COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency repairs to a gas line have closed an intersection in the heart of downtown Columbia. Ameren Missouri, which maintains the gas service, closed the intersection of Seventh and Cherry for the emergency repair on Monday afternoon. Work is expected to take several days, according to a City of Columbia news release.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County prosecutor says he is reviewing “additional information” in the harassment case involving three Mizzou football players before making a decision on whether or not to charge them. Three MU freshmen — — defensive back Ahmod Billins, cornerback Trashundon Neal and wide receiver Karsten Fiene — were arrested on Oct.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that started in an encampment damaged a large chunk of an advertising billboard along Highway 50 in Jefferson City on Sunday night, according to the fire department. Firefighters were called out at about 11:30 p.m. to a camp in the 1400 block of westbound Highway 50, the Jefferson City Fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several media companies and associations have sued the Missouri State Highway Patrol to restore access to the names of those involved in crashes. The Missouri Broadcasters Association, Missouri Press Association, Gray Local Media, Warden Public Company and editor Roxie Murphy are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit against MSHP. ABC 17 News
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — It’s dark outside. The news cycle is relentless. But Finland’s national broadcaster has a solution: Adorable puppies, available any time, night or day. Yle has been drawing millions of people to its website with “Pentulive” – Finnish for “Puppy Live” – a 24/7 live stream of Hilkka, a Lagotto
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — The leader of a Kenyan Christian cult has been found guilty of the murder of 190 children through an organised system of enforced fasting and abuse. Paul Mackenzie was on Monday convicted along with about 30 other suspects at Mombasa High Court over the deaths of 191
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation’s traffic shift on I-70 in Cooper County has been pushed back. In an email to ABC 17 at 8:19 a.m., A MoDOT spokesperson said the department is meeting with the contractor Monday morning to finalize plans, but they believe it has been pushed to the week of
Continue Reading By Jack Guy (CNN) — A priest has been killed by a falling crucifix at a church in Ecuador as he performed a mass that was being live streamed online. Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari died on Saturday at the Perpetuo Socorro church in the city of Guayaquil, southern Ecuador, according to a statement from the
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A 43-year-old man has been charged with ramming an Australian lawmaker with a vehicle in what police said was a “targeted” attack that inflicted serious injuries requiring the amputation of her leg, according to media reports. Helen Haines, 65, who represents the federal seat of Indi, was
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Amid US pressure on a surge of settler violence in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police arrested at least 10 suspects in the weekend attacks on a Washington Post journalist and an entourage of European diplomats. Police said the operation to locate and arrest the suspects
Continue Reading By Eduardo Cuevas, Alaa Elassar, John Miller, Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Students in this Oregon community won’t be returning to classes on Monday as they continue to mourn three classmates and a teacher killed in the United States’ latest school shooting, the motive of which is still unknown. Officials in Bend, Oregon, are investigating
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — French authorities promised a “massive” police presence for planned protests on Saturday and imposed localized curfews for a second consecutive night as the country grapples with the fallout from its worst rioting in years. The moves come after protests over education and the cost of living spiraled into a
Continue Reading By Julianna Bragg, Celina Tebor, Sarah Dewberry, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A former Long Beach city employee was injured during an incident involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Saturday, officials said, with an unmarked SUV driving the wrong way down a one-way street before the scene escalated, according to surveillance footage and witnesses. Ricardo
Continue Reading By Mostafa Salem, Aida Karimi, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — Iran has signaled that it is preparing for another round of war with the United States and has issued public threats against Washington and its allies in an apparent bid to deter President Donald Trump from restarting the current conflict. Over the past month, Iranian
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Millions of dollars are pouring into the fight over abortion rights as Missouri voters prepare to decide the fate of Amendment 3 for a second time in two years. Her Health, Her Future hosted its “Say Yes on 3” rally at Concord Baptist Church in Jefferson City, where speakers shared why
Continue Reading Por Hira Humayun, CNN Cuando la familia de Maricel Sánchez enterró a su abuela hace 15 años, nunca imaginó que algún día tendría que desenterrarla. Pero esa es la situación macabra a la que se enfrenta debido a los planes de la autoridad del canal de Panamá (ACP) para construir un nuevo embalse que alimentará
Continue Reading Por Hannah Keyser, CNN Durante sus años universitarios, JJ Allison tuvo tanto éxito en las apuestas deportivas que incluso los conocidos de sus amigos —que actuaban como corredores de apuestas a pequeña escala— dejaron de aceptar su dinero. Ese éxito se trasladó también a las casas de apuestas legales cuando estas comenzaron a operar. Con
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN | Photographs by Heather Ainsworth Ithaca, New York (CNN) — Worlds are colliding at Cornell. On the football field, the men’s varsity team is practicing for its homecoming game, the flagship event of their season. Players are fine-tuning routes and dapping each other up after a well-executed play. The school mascot
Continue Reading By Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that restoration work on the Washington, DC, golf course that has become wrapped up in litigation will begin November 15. In a Truth Social post, Trump displayed an architectural rendering of what he said will be a “world class championship golf course” developed by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A vehicle crash in South Columbia closed Providence Road near in the intersection of East Southhampton Drive around noon Sunday. A text from the Boone County Joint Communications alerted drivers that the road reopened around 12:45 p.m. An ABC 17 News reporter saw two cars at the intersection. One vehicle was overturned,
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