Missouri’s ‘stand your ground’ law explained after Howard County man’s self-defense claim
A man charged with first-degree murder claimed self defense in a Howard County courtroom Tuesday morning.
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Texas spends more than $12 million to bus migrants to Washington, DC, and New York
By Polo Sandoval and Andy Rose, CNN The state of Texas has spent more than $12 million busing migrants to Washington, DC, and New York who crossed into the state from Mexico, according to figures from the Texas Division of Emergency Management. A state government spreadsheet obtained by CNN through a Freedom of Information Act
Continue ReadingJackson, Mississippi, mayor says he hopes water service can be restored this week, as residents endure lines for bottles
By Amir Vera, Jason Hanna and Nouran Salahieh, CNN As Mississippi’s capital faces a third day without reliable water service Wednesday — pushing some residents to stand in long lines for bottled water and keeping schools and businesses closed — the mayor says he hopes water service can be restored this week. The problem came
Continue ReadingA device that can turn a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun in moments is wreaking havoc on American streets
By Scott Glover and Curt Devine The number of shootings involving automatic weapons in the US has skyrocketed in recent years, suggesting a troubling resurgence in the use of machine guns by criminals, according to an analysis provided exclusively to CNN. Incidents of machine gun fire have exploded by about 1,400% from 2019 through last
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Two Columbia middle school students assaulted on bus; suspect detained
Two Columbia Public Schools middle school students were assaulted Tuesday morning on their bus, a district spokeswoman said.
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Hallsville’s Sievers wins Week One SZFF play of the week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville’s Landyn Sievers is our Week One SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner. You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – Hallsville will play at Centralia Friday at 7 p.m.
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Hundreds of students get free books from Read Across Columbia
More than 600 kids at Columbia Public Schools got new books Tuesday at Blue Ridge Elementary School as part of the Read Across Columbia program.
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Suspect in deadly Fayette shooting pleads not guilty; lawyer claims self-defense
Kundarrius Taylor, 23, is set to appear in the Howard County Court Tuesday after being charged with first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of Torrance Evans.
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Tracking drier conditions with near average highs
Tonight: Temperatures will continue to fall dramatically tonight to the lower 60’s with winds out of the north at 5 mph. Skies remain mostly clear with the possibility of overnight fog near valleys’. Tomorrow: Temperatures climb to the upper 80’s Wednesday afternoon with mostly sunny sky conditions as winds remain out of the north. Dewpoints
Continue ReadingPutin snubs funeral of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
By Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the Kremlin said Thursday, in a snub of the former Soviet leader with whom the Russian President had a fraught relationship. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “Putin’s work schedule will not allow him to take part in the farewell
Continue ReadingBiden condemns ‘sickening’ attacks on FBI following Mar-a-Lago search and slams GOP over January 6
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered a forceful speech in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania that demonstrated his escalated rhetoric against “MAGA Republicans” in Congress months before the midterm elections. During another amped up speech, Biden delivered a strong defense of the FBI amid increased threats following the agency’s search
Continue ReadingPutin snubs funeral of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
By Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the Kremlin said Thursday, in a snub of the former Soviet leader with whom the Russian President had a fraught relationship. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “Putin’s work schedule will not allow him to take part in the farewell
Continue ReadingMikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president who took down the Iron Curtain, dies
Mikhail Gorbachev — the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 — has died at the age of 91.
Continue ReadingSecurity increased on Natalie Portman Apple TV+ series after crew was threatened
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Police in Baltimore have arrested a street vendor who allegedly threatened violence and tried to extort a crew member working on the Apple TV+ production of “Lady in the Lake.” Baltimore Police say Keith L. Brown, 43, verbally threatened violence against members of the production crew, brandished a gun and demanded
Continue ReadingWhy Trump-backed Truth Social still isn’t available on Google’s app store
By Brian Fung, CNN Truth Social, the Twitter-like social network backed by former President Donald Trump, remains unavailable on Google’s Android app store because of deficiencies in the app’s content moderation systems, according to a Google spokesperson. The app favored by many of Trump’s supporters still has not met the Google Play Store’s standards, including
Continue ReadingMany patients stop taking statins because of muscle pain, but statins aren’t causing it, new study says
By Naomi Thomas, CNN Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side effects, including muscle pain. However, for more than 90% of patients on statins who experience muscle pain, the statin is not the cause of the pain, according to a study published Monday
Continue ReadingA prolonged and record heat wave builds over the West this week
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Some of the hottest temperatures of the year are on the way for the West Coast and possibly staying dangerously hot through Labor Day as a mega heat wave builds in for the long term. More than 55 million people are currently under heat alerts from Southern California through the
Continue ReadingStocks start off September with a late day rally
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business New month. Same old market volatility. Stocks rallied at the end of first day of September, which is historically the worst month for stocks. The Dow and S&P 500 snapped four-day slides but the Nasdaq is now on a five-day losing streak that started with the market’s swoon
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Tracking the return of cooler air
TODAY: Tuesday is shaping up drier and cooler than Monday. Skies will be clearing through mid-morning where mostly sunny skies will take hold for all across mid-Missouri. Temperatures this afternoon climb into the mid-80s amid a northerly breeze. Dew points fall enough to take the humid feel out of the air. TONIGHT: Skies remain clear
Continue ReadingThe water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, has gotten so bad, the city temporarily ran out of bottled water to give to residents
By Amir Vera, Jason Hanna and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Recent torrential rain coupled with years of water system issues have resulted in a crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, where the city doesn’t have enough water to fight fires, flush toilets or even hand out to residents in need. Jackson’s main water treatment facility began failing Monday,
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