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Illinois man charged in Boone County hatchet attack; resident describes finding injured victim

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois man was charged Friday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and armed robbery after a shirtless, bleeding man was found in rural Boone County. Boone County sheriff’s deputies arrested 56-year-old Martin Paddie Jr. of Rockford, Illinois, early Thursday. He was charged Friday on suspicion of first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and

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El Niño’s role in the tropics and how it could impact weather patterns this winter season

While peak hurricane season is officially underway, what’s happening across the global tropics looks completely out of balance. Looking into the Pacific, storm activity has been relentless. We’ve seen multiple named storms tracking near or south of the Hawaiian Islands, and now most notably, Hurricane Lala, that’s brought heavy tropical downpours, major flooding, dangerous surf,

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