The Louisville Metro Police Department received a harsh rebuke in a new study commissioned by the city in the wake of the police killing of Breonna Taylor last year. The department is ridden with low morale and is not trusted by the Kentucky city’s communities of color, according to the 150-page report released by city
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that four men convicted of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl should go free, a move described by the White House as an “affront to terrorism victims everywhere.” Pearl was working as the South Asia bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal in 2002 when he was kidnapped in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With more vaccines becoming available throughout the state, and mass vaccination clinics opening, health care workers feel the public need to know important do’s and don’ts to consider. Margaret Day will the MU Health Department vaccine committee provides advice for before, after and during your vaccination. Register in your location with contact
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CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three former California Missouri police officers filed a lawsuit against the department this week. According to court documents, former officers Jared Allen, Nick Stobbart were fired and Christopher Tew quit the police department after they reported criminal evidence being mishandled. The trio claim in court filings that the police chief, captain, and
Continue Reading The new district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia has asked that the state’s attorney general to appoint an alternative prosecutor for two high-profile police use-of-force cases. District Attorney Fani T. Willis cited issues with her predecessor’s handling of a case involving two Black college students pulled from their cars by Atlanta police during a George
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A tip by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children leads to charges of possession of child porn for a Columbia man.
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According to officials at the scene, the chase started near the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector in Columbia and the vehicle had stolen license plates on it.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of the suspect’s name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A September 2020 overdose investigation leads to charges of 2nd-degree murder for a Columbia man already in custody. Columbia police began the investigation on Sept. 4, 2020 after they responded to a 29-year-old man in cardiac arrest. While on scene, police
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Any suggestion that the departure of former US President Donald Trump from Washington would provide a temporary pause in US-China tensions has been swiftly dispelled. In the short time since President Joe Biden was sworn into office, China has flown more than two dozen combat aircraft near to the self-ruled island of Taiwan and passed
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man serving time for other crimes is now charged with attempted rape and violence to an employee of the Department of Corrections after an incident on July 1, 2020. According to court documents, William Riggs went upstairs at the Boonville Correction Center and allegedly attacked a female probation officer.
Continue Reading When a USPS mail carrier noticed an elderly customer had not picked up her mail in three days, she had an overwhelming feeling that something was wrong. Shonda Lemon, 34, has worked as a USPS mail carrier in Chicago for eight years. She often greeted Helen Iwanski, 89, during her route. Although they exchanged few
Continue Reading An Indianapolis teenager was charged Thursday with six counts of murder for allegedly shooting family members and a pregnant woman on Sunday, according to court documents. Raymond Childs III, 17, was also charged with attempted murder of a brother who fled the family house after the initial shooting and carrying a handgun without a license,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri student affairs is reporting a student was removed from campus after an overnight incident involving harassment and the alleged use of a racial slur. According to a release by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Bill Stackman, MU police responded to a report of an intoxicated student harassing two other
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A Florida firefighter turned himself in to authorities in connection with the alleged theft of Covid-19 vaccine meant for coworkers. Anthony Damiano, a captain with Polk County Fire Rescue, allegedly took three syringes containing doses of Moderna’s vaccine, with the intent to give doses to his elderly mother, according to an arrest affidavit. Damiano surrendered
Continue Reading IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iberia woman accused of poisoning her husband could head to trial later this year. The trial for Amy Murray is scheduled to start on October 4th at the Miller County courthouse. Joshua died from the antifreeze before Amy set fire to the bed Joshua’s body was lying on, according to court
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Medical professionals are working to understand more about a condition they are calling “long Covid,” among patients who experience lingering symptoms months after recovering from coronavirus. “Persons with long Covid often present reporting persistent, severe fatigue, headaches and brain fog, which is defined as mild subjective cognitive impairment, approximately four weeks after acute illness,” Dr.
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A spokesman for the Missouri Democratic Party confirmed that lawmakers from both major parties got in line for the shots, which were intended for other state workers.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who was accused of taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested Thursday. FBI agents and Springfield police took Zachary Martin into custody without incident on federal charges of unlawful activities on Capitol Grounds, disorderly conduct and demonstrating in the Capitol building. No court documents
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