COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 79-year-old woman from Phelps County admitted to acting as a money mule in a $2 million lottery scam, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. Sharon Dolisi pleaded guilty in the Eastern District Court of Missouri to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. The release says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Charles Road overpass on I-70 will close in mid-April for demolition and replacement, with the latter phase expected to take upwards of five months. According to a news release from MoDOT, crews will start bridge demolition at 7 p.m. on April 10 and work until 6 a.m. on April 13.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Skipping meals. Taking on a second job. Fewer activities for kids. These are some of the ways Americans are dealing with surging gas prices. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Social media addiction A California jury found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was described as a hired caretaker for a disabled person in Boone County has been charged with two felonies after she allegedly stole money from the patient’s debit account. Cassandra Cook, 34, of Columbia, was charged on Wednesday with stealing more than $750 and fraudulently using a debit card.
Continue ReadingBy María Santana, CNN (CNN) — As ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro prepares for his next court hearing in the US, his son is projecting an optimistic and defiant image of how his father and First Lady Cilia Flores are coping with life behind bars. However, people with access to the notorious Brooklyn jail where
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this year, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt offered some advice on how to get rich. “If you really want to make money, it’s actually easy,” he said during a panel at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. “Found an agentic AI company.” When tech leaders
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By Holly Yan, Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Increasingly agitated travelers are sacrificing countless hours and missing milestone events as a partial government shutdown spills into its 40th day and the country loses hundreds of airport security employees. Nowhere is the scene more miserable than at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), where
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WSB-RADIO, CNN By Holly Yan, Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Increasingly agitated travelers are sacrificing countless hours and missing milestone events as a partial government shutdown spills into its 40th day and the country loses hundreds of airport security employees. Nowhere is the scene more miserable than at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport
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By Clare Duffy New York (CNN) — A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health. Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design of their platforms, knew their design was dangerous,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police incident report provides more details about the arrest of the leader of the Columbia Firefighters’ Union. Zachary Privette, 38, was arrested on Monday night. Online records show he was released from jail after posting a $4,500 bond. The report states officers were called Monday to Trumans Bar and Grill
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TODAY: Wednesday is considerably warmer, as we make a return to 80°+ this afternoon under mostly sunny skies. Winds are southerly around 15-20 mph, gusting to 25 mph this afternoon. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 70s after sunset, and remain warm overnight. Lows only reach the low 60s by sunrise Thursday. EXTENDED: Thursday is another
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Vichy man is seriously hurt after a crash in Phelps County just after midnight Wednesday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the man was driving a 2004 Nissan Frontier on Highway P, near Forrest Service Road 1516, heading west, when the car went off
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A duplex is a total loss after an early morning fire on Wednesday in Jefferson City. According to a press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department, firefighters were called to the 1400 block of St. Mary’s Boulevard just after 2 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a home on fire. When
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN ICE agents have been sent to airports across the US, and now some Democrats are raising a new concern: could polling places be next? The Trump administration’s move is fueling alarm on the left that immigration enforcement could spill into the November elections. Here’s what else you need to know to
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — British police have arrested two men following a suspected antisemitic arson attack in which several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire in north London. The pair, British nationals aged 47 and 45, were arrested at two separate addresses in the capital on suspicion
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City and Cole County Public Works held a City Coffee event for the community Wednesday morning to learn about various city and county projects. In January, Cole County commissioners approved a resolution to renew the capital improvement sales tax for 2027, which will need voter approval in April. If approved
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By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The opening strikes of the war with Iran shouldn’t have been necessary if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to be taken at his word. After the 12-day war with Iran in June, Netanyahu declared unequivocal victory. Israel had “removed two existential threats,” eliminating Iran’s ballistic missiles
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Gas prices have rocketed up as the United States and Israel have pummeled Iran with bombs, and the Islamic hardline regime there has fought back with missiles and drones. The biggest complication is Iran’s threats against shipping in the Straight of Hormuz, which have led in part to large jumps in oil and natural gas
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Transportation Security Administration screeners checking passengers and their bags are the most visible layer of security at airports, but now that they have gone without pay for more than a month, some aviation experts are concerned the shutdown is increasing risks. “The wait times are obviously spiking everywhere,
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CNN, SOCIAL MEDIA, FNTV, GETTY IMAGES By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — An Air Canada regional jet landing at one of the country’s busiest and most prominent airports slammed into a fire truck at more than 100 miles per hour on Sunday, leaving federal investigators and frightened passengers questioning what could have gone wrong.
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