Economic indicators have been making big headlines lately. Last week came a sorry report with just 22,000 jobs created in August and unemployment at its highest since 2021. Then came more bad news on Tuesday — fewer jobs were added in the year that ended in March than experts thought, while income gains were eaten
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Wesley Bruer, Dianne Gallagher, CNN Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) — The national debate around crime and law-and-order politics has largely focused on America’s biggest cities in blue states: Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, as well as the federal government’s backyard of Washington, DC. But the unprovoked stabbing last month of a
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CNN By Eric Levenson, Wesley Bruer, Dianne Gallagher, CNN Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) — The national debate around crime and law-and-order politics has largely focused on America’s biggest cities in blue states: Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, as well as the federal government’s backyard of Washington, DC. But the unprovoked stabbing last month of
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By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel launched a series of strikes targeting Hamas’ leadership in the Qatari capital Tuesday, in an unprecedented attack inside the territory of an important US ally and key mediator in the Gaza ceasefire talks. Israel took the unusual step of swiftly claiming responsibility for the strikes saying it was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a Fulton man Tuesday after a report of shots fired in a busy commercial area. Arnold R. Phillips, 77, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, unlawful gun use and armed criminal action. The Columbia Police Department says in a news release that one vehicle was hit by a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a porch caught fire Tuesday night in the 7400 block of Oakley Drive in Columbia. A firefighter on the scene said the fire did not reach the main portion of the house. The cause of the fire is under investigation. A Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman wrote in
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By Brad Lendon, Isaac Yee, Nina Subkhanberdina and Ivana Kottasová NATO fighter jets shot down multiple Russian drones that violated Polish airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine early on Wednesday, as the military alliance denounced Moscow for “absolutely dangerous” behavior that ratcheted up tensions to a new level. The operation marked the first time
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House has sent the Senate a new congressional map that could eliminate a safe Democratic seat. The House approved the new map, which carves up U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Fifth District, on a 90-65 vote early Tuesday afternoon. Earlier in the morning, the House also sent a plan to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man found not guilty of murder by a jury was sentenced to 10 years with credit for time served Tuesday morning at the Boone County Courthouse for another charge after his involvement in a deadly shooting at a Columbia club in 2023. Kimo Spivey was sentenced for illegal gun possession
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift has been scheduled on Interstate 70 at Little Cedar Creek, east of Columbia, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says MoDOT crews will begin shifting both lanes onto different pavement on Thursday evening and will be fully shifted Friday night. This
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of sidewalk in downtown Columbia will be closed for several weeks, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. The sidewalk in front of the McKinney Building at 411 East Broadway (between Fourth and Fifth streets) closed on Tuesday evening. An exact date for the sidewalk to reopen was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a crash that shut down part of Highway 54 for more than an hour. The driver of the 2009 Honda GL1800, a 31-year-old man from Marthasville, Missouri, suffered serious injuries when he rear-ended an SUV on westbound Highway 54 near Fulton, according to a Missouri
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Editor’s note: The story has been corrected to say Thai almost hit the other vehicle with his vehicle. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old man was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after he allegedly pulled out a gun during a road rage Monday afternoon in downtown Columbia. Denver Thai, of Columbia, was charged with
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — In a safety alert, Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration again warned airlines of the risk of lithium batteries carried onboard planes by passengers and crew members. Cell phones, laptops, portable power banks, e-cigarettes, and hearing aids are just some of the many devices with the batteries
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! First came a disastrous logo rollout that sparked intense backlash and sent the company’s stock tumbling. Just weeks later, Cracker Barrel is scrapping another major move. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Tech reveal Apple unveiled the
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By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Uvalde’s school board hired new lawyers Monday night as its members tried for a third time to be open about the circumstances of the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary, any problems beforehand and what happened afterward. Board members heard there may be a
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — When police arrested a 13-year-old boy in Washington state last week accused of making threats to kill, they found he had “everything ready to go to commit a mass shooting” – including a trove of more than 20 guns in his home. He was arrested after the Pierce County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 33-year-old man from Salisbury, Missouri, was killed early Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash on Route B, about three miles west of Higbee, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the 2008 Nissan Titan was heading westbound when it went off the right side of the road,
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — Turbulence that injured more than a dozen people on a Delta Air Lines flight came with little warning to the pilots, even though they knew they were near thunderstorms, according to a new preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The seat belt sign was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people in separate vehicles were seriously injured in a crash Tuesday morning on Highway 42 in Miller County at Crestwood Drive, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred after a 2020 Nissan Versa – driven by a 24-year-old woman from Camdenton
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