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ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Addiction Treatment at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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Some Mid-Missouri counties see crowded school board races
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Plenty of folks want to be on a school board in Cole County. Each board of education race in that county has drawn a number of candidates that at least doubles the number of seats available. Every ballot across Mid-Missouri will feature local races, including municipal governments and school boards. More on
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ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Continuum of Care at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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Public safety taxes among a slew of April ballot issues in Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This April election will be a busy one for schools, ambulance and fire districts and 911 centers. Ballots in Mid-Missouri are packed with issues that ask voters to raise or extend taxes to keep public safety operations funded. Such taxes are on the ballot in counties that include Callaway, Cooper, Howard, Maries,
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Sponsored Content ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Recovery Month at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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Jefferson City Task Force calls for more shelters, centralized resources, and affordable housing
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Task Force is set to present its homelessness action plan to the city council Monday. In a 10-page report, the group outlines several key priorities, including expanding shelter access, increasing affordable housing, strengthening employment support, enhancing mental health and safety services, and raising public awareness. According to Missouri
Continue ReadingTrump threatens Iran with a new deadline: What we know about the war, now in its 6th week
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — It’s been an eventful weekend, as the US-Israel war with Iran stretches into a sixth week. US President Donald Trump has once again issued an ultimatum for Tehran, after a successful high-stakes mission to rescue a US service member stranded in Iran after his jet was shot down. Meanwhile,
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Sturgeon mayor says MoDOT plan could put students at risk
STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Sturgeon Mayor Seth Truesdell is speaking out against the Missouri Department of Transportation’s plan reroute traffic from a dangerous crossroads, stating the plan could put residents, especially students at risk. In a post on social media, Truesdell criticized the agency for moving forward with a project he said would reroute heavy traffic
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MU to stop providing designated funds to five student organizations
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will stop providing designated funding to five of its student organizations, according to University of Missouri spokesman Christopher Ave. The clubs include: the Asian American Association (AAA), Association of Latin American Students (ALAS), Four Front, Legion of Black Collegians (LBC) and Queer Liberation Front. Ave said the university
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Macks Creek woman seriously injured in Camden County crash
A Macks Creek woman was seriously hurt after a crash in Camden County Saturday morning.
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Backpacks full of explosives found near Russian gas pipeline close to Serbia-Hungary border
By Tim Lister, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Two backpacks containing explosives were found near a pipeline in Serbia near the Hungarian border carrying Russian gas, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday. Both Serbia and Hungary are still heavily reliant on Russian energy supplies, putting them odds with other European countries seeking to reduce
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These common drug tests lead to tens of thousands of wrongful arrests a year, experts say. One state is fighting back
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Bird poop scraped off a man’s car appeared on a drug test as cocaine. A toddler’s ashes registered as methamphetamine or ecstasy. And a great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – spawning a 15-month legal nightmare, forcing her to refinance her home, and spurring a new state law that
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What we do – and don’t – know about the operation to rescue the US airman
By Sophie Tanno (CNN) — The second US serviceman whose aircraft was shot down on Iranian soil has been rescued in a bold operation which marks a clear success for the US president at a time when he is under mounting pressure to end a war which has choked global energy supplies and sparked fears
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