The Minnesota Supreme Court overturned a felony rape conviction in a ruling last week because the woman was intoxicated by her own will during the alleged assault. Though advocates say the ruling comes as no surprise, it underscored a need to change the current Minnesota law that governs rape charges when alcohol is involved. Minnesota
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou forward Ed Chang has entered the transfer portal, according to an MU spokesperson. Chang did not play a single minute during his one and only season with the Tigers. The 6’8″ forward is the fourth MU player to transfer this offseason. He joins Mark Smith, Xavier Pinson and Parker Braun.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Highway Three will remain closed indefinitely because a slide is affecting the road. The closed-off section is in Randolph County between Highway 24 and Route BB. MoDOT says that detour signs will direct drivers from Highway 24 to business Route 63. The road will stay closed until the slope is stabilized
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man has serious injuries after a motorcycle crash in Callaway County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Kevin Fidler was driving a 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle when it hit a ditch and overturned on Route O east of Route UU. Fidler was thrown from the bike. Fidler
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Thank God for vaccines. The Biden administration’s mass vaccination campaign comes just as spring brings warmer weather and longer days, fueling a sense of broad optimism for many across the United States. On weekend nights, cities like New York are again brimming with pleasure-seekers; you can feel the raw and almost feral enthusiasm of millions
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A professional fighter felt scared. An off-duty firefighter felt desperate. A high school student felt threatened. And a 9-year-old girl felt sad and kind of mad. Feelings of horror and fear were recalled in a Minneapolis court Tuesday as a series of bystanders testified about what it was like to witness George Floyd slowly die
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A federal indictment unsealed on Friday revealed a drug ring that was being operated inside a Tennessee state prison, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Nashville. The indictment charged 27 people with a host of federal crimes relating to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s House has voted against paying for thousands more low-income adults to get Medicaid. The Republican-led House on Tuesday voted down several Democratic proposals to fund Medicaid expansion. Missouri voters last year amended the state Constitution to expand eligibility for the government health care program. But the GOP-led House Budget Committee
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Burke said the forensic odontologist, a specially trained dentist that uses expertise to identify unknown remains, started his work on Monday evening. She said the office expects to know whether or not the remains are Ji’s by Friday.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — Nine people were arrested Thursday in connection to a human trafficking operation in Fayetteville. The Fayetteville Police Department along with other agencies made the bust at the Holiday Inn Express on Highway 54 West, and identified victims of human trafficking and forced prostitution. The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — A person is dead following a in-custody death today involving Bossier City police, according to state police. The person who has died is not a police officer, confirmed Troop G PIO Brent Hardy. Other than that, Hardy said few details are available. State
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A series of bystanders who witnessed former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin kneel on a handcuffed George Floyd testified in court Tuesday about the horror and fear they felt watching Floyd slowly die. They included a 9-year-old girl, three high school students, a mixed martial arts fighter and a Minneapolis firefighter. Several said they had
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More than two months into his presidency, President Joe Biden has yet to name someone to lead an agency at the forefront of the coronavirus fight: the US Food and Drug Administration. Although two candidates have been in the running for the top job for months, Biden has ultimately settled on neither, leaving the agency
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SEDALIA, Colorado (KCNC) — What better place to meet a dragon than at the Cherokee Castle in Sedalia? The wish starts with a virtual reality experience for Belle Cress and some of her family members. The 14-year-old is a cancer survivor. “She was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. It’s a
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While the Perseverance rover is testing out its wheels in Jezero Crater before truly beginning its journey on Mars, the Curiosity rover has been busy snapping selfies of an intriguing rock formation. Perseverance, which landed on February 18, is preparing the Ingenuity helicopter for its first flights on Mars in April. Until Perseverance arrived, Curiosity
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — The state clawed back nearly $50,000 from a Colorado small business owner after she failed to respond to two notices for an audit. She says the emails went to her spam folder. Nicole Schiavone, owner of Wildflower Assisted Living, has cared for people with brain
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Officer Eric Talley was remembered for his love of family and his bravery at a public funeral in Lafayette, Colorado, on Tuesday — one week after giving his life as the first police officer to arrive at the King Soopers store where a gunman killed him and nine others. “This is part of that bravery,
Continue Reading Airport authorities in the Galapagos Islands seized 185 newborn tortoises that were found wrapped in plastic in a red suitcase. Officials discovered the tortoise hatchlings on Sunday when they X-rayed the suitcase, which was bound for the port city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, according to a statement from the Galapagos Ecological Airport. Galapagos giant tortoises are
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Earth isn’t the only planet that experiences a changing of the seasons. The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the colorful transition from summer to fall in Saturn’s northern hemisphere — a change years in the making. Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest in our solar system, takes about 29 Earth
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Botham Jean. Atatiana Jefferson. Jordan Edwards. Sadly, tragedy explains why we know their names, and those just from North Texas. “You get the call, and your life immediately changes,” says Alissa Charles-Findley, Botham Jean’s sister. For the families of those who die at the hands
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