COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of 85 people was called to the Boone County Courthouse on Tuesday to potentially decide the fate of a woman charged in the death of a baby in 2023. Sarah Brown is charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, a felony, in connection with the death of a 3-month-old in Columbia in
Continue Reading
By Jeff Winter, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Federal immigration officers have been collecting personal information about protesters and agitators in Minneapolis, sources told CNN – and had documented details about Alex Pretti before he was shot to death on Saturday. It is unclear how Pretti first came to the attention of federal authorities, but
Continue Reading
By Sana Noor Haq, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Antonia Mortensen, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to assist US security operations at the Winter Olympics next month – something US officials say has been common practice at previous Olympics. Current and former lawmakers
Continue ReadingBy Tricia Escobedo, CNN A week after a US-owned joint venture took control of TikTok, some users are accusing the app of censorship after failing to upload videos about ICE. TikTok says the ongoing glitches are related to a power outage. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on
Continue Reading
By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — A humdrum office that stood next to an Amazon warehouse on an industrial estate in Oxfordshire, southern England, was for many years a crucial line of defense in Britain’s national security. “The Cell,” as the office was known, allowed the UK government to keep a careful eye on
Continue Reading
By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Nearly one year after the midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet near Washington, DC, the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for designing dangerous helicopter routes and failing to analyze years of near-collision data in
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A tourist was mauled by a rare snow leopard in northwest China on Friday after trying to get closer for a photo, according to authorities and state media. The tourist, a skier, was bitten in Koktokay town in China’s Xinjiang region, while on their way back to their hotel,
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Growing up in St. Louis in the ’90s for Lonnie Lockhart Bey wasn’t easy. He was met with challenges and hardships that led him down a path he hadn’t planned. That adversity eventually led to him becoming affiliated with a gang. Lockhart Bey says the word “affiliated” is key. “One of the
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of college students in Columbia are hoping to tackle important issues in the city through a new advisory council. The Columbia Collegiate Advisory Council met for the first time Monday night at city hall. The board is composed of nine college students, three of which are from the University of
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After Mid-Missouri was blanketed with 5-9 inches of snow this past weekend, Columbia road crews faced challenges clearing streets because of frigid temperatures early Monday. A spokesperson for Columbia Public Works told ABC 17 News temperatures dropped to minus 8 degrees Monday morning, preventing much of the salt from effectively reacting with
Continue Reading
Some Mid-Missouri plumbers are seeing more frozen pipes in unconditioned spaces than usual.
MasterTech Plumbing, Heating and Cooling in Columbia says it received about 80 emergency overnight calls through the weekend — about double what they would typically — and continued to respond to calls for frozen pipes on Monday.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 10 people gathered on Monday near the Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia to honor a man who was killed on Saturday by federal agents in Minneapolis. Candles were present, one person waved a flag that read “Defend Democracy,” another held up a photo of a man, while another
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Friday night house fire in Mexico, Missouri, was likely caused by an overloaded electrical circuit, according to a news release. The fire led to heavy damage in the attic of a home in the 500 block of West Robinson Street, the Mexico Department of Public Safety wrote in the release. The
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As tensions continue to rise between protestors and law enforcement across the nation, two Missouri activist groups remain faithful to their causes, with one even telling ABC 17 News that recent events have led to more people joining the crowds. Saturday marked the second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen this month
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With below-average cold inhibiting snow removal and more extreme cold expected Tuesday morning, Mid-Missouri school districts began to cancel Tuesday classes on Monday afternoon. Fulton, South Callaway and New Bloomfield were among the districts that decided to call off Tuesday classes as the sun was still shining Monday. In the case of
Continue ReadingBy Jordan D. Brown, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Winter’s deep freeze is settling over much of the US, bringing dangerous wind chills. An expert offers practical cold‑weather safety tips to help keep you safe and prepared. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Leader departing
Continue ReadingBy Gonzalo Zegarra, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Gunmen opened fire at a soccer field in Mexico on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12 in the latest attack to have highlighted the country’s struggles with violent crime. The attack followed a game at a private soccer field in Salamanca, a city in
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ice skating is now open at Stephens Lake Park, according to a Monday social media post from Columbia Parks and Recreation. Ice skating opens at the lake when the depth of the ice is measured at least 4 inches, the post says. The post says Cosmo-Bethel Lake on the south side of
Continue Reading
By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told Europe it should “keep on dreaming” if it thinks it can defend itself without the support of the United States. “If anyone thinks here again that the European Union, or Europe as a whole, can defend itself without the US, keep on
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Streets around Columbia are partially covered Monday morning after this weekend’s winter storm. Mid-Missouri was blanketed with five to nine inches of snow, according to the ABC 17 StormTrack Weather Team. In Columbia, the city’s 28-person snowplow crew spent Sunday morning clearing first and second-priority routes, including main roads and emergency paths. By
Continue Reading