By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Australia on Tuesday announced plans to build its largest navy since World War II, allocating more than $35 billion for the defense project over the next 10 years, in a move analysts said pointed to heightened tensions with China in the Indo-Pacific. According to a government statement, the plans
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIIZ) The Columbia City Council passed an ordinance that makes Columbia a Safe Haven for the LGBTQ community after dozens of people spoke in favor at Monday night’s council meeting. The ordinance passed by a vote of 6-1 with Ward 5 Councilman Don Waterman as the lone member of the council to vote
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police were seen on Monday night at Pine Grove Village mobile home park in the 3900 block of Clark Lane. A Columbia police officer told an ABC 17 News reporter at the scene that a standoff was taking place. A police spokesperson told ABC 17 News at the scene that officers were
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 53-year-old Camdenton man died Monday in a crash on Route D, north of Tonka Springs Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Kirk Rogers was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the report. The report states that Rogers was travelling north on Route D when his
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean pastor once hailed as a hero for helping North Korean defectors escape to safety has been jailed for sexually abusing minors. Chun Ki-won was sentenced to five years in prison last week for abusing six teenage victims between 2016 and 2023,
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented a car to his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un, state media said Tuesday, in another sign of warming ties between the two countries that have raised concerns in the United States. The Russian-made car for Kim’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia high school teams play each other as Battle heads to Rock Bridge for a crosstown showdown ahead of district play. This game is a makeup game from Jan. 12 that was postponed due to inclement weather and poor road conditions. The game will be broadcasted on KZOU and will be
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House has passed a ban on celebratory gunfire in cities less than a week after a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade. The bipartisan-supported bill passed Monday after a tearful and confrontational debate between Republicans and Democrats over the best
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The Columbia Fire Department began its first EMT training course Monday in an effort to combat recruitment and retention challenges and better serve the public.
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Democratic lawmakers are holding a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss gun laws, “in the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade and the gun violence that erupts daily throughout Missouri due to the state’s lax laws.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that Marcy Girton, the senior associate athletic director for football administration, will serve as the school’s interim athletic director with the departure of former AD Desiree Reed-Francois. Girton will bring more than 30 years of experience into the position. She once served as the chief operating officer of athletics
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A sheriff’s deputy and a woman he arrested have both been found dead after officials say the officer accidentally drove his patrol car into the Tennessee River. Robert J. Leonard, a deputy with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, made a radio call Wednesday saying he was
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A European Space Agency satellite reentered Earth’s atmosphere over the North Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Hawaii Wednesday afternoon and there have been no reports of damage, according to the agency. The agency’s Space Debris Office, along with an international surveillance network, monitored and tracked the Earth-observing ERS-2 satellite
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with involuntary manslaughter and other felonies in a Feb. 2 crash on Business Loop 70 in Columbia has been moved to the Boone County Jail. Matthew Shilling, 43, was charged on Friday with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of armed criminal action, second-degree assault and driving without
Continue Reading By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt found a positive in the St. Louis Cardinals’ worst season since 1990. More time to prepare for 2024. St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol repeated the message he delivered when pitchers and catchers reported last week: forget 2023 and focus on this year. St. Louis
Continue Reading By Sarah Davis and Brammhi Balarajan and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The search for four fishermen missing off Florida’s Gulf Coast has been suspended, the Coast Guard said. The search was called off at 8 p.m. Monday, “pending any new information,” the agency said in a statement. Boaters are asked to “stay vigilant” and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a teenager were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday in Cole County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2012 Volkswagon GTI – driven by Crist Yordy Cruz Morales, 25 of Jefferson City — was stalled in the passing westbound
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A 70-year-old Camdenton man died from injuries he suffered in a crash on Wednesday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Bruce Magelky was pronounced dead on Thursday, according to the report. The crash occurred on Old Highway 5 at Long Way Drive. The report states that Magelky
Continue Reading By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 49th goal of the season and added an assist, sparking the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Matthews had recorded hat tricks in his two previous games. His go-ahead goal came on a power play
Continue Reading IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Iberia man suffered serious injuries in an ATV crash Sunday afternoon in the 400 block of Route EE in Iberia, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, Trytten Whittle grabbed the throttle of a 2003 Polaris Predator, which caused the ATV to hit a
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