By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — A prominent Indian comedian is standing by his right to make jokes after an angry mob attacked a comedy club where he had made an onstage jibe at a right-wing politician. Kunal Kamra, known for his quips about popular culture and politics, is under investigation for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A string of thefts and car break-ins were reported in South Columbia over the weekend. Several people near the Bearfield Meadows area reported having their vehicles broken into overnight, with items taken ranging from phone chargers to garage door openers. The six-hour police dispatch log from Friday through Monday shows the Bearfield
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia couple claims they were left injured and emotionally distressed after Columbia police officers used invasive force on them at their home in June 2023. A federal lawsuit filed by DJ and Joy Lynch — in Missouri’s Western District — claims six officers from the Columbia Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Vienna man died Monday in a crash on Highway 42 in Maries County, just west of Route Z, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, the crash occurred as the rider of a 2003 Suzuki Motorcycle was heading eastbound, failed to negotiate a curve
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, Shimon Prokupecz and Linh Tran, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge Tuesday temporarily stopped federal agents from detaining 21-year-old Yunseo Chung, a US permanent resident and Columbia University junior, following her participation in pro-Palestinian protests. Chung sued the Trump administration Monday to stop removal proceedings. The lawsuit is also looking to stop
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, Holly Yan and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Orange County, California (CNN) — Gladys and Nelson Gonzalez have called the United States home since 1989. Their three daughters, now grown, were all born and raised in California. The couple led Bible studies at their Southern California church and volunteered at food pantries during
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County voters will decide on a Boone County Fire Protection District bond issue on April 8. The bond will not result in a tax increase for residents. The outcome of the bond election determines whether a $6 million upgrade will be used for infrastructure and equipment needs. “Every community, every fire
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Water and Light is asking the Columbia City Council for a quarter-million dollars to replace street lights in the city. According to city documents, the city would appropriate $250,000 from retained earnings to the electric operating account to replace failing street light poles. Columbia’s Communications and Outreach Supervisor Jason West told
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has identified the passenger who was arrested in an alleged stolen vehicle chase. Callaway County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Crystal Kent told ABC 17 News that Orion Kenneth Mullins, 31, was arrested in a home in Fulton on Sunday. Mullins is charged with misdemeanor second-degree tampering with
Continue Reading Por Katie Bo Lillis, Evan Perez, Oren Liebermann, Jamie Gangel, Kit Maher y Sean Lyngaas, CNN Exfuncionarios de seguridad nacional reaccionaron con sorpresa y horror ante las revelaciones en The Atlantic de que miembros de alto nivel del gabinete del presidente Donald Trump enviaron planes operativos detallados y otra información probablemente altamente clasificada sobre ataques
Continue Reading By Merlin Delcid and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A team of lawyers representing the families of 30 Venezuelans sent by the United States to a mega prison in El Salvador asked the Salvadoran Supreme Court of Justice on Monday to evaluate the legality of their detention. One of the attorneys, Jaime Ortega, said they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A utility crew from the City of Columbia is expected to aid with the storm damage response in Rolla until the end of the week, according to an email from Utilities spokesman Matt Nestor. Crews from several cities were sent to the Phelps County city after it was devastated by a tornado
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou gymnastics team will make a trip to Seattle, Washington at the beginning of April for NCAA Regional action as the No. 7 ranked team in the nation. MU will compete out in Seattle as the two-seed in that NCAA Regional, which marks the best placement in program history. The Tigers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sodexo in Jefferson City will close and lay off its 63 employees after Lincoln University chose to stop using the business’ services, according to a WARN notice sent on Monday. The Working Adjust and Retraining Notification – dated March 6 – states that the Sodexo facility will close on April 30. “On
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Continue Reading By Kareem Khadder, Kara Fox, Hira Humayun and Max Saltman, CNN Susya, occupied West Bank (CNN) — The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, taken away by Israeli soldiers and detained overnight, according to his family, friends, colleagues, eyewitnesses and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager has been charged with multiple felonies after he was certified as an adult, according to Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson. Ronal Holliday Jr., born in 2007, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree accessory to robbery, two counts of accessory to armed criminal action, one count of first-degree accessory to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old man and two juveniles were accused of breaking into a trailer at North Callaway Middle School on Thursday night. Taylor Dale Harold Killian, of Centralia, was charged with three counts of second-degree burglary, one count of misdemeanor second-degree property damage and two counts of misdemeanor stealing. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were injured in a Sunday morning shooting at a bar in Marshall, Missouri, according to a social media post from the town’s police department. The Marshall Police Department wrote that it was called to a shots-fired scene at 1:20 a.m. Sunday at the Living Room Bar in the 1200 block
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — The family of Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot made an emotional plea to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump after Hamas released a new propaganda video featuring him and another captive begging for their lives. “Please, imagine this is your son, the father
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