By Helen Regan, Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency Saturday, after weeks of anti-government protests over rising living costs and economic pressure that have since grown into an escalating political crisis. Protests, backed by workers unions, farmers and supporters of former President Evo Morales, are demanding Paz
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By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham seems poised to succeed Keir Starmer after the UK prime minister announced his resignation on Monday, and is widely considered the frontrunner for the role. Just days ago, Burnham won a crucial by-election, the equivalent of a US special election, in Makerfield,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City FIFA World Cup 2026 group is looking to avoid a repeat of Tuesday’s long lines and delays as thousands of fans prepare to attend Saturday’s match between Ecuador and Curaçao. Many fans took to social media after Tuesday’s match to complain about hours-long traffic delays, parking issues and difficulties
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People around Columbia celebrated Juneteenth on Friday. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Volunteers helped Powerhouse Community Development put on its third annual event on Friday at Cosmo Park. A community luncheon and another event were held at Douglass Park the same day.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri officials say they are investigating multiple cases involving alleged fake nursing credentials as authorities warn the issue is becoming more common nationwide. A spokesperson for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office told ABC 17 News the agency is currently investigating another nursing credentials case in addition to the one filed this week
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Seasonal retailers can begin selling fireworks on Saturday and will be able to through Friday, July 10, a press release from the state fire marshal’s office says. Through June 11, the Division of Fire Safety issued 1,129 permits to seasonal retailers, the release says. The release says officials expect to see an
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COLUMBIA MO. (KMIZ) Gas prices across the state have fallen again this week, just two weeks before Independence Day. According to AAA, the state average for a tank of gas sits at $3.65. That’s down 11 cents from last week but still up 83 cents compared to last year at the same time. The current
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was flown to a hospital, and another person was found dead when Osage County deputies and state troopers responded to a shooting Friday morning. A release posted on the Osage County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page says deputies and troopers were sent to a home on County Road 623 on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were charged in Cole County with child abuse and other charges after state officials determined their home was not safe for children to live in. Whitney Barron, 42, and Beverly Barron, 74, were charged on Thursday in Cole County with three counts of child abuse, three counts of first-degree endangering
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vienna man was charged on Thursday in Maries County with animal abuse. A no-bond warrant was issued for Stephen Dale Helton. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause statement says law enforcement was called to a home on Dec. 12 in the 30000 block of Highway 63 North
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning on Friday morning, according to a social media post from the Phelps County Sheriff’s Office. The post says the Rolla Rural Fire Department was called at 5:24 a.m. for a carbon monoxide alert at a duplex just east of Rolla. The Rolla Rural
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man, accused of firing shots at a vehicle on April 26 at a Waffle House on the north side of Columbia, has been booked into the Boone County Jail. Damonte Jones, 19, was booked into the Boone County Jail on Thursday evening. He is charged with unlawful use of
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By Andy Rose, Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is backing away from its plans to convert a warehouse in a small Georgia city into a “mega center” holding thousands of immigration detainees, just four months after first confirming it had purchased the building. “The City of Social Circle has received notification from
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TODAY: The afternoon continues to look beautiful with a high temperature right in the low to mid 80s. Some scattered high clouds will leave plenty of sunshine for the day. A slight chance for a few raindrops does exist tonight, though most will stay dry. TOMORROW: The early morning looks to bring some thunderstorms, mostly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the year 2026, the United States of America celebrates its 250th anniversary of freedom and independence. However, on July 4, 1776, not everyone in this country was free. It was another 82 years before the South was ordered to free all slaves when President Abram Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation at
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By Lauren Kent, Kosta Gak, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Oliver Sherwood, CNN (CNN) — As a barrage of Ukrainian drones descended on Moscow in the early hours of Thursday, Russia’s response appeared more like a scramble, and less like a well-planned strategic defense. Videos from the streets of the capital showed glimpses of the ensuing chaos. Footage
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County man suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash Thursday night on Highway 50. The 57-year-old motorcyclist from Russellville was not wearing a helmet while driving on Highway 50 westbound, just west of the Tri-Level in Jefferson City, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release. The man lost
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old Montreal, Missouri boy was seriously hurt in a crash after a chase with the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Thursday. According to a Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened on Highway 5, about 1500 feet south of Smooth Hill Dr. at 10:47 p.m. The teen was driving a 2000
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By Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — As details of the agreement between the United States and Iran were beginning to emerge last week, a powerful Iranian politician stepped before a crowd in Tehran and read aloud what he claimed was the final text of the memorandum. Mahmoud Nabavian, vice chairman of the parliament’s National Security
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By Alexandra Banner, CNN Many Americans today will celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US. A blend of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” it marks June 19, 1865, when Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and proclaimed that enslaved African Americans there were free. Here’s
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