RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed Missouri Route 3 between U.S. Route 24 and Route BB in Randolph County out of an abundance of caution due to oversaturated ground and a potential slide. Officials report the closure will be indefinite until the slope has stabilized and the area is safe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man is arrested after assaulting another man allegedly with a machete at a motel Saturday afternoon. According to court documents, Tyrone Seals was attempting to get money back from the purchase of a stereo. Seals is accused of attacking the victim with a machete after not giving Seals his
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A 14-year-old suspect who was arrested in connection with the death of a 6-year-old girl in Indiana had a hearing Monday in juvenile court and was ordered detained, officials said. The preliminary results of an autopsy said the girl died from homicide by asphyxiation. More tests are being done, according to a release from the
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation is reporting a train derailed after colliding with a semi at a crossing on Route A between Route AA and Business 63 in Moberly. There are multiple railroad cars derailed and Route A will be closed overnight and into the day Tuesday. The Norfolk Southern train was moving
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Brazil is pulling ahead in the race that no one wants to win. Over the past month, the South American nation has blown past a series of grisly milestones, repeatedly setting new records for most Covid-19 deaths per day. In the past week, it set another record: 12,818 new deaths and more than 464,000 new
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The snowstorm that broke records and brought parts of the Rockies to a standstill had something else that was quite literally buried in the snow: a layer of brownish snow that fell in New Mexico and Colorado with dust that had traveled all the way from Mexico. It was a tweet from the National Weather
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Boone County health officials are asking the public to cancel their unneeded coronavirus vaccine appointments as no-show appointments are becoming increasingly common.
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Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Cell phone video captured a tense confrontation at Los Angeles International Airport after an Uber driver said a rider hurled racist insults at him. “I hope this is not your f***ing example, ’cause the world doesn’t operate like this,” Stella Hwang can be heard
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) The suspect responded to the Amber Alert by the St. Joseph police and the child was recovered safely at 5:24 p.m. An Amber Alert was issued for a two-year-old child after she was taken by force after 3:30 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol release, Jeremiah Latour broke into
Continue Reading Heavyweight boxing champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are finally set to face each other in the ring, according to multiple media outlets. The fighters have signed a contract to meet in a pair of matches expected to take place in 2021, ESPN reported. Joshua holds the WBO, IBF and WBA heavyweight belts while Fury
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — As the vaccine rolls out, hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are dropping dramatically in Colorado. On Friday, there were 303 hospitalized patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, compared to 1,847 on Dec. 1 2020, and 888 on April 14, 2020. Friday at Denver Health, there were
Continue Reading A Pennsylvania woman allegedly created deepfake images of multiple members of a cheerleading gym in order to cyberbully them, according to a Bucks County criminal complaint. Raffaela Spone has been charged with three counts of cyber harassment of a child and three counts of harassment, both misdemeanors, according to the complaint against her. Spone allegedly
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — The dangerous road conditions in Colorado on Sunday due to the blizzard that’s socking the state are not only hard for personal vehicles. Some snowplows have had accidents on the roadways. The Colorado State Patrol shared a photo taken by a trooper of a snowplow
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It was second time lucky for Afrobeats star Burna Boy who landed a Grammy award for his album ‘Twice As Tall’ at the ceremony held on Sunday. Burna, real name Damini Ogulu, missed out to veteran Beninese singer, Angelique Kidjo at the 2020 awards. As he accepted the Best Global Music Album award from his
Continue Reading Advocacy groups from Russia, France and Syria have filed a legal case against Russian mercenary group Wagner, accusing its fighters of torturing and beheading a Syrian man in 2017. The legal action, filed on behalf of a Syrian citizen, seeks to bring to light the murky activities of the guns-for-hire group with Kremlin links. Wagner
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Monday Afternoon Update: Scattered storms have developed across Mid-Missouri with the severe storms staying to our west around the Kansas City area as of 5:00. A few strong storms will be possible between now and 9-10:00 PM. Setup The same upper-level low that brought us the rain yesterday is slowly crawling east. It’s taking long
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Daylight Saving Time started yesterday, but why was this time change ever created? Contrary to some thought processes, it’s actually not solely because of the weather! I wanted to dive into why Daylight Saving Time was created and the steps that were taken to get it implemented across the nation. The history of Daylight Saving
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Savannah St Patrick’s Day Parade Committee cancels parade but visitors still travel to the city for the downtown festivities (Tiger’s Roar) — Thousands usually descend upon the hostess city for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and parade. Although for the 2nd year in a row the parade
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A 14-year-old suspect who was arrested in connection with the death of a 6-year-old girl in Indiana had a hearing Monday in juvenile court and was ordered detained, officials said. Jessica McBrier, director of media relations for the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office, said the teen is being held at a juvenile detention facility. The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Thousands of Americans are doing what’s been coined “vaccine chasing,” when they call around and sometimes wait in pharmacy parking lots, for a chance to get a leftover vaccine. It’s happening every day across southeast Wisconsin too. In Milwaukee, Hayat Pharmacy allowed WISN 12 to
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