By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Wright, Farida Elsebai, Luke Unger, CNN (CNN) — The gas station was already aflame when policeman Mykhailo Tsypliakov and his colleagues ran in to help. He heard the buzz of a second drone descending and hit the ground. “I saw a flash, then got up right away,” Tsypliakov said. “I
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The second day of full team workouts gave a look at what Kansas City defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has been cooking up in the offseason. Following a disappointing season in 2025, the Chiefs will be looking to rebound and make a return to the playoffs and beyond. While the offense and Patrick
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Improvements to Columbia’s public transit system could soon move forward after city leaders approved an amendment that allows for additional federal funding for two major GoCOMO projects. The Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization approved an amendment to its Transportation Improvement Program, allowing GoCOMO to access additional Federal Transit Administration funding for projects
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — A top Chinese medical university is investigating the death of a young girl in an experimental gene-editing trial conducted by a leading expert at its affiliated hospital that has raised serious concerns about ethics in China’s booming biomedical industry. Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine said it has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion of stealing, according to the county’s current sheriff. Wilson was arrested on suspicion of stealing $750, according to a text message from Sheriff Andy Boggs. Wilson then posted a $5,000 cash bond and was released. A mugshot was not available
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou head football coach Gary Pinkel saw his case against the Department of Revenue dismissed by a judge this week. Judge Michael Gilley dismissed the case without prejudice on Monday, writing that Pinkel was lawfully arrested for driving while intoxicated on July 9, 2025. The filing also states the arresting officer
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The final books were taken from Boonville’s 65-year-old library on Thursday in what was called a bookworm relay. Residents lined up along a three-block stretch between the old location on main street to the new location in a building on the former Kemper Military School CAMPUS. The group moved the libraries final
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton is one of just three Missouri communities selected to receive a $30,000 grant through the Center on Rural Innovation’s Heartland Rural Innovators Initiative, a program local leaders say could help lay the groundwork for long-term economic development and downtown revitalization. The Center on Rural Innovation works with small communities to develop
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By Jessie Yeung, Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — Japan is launching a new centralized intelligence body for the first time since World War II – a controversial move that some fear deviates from Tokyo’s pacifist ideals, but one others say is much needed in a country so riddled with security weaknesses it has been called
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) Modern, innovative and built to last is how Chiefs owner Clark Hunt described his franchise’s new stadium to reporters on Thursday, just a little more than week after the first renderings were released to the public. The stadium, which is set to be built in Kansas, has been the source of
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By Lex Harvey, Ross Adkin, Xiaoqian Lin, Sophia Saifi, CNN (CNN) — A search to find the rest of group of missing climbers, including world-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja, continues in Pakistan, following an avalanche that killed at least four of them. Emergency crews on the ground and in helicopters have been scouring the Karakoram mountain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two cars were found in and near a pond in Barberry Park in Columbia Thursday morning. ABC 17 News arrived at the scene just after 6:45 a.m. and saw three Columbia Police Department officers investigating. ABC 17 News saw the front of one car in the pond, while the other was near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lane closures are scheduled to occur next week on North Providence Road as city brews work to repair damaged concrete, a Thursday press release from the city says. Work will occur near the intersection with Armadillo Drive. It is scheduled to begin 7 a.m. Monday and wrap up by 4 p.m. Thursday.
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By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A witness to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal immigration agent in Houston said Thursday he is traumatized and unable to sleep, especially since he says Salgado Araujo never posed a threat to officers and was going to surrender when his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)— Doctors and nurses at Bothwell Regional Health Center spent Wednesday preparing for pediatric emergencies through hands-on simulations led by specialists from Children’s Mercy and University of Missouri Health Care. The eight-hour training focused on helping emergency department staff recognize and respond to pediatric trauma through realistic scenarios and procedures. Emergency Department Director
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department says the investigation into a vehicle found in Binder Lake earlier this month has been closed. Lt. Curtis Finke with JCPD said the vehicle was a 1993 Pontiac Grand Am with license plates that expired in 1997. “It was submerged in the water for quite some
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — A pilot of an overloaded commuter plane appears to have been distracted by icy conditions and didn’t pay attention to his airspeed, leading to a crash that killed all 10 people onboard, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded Thursday. On February 6, 2025, a Textron Aviation Cessna 208B
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was convicted of murder and other charges in a 2025 Holts Summit shooting has filed a notice of appeal. Heather Smith filed a notice of appeal on Monday to the Western District Court of Missouri. She was found guilty on April 23 of felony murder, three counts of unlawful
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Daniel Boone Regional Library has responded to state Sen. Rick Brattin’s Sunshine Law request. Brattin (R-Harrisonville) had filed a request earlier this week surrounding an LGBTQ+-themed event that was held on Saturday. The Columbia Public Library held a “Rainbow Storytime” event on Saturday that included readings of “Rainbowsaurus” and “Big Wig.” Secretary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s geographic and demographic growth are helping to push city government expenditures higher, creating larger budgets, the city manager said at a budget town hall on Thursday. The City of Columbia has been hosting a series of town hall meetings. The meeting Thursday was designed to engage residents in the budget process.
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