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Sanctioned tanker enters Venezuelan waters, tracking data shows, testing Trump’s blockade

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — An oil and chemical tanker sanctioned by the United States has entered Venezuelan waters, ship tracking data showed, despite US President Donald Trump declaring a “total and complete blockade” of such vessels transiting the country. The Gambia-flagged ship, named the Hyperion, was seen near a refinery off Venezuela’s Amuay

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Missouri lawmaker seeks legislation to cap superintendent buyouts following CPS proposal

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri state lawmaker is pursuing legislation aimed at limiting superintendent payouts and protecting taxpayers, building on a proposal originally put forward by Columbia Public Schools. State Rep. John Martin (R-Boone County) was in attendance for a November Columbia Board of Education meeting when he first heard that it was a legislative

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JCPD details witness accounts of Erik Spencer shooting death

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County’s top prosecutor and the Jefferson City police chief detailed the investigation into a shooting in a commercial parking lot that resulted in no charges during a news conference Friday. Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson and Jefferson City Police Department Chief Eric Wilde expressed sympathy to the family of Erik Spencer

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