COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is being restored in a Howard County town sooner than expected. The City of Glasgow announced on its social media on Monday that the town had lost power and would likely be out for two or three days. Severe storms went through Mid-Missouri on Monday and caused damage around the area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon business is considered a total loss after it caught fire on Sunday, according to a Tuesday press release from the Eldon Fire Department. The release says crews were called to 705 East 5th Street and saw flames coming from a side of the building when they arrived at 2 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At least one tornado was confirmed by the National Weather Service to have touched down in Randolph and Monroe counties on Monday. Information on Tuesday from the NWS shows that the speeds varied from an EF-0 to an EF-1. Damage was reported in both counties on Monday morning after severe storms went
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A student from Jefferson City High School was removed from the building on Tuesday after they were found with a weapon, according to a letter sent to parents by the Jefferson City School District. The district wrote that a weapon was in a student’s belongings while officials were searching for vape products.
Continue ReadingBy Toni Odejimi, Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! People in the entertainment industry have slammed AI for mimicking artists’ voices and likenesses. This “Eras” tour superstar is punching back with a new approach to protect her image. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s ambassador to Washington has said that the only country that has a “special relationship” with the United States is “probably Israel,” not Britain, in leaked comments which could overshadow King Charles III’s state visit underway in the US this week. Christian Turner, who took office in February to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was originally charged with first-degree murder in a 2024 shooting pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery on Tuesday. Fernando Hutchinson, 21, of Osage Beach, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was previously charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The case was originally tried in Camden County,
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli military battalion that assaulted and detained a CNN team in the occupied West Bank has been redeployed after a one-month suspension, an Israeli security source told CNN. The reserve unit, which functions under the ultra-Orthodox “Netzah Yehuda” battalion, underwent an education seminar and additional training, the source
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile had non-life-threatening injuries after they were accidentally shot Saturday in Randolph County, according to a Tuesday press release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. The release says deputies were called to Moberly Regional Medical Center “in reference to a juvenile who sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen.” The youth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 1,100 electricity customers in Camden County were without power after a storm with hail went through the Lake of the Ozarks area on Tuesday afternoon. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives’ map shows 1,056 Co-Mo Electric Cooperative customers without power and another 89 Laclede Electric customers had no electricity. Most
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By Tal Shalev, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Israel of knowingly allowing grain stolen by Russia to be unloaded at Israeli ports, threatening to impose sanctions on anyone involved in the shipments, which Kyiv says have continued despite multiple appeals to Israeli officials. Zelensky’s warning Tuesday reflects a deepening rift
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US will soon begin issuing passports featuring an image of President Donald Trump inside, a State Department official said Tuesday. The official said that the passport “will be the default passport out of the Washington Passport Agency when available” for those who renew their passports in person at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local nonprofit is looking to transform Columbia’s Third Ward and the “Clark Lane Corridor” with the Beacon of Light Community Center. United Community Builders announced the grand opening of the building on Tuesday morning during a ribbon-cutting. “When I came here in 1998, this was the premier area for college students
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, Kara Fox, CNN London (CNN) — European lawmakers have voted in favor of defining sex without active consent as rape, marking a historic step for women’s rights and survivors of sexual violence in the EU. The European Parliament’s resolution, passed on Tuesday by an overwhelming margin, urges all EU member states to
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Baseball Hall of Fame player Yogi Berra. Personal Birth date: May 12, 1925 Death date: September 22, 2015 Birth place: St. Louis, Missouri Birth name: Lawrence Peter Berra Father: Pietro Berra, bricklayer Mother: Paulina Berra Marriage: Carmen (Short) Berra (January 26, 1949-March
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several roads in Mid-Missouri are flooded after multiple rounds of storms came through the area on Sunday and Monday. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 9:41 a.m. stating that Strawn Road in Columbia was closed because of flooding between Interstate 70 Drive Southwest and West Worley Street. A viewer submitted
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By Hanna Ziady, Mostafa Salem, Sarah Tamimi CNN London/Abu Dhabi (CNN) — The United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC, a decades-old cartel of the world’s top oil exporters, delivering a shock that will ripple through global oil markets at a time of unprecedented turmoil caused by the Iran war. The UAE plans to withdraw from
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By Andy Rose, Hannah Rabinowitz, Rob Kuznia, Taylor Romine, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — A long-running investigation of fraud involving federal funding in Minnesota entered a new, highly visible phase Tuesday morning as uniformed law enforcement agents executed search warrants in the Minneapolis area. Twenty-two federal search warrants were executed in Minnesota, including raids at daycares,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 2000 Columbia murder suspect has been booked into the Boone County Jail after being extradited from South Carolina. Sentrell Wilson, 45, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder for the 2000 death of University of Missouri student Candace Richie. Wilson was arrested in South Carolina on Feb. 23
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A German tourist has died after being bitten by a snake while on vacation in Egypt, authorities have said. The 57-year-old man, who has not been identified, had attended a snake-charmer show while on vacation with his family when he was bitten by the animal earlier this month, according
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