By Amanda Musa, Chris Boyette and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — A Louisiana woman who was previously facing fraud and other charges after the death of sports reporter Adan Manzano has now been charged with second-degree murder in his death, the authorities announced Tuesday. Danette Colbert, 48, was seen with Manzano at his hotel in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics has named the next leader of its women’s basketball team. MU announced it is hiring former Tennessee head coach Kellie Harper to take the reins of the program, following the departure of Robin Pingeton at the end of the 2024-25 season. “I am incredibly honored to be the next head
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former secretary of the Belle Fire Protection District has been charged with a felony after she allegedly embezzled more than $70,000 from 2022-24. Courtney Ann Abel, of Belle, was charged in Osage County with stealing more than $25,000. A criminal summons was issued on Tuesday. An arraignment is scheduled for 10
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a shooting in Mexico, Missouri, turned himself into the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, according to a press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. Police wrote that Branden Truss, 28, of Mexico, Missouri, turned himself in at 6:15 p.m. Monday following a search. He is
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By Andy Rose and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of setting fire to several Tesla vehicles at a repair facility in Las Vegas last week has been arrested, authorities announced Thursday. Police took a man identified as Paul Kim, 36, into custody on Wednesday evening, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Assistant
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) From running, to baseball, to golf, the Eastman family knows a thing or two about sports. “I think athletics is a huge piece of our life and I think it’s a good learning tool…I think we’re also competitive. It’s a genetic thing,”Kristin Eastman said while laughing with her husband Stuart outside Hickman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Utilities shared on Tuesday that a crew from Water & Light was sent to Rolla to assist in restoring electric services after a recent tornado hit the area. Columbia Utilities spokesman Matt Nestor said the group has been in Rolla since Sunday. They are expecting the team to be working out
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Pazmino, Andi Babineau, Holly Yan and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — An undocumented mother and immigration reform activist who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement feared she was being followed in recent days, her daughter told CNN. Jeanette Vizguerra gained international attention in 2017 when she took sanctuary in a Denver church
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Documents unsealed Tuesday in a conservative think tank’s case against Prince Harry do not disclose information about his immigration records. “To release his exact status could subject him to reasonably foreseeable harm in the form of harassment as well as unwanted contact by the media and
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Governor Mike Kehoe announced Tuesday that Missouri is requesting assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Friday’s deadly storms.
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A member of a small South African research team at a remote Antarctic base has accused a colleague of assault and pleaded for intervention, officials have said. A “response plan to engage the individuals involved” was “immediately activated,” officials from South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
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The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day on Wednesday for wind gusts upwards of 50-55 mph at times through early Thursday morning. A Wind Advisory is in effect area-wide, with a High Wind Warning to our northwest. Winds have gusted to 50-55 mph area wide, with the strongest reported
Continue ReadingCNN By Helen Regan, Abeer Salman, Lauren Izso and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Gaza’s fragile ceasefire was shattered early Tuesday as Israel carried out deadly strikes across the enclave and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to use “increasing military strength” against Hamas. Gaza experienced its deadliest day in over 15 months on Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a doctor and assistant professor with a visa to work in Rhode Island, was deported to her native Lebanon over the weekend despite an ongoing dispute over her detention by federal agents and a court order intended to keep her in the United States. Alawieh’s case
Continue ReadingCNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — In the days after immigration officers detained a pro-Palestinian activist on campus, the head of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School has been inundated with inquiries from students seeking answers to basic questions. “I have been individually counseling students on whether or not they should travel
Continue ReadingBy Zahid Mahmood, Abeer Salman and Tareq Al Hilou, CNN. Video by Beatriz Grimalt, CNN Mimicking the motion of combing locks of hair with a brush, Sama Tubail stares at her reflection in a mirror and begins to cry. “I’m just so sad there isn’t a single strand of hair to comb with my brush,”
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, just two months old, has been shaky for some time. But that was thoroughly shattered by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza starting in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The strikes killed many hundreds of Palestinians. Tuesday was the deadliest day in Gaza since
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A French politician has called on the US to give the Statue of Liberty back after suggesting that some Americans “have chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants.” Raphael Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament who represents the small left-wing party Place Publique, made the comments
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Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The fate of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been a concern since Moscow’s forces stormed the facility in March 2022. The UN’s nuclear watchdog has repeatedly warned about the security dangers facing the plant – the largest nuclear power station in Europe – which sits on the
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