By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — After a month and a half of spiraling conflict in the Middle East, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday – less than two hours before US President Donald Trump’s deadline, after which he had promised to wipe out a “whole civilization.” That threat,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Michelle Rodemeyer, Gretchen Duckworth and Kris Scheperle won the three open spots of the Jefferson City Board of Education on Tuesday over Cierra Griffin, Trent Vallandingham, Ryan Towner and James Kindred Sr. “I’m excited to get to work,” Rodemeyer said. I’m honored by the trust our community has placed in me
Continue ReadingBy Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — A hacker has allegedly stolen a massive trove of sensitive data – including highly classified defense documents and missile schematics – from a state-run Chinese supercomputer in what could potentially constitute the largest known heist of data from China. The dataset, which allegedly contains more than 10 petabytes of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The three incumbents in the Columbia Board of Education race retained their seats on Tuesday. April Ferrao (6,537 votes), John Lyman (6,218) and Paul Harper (6,183) kept their seats against challenger Dr. Keary Husain (2,759). “Paul, April and I have talked every single day, I think, for the last three plus years,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Fifth Ward will have a new representative. Challenger Christina Hartman defeated incumbent Don Waterman in Tuesday’s election 58% to 42%. Hartman brought in 1,332 votes while Waterman got 981 votes, with a total of 2,313 ballots cast. Waterman expressed his disappointment at the loss, but congratulated Hartman on the win. He
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CLICK HERE FOR FULL ELECTION RESULTS COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in the Moberly School District approved an $11.5 million bond issue to improve facilities. The issue was approved by a vote of 723-270 on Tuesday. Randolph County voters also approved the extension of a countywide sales tax. Boone County’s Southern Boone School District also approved
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was charged with manslaughter in a fatal crash from November is facing a wrongful death lawsuit in Boone County. Kyshonda Williams, 30, was arrested last week in Tennessee on a warrant for the Boone County charges. She is charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter, misdemeanor reckless driving and misdemeanor failure
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County is seeing low voter turnout on Tuesday for the municipal elections. Voter turnout is about 8% for in-person ballots, which is expected to rise a little more as election officials count the remaining ballots and absentee ballots as well, Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said in an interview Tuesday, about
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By Hanna Ziady, John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Oil prices plummeted and stocks surged Wednesday after a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran took effect, spurring hopes that oil tankers would be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. WTI, the US crude benchmark, tumbled 16.41% to settle at $94.41 per barrel.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump wrote on his social media website on Tuesday afternoon that a ceasefire is imminent with Iran. Trump had stated earlier in the day on Truth Social that “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
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By Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, Zeena Saifi, Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian man working for the World Health Organization was killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza on Monday, according to his relatives and a doctor who received his body. Majdi Aslan, 54, was driving an “internationally assigned vehicle with international markings” along Salah
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A charter school looking to operate in Boone County has refiled its application. An item on the Missouri Board of Education’s April meeting agenda says Frontier Schools are looking for the state to approve its application for a STEM academy in Columbia. Saint Louis University had pulled its application in January after
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Get ready to hear a lot more about El Niño in the next few months — and maybe even longer — as the infamous climate cycle returns again. This time it could be supercharged. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.
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By Max Saltman, Eyad Kourdi, Kylie Atwood, Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that kidnapped American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released by a pro-Iran militia in Iraq. Kittleson was received by the Iraqi government, which is processing her travel arrangements, a senior Iraqi government official told CNN.
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday signed into law a bill banning state judges from delaying divorce proceedings because a spouse is pregnant. The measure, HB 1908, which passed unanimously in both the state House and Senate, will modify a state measure enacted in the 1970s requiring couples to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed three bills in his office Tuesday afternoon. Kehoe signed bills that allow a woman to get a divorce or separation while she is pregnant, one that attempts to cut down on child sexual grooming and one that could make it easier for juveniles to be prosecuted as
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Danya Gainor, Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — A man who was shot by ICE agents during a traffic stop in Central California last week was arrested by the FBI upon release from the hospital Monday, according to his lawyer. Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez’s lawyer has pushed back against claims by the Department
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About 6-7% of Cole County voters had cast their ballot by noon Tuesday, according to Cole County Clerk Steve Korsmeyer.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Coretta Scott King, civil rights and peace activist. Personal Birth date: April 27, 1927 Death date: January 30, 2006 Birth place: Marion, Alabama Birth name: Coretta Scott Father: Obidiah Scott Mother: Bernice (McMurray) Scott Marriage: Martin Luther King Jr. (June 18, 1953-April 4,
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By Chris Boyette, Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — An American woman is missing at sea in the Bahamas after reportedly falling overboard during an evening dinghy ride with her husband, prompting a recovery mission and investigation, police said. Lynette Hooker, 55, and her husband, Brian Hooker, 58, both US nationals from Michigan, were heading back
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