QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the federal government reclassify marijuana?
Federal authorities moved Tuesday to change the classification of marijuana.
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Two parents arrested in Camden County for Florida child abuse investigation
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested and charged in relation to a child abuse investigation in Florida, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Nikolas Adam Harris, 38, and Helen Harris, 33, were each charged on Monday in Camden County with drug possession and two counts of first-degree endangering the
Continue ReadingO.J. Simpson dies of cancer at age 76, his family says
By Dakin Andone and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star and broadcaster whose athletic achievements and fame were eclipsed by his 1995 trial in the brutal killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, has died of cancer, his family announced Thursday on X. He was
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GALLERY: Thousands take in solar eclipse in Carbondale, Illinois
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KMIZ) We have more scenes to share from the gathering at Southern Illinois University on Monday for the total solar eclipse. Thousands of people gathered at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois, with many traveling hundreds of miles for the event. View the photo gallery above to see more. View more scenes from Carbondale,
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WATCH: Time-lapse of eclipse in Carbondale, Illinois
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KMIZ) View a video of how Monday’s total solar eclipse looked at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois, in the web player above.
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Electrical issues on ship likely to blame for Baltimore bridge collapse
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The consequences of a cargo ship’s collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore continue to be felt by the maritime industry and local communities. On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board announced that they would be interviewing the two pilots of the ship. The cargo ship that caused the 1.6-mile-long
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Coast Gaurd, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers helping out with Baltimore Bridge collapse aftermath
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Coast Guard and US Army Corps of Engineers are set to help with the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. According to a memo from the Federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 13 damaged containers some holding Centers for Disease Control and hazardous materials are being examined. A
Continue Reading Synergy Marine Group, company involved in Baltimore bridge collapse, had three deadly incidents since 2018
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Synergy Marine Group, the Singapore-based company that owns the ship that crashed and collapsed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge is under investigation again. Synergy ships have been involved in at least three deadly incidents since 2018, according to multiple statements. In 2018, a person on board a Synergy-owned boat in Australia
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Average size of vessels on waterways makes bridge collapses unlikely in Missouri, MoDOT engineer says
ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) There are more than 10,400 bridges in Missouri. Two hundred of those bridges are considered “major bridges” by the Missouri Department of Transportation, or bridges that are more than 1,000 feet long. There are a lot of factors that go into designing and building one of these bridges, but one of the
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Firefighter details how to safely escape a sinking vehicle following collapse of a Baltimore bridge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday morning, sending people and vehicles into the river nearby, a local firefighter detailed how to escape a vehicle. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said the biggest problem that emergency officials face when attempting to rescue people is
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is Apple a monopoly?
The Justice Department announced a historic antitrust lawsuit Thursday against one of the world’s biggest companies.
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Pentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as it lacks funds to replenish US stockpile
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least $10 billion to replenish all the weapons it has pulled from its stocks
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you watch the State of the Union address?
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union address on Thursday night. Did you watch the address? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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WATCH LIVE: President Joe Biden delivers State of the Union address
WASHINGTON (KMIZ) Watch the State of the Union address in the web player above.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did the Supreme Court rule fairly in the Colorado ballot case?
The U.S. Supreme Court dropped a major ruling Monday — one day ahead of the biggest day of the primary campaign.
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Understanding ‘SOS mode’ on iPhones after AT&T national outage
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 74,000 AT&T customers across the nation reported being without service Thursday morning after the company’s network went down, according to reporting from CNN. For many iPhone users, the word “SOS” appeared in the top right corner of phone screens, where the device’s cell signal is typically located. The word indicates
Continue ReadingAT&T says service has been restored after massive, nationwide outage. Authorities are investigating
By Catherine Thorbecke, Melissa Alonso and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — AT&T’s network went down for many of its customers across the United States Thursday morning, leaving customers unable to place calls, text or access the internet. By a little after 3 pm ET, roughly 11 hours after reports of the outage first emerged, the
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Kansas woman describes seeing gunman and first people shot during Chiefs rally
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bridget Barton, her husband Jason and their 13-year-old daughter Gabriella were at Union Station celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl on Wednesday when things took a turn for the worst. Twenty-two people were shot at the end of the rally — including nine children — and one woman died. Barton described being overly
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you agree with the verdict in Jennifer Crumbley’s trial?
A jury on Tuesday convicted Jennifer Crumbley on four counts of manslaughter related to her son Ethan’s school shooting in Michigan.
Continue ReadingJennifer Crumbley, mother of school shooter, found guilty of involuntary manslaughter
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four students at an Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021, was found guilty of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter in a novel legal case that stood as a test of the limits of who’s responsible for a school shooting.
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