MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been three years since the hospital in Mexico closed its doors, leaving Audrain County communities in limbo for immediate emergency care. “Having no hospital and no emergency room, it’s been devastating to this community, devastating to my practice,” said surgeon Dr. Joseph Corrado. “Before it was easy, you know, we had
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By Polo Sandoval and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Freshly released from detention and wearing a keffiyeh in apparent support of his native Palestine, Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi resumed his activism immediately after posting bond at the federal courthouse in Burlington, Vermont. “Where we go from this? We have to mobilize. We have to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Senate committee has approved putting a ballot measure before voters that would overturn Amendment 3. House Joint Resolution 73 has already been approved by the full House. Voters approved Amendment 3, which established reproductive health care — including abortion — as a constitutional right in last November’s election. The
Continue Reading By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela is demanding that a 2-year-old girl be returned to her family after the United States deported her parents and kept the toddler in government custody. The Venezuelan foreign ministry on Monday accused the US of “kidnapping” Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal, saying she was separated from her mother as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man who secretly recorded women at the hospital where he worked was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison, a press release from the Department of Justice says. Ian Wood, 45, pleaded guilty in January to producing child pornography and receiving child pornography. He admitted to recording young children
Continue Reading By Eyad Kourdi, Dana Karni and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Syria strongly condemned foreign intervention in the country following a rare Israeli strike near Damascus on Wednesday amid deadly sectarian violence. Syria said the Israeli strike killed at least one security officer and injured several other people. Earlier on Wednesday Israel’s military said it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County woman accused of shooting and killing a woman at an apartment complex earlier this month is out on bond. Heather M. Smith, 37, was charged with second-degree murder, child endangerment, armed criminal action and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon. Her bond was lowered to $150,000 on Monday
Continue Reading CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The legal punishments for each of the 11 Syracuse high school students who surrendered for their alleged involvement in the extreme hazing of five younger lacrosse players could vary, legal experts say. The Westhill High School student athletes – who are not being identified due to their age
Continue Reading By Victoria Butenko, Kit Maher, Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Ukraine have signed an “economic partnership agreement” that will give Washington access to Kyiv’s mineral resources in exchange for establishing an investment fund in Ukraine. The US and Ukraine have been trying to hammer out the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Columbia has been charged with a federal child porn charge. Andrew Charles Nicholls, 38, was charged on Tuesday in the Western District Court of Missouri with sending and receiving child pornography. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Scott County Prosecutor’s Office has been named the special prosecutor in a pair of cases involving a Columbia restaurant owner. Crystal Umfress is charged with felonies in two cases in southeast Missouri. In one case, she’s charged with second-degree arson. In another, she was charged with two counts of filing false
Continue Reading By Max Foster and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles opened up about his cancer diagnosis on Wednesday, saying it can be a “daunting” and “at times frightening” experience for those living with the illness. In a message shared at a reception in Buckingham Palace for cancer support charities, Charles said despite the
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A pet kangaroo named Sheila escaped and caused a kerfuffle — and a minor crash — on Interstate 85 in Alabama before she was moved to safety. Bet those two drivers were hopping mad! Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Jefferson City woman suffered serious injuries in a Wednesday afternoon crash, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. The report says police were called at 1:58 p.m. to the intersection of West Truman Boulevard and Masonic Court for a report of a crash with injuries. A
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein and Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The White House characterized recent steps by Harvard University to rectify its apparent mishandling of antisemitism as “positive,” but signaled Wednesday that the university needs to do more to crack down on what it sees as anti-Israel bias on campus for the flow of federal funding
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged with a felony after she allegedly drove in the wrong lane and caused a head-on collision while she was drunk on Tuesday night in northeast Columbia. Taylor Clayton was charged with driving while intoxicated and misdemeanor driving in the wrong lane. Her address is listed as Fayette on
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The man vying to become Australia’s next prime minister has spent weeks trying to distance himself from comparisons to US President Donald Trump. “I’m my own person,” opposition Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton insisted, when asked for his thoughts on “Temu Trump,” the label
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The next phase of the City of Columbia Water Utility’s water main flushing will begin on Monday, according to a Wednesday press release from the city. The area consists of parts of central and west Columbia – between west of Stadium Boulevard to North Garth Avenue, and north of Stadium to just
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old Fulton girl was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday morning on Route O at Callaway County Road 155, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The report says the girl was driving a 2003 Ford Escape westbound on Route O when it went off the right side of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County man is behind bars after he was accused of hitting a woman with a gun on Tuesday morning. Tracy McLemore, 28, of Renick, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $20,000
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