JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s statewide prescription drug monitoring program started Wednesday, according to a press release from the Missouri Office of Administration. According to the release, the PDMP aims to reduce abuse and misuse of drugs, such as opioids, by making dispensation information for substances available to prescribers, dispensers and health care providers. Now, pharmacies
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Brett Hankison, the former Louisville Metro Police Department detective federally charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s 2020 death, will face a new civil rights trial after a jury last month reported it was deadlocked in his initial trial. The judge declared a mistrial in November after jurors told the court they could
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two leading international human rights groups are accusing Greek authorities of failing to properly investigate the circumstances around a migrant boat sinking six months ago that killed hundreds. In a joint report, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said Thursday that “little meaningful progress” has been
Continue ReadingBy Jade Gordon, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old Mississippi boy who was arrested for urinating in a parking lot has been placed on probation and ordered to write a book report. During a Tuesday hearing in the Youth Court of Tate County, Quantavious Eason was given three months’ probation and assigned a two-page book report on the
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An Australian mother who spent two decades in prison after she was wrongly found guilty of killing her four children had her convictions formally quashed Thursday, as her lawyers called for legal reform and “substantial” compensation. Kathleen Folbigg was pardoned and freed in June on the recommendation
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of several child sex crimes in Maries County requested a change of venue on Tuesday. Rikki Lynn Laughlin, 24, was charged with second-degree statutory rape, possession of child pornography, tampering with a victim, sexual exploitation of a minor, tampering with physical evidence, furnishing pornographic material to a minor
Continue ReadingWLS, PATRICK WATSON, ILLINOISNAACP.ORG, CNN By Andy Rose and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Teresa Haley, the top official of the Illinois NAACP is under fire from the state’s governor and others after a leaked video call with NAACP leaders around the state appears to show her comparing recent migrant arrivals to “savages” and saying “they’ve been raping people.” Asked about
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Teresa Haley, the top official of the Illinois NAACP has been suspended, according to the organization, after a leaked video call with NAACP leaders around the state appears to show her comparing recent migrant arrivals to “savages” and saying “they’ve been raping people.” In a recording of the Oct.
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After two years of temporary grants, lawmakers are now pushing a permanent raise to Missouri teachers’ base salary.
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RICHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A Richland, Missouri, woman was killed Wednesday after she was hit by a 2005 Ford F250, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash report states that Margaret Lytell was lying in the roadway on Highway 7 — about 433 feet west of Thomas Street — when she was
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL punter Matt Araiza will be dropped from a civil lawsuit accusing him and others of gang rape, and he is dropping his counter-lawsuit alleging defamation against his accuser as part of an agreement between the parties, attorneys for both sides told CNN Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri now has a statewide database to help doctors track opioid prescriptions. The program launched Wednesday. It’s aimed at helping health care providers identify possible prescription drug addiction. Doctors and pharmacists can check the database to see if patients have been receiving painkillers and other opioids from multiple providers. Prescription
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A Detroit man has been charged with murder in the October killing of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll during a home invasion, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, has been charged with committing a felony murder during the perpetration or attempted perpetration of a larceny and/or
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow and Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — Before the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, Arizona lawmakers outlawed nearly all abortions after 15 weeks. By taking away the federal right to an abortion, however, the nation’s highest court enabled Arizona’s attorney general to also enforce a 1901 abortion ban that
Continue ReadingEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Craig Berube led the St. Louis Blues to a Stanley Cup in 2019. On Tuesday, he became the third NHL coach fired this season. For players, that coaching carousel can complicate relationships on and off the ice. Edmonton’s Connor McDavid knows a bit about it. He has played for five coaches
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit brought by Democrats seeking to end the state’s taxpayer-funded private school voucher program. The lawsuit could be refiled in county circuit court, as both Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration and Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Golden Globe Awards. January 11, 2026 – The 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards are presented live on CBS, with Nikki Glaser hosting. January 5, 2025 – The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards are presented live on CBS. Facts The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a selected list of commercial airplane crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism. June 14, 1940 – Soviet bombers shoot down the Kaleva, a Finnish commercial plane traveling from Estonia to Finland, killing all nine on board. One passenger was Henry W. Antheil Jr., an American diplomat who
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at college football’s Heisman Trophy. December 13, 2025 – Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza is named the Heisman Trophy winner. December 14, 2024 – University of Colorado’s Travis Hunter, a wide receiver and cornerback for the Buffaloes, is named the Heisman Trophy winner. Facts The Heisman Memorial
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the JonBenét Ramsey murder investigation. The 6-year-old beauty pageant queen was found murdered in her Boulder, Colorado, home on December 26, 1996. No one has ever been charged in the case and the investigation is still open. Early suspicion fell on her parents, but
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