RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement officers and volunteers spent Friday searching for a missing Randolph County teenager in a massive conservation area southeast of Higbee. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said Kayla Huff, 16, has been missing since Wednesday. Investigators focused Friday’s search efforts on the Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area, where dozens of volunteers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri students celebrated “Stop Day” on Friday, but many said an increased police presence changed the atmosphere of the annual tradition. Reading Day, colloquially known as Stop Day, is intended to give students a day off from classes before finals week begins; though it has also become associated with large
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman Jenin, West Bank (CNN) — Ali al-Samoudi gingerly walks down the steps toward his home. The 59-year-old Palestinian journalist is gaunt, with closely cropped gray hair and a matching beard. Each cautious step he takes reveals the physical toll of all he has endured that has aged him beyond
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By Anabella Gonzalez, Gonzalo Zegarra, Caitlin Danaher, Charlotte Reck, CNN Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) — Hantavirus cases in Argentina have almost doubled in the past year, with the country recording 32 deaths alongside its highest number of infections since 2018. The rise comes as Argentine authorities race to trace the footsteps of a couple who
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By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Barranquilla, Colombia (CNN) — Surrounded by rows of costumes, reggaeton superstar J Balvin fuels up in his dressing room as thousands of people in the coastal Colombian city of Barranquilla wait outside for his raucous five-hour live performance to begin. The moment of calm belies what is turning out to be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man accused of shooting two of his family members, leading a police chase and shooting at law enforcement before shooting himself on Thursday finished a 120-day shock incarceration program with the Department of Corrections about a week before the shooting. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Steven Swanson allegedly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Randolph County Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford on Friday confirmed the name of the woman accused of stealing a Randolph County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle on Thursday. Alayna Mason, 20, of Moberly, was arrested on suspicion of stealing a motor vehicle, stealing a gun and escaping from custody. Luntsford said charges were not filed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Klein’s salary is an agenda item for Monday night’s Board of Education meeting. The board is expected to approve a 6% salary increase ($15,300) for Klein for the next school year, according meeting documents. Klein currently makes $255,000 per year and the increase would bump it up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No people were injured, but a cat died in a Friday morning Columbia house fire, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The release says firefighters were called just before 8 a.m. to the 400 block of McBaine Avenue. Firefighters saw black smoke and fire coming from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City High School’s graduation ceremony on Friday will be moved indoors because of inclement weather, according to an email from a district spokesman. The email says seniors have been given six tickets each in case the ceremony was going to be moved to Fleming Fieldhouse. Doors open at 6 p.m. Students
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By Zahra Ullah, CNN Moscow (CNN) — For years, Russia’s Victory Day parade has symbolized the country’s military strength and power, with a dazzling display of heavy military equipment and a stream of visiting dignitaries. This year things will look very different. Russian President Vladimir Putin will host a scaled-back parade in Red Square, with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment celebrated the grand opening of its new facility Friday morning. The facility is in the MU Health Care South Providence Medical Park, located at 701 Veterans United Drive. The new facility is 74,000 square feet and costs $54.8 million, enabling significant expansion to serve twice
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Access to a program that serves as a hub for University of Missouri students and instructors has been restored. The University of Missouri said Friday that Instructure, which operates the Canvas learning management system, has fixed security problems that had made the program unavailable. MU students and instructors use the system to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A driver suffered serious injuries in a crash that shut down part of Clark Lane in northeast Columbia on Friday. Emergency dispatchers sent a public alert that the crash had closed Clark Lane at Hanover Boulevard at about 9 a.m. The road remained closed at 9:30 a.m. Columbia Fire Department Battalion Chief
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — The hard-right Reform UK party led by Nigel Farage has surged in England’s local elections while the governing Labour Party has slumped, deepening doubts about Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ability to govern and further splintering Britain’s traditional two-party political system. Results announced early Friday showed that the Reform
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By Kara Fox, Saskya Vandoorne, Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The porn website Motherless, which has faced international scrutiny over hosting content linked to gender-based violence and drug-facilitated sexual assault, has been taken offline by Dutch authorities following mounting pressure in the wake of a CNN investigation. A spokesperson for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service
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Harley Coldiron BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) What was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime birdwatching expedition in the Atlantic Ocean turned into an international medical emergency. Now, a Bend doctor is at the center of it. Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, a longtime Central Oregon oncologist who spent two decades treating cancer patients at the St. Charles Cancer Center,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 49-year-old Climax Springs man was seriously hurt after a crash in Camden County just before 3 p.m. Thursday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the man was driving a 1962 International Scout on Coffman Bend Dr., 1000 feet south of Holeoft Road, down a hill. Troopers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were seriously hurt after a motorcycle crash in Monroe County just after 5:15 p.m. Thursday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 71-year-old man from Spearfish, South Dakota, was driving a 2008 Honda Goldwing with a 71-year-old woman also from Spearfish, South Dakota, as a
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By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Cameras will continue to be allowed in the high-profile trial of Tyler Robinson, the Utah man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, a judge ruled Friday. Utah Judge Tony Graf also granted a request to delay Robinson’s preliminary hearing, originally scheduled to begin later this month, after Robinson’s lawyers
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