By Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — The Spanish cabinet has allowed a US extradition request for James “Fergie” Chambers, an American millionaire and Gaza donor, to proceed to Spanish courts in a decision that his lawyers warn will set a “dangerous precedent” for the defense of the Palestinian cause in Europe. The Council of Ministers’
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By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Caleb Flynn’s two preteen daughters seemed nervous after speaking privately with their father days following their mother’s fatal shooting, according to testimony in his murder trial Tuesday. Jill Smith – the girls’ grandmother and the mother of the victim, Ashley – testified that her son-in-law had asked to see
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Italian authorities found €3.2 million ($3.6 million) hidden in the walls, floors and furniture at an apartment in Naples on Monday, in a dawn raid that led to the arrests of 34 people. Anti-mafia law enforcement officials found the cash in bundles of 50-euro notes at an
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By Holly Yan, Deidre McPhillips, Elizabeth Wolfe, Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — Actress Hayden Panettiere, who publicly shared her struggles with early fame and addiction, died from a toxic mix of the opioid fentanyl and other drugs, authorities in South Carolina said Tuesday. Her death has been ruled an accident, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office
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By Associated Press Boston (AP) — A lawyer for Lindsay Clancy is asking a judge to investigate the conduct of the lone juror who wanted to convict the Massachusetts mother of murder in the deaths of her three young children. In a motion filed Friday but made public Monday, Clancy’s lawyer asked the court to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Vienna woman was seriously hurt in a crash in Maries County just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the woman was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Impala on County Road 302, a half mile east of Highway 63, with a 16-year-old Vienna girl as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ongoing saga over which congressional map Missouri will use for the November election takes a new turn after People Not Politicians filed an emergency appeal to the Eighth District Court of Appeals late Monday night. This comes after the Eighth District Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the state’s current plan
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By Taylor Romine, Priscilla Alvarez, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Venezuelan man who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Sunday is back in detention after being discharged from a hospital for a second time with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to his attorney, who is asking a court
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By Alex Stambaugh, Hilary Whiteman, Ivan Watson, Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Australia’s defense minister said Tuesday that F-35 fighter jet parts had been mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong, following reports US lawmakers were investigating the mishap amid concerns about the possibility of China getting access to sensitive US military technology. “We’ve been made aware
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old St. Joseph man died in a crash involving a motorcycle at around 7:30 p.m. Monday in Cooper County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced that it was investigating a two-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near mile marker 99. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash
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By Abbas Al Lawati and Becky Anderson (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s Arab allies in the Persian Gulf met him in New York on Tuesday as he weighs whether to “annihilate” Iran’s regime. They talked him out of a major escalation once before. This time, they fear being drawn deeper into the war just
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An appeals court has thrown a wrench in the ongoing saga over which congressional map should be used in Missouri for the November election. The Eighth District Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that the state’s current plans to use the 2022 congressional map in November violate the U.S. Constitution. “This Court
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury unanimously found there was no evidence to support bringing charges in the death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old who was found dead after a Fourth of July trip with friends off the coast of Mississippi. The grand jury said in a report released Monday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously passed the fiscal year 2027 budget during its Monday night meeting. The city will begin spending its allocated $606 million when the fiscal year begins Oct. 1. Documentation from the city shows the largest portion of spending is allocated to utilities at $304.8 million, while transportation will
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The hardwood at historic Fleming Fieldhouse now bears the name of a two-time NBA Champion. On Monday morning, Jefferson City High School officially dedicated the Jays’ basketball court to local legend and two-time NBA Champion Ogugua “OG” Anunoby. They did so with an all-school assembly, which was attended by Anunoby’s former
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced in a Monday press release that people may have been exposed to measles at Busch Stadium and other areas of St. Louis. The release did not state how many people with measles were in the reported areas. It also did not state if it
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The Jefferson City Room at the Inn hopes to move forward with possible next steps towards expansion after Monday.
The Jefferson City Council is set to hold a public hearing Monday night about possibly rezoning a vacant building in the city to house a new resource center and emergency shelter.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall announced in a Friday social media post that it will stop having inpatient labor and delivery services on Sept. 30. The hospital wrote that its women’s care clinic will stay open. “The inpatient Labor and Delivery unit has experienced ongoing financial losses for several years,” the social media
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Long hours, heavy equipment and pressure to finish work before the weather changes are among the risks farmers face during harvest. A recent analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data found that 175 farmers, ranchers and agricultural managers died in workplace incidents nationwide in 2024, a fatal injury rate of 19.4
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monroe County announced on Thursday that it will hold an informational meeting about how the department uses Flock cameras, according to a social media post from the county’s sheriff’s office. The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5 at the county’s courthouse. The sheriff’s office wrote that a representative
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