COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The University of Missouri said it’s investigating a screenshot of an alleged social media post by a student group that many claim is a fake post. MU’s official social media channels acknowledged the investigation in response to the University of Missouri’s College Republicans sharing a screenshot of a post purported to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Elected officials across Missouri are reacting to an act of terrorism in New Orleans, as the FBI continues to investigate a New Year’s Day truck attack that left at least 15 people dead, with one representative raising concerns that America is vulnerable. Rep. Justin Sparks (R-Wildwood) expressed concern that the attack was
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County’s top prosecutor and local police are yet to release the name of a man accused of impersonating a federal officer and engaging in a standoff with authorities Tuesday. Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney Sandra Colhour told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that she would not disclose the suspect’s name. Fulton police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Joe Biden delivered remarks Wednesday evening on the attack that left at least 10 people dead in New Orleans early on New Year’s Day. Law enforcement officials identified 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US citizen from Texas, as the suspect who they believe drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers
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By Abeer Salman, Hira Humayun and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — The Palestinian Authority has suspended Al Jazeera from broadcasting and operating in the occupied West Bank. It accused the network of broadcasting “inciting materials” and “misleading reports” that “provoke strife and interfere in Palestinian internal affairs,” Wafa, the official Palestinian news agency, said
Continue Reading By Ana María Cañizares and Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español (CNN) — A judge in Ecuador has ordered the detention of 16 air force members accused of involvement in the disappearance of four children, whose charred remains were discovered weeks after they were seen being forced into a military patrol car against their will. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The FBI is investigating a New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans that left several dead as an act of terrorism. New Orleans TV station WGNO reported 15 people had died by late Wednesday afternoon, citing the local coroner. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic events that unfolded in the
Continue Reading CNN By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, John Miller, Mark Morales, Paul P. Murphy and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — In a series of videos, the man responsible for the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple
Continue Reading By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, John Miller, Mark Morales, Paul P. Murphy and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — In a series of videos, the man responsible for the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple officials
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By Chelsea Bailey, Brynn Gingras, John Miller and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Authorities believe fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel were connected to a detonation system controlled by the driver in the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday morning, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A head-on crash on Interstate 70 in western Boone County left three people injured, including one seriously. The crash happened a little before 3:30 a.m. at the 115.8-mile marker and involved three vehicles, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash happened when a 2013 Nissan Murano driven by
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) New Year’s Day is the first day that law enforcement can issue a ticket for drivers using a cellphone while driving. The Siddens-Bening hands-free law prohibits drivers from holding or touching cell phones while behind the wheel. The law is named in part after Randall Siddens, 34, of Columbia, died from injuries he sustained from being
Continue Reading By Ana Melgar, CNN en Español (CNN) — After some areas of Puerto Rico welcomed the New Year in the dark amid a massive failure to the island’s power grid, service has been restored to nearly all impacted customers. About 1.4 million users, or at least 98% of the total, had service Wednesday morning, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man died early Wednesday when a fire broke out in a four-unit apartment building in Boone County just outside southwest Columbia. The fire was reported a little before 4 a.m. at 4357 W. Bellview Drive. Firefighters found a man in the living room of an apartment and removed him from the
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, Dana Karni and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — Gaza’s population dropped by 6% – about 160,000 people – in 2024, according to a new report, as Israel’s war against Hamas took a heavy toll on the Palestinian enclave’s demographics. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said in a report released
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, Stephanie Halasz and Fred Pleitgen, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Five people have been killed and dozens of emergency workers were injured as a spate of incidents involving fireworks marred New Year’s Eve celebrations in Germany. Despite calls for a nationwide ban on the private use of fireworks, they continue to be a
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Cigarettes have long been associated with fashion so much so that they remain an occasional feature of runways. Smoking, like the color black, seems to never go out of style in the fashion world. But stylish or not, as of Jan. 1, 2025, smoking is outlawed in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters and emergency personnel were seen in the 4300 block of Belleview Dr. early Wednesday morning. An ABC 17 News videographer arrived to the scene just after 5 a.m. and saw firefighters and firetrucks with the Columbia Fire Department and the Boone County Fire Protection District working near a home in the
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border controls in the bloc. The expansion was officially introduced at midnight on Wednesday and was marked by celebrations at some of the countries’ border posts. “Welcome to Schengen, Bulgaria and Romania!”
Continue Reading By Caroll Alvarado and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The beating and death of an inmate at a New York prison last month has sparked a firestorm of criticism over the violence and brutality some inmates experience at the hands of corrections officers. But inside Marcy Correctional Facility, the news of Robert Brooks’ death –
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