COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were brought to an area hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire occurred Tuesday morning at a residence in Osage Beach, the Osage Beach Fire Protection District wrote in a press release. The district wrote that the fire is under investigation “but it appears that it started in the front
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with four felonies on Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted a woman and threatened to kill her at a hotel on Monday. Maurice Lee, 34, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, second-degree kidnapping, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man pleaded guilty in federal court in Kansas City on Tuesday for his role in a series of armed robberies in Mid-Missouri, the Department of Justice wrote in a press release. Kentrail Collins, 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery, five counts of robbery, one count of brandishing
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — “Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. What lies behind the move, and what could the impact be? WHO, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A box of puppies was dropped off at the Central Missouri Humane Society on Monday evening, according to a Facebook post from the group. The post features a photo of four puppies in a Scott toilet paper box. The caption states that someone had pulled behind a Humane Society employee’s car, dropped
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, Kara Scannell, Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Two dozen Democratic-led states and cities are challenging President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship in court, a major constitutional challenge to one of the White House’s signature policies. The lawsuits allege that a Trump executive order signed Monday violates the
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out. More than 10 million people across parts of Southern
Continue Reading Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to state 200 executive actions took place. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Trump signed more than 200 executive actions on the first night of his second presidency. In one executive order, Trump pardoned more than 1,500 defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Others
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MONDAY EVENING UPDATE: After a second push of cold air that even brought a few snow flurries overnight, we are the coldest we’ve been amidst this stretch. Our wind chills as of Tuesday morning were as cold as 20 below. South winds keep us cold feeling, but warming today into the overnight hours. This has
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s executive order to suspend the US refugee program could leave at least 2,000 Afghans in limbo who had previously been approved to resettle in the US, a major Afghan advocacy organization is warning. “These people have been waiting long enough,” Shawn VanDiver, the founder and president
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Customs officials in France have warned people not to consume so-called “aphrodisiac honey” – illegally imported honey mixed with medicines used to treat erectile dysfunction. The warning was issued in a statement published Monday after customs officers reported record seizures of the products in 2024 following an increase in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dangerously cold temperatures have led to a number of area schools to either call off classes on Tuesday or have a late start. Overnight wind chills in parts of Mid-Missouri are expected to hit minus-20 degrees, according to the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team, who issued a Weather Alert Day for
Continue Reading By Kareem Khadder, Eugenia Yosef, Mick Krever, Mostafa Salem and Ivana Kottasová (CNN) — The Israeli military killed at least 10 Palestinians, including a child, in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as its prime minister announced the start of a “large-scale military operation” in the restive city of Jenin – just two days after
Continue Reading By Eugenia Yosef, Mick Krever and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, has said he will resign in March over the failure to prevent the October 7 attack. In a letter to Israel’s prime minister and defense minister released by the military, Halevi said: “As a result
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The one-time Georgia prosecutor accused of impeding the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s killers is set to stand trial more than four years after the Black 25-year-old’s death, which fueled nationwide protests over racial injustice. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the trial of former Brunswick District Attorney
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TODAY: Tuesday is the last, but likely the coldest, of our ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days. Starting with wind chills as cold as -20, we’ll be dangerously cold through the day. Highs will reach low teens, keeping wind chills in the single digits through the day. TONIGHT: Winds will have gradually shifted through the day,
Continue Reading By Lucas Lilieholm and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said Monday he was “not confident” the Gaza ceasefire would last, despite claiming credit for brokering the agreement between Israel and Hamas. “I’m not confident. It’s not our war, it’s their war,” he said from the Oval Office, when asked by a
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — As devastating wildfires have destroyed huge swaths of Los Angeles County, incinerating homes and leaving at least 27 people dead, fire and law enforcement authorities have also had to contend with multiple cases of arson. Authorities have arrested at least eight people accused of setting new, small fires in
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President Joe Biden took a series of actions on his last day as president, including a flurry of pardons for people who have been critical of new President Donald Trump. Among the pardons are people like Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci — each of whom has been a target of MAGA ire. However, Biden
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — World leaders congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration Monday, with many urging stronger alliances or continued cooperation between their countries and the United States, in carefully crafted social media posts and statements. Trump’s return to the White House portends a seismic shakeup in international relations, with the new
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