By Helen Regan, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon and Yumi Asada, CNN Tokyo and Seoul (CNN) — North Korea said it tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday morning, a launch believed to have achieved the longest flight time yet for a North Korean missile. The new “perfected” Hwasong-19 missile was launched just days before
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist who covered the violent western Mexico state of Michoacan for a Facebook news page has been shot to death. Mauricio Solís of the webpage Minuto por Minuto was shot to death late Tuesday just moments after he interviewed the mayor of the city of Uruapan (ooh-roo-WAH-pan). The U.N. human
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Game 5 of the World Series was quite a roller coaster for Aaron Judge. The star slugger busted out of a postseason slump with his first Series home run, connecting for a two-run shot in the first inning that put the New York Yankees ahead against the Los
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City on Wednesday released a Request for Proposals that is aimed at redeveloping some properties in a neighborhood near East Capitol Avenue. A press release says the RFP focuses on five properties, with four vacant parcels in the East Capitol Avenue area and one parcel at 320 East Miller Street.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump walked down the steps of the Boeing 757 that bears his name, walked across a rain-soaked tarmac and, after twice missing the handle, climbed into the passenger seat of a white garbage truck that also carried his name. The former president, once a reality TV star
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Congress has approved a proposal to send a contingent of soldiers to Haiti under the auspices of the United Nations to handle medical evacuations in the troubled Caribbean nation. Patricia Aguilera, legal affairs director for El Salvador’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, told lawmakers Wednesday it was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republicans look to continue their statewide political dominance in Missouri with this year’s U.S. Senate election. Sen. Josh Hawley will represent the Republican Party in hopes of securing another six-year term. Democratic candidate Lucas Kunce will try to to swing the seat back to the Democratic Party, which last held the office
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform. That’s according to a report published Wednesday by a group that tracks online hate speech. The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate analyzed the Community Notes feature
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A power outage that impacted 2,173 Columbia Water and Light customers was caused by a truck. The outage occurred after 3 p.m. Wednesday. “A truck snagged a line, which broke a pole near Pershing Road and Pearl Avenue. The incident caused the circuit to trip, which caused a larger outage of 2,173.
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said his team still hasn’t established an offensive identity. He also said he can’t rely on any part of the offense when needed. The Raiders’ offense is near the bottom of the NFL in scoring, yardage, rushing and third- and fourth-down conversions.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge has set a hearing Thursday morning in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states. The giveaways come from Musk’s political organization, which aims to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, filed suit Monday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Josh Hawley, 44, will represent the Republican Party in the race for one of Missouri’s U.S. Senate seats. Hawley won the race for his Senate seat in 2018, defeating Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill. Lucas Geisler: What made you want to run for this job? Josh Hawley: Listen, there’s so much that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lucas Kunce, 42, is the Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Kunce is a Marine veteran and Jefferson City native. He ran for the party’s nomination in 2022 for U.S. Senate, losing to Trudy Busch Valentine. Lucas Geisler: Can you explain your work and political history? Lucas Kunce: Sure. So
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A former CIA officer-trainee has been acquitted of charges that he attacked a female colleague in a stairwell at CIA headquarters. A Virginia jury on Wednesday acquitted Ashkan Bayatpour of assault and battery charges in a 2022 case. The case spurred a flood of sexual misconduct complaints and reforms at the CIA. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday evening marked the final day of the Boone County Office of Emergency Management’s three-day training course on how to respond to an active shooter. According to the press release from the Boone County OEM, the training session involved 60 participants from 15 Mid-Missouri agencies, including law enforcement, school security and emergency
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is partnering with a major airline trade group to increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuels in the state. The goal is to cut planet-warming emissions from the airline industry. Wednesday’s announcement comes as some say the state is not doing enough to address the health
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, running back Saquon Barkley and team owner Jeffrey Lurie hit the links this week at Merion Golf Club with quite a final member of their foursome, former President Barack Obama. Hurts was not permitted to actually play golf, per terms of his $255 million contract. Hurts still
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearing has been set for Dec. 11, when a judge will decide whether they will have a shot at freedom after spending 34 years behind bars for the shotgun killings of their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills home. The date was decided
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations, scientists and governments made an urgent call Wednesday for increased funding to protect coral reefs under threat of extinction. Research this year shows that 77% of the world’s reefs are affected by bleaching, mainly due to warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change. It’s the largest
Continue ReadingZION, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a house fire killed three people and injured a fourth person in a north Chicago suburb. The Zion Fire Rescue Department says firefighters were dispatched to a two-story home in the city of Zion near the Wisconsin border late Tuesday after callers reporting seeing smoke and fire. The department
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