By Helen Regan, Blake Ellis, John Miller, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating what led a 17-year-old homeschooled wrestler and an 18-year-old to allegedly open fire on San Diego’s largest mosque on Monday, killing three people in what police have called a hate crime. The suspects were found dead in a car on
Continue Reading CNN, KFMB, KGTV, CITIZEN APP, By Helen Regan, Blake Ellis, John Miller, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating what led a 17-year-old homeschooled wrestler and an 18-year-old to allegedly open fire on San Diego’s largest mosque on Monday, killing three people in what police have called a hate crime. The suspects were found
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board convened a two day hearing on Tuesday to investigate why a UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11F lost an engine and crashed after taking off last year from Louisville, Kentucky. “We issue safety recommendations … they are to be taken seriously,” said Jennifer Homendy,
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The amount of the proposed tax hasbeen corrected. It’s the season of sales taxes in Missouri, where local governments around the state are facing revenue problems and questions about future funding. Measures are now being considered for the August and November ballots. Boone County is considering a 3/8-cent sales tax to help pay
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 12-year-old Latham boy drowned Monday afternoon in Moniteau County, two miles down from the 67000 block of Hazel Dell Road, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 12-year-old Latham boy and a 15-year-old Latham boy were attempting to cross a low-water crossing in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After delaying a vote earlier this month, holding hours of discussion and hearing concerns from several residents, the Columbia City Council unanimously approved placing a proposed 1% sales tax for public safety on the August ballot. Monday marked the City Council’s final opportunity to approve the proposal in time for the August
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Less than a week after Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet for US President Donald Trump, the Chinese leader is hosting another guest of honor — and this time it’s a close ally. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Chinese capital Tuesday for a state visit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Providence Road overpass on I-70 will close May 29, with replacement work expected to last into October. Starting at 9 p.m. on May 29, crews will demolish the existing bridge. That work is expected to finish by 9 a.m. on May 31, and will cause lane narrowing on I-70 for that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Columbia will resume weekly collection of recycling starting June 15, the city announced on Monday. A Facebook post from Columbia Recycle and Trash, the Facebook page for the city’s solid waste utility, said people can start putting recycling on the curb on their regular collection day every week. Monday’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT delayed closing two ramps on westbound I-70 in Columbia due to rainy weather, according to a news release. Crews will now close the westbound ramp from Rangeline Street to I-70 and the westbound ramp from I-70 to Providence Road starting Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. The closure, which was originally scheduled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Holts Summit police arrested a man wanted by the U.S. Marshal’s Service following an hours-long standoff on Monday. According to a news release from the Holts Summit Police Department, police established a perimeter in the 300 block of South Summit Drive. The suspect was identified as Damien Rotter, wanted for probation violation
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HUNSTVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people charged in connection with the death of a Moberly teenager appeared in court on Monday. Alayna Mason, 20, and Hunter Ames, both of Moberly, are charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in the death of 16-year-old Kayla Huff. Ames faces an additional charge of tampering with evidence. Dave Kirschner
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 35-year-old Sturgeon man died in a Monday morning crash on Highway 63 in Boone County at Highway 124, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man tried driving a 1997 Honda Civic westbound across northbound Highway 63 and entered the path of a
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CNN By Helen Regan, Brenda Goodman, Erikas Mwisi, CNN (CNN) — An international effort is underway to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda that is believed by the Africa CDC to have caused more than 100 deaths, with the United States triggering a public health law to limit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Medical Examiner is set to perform an autopsy Tuesday on a body found in Perche Creek, an MU Health Care spokesman confirmed on Monday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body Sunday night. The body was allegedly found altered suspiciously and in a decomposing state inside a container.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A probable cause statement filed by the Stover Police Department details a violent assault that allegedly occurred just after midnight on Saturday morning. Details of the assault appeared in the probable cause statement for Austin Beckmann, who was charged in Morgan County on Monday with first-degree burglary. A warrant was issued and
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CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — We’ve moved our coverage of reports of an active shooter at Islamic Center of San Diego to live updates here. The San Diego Police Department is at the Islamic Center of San Diego for a reported active shooter, the department said Monday in a post on social media.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri group behind the push to put a new Congressional map on the ballot has filed another lawsuit involving the mid-decade redistricting efforts. People Not Politicians filed a lawsuit on Monday in Cole County that demands for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to decide whether or not the petition to put
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CNN By Gonzalo Zegarra, Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned Monday that a US military assault on Cuba “will cause a bloodbath with incalculable consequences” amid renewed tension between Havana and Washington. “Cuba poses no threat, nor does it have aggressive plans or intentions against any country. It has none against
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old Macks Creek woman died in a crash after her vehicle hydroplaned in Camden County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred in the eastbound lane of Highway 54, west of Route AA, according to the report. The report says the woman’s 2017 Hyundai
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