COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former law enforcement officer was charged on Tuesday in Callaway County with a pair of child sex crimes. Paul Robert Winkler, 61, of Fulton, is charged with first-degree child molestation and enticing a child younger than 15 years old. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Monday with abandoning a corpse after allegedly leaving his roommate’s body in an apartment for what police say could have been weeks. Ira C. Baldwin was issued a summons for the Class E felony and released, according to online court records. An initial hearing is set for
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By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Former Cuban leader Raul Castro has been indicted for his alleged role in the shooting down of two civilian planes 30 years ago that killed three Americans and sent US-Cuba relations plunging. Here’s what you need to know about the deadly incident. What happened? In the 1990s, a Miami-based
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By Max Saltman, Carolina Peguero, Abel Alvarado, CNN Miami (CNN) — As with many other Cubans in their 70s, Alina Fernández’s first memory of Fidel Castro was watching his interminable speeches on television. “My generation used to pray in front of the TV for him to finish, so we would be able to watch our
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Google is making its biggest change to the search bar in years. See what you can expect. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Big day for primaries People in several states — including Pennsylvania, Georgia and Kentucky
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bench trial has been scheduled for late next month in Gary Pinkel’s attempt to keep his driver’s license. The former Mizzou football head coach filed a lawsuit last year to keep his license after he was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Pinkel allegedly refused to take a breath test
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (AP) — A 56-year-old woman fell into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York City street and died, police and utility officials said as they investigated how it could have happened. The woman parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV right next to the maintenance hole near the corner of Fifth Avenue and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey argued for his proposed 3/8-cent sales tax increase to be added to the ballot during a Boone County Commission meeting Monday. If approved by the commission, Boone County residents would be able to vote on the measure during the August election. Boone County Auditor Kyle Rieman estimated
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This winter may be the last that the Jefferson City Room at the Inn operates at the First Baptist Church on Capitol Avenue.
JCRATI is an emergency, overnight homeless shelter that operates during the winter months.
But Housing the Community Jefferson City, JCRATI’s parent organization, could soon be housing the city’s homeless at a new headquarters.
After more than two years of searching for a larger location, the organization announced at a press conference Tuesday morning that it has signed an option-to-purchase agreement with the owner of 107 Adams St. and filed a zoning application for the building.
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Two women have alleged they were raped during the filming of Married at First Sight UK, according to a BBC investigation that prompted Channel 4, a British broadcaster, to remove all previous seasons of the reality TV show while it reviews the allegations. The show, known as MAFS, bills
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By Eric Levenson, Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — Ebony Parker, the former assistant principal of a Virginia elementary school, took no action after hearing multiple warnings from teachers that a 6-year-old student may have a firearm, prosecutors said in opening statements of her criminal trial Tuesday. “There was only one person in the school that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Allegiant Airlines announced on Tuesday that it will be launching a new route from Columbia Regional Airport. The airline said in a release that flights will start on Nov. 19 from Columbia to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. This is the third new route Allegiant is launching from Columbia in 2026. Flights to
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By Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday that the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor is seeking a warrant for his arrest in what he called “a declaration of war.” In a speech delivered from his office in Jerusalem, Smotrich did not say why the court is
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TUESDAY UPDATE The severe thunderstorm threat has ended across mid-Missouri, but a threat for flooding continues this morning. An areal flood watch remains until 1 p.m. Nearly 4 to 5 inches of rain have fallen in counties covered by an areal flood advisory until 3:30 p.m. An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day continues through
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 54-year-old Owensville man was seriously hurt after a crash in Gasconade County at 12:30 p.m. Monday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the man was heading west in a 2023 Kia K5 on Highway 50 east of 5th St., when he hit the back of a
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN SPF 30 or 70? Waterproof or sweat-resistant? Since when did sunscreen shopping become weirdly stressful? A new report warns that many skin products fall short on safety and effectiveness, but experts say a few options are still worth grabbing. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN SPF 30 or 70? Waterproof or sweat-resistant? Since when did sunscreen shopping become weirdly stressful? A new report warns that many skin products fall short on safety and effectiveness, but experts say a few options are still worth grabbing. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to
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By Billy Stockwell, Sana Noor Haq, Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday the scale and speed of the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda “warrants serious concern,” as healthcare workers struggle to reach hundreds of thousands of people displaced by conflict
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By Christian Edwards, Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of two of the four remaining Italians who died in an underwater cave in the Maldives were recovered by divers on Tuesday, an official said, as efforts continue to retrieve the remains of the two others. A spokesperson for Italy’s Foreign Ministry told CNN
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CNN By Lex Harvey, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Deep beneath the crystal turquoise water, white sandy beaches and thatched overwater bungalows of the Maldives lies a deep and narrow system of caves, devoid of light and the colorful marine life that inhabits higher waters. The seas were rough and the wind was picking up
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