COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe has promised $7.5 million to pay for students to attend classes outside their school districts, if the state legislature can pass an open enrollment bill. “Again, open enrollment is not about weakening public education, it’s about strengthening it,” Kehoe said in his State of the State Address in January.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It only took 10 seconds for a perfect summer day in Chariton County to turn into a tragedy. It was just before 1 p.m. on June 27, 2022, when a dump truck hauling materials to a nearby site was crossing the railroad tracks at Porche Prairie Avenue near Mendon when it was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol division is investigating allegations of theft and/or fraud by an elected official in Moniteau County. The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office made the request on Jan. 28, according to MSHP Sgt. Brad Germann. The Division of Drug and Crime Control is leading the special investigation, Germann said. No
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A “trail crossing ahead” sign has been posted near the site of a fatal crash that occurred over the summer. A 9-year-old boy was killed on July 25, 2025, after he was hit by a pickup truck in the 12000 block of Cole County Road 391, previous reporting shows. The boy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal, state and local law enforcement in Arizona are intensifying their search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC’s “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, who has now been missing for 11 days. On Wednesday, agents were seen searching multiple roadways near Nancy Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills. Investigators are still looking for other
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By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — Gisèle Pelicot emerged as a global feminist hero in 2024 by transforming her horrific, personal story into a public battle against rape culture. On December 19, 2024, her former husband, Dominique Pelicot, was convicted of orchestrating her rape dozens of times by various men over nearly a decade
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was wanted for several sex crimes in Illinois has been arrested and charged in Columbia. Clayton Newlon, 24, was charged Wednesday in Boone County with being a fugitive from out of state. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A mugshot was not available on
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By Lex Harvey, Max Saltman, Caitlin Danaher, Hira Humayun, Billy Stockwell, Christian Edwards, Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The tiny Canadian mountain town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, suffered one of the country’s worst school shootings in recent history on Tuesday, when an 18-year-old woman killed at least eight people and wounded dozens. Police say
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former teacher from St. James was disciplined by the State Board of Education after he allegedly set the hands of a student on fire in 2022. A February agenda item for the State Board of Education says Tyler James Glidden – who was a math teacher at St. James High School
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 39-year-old man with multiple warrants was arrested Tuesday in Jefferson City after a roughly half-hour standoff, a Wednesday press release from the Jefferson City Police Department says. The release says an officer saw the man at 12:07 p.m. in the 200 block of Lafayette Street and the man ran away to
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! James Van Der Beek, who rose to fame as a teen idol on the hit TV series “Dawson’s Creek,” has died at age 48. In 2024, the actor said he was battling colorectal cancer. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was sentenced to probation in 2024 in an infant’s 2019 death is facing a felony charge in a new case. Lavosha Daniels, of St. Louis, was charged on Monday in Boone County with felony stealing. A warrant was ordered on Monday and a $10,000 bond was set. She was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sex offender from Wisconsin who was arrested Tuesday in Holts Summit has been charged in Callaway County. Donavan Ducane, 26, was charged on Wednesday with being a fugitive from out of state. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was scheduled for 8:30
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of United States Senator Ted Kennedy. Personal Birth date: February 22, 1932 Death date: August 25, 2009 Birth place: Boston, Massachusetts Birth name: Edward Moore Kennedy Father: Joseph Kennedy Mother: Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy Marriages: Victoria (Reggie) Kennedy (1992-2009, his death); Virginia Joan (Bennett)
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By Eric Levenson, Dianne Gallagher, Jason Morris, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — At Alex Murdaugh’s appeal of his double-murder conviction Wednesday, South Carolina Supreme Court justices asked tough questions about improper comments from a county clerk and the fairness of including so much testimony about Murdaugh’s financial crimes. Overall, the five-member panel of justices
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A staff member suffered minor injuries when a Montgomery County school bus was hit by a car Wednesday morning. The Montgomery County R-2 bus was hit at about 7:30 a.m. on Highway 19 near Route WW just north of New Florence, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. A Hyundai
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By Christiane Amanpour, Mostafa Salem, Jomana Karadsheh, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jaya Sharma, CNN (CNN) — Imprisoned Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi was subjected to beatings and “life-threatening mistreatment” by Iranian authorities during her arrest and detention, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Wednesday, citing “credible reports” that its chairman described to CNN as “horrifying.” Jørgen Watne Frydnes,
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By Andy Rose, Bill Kirkos, Alaa Elassar, Danya Gainor, Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Newly released government evidence from last year’s Border Patrol shooting of a Chicago woman revealed body camera footage from the shooting, previously unseen text messages from the agent who shot her and praise from the then-top Border Patrol official just hours
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities have released a person who was detained for questioning in the case of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. In a statement on social media, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said deputies “detained a subject during a traffic stop.” The person who was detained and then released spoke to the ABC News affiliate KNXV,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Columbia citizen utility board recommended the city consider building a high-voltage electric transmission line through the southern part of the city. The Water and Light Advisory Board made the decision at its Wednesday meeting. The board wants the Columbia City Council to consider a route across Nifong Boulevard, Vawter School
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