By Allie Torgan, CNN (CNN) — It’s been 10 years since Maggie Doyne was named the 2015 CNN Hero of the Year for her work caring for and educating vulnerable children and orphans in rural Nepal. What started with a plot of land that she purchased with her babysitting money has become a global model
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CNN By Allie Torgan, CNN (CNN) — It’s been 10 years since Maggie Doyne was named the 2015 CNN Hero of the Year for her work caring for and educating vulnerable children and orphans in rural Nepal. What started with a plot of land that she purchased with her babysitting money has become a global
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, CNN Travelers waiting in airport security lines across the US will now be met with a new video blaming Democratic lawmakers for the government shutdown. It’s a notable departure from standard practice, as TSA checkpoint videos rarely feature political commentary. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed
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By Laura Sharman, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A judge in Illinois has temporarily blocked federal agents from using certain types of force and crowd-control measures against protesters, after video of a pastor being repeatedly shot by pepper balls during a demonstration outside at an ICE facility near Chicago drew widespread outcry. A federal judge
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Local officials and the firm they’ve contracted to study safety on Business Loop 70 held a public meeting Thursday night. The study would focus on safety for people outside of vehicles — pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycle riders, etc. Stretches of the Loop lack the kind of improvements meant to make roads safer for people outside of
Continue ReadingBy Mauricio Torres, Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Dina Boluarte, the president of Peru, was removed from office on Thursday after a late-night congressional vote in which parties across the political spectrum called for her ouster. Boluarte has been under investigation for months over various allegations including bribery and involvement in a deadly crackdown on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of local musicians gathered at city hall on Thursday to rally in support of a Columbia man who was detained by ICE agents after coming back to the U.S. from a trip to Europe. Blue Note and Rose Music Hall’s head of security, Owen Ramsingh, was detained at O’Hare Airport in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia mother is asking community members to be brave and come forward to the police to help solve her son’s 2017 murder. “It has really affected us … We just need someone to speak up and say what they saw,” Vivian Morgan said. “I guess they fear for their life, which
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia gathered public input Thursday night on how to make the Business Loop safer for pedestrians, motorcyclists and others. The meeting was held at the Boone Electric headquarters on Range Line Street. In attendance was a group of the public and staff members from CoMo to Zero and CBB
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) LiUNA Local 955 members are calling for University of Missouri System President Mun Choi to rescind comments in an email warning staff about free expression and make it clear that conversations and statements around wages, benefits and working conditions are protected speech. LiUNA Local 955 represents service and maintenance workers throughout the
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Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least seven people, while towns near the epicenter suffered structural damage and authorities warned of strong aftershocks. The first quake of magnitude 7.4, in waters off the town of Manay in the province of Davao Oriental, triggered
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Bill Kirkos, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Federal courtrooms on opposite sides of the country on Thursday served as stages for the ongoing showdown between Democratic-led cities and the Trump administration, as judges weighed whether the president is exceeding his authority by deploying National Guard troops to quell demonstrations outside ICE facilities
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sedalia Mayor Andrew Dawson in a Thursday statement called the behavior of former Ward 1 Councilman Tom Oldham “not acceptable.” Oldham stepped down from his post on the Sedalia City Council in April after the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into Oldham. The city said then that the resignation came after “serious
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By Victoria Butenko, Rhea Mogul and Kosta Gak, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia carried out a “massive attack” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, top Ukrainian officials said early Friday, killing at least one person and leaving parts of the capital Kyiv without power. The Kremlin appears again to be using a tactic deployed in previous years,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County deputy was injured in a crash in his patrol vehicle on Tuesday afternoon, according to an email from Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Brian Leer. Leer wrote that two deputies were responding to a call and had their lights and sirens on while heading north on Route B. One of
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — In an extraordinary effort to inject politics into millions of Americans’ travel experiences, the Trump administration plans to roll out a video at airports across the United States that will blame Democrats for lapses in Transportation Security Administration workers’ pay because of the government shutdown. People
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EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used to research the background for this story. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Seven businesses have signed up for Columbia Police to enforce trespassing and parking rules while they’re closed — four of them since Friday. University of Missouri and Columbia city leaders are asking downtown businesses to sign a form that would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department says it has arrested a man accused of killing another man after setting a porch on fire in June in the 1500 block of Paris Road. Police wrote in a social media statement that it arrested Brandon Butchkoski, 47, of Columbia, on Thursday on suspicion of second-degree murder
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged in Montgomery County on Thursday after three children allegedly tested positive for methamphetamine. Missy Lacomb, of Middletown, was charged with three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A criminal summons was served to Lacomb on Thursday, according to court filings. A hearing is scheduled for
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! When you’re working out, does your breath lead the way — or trail behind unnoticed? While most people focus on form, breathing plays a starring role in muscle engagement, core stability and power output. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.
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