Starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Interstate 70 between Range Line St. and the U.S. 63 Connector in Columbia will be down to one lane heading east until 6 a.m. Monday. All exit and on ramps will remain open during the lane closure. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, this closure will allow crews to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN The US government shutdown has entered its third day and appears likely to extend into next week. As of now, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers are unwilling to concede any ground while scores of federal workers are being furloughed across the country. Here’s what else you need to know to get
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By Peter Wilkinson and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — One of the victims who died in the Manchester synagogue attack and another who was injured were likely shot by armed officers aiming for the killer, police said on Friday. The police said they believed the two victims were huddled behind a door in the synagogue
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By Christopher Lamb, Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Sarah Mullally, whose calling to Christian ministry came after a distinguished career in nursing, will be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to hold the role in its 1,400-year history and the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide. Mullally, 63, was made
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge is weighing Friday whether to grant a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops into Oregon as Trump officials say a “surge” of federal resources is headed to Portland. Oregon and Portland officials jointly sued the administration this week after Trump
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By Hanna Park, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A large fire broke out Thursday night at a Chevron refinery, in El Segundo, the largest oil-producing facility on the West Coast, officials said. The fire turned the dark night sky orange in the area surrounding the refinery, with towering flames and billowing plumes of smoke visible
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Beach’s Board of Alderman on Thursday evening discussed the city’s panhandling ordinance. The discussion comes months after a homeless couple filed a federal lawsuit against the city. Thursday’s meeting lasted about an hour-and-a-half, but discussion on the panhandling ordinance was brief because city leaders could not comment extensively on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The total number of fans ejected from Mizzou home games this football season is up to 63. The Tigers are on bye this week and host Alabama on Oct. 11. All of Missouri’s games have been at home this season, and there were 31 total ejections heading into MU’s game against South
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By Laura Sharman, Max Saltman, Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Munich Airport has halted flights for the second time in two days over “unconfirmed drone sightings,” according to a Friday statement on the airport’s website. “On the evening of October 3, German air traffic control (DFS) restricted flight operations at Munich Airport as a precautionary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after an electrical fire occurred Thursday evening at Town and Country Lanes off of North Providence Road in Columbia. Columbia Fire Department Capt. Wayne Cummins said at the scene that a fire started on the “insulation of the electrical lines going into” the building. Firefighters went up to
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By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it. The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). And while the LDP has ruled Japan almost continuously
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged after authorities claim he shot at two people on May 9 in Boonville. Fernando Townshend was charged on Thursday in Cooper County with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Janiya Rucker, of Jefferson City, was charged with being an accessory
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela on Thursday said it had detected five US fighter jets flying near its Caribbean coast. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino described the incident as a “provocation” by the United States that posed a threat to national security. “They are combat aircraft. Combat aircraft that US imperialism has dared to
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Manchester, England (CNN) — Chaim Leob lives on a busy corner in Manchester, England, so sirens are not something he would normally find particularly concerning. But Thursday morning was a different story. The police cars just kept coming, one after another. Ambulances and fire trucks were speeding past. A helicopter was
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By Leigh Waldman, Matthew J. Friedman, Shimon Prokupecz (CNN) — More than 2,000 pages of documents were released Wednesday by the school district in Uvalde, Texas, weeks after CNN’s exclusive reporting showed the district’s lawyers withheld records the school board and a court had ordered to be released in the wake of the massacre at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man on Thursday was sentenced to serve 17-and-half years in federal prison on Wednesday for producing child pornography, according to a press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Robert Wayne Stuart, 37, was arrested in September 2023 for multiple investigations surrounding child pornography and child exploitation. He was charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the Madison Street Parking Garage in downtown Jefferson City has been restricted following an inspection, according to a Thursday press release from the city. The release says the inspection “identified severe deterioration to decking, ramps, and supporting columns, creating safety concerns.” The release says: Ramps going up and down are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with five felonies after he allegedly gave a 12-year-old girl marijuana edibles and pointed a pellet gun at her head. Novy Lairmore, 18, was charged in Cole County with giving a controlled substance to a child, giving marijuana to a child and three counts of first-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A “disturbing message” on Snapchat seen by Columbia Public School students and parents has prompted a police investigation. Rock Bridge High School principal Jacob Sirna told families Thursday morning the district’s security team asked the Columbia Police Department to look into the message after parents and students reported the message. Sirna’s email
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Amazon drone deliveries will resume Friday after being suspended for two days after two Prime Air delivery drones struck a crane in Arizona, resulting in “substantial” damage and a fire. The two MK30 drones crashed into the boom of a crane in Tolleson, Arizona, near Phoenix, Wednesday around
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