor of the city,
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The Texas State Board of Education has approved a proposal that will establish lists of required reading — including Bible verses alongside classic titles — for its K-12 English and literature curriculum. The plan will impact more than 5 million public school students, as Texas emerges as a leader
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, Deepak Rao and Vijay Bedi, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — What started as an online joke has now spilled onto the streets of India’s capital. Since Saturday, Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party, has been camped out in the heart of New Delhi, leading a crowd of protesters
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Oranje Army shut down Grand Boulevard ahead of the Netherlands’ final group stage game. Both local and international soccer fans flooded the streets of the Kansas City ahead of the third World Cup game played at arrowhead stadium. Starting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, fans began to crowd the Power
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CNN By Jack Hannah, Nick Watt, Dakin Andone, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Throughout his federal arson trial, Jonathan Rinderknecht was painted as a vengeful person whose disdain for the wealthy, anger at the world and obsession with fire fueled him to ignite a blaze that later became the deadly Palisades Fire. At trial, prosecutors
Continue Reading Story by Reuters London (Reuters) — King Charles will not live at Buckingham Palace after its 10-year refurbishment finishes next year, royal officials said on Thursday, ending nearly two centuries of the central London landmark serving as the British monarch’s primary residence. Officials at the same time disclosed the king paid £12.9 million ($17.04 million)
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City High School is honoring the legacy of one of its most accomplished Jay alums. On Thursday night, the Jefferson City School District Board of Education unanimously voted to name the court at Fleming Fieldhouse after Ogugua “OG” Anunoby. That news comes after the 2015 graduate played an integral role
Continue Reading Story by Reuters Seoul / Beijing (Reuters) — As Europe sweats through record-breaking temperatures, Asian makers of air conditioners, like South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, China’s Midea and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric, are enjoying a boom in sales. Air conditioning is common throughout buildings, transport and homes in major cities across Asia, but it is rare in
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CNN By John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione’s attorneys discussed with prosecutors the possibility of a plea deal in his federal case connected to the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, according to a source familiar with the discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the case is ongoing. The discussions,
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