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Pro-Palestinian student protesters clash with Barnard College staff during sit-in to protest student expulsions

By Emma Tucker and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A small group of pro-Palestinian student demonstrators occupied a building at Barnard College’s Manhattan campus Wednesday, clashing with staff and sending one employee to the hospital, the school said. The demonstration, organized by Columbia University Apartheid Divest, was part of a week of action demanding the

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Coleman continues push for government efficiency as Missouri DOGE takes different approach than Musk 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Less than a month after launching a portal for residents to submit concerns to the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Jefferson County) is continuing her push for greater government accountability. On Tuesday, Coleman introduced five bills aimed at cutting waste: SB 720 – Requires the

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Republicans continue efforts to stop abortion in Missouri as Columbia Planned Parenthood gets ready to offer procedure again

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Republicans are continuing their efforts to stop abortions in the state as the Columbia Planned Parenthood location is preparing to start the procedure again. Planned Parenthood will begin offering abortion care at its Columbia clinic on Monday, according to a Planned Parenthood Great Plains spokesperson. The clinic is currently offering appointments.

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Coffins said to contain hostages’ bodies arrive in Israel and Palestinian prisoners freed as Gaza truce nears expiry

By Jeremy Diamond, Hira Humayun, Laura Izso, Abeer Salman and Helen Regan, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Four coffins said to contain the remains of Israeli hostages have been received by Israel, as Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in Gaza and the occupied West Bank in an overnight exchange as part of the

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What we do and don’t know about Trump’s ‘very big deal’ on Ukraine’s mineral resources

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Ukraine are trying to hammer out a natural resources agreement that would give Washington access to Kyiv’s untapped mineral riches in exchange for investment and what Ukraine hopes would be concrete security guarantees. While US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a deal has been

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Jefferson City Correctional Center death involved assault, sheriff’s office says

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate’s death Friday at Jefferson City Correctional Center involved an assault, the Cole County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. The Department of Corrections told ABC 17 News this week that the sheriff’s office and the corrections department were investigating the death of Lewis Younce, 49. Younce was serving a 26-year sentence

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