WATCH LIVE: ABC News Live coverage of the presidential debate
Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to debate on ABC at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Francine strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane on its collision course with Louisiana
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. Francine was about 295 miles from Morgan City, Louisiana, Tuesday evening, according to the National Hurricane
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State laws differ on how parents can be held responsible for violent acts committed by their children
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While laws differ from state-to-state, the Boone County prosecutor said parents can be held responsible for violent acts committed by their children, depending on the circumstance. Fourteen-year-old Colt Gray and his father Colin Gray both appeared in a Georgia courtroom Friday and denied entering any pleas, CNN reported. Colt Gray is accused
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Mother of Uvalde school shooting victim speaks at MU’s campus days after Georgia high school shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the wake of this week’s shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia, the pain families and community members are feeling still lingers. The University of Missouri’s Reynolds Journalism Institute on Friday hosted a woman who has experienced one of these tragedies firsthand. In 77 minutes, Kimberly Mata-Rubio’s world changed forever. “I could
Continue ReadingThe father of the Georgia school shooting suspect has been arrested and charged, authorities say
WXIA, CNN By Holly Yan, Isabel Rosales, Mark Morales and Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — The father of the Apalachee High School shooting suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting that left four people dead, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Colin Gray, 54, has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter,
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WATCH LIVE: Georgia officials provide update on high school shooting
Georgia officials were set to provide a live update on a school shooting that killed at least four people Wednesday in Winder, Georgia.
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel files reworked indictment against Donald Trump in January 6 case
By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, Marshall Cohen, Katelyn Polantz and Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a superseding indictment in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump, slimming down the allegations against the 2024 presidential nominee in light of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. Prosecutors have not
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Teachers union files lawsuit against MOHELA, claims business misleads borrowers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teachers labor union filed a lawsuit against the Higher Education Loan of Authority of the State of Missouri, also known as MOHELA, over claims the business misled borrowers. The American Federation of Teachers — a teachers union based out of Washington D.C. — represents 1.8 million public school teachers, health care
Continue ReadingMissouri Democratic lawmakers react to Biden ending reelection campaign
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following President Joe Biden ending his bid for reelection, many Missouri democratic lawmakers are saying it was the right choice. “I think it’s a good decision. I think that’s what America wants. I think that’s what America needed,” said Missouri State Representative David Tyson Smith. “You know, I trust President Biden and
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you watch the MLB All-Star Game?
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MLB’s All-Star Game was held on Tuesday. Did you watch the game? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has this weekend’s shooting in Pennsylvania impacted how you will vote in November?
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump occurred at a rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania. One rally attendee was killed and two more were injured. The shooter was killed by the Secret Service. A political science professor at the University of Missouri thinks the shooting will likely not have a major
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Political science professor says Saturday’s assassination attempt likely wont change how Americans vote
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An assassination attempt at a Saturday rally in Pennsylvania for former President Trump that left Trump injured after a bullet grazed his ear likely won’t have a major change in the November election, a political professor says. The attack left an attendee dead and two more injured. The shooter was killed on-site
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Missouri lawmakers head to Milwaukee for Republican National Convention
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, two days after an assassination attempt was made against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump announced his running mate as Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance. In an interview with ABC 17 News, Missouri state Sen. Bill Eigel (R-St. Charles County) discussed a
Continue Reading Attendee at Trump rally reflects on Saturday’s shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Joe Nist was in attendance when former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet in the ear Saturday evening during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Nist, of Buffalo, New York, said Trump was about 12 minutes into his speech when gunshots rang out. Trump went down to the ground as Secret
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New report details events leading up to University of Missouri student’s death in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) A report from the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission has provided new details into what occurred in the hours leading up to Riley Strain’s death. The University of Missouri student went missing on March 8 after being kicked out of a downtown Nashville bar. He was later discovered floating in the Cumberland River
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American Red Cross deploys Missouri responders to Texas after Hurricane Beryl
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, the American Red Cross has dispatched 12 responders from Missouri to Texas. This deployment follows just four days after an emergency response vehicle was sent to aid in the disaster relief efforts. According to Rebecca Gordon, executive director of the Central and Northern Missouri Chapter
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WATCH LIVE: Biden holds first solo news conference since November
WASHINGTON, D.C. Watch the president address the nation in his first solo news conference since November in the webplayer above.
Continue Reading Private investigator finishes Riley Strain report
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A private investigator has wrapped up his investigation on Riley Strain. Strain, 22, went missing in Nashville, Tennessee, on a University of Missouri fraternity trip on March 8. He was kicked out of Luke’s Bridge 32 bar on Broadway and 3rd Avenue just before 10 p.m. that night. Video surveillance showed him walking
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Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country, according to the National Weather Service.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is gun violence a public health emergency?
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. Do you consider gun violence a public health emergency? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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