By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN When Donald Trump enters a New York courtroom on Tuesday, he’ll face a seasoned judge who is no stranger to the former president’s orbit. Acting New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan has sentenced Trump’s close confident Allen Weisselberg to prison, presided over the Trump Organization tax fraud trial and overseen
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The cold open of “Saturday Night Live” featured comedian James Austin Johnson considering possible jail time as an indicted former President Donald Trump. “Well folks it happened. I got indicted,” Johnson said, later poking at rhetoric from the former president, saying, “What the radical left Democrats are doing to me is
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JEFFERON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Police along with other law enforcement agencies are joining together to put more focus on youth driving safety in Mid- Missouri to help increase seat belt use among teens and to reduce deaths on the roads. The effort is a part of law enforcement’s “Youth Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign” that
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Pope Francis wearing a massive, white puffer coat. Elon Musk walking hand-in-hand with rival GM CEO Mary Barra. Former President Donald Trump being detained by police in dramatic fashion. None of these things actually happened, but AI-generated images depicting them did go viral online over the past week. The images ranged
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone and Alaa Elassar, CNN The death toll rose to 32 Sunday after a batch of ferocious storms and tornadoes devastated communities across the American South and Midwest, while parts of the Southern Plains braced for their own round of severe weather. The storm outbreak Friday that walloped the country spawned
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While Friday’s storm only lasted a few minutes, the hail and rain left their mark. Damage and dings to homes, cars, and even backyard grills could be seen across Mid-Missouri Saturday. “I’ve probably been on probably 40 roofs today since eight o’clock this morning,” Mark, the sales manager with Premier Property Services
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 13 Alabama Crimson Tide secured the series win against Mizzou in a 4-0 win in nine innings on Saturday night in Columbia. The Tiger loss comes despite a standout performance from junior pitcher Laurin Krings. Krings held off the Alabama bats for eight innings of action. She ended her day
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (KMIZ) No. 18 Kentucky clinched the series over Mizzou baseball Saturday afternoon with a shut out 10-0 win. The Tigers managed just five hits on the day, two of which came from leadoff batter Luke Mann. Trevor Austin, Tre Morris and Juju Stevens also got one hit each in the outing. The Wildcats
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Methodist softball and baseball teams both claimed two home wins Saturday in some double-header action. The Lady Eagles softball team took down MidAmerica Nazarene 7-0 and 9-1. In game one, Fayette’s own freshman Jordyn Ball through a no hitter as well as recording seven strikeouts. Rock Bridge Alum Madison White
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pettis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Morgan County that ended with one suspect dead. In a news release, the Pettis County Sheriff said two Morgan County Deputies were shot at by a man suspected of a burglary. This happened Saturday morning at the intersection of Fairgrounds
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s indictment by a New York grand jury has thrust the nation into uncharted political, legal and historical waters, and raised a slew of questions about how the criminal case will unfold. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has been investigating Trump in connection with his alleged role in
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TONIGHT: Winds are calming down and skies are staying clear. Temperatures will be dropping down into the mid to upper 30s, but with increasing winds overnight, the cooling will be limited. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny skies, and winds picking back up to 15-20 mph from the SW, with gusts up to 30. Highs getting up just
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN Semiautomatic gunfire echoed in the hallways of The Covenant School, making a distinct noise teachers there would not soon forget. That was more than 14 months ago — before three children and three adults were gunned down on Monday in the stately stone school connected to Covenant Presbyterian Church, atop a
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man is dead following a single motorcycle crash Friday night in Morgan County. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol Crash Report, Jacob A. Martinez, 33, was traveling southbound on Highway W around 11:30 p.m. Friday just outside of Versailles when he failed to clear a turn. Troopers say, Martinez,
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Davis, CNN. Recipe from Regina Escalante, Merci Eva Longoria can’t get enough of this salty dish. While visiting the sun-soaked city of Mérida on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, she met Regina Escalante, who runs the wildly popular restaurant Merci, and sampled the chef’s grilled fish with sour orange, prepared beachside for flavorful tacos. In
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN A juror who served on the civil trial relating to a 2016 ski collision involving Gwyneth Paltrow said “it took us less than 20 minutes to say Gwyneth was not at fault.” Terry Sanderson, a retired optometrist, had sued Paltrow, an Oscar-winning actor and entrepreneur, over injuries he said he sustained
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TODAY: Winds will gust up to 30 mph early in the day as yesterday’s system departs. Cool northwesterly flow will keep highs in the 50s. TOMORROW: Winds shift back south on Sunday getting us back to around 70. EXTENDED: Our next storm system will push a warm front through the area on Monday, triggering a
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Scientists have watched in astonishment as ocean temperatures have steadily risen over the past several years — even as the cooling La Niña phenomenon had a firm grip on the Pacific. The oceans have been record-warm for the past four years, scientists reported in January. Then in mid-March,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team forecasted possible severe storms and tornadoes for Friday. Reports of golf-ball-sized hail was seen around Mid-Missouri on Friday afternoon. Homes, cars and businesses were damaged during the hailstorm that rolled through Boone County. Roadways looked covered in snow and ice as hail broke car windows and littered
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LAURIE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Fire Protection District official has confirmed that a 600-acre fire has been fully contained. The department will have crews monitoring the area throughout the evening, as a precaution. The Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District said on its social media that it is responded to a large brush fire off Route
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