COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man wanted for multiple crimes in Mexico, Missouri, was arrested in Illinois on Tuesday. According to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department, investigators responded to the 1300 block of N. Washington St. on Aug. 24 for an incident involving a gun. Police were told Montrel Burton, 33, took
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City council members could face expulsion if found to have disclosed information shared in closed meetings. The council put the issue Tuesday night on its informal calendar. A vote is set to take place on Sept. 15. The rule makes it so that council members and the mayor have a “duty
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal government watchdog is sounding the alarm in a new report after cuts, “burnout, fatigue and low morale,” have caused the number of aviation meteorologists working with air traffic controllers to drop by 15%. As of June, the number of National Weather Service meteorologists assigned to FAA
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Venezuelan national was in the Boone County Jail on Tuesday on an immigration detainer and allegations that he stole thousands of dollars from Columbia ATMs. Carlos E. Hernandez-Moreno, 21, was arrested Saturday night when police found him in his car outside the Missouri Credit Union on Buttonwood Drive, according to a
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press Axtla de Terrazas, Mexico (AP) — Cameras flashed and reporters crowded around 15-year-old Isela Anahí Santiago Morales as she stepped from a vintage car into the pouring rain. Her friends formed a cordon so she could make it to the stage. The daughter of local garbage collectors, dressed in a voluminous pink
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren Missouri applied last week with Missouri’s utility regulators to build a 2.5-megawatt solar power facility in Callaway County. The utility is asking for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to build and operate the facility, known as the Reform Solar Project. Ameren said it June that it would restrict access to
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Pain is one of those mysterious sensations that all humans experience, yet we often have trouble describing it. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains that all pain lies in the brain — and what you can do about it. Here’s what else you
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged last week with shooting into another vehicle during a road rage incident on Interstate 70 in Saline County. Mason C. D. Mayhew was charged Friday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon for the incident that happened last Wednesday. A probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The day of the drowning has been corrected from Friday to Saturday. Five people were killed in crashes on state highways, and another person drowned over the Labor Day weekend in Missouri. The five deaths were part of 222 crashes resulting in 204 injuries reported by the Missouri State Highway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump spoke at a White House news conference on Tuesday about his order moving Space Command from Colorado to the Alabama Space Coast. The news conference happened as rumors continue to swirl about the president’s health.
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CNN Exclusive by Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight returned 161 Cuban deportees to the communist-run island last week, the first time many of the men and women aboard had touched Cuban soil in years. Upon arrival, the deportees had shackles removed from their wrists and ankles
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old boy was flown to a Miami trauma center after a shark bit him in the ocean off the Florida Keys on Labor Day, authorities said. The boy was snorkeling off the ocean side of Key Largo when the shark bite happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The rivalry will return to Memorial Stadium on Saturday when the Kansas Jayhawks take on the Missouri Tigers. The two football clubs haven’t battled on the field in years, but the rivalry is still relevant in the hearts of Mizzou and Kansas fans. Watch a news conference previewing this weekend’s game in
Continue Reading Exclusive by Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight returned 161 Cuban deportees to the communist-run island last week, the first time many of the men and women aboard had touched Cuban soil in years. Upon arrival, the deportees had shackles removed from their wrists and ankles and
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Ashland residents could soon be paying much more in water bills.
The city decided to proceed with improving its sewer system, despite a no vote on a $40 million bond issue for sewer improvements in 2024.
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By Tal Shalev and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Tensions between Israel’s military and political leadership have sharply escalated over the past week, with the military chief directly confronting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a recent meeting over plans to expand the Gaza war, two Israeli officials told CNN. Tens of thousands of Israeli reservists
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By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — The suspected killer of Ukrainian lawmaker Andriy Parubiy admitted his role in the politician’s death on Tuesday, claiming to have carried out the crime in an act of “revenge” against the country’s authorities. Parubiy, a prominent nationalist politician who was previously the chair of
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CNN By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s Supreme Court opened a landmark trial Tuesday against former President Jair Bolsonaro, who stands accused of plotting to overturn the country’s 2022 election and cling to power. The case, unprecedented in Brazil’s modern democracy, could – if he is found guilty – send the right-wing populist
Continue Reading By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s Supreme Court opened a landmark trial Tuesday against former President Jair Bolsonaro, who stands accused of plotting to overturn the country’s 2022 election and cling to power. The case, unprecedented in Brazil’s modern democracy, could – if he is found guilty – send the right-wing populist to
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law by using the US military to help carry out law enforcement activities in and around Los Angeles this summer. US District Judge Charles Breyer concluded that Trump’s use of thousands of federalized
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