By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone. The intensifying conflict in the Middle East has choked traffic through the Strait of Hormuz – a vital route for roughly 20% of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored for Boone Electric customers. There were nearly 1,500 Boone Electric customers without power in an area just west of Columbia on Thursday evening, according to the Boone Electric outage map. Outages were reported in a neighborhood near West Gillespie Bridge Road, while several more were reported near Vawter
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Richard Glossip, 63, was released on bond Thursday –– the latest dramatic turn in a nearly three-decade legal saga that had seen the former Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled for execution nine times before his conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court. Over the years, the case
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CNN, KOCO, KFOR, OKLAHOMA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS By Linh Tran, Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — After 29 years, nine execution dates and three last meals, former death row inmate Richard Glossip is out on bond Thursday awaiting retrial after his previous conviction in the murder-for-hire plot of his former boss was overturned by the Supreme
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It’s the University of Missouri’s graduation weekend, with thousands of family members and alumni flooding town to celebrate the Class of 2026. For locals, that means lots of extra traffic (especially with ongoing road work on major routes), long waits at restaurants and other inconveniences. Of course, the commerce does a lot of work to
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By Jessie Yeung, Sylvie Zhuang, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump spent his final morning in Beijing in Zhongnanhai — the highly secretive, tightly guarded leadership compound of China’s ruling Communist Party. Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping strolled through its pristine gardens, with Trump admiring the roses and Xi offering to send seeds
Continue ReadingBy Diego Mendoza, CNN A “grenade-type” explosive device was safely detonated after being found in an Alabama reservoir that supplies drinking water to the city of Mobile and its surrounding area, officials said. The device was discovered Wednesday by divers surveying the Converse Reservoir dam in Mobile County for routine repair and maintenance, prompting a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins issued a response on Thursday to a letter from the Boone County Clerk that claimed she could not redraw congressional district lines within the county in accordance with the ‘Missouri First’ map. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon wrote in a letter on Tuesday that she couldn’t
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach alderman who was charged with multiple felonies on Wednesday has bonded out of jail. John Robert “Bob” O’Steen, 60, who represents the city’s first ward, was charged on Wednesday with delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of drug possession and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rocheport man was found guilty of manslaughter and other charges on Thursday in the February 2024 death of a woman. Matthew Shilling was found guilty of second-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of second-degree assault and driving while suspended. He was originally charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter,
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Editor’s note: Reinke’s position has been clarified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Children’s Services Board started contract negotiations Thursday with a children’s program that provides social, emotional or behavioral support to school-aged children. This comes a couple of months after the Family Access Center of Excellence was asked to cut about $1.6 million ahead
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City woman is suing Missouri’s secretary of state and multiple lawmakers over language used for a potential ballot question this fall. The lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday, surrounds House Joint Resolution 173/174, which would put a question on whether to eliminate income tax in the state before Missouri voters.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commissioner will hold its first read for its proposed public safety sales tax during a public hearing next week. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Boone County Commission Chambers in the government center on East Walnut Street. A Thursday press release from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 71-year-old man who was accused of robbing a downtown Columbia bank earlier this year has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Basil Kyles, of Columbia, is charged with bank robbery, brandishing a gun during a violent crime and being a felon with a gun, according to a Thursday press release
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who was accused of trying to carjack a woman at the Jefferson City airport last month has been charged in federal court. Brian Koch, 28, is accused of trying to pose as a police officer before pulling out a gun and a machete at a woman in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old girl who had been missing since last week has been found dead, according to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. Randolph County Sheriff Andy Boggs stated in a press release sent early Thursday, “This is not the outcome anyone hoped or prayed for, and our hearts go out to Kayla’s family,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No students were hurt when a Hallsville School District bus was involved in a crash near the end of its route Thursday. District spokesperson Kari Yeagy said the district transportation director was en route to the scene on Highway 124. Seven students were on the bus at the time, but no injuries
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Camden County deputy and school resource officer was sentenced to nine years in prison for charges related to child sex abuse materials. Darrin Skinner, 52, was convicted of receiving child sex abuse materials. He will have 10 years of supervised probation after he is released from prison. According to previous
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By John Fritze, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed women to continue to access the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth visits, maintaining the status quo while officials in Louisiana continue to push for limiting availability of the drug in lower courts. The conservative Supreme Court imposed a pause on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of killing a Fulton State Hospital patient while he was a patient in 2025 was indicted by a Callaway County grand jury on Thursday. Jabril Kanatzar is charged with first-degree murder and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault in the death of Christos Karagiannis. An arraignment for the indictment is scheduled for
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