COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia teachers’ union protested over school safety during Monday night’s school board meeting. Members of the union claim that fights involving students has become a growing concern, nothing that some students don’t attend school because of it. Columbia Missouri National Education Association’s President Noelle Gilzow spoke during the public comment portion
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff (CNN) — FBI director Christopher Wray is in India this week for a trip aimed at strengthening security cooperation and deepening a partnership. But it comes in the wake of a major law enforcement issue between the two nations – one far more sinister and with the potential to cause cracks within that
Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh, Kosta Gak and Christian Streib, CNN Kherson, Ukraine (CNN) — Zip-tying old grenades and mortars to tiny, online-bought drones, and using virtual reality headsets to direct them into Russian targets. It is not the war this four-man drone unit initially signed up for, but it is as effective as it is cheap. In a rickety
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Held down by sinking gas prices, U.S. inflation was mostly unchanged last month. But underlying price pressures — from apartment rents, restaurant meals, auto insurance and many other services — remained stubbornly high. Last month’s inflation data arrived just a day before the Federal Reserve will
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives for talks in Washington on Tuesday at a critical moment, as the White House warns American aid to Ukraine could imminently dry up and talks over new assistance are stalled in Congress. The eleventh-hour invite from President Joe
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Tissue samples from the brain of the shooter who killed 18 people during an October rampage at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Maine have been sent to CTE experts in Massachusetts, according to the state’s medical examiner’s office. Robert Card, 40, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of firing a shotgun into the air outside of an Albany, New York, synagogue before Hanukkah observance last week has been charged with a second firearms offense, federal prosecutors announced. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, is now facing a charge of conspiracy to make a false statement during
Continue ReadingWCCO, JUSTICE FOR MARVIN HAYNES 16, CNN By Cheri Mossburg, Brad Parks, Rachel Webb and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marvin Haynes has spent most of his life behind bars for a crime he never committed. Even the current local prosecutor said what happened to Haynes, who was 16 when he was charged with murder in
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Young and Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — Gretchen Hankins says she waited a year and seven months to find out what had happened to her missing son – only to learn he had died and already been buried. Earlier this month, journalists told the family Jonathan David Hankins’ body had been buried in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. KMIZ Community leaders continue to work on reducing youth violence in Columbia. That starts with tackling the root causes. Area nonprofit Destiny of H.O.P.E is a group that aims to reduce youth violence. The group’s mission statement, according to its website, is to “help at-risk youth, the formerly incarcerated, and the community at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced in a Monday email that Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Latha Ramchand will be leaving the university. An email from UM System Presidence Mun Choi states that Ramchand will become the executive vice president and chancellor of Indiana University-Indianapolis. Ramchand will start her new position on Feb.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four Mizzou football players made AP All-American teams, on Monday. Running back Cody Schrader is the lone Tiger featured on the first-team All-American list. You can find a full list of the MU players featured below. First team – running back Cody SchraderSecond team – defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine and wide receiver
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and CNN en Espanol, CNN (CNN) — The United States announced visa restrictions on nearly 300 Guatemalan citizens on Monday due to what it described as “anti-democratic actions” of officials and “other malign actors,” accused of attempting to annul the election won by President-elect Bernardo Arévalo. The visa restrictions include “over 100
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman football team will be under new leadership for the 2024-25 school year. Athletic Director Jack Rubenstein announced that Kewpie alum Justin Conyers will take the reigns of the program, pending Board of Education approval, on Monday night. Conyers will return to Columbia, after serving as the head coach of the
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A Columbia man faces a capital murder charge after a woman found shot Friday in the neck next to a truck died.
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The painting of a lantern catching fireflies that sits in front of the Columbia Senior Center is usually a monochromatic masterpiece of black and white with a splash of green for the bugs’ glow. However, it now has a dash of red through it that the artist did not intend.
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The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri is preparing to host its annual One to One Holiday Food Drive on Wednesday as it continues to see an increased need in the community.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Si acudiste a Google en los últimos meses para entender la guerra entre Israel y Hamas, no fuiste la única persona. El gigante tecnológico publicó este lunes su ya tradicional “El año en búsquedas” de 2023, y los datos indican que personas de todo el mundo buscaron información sobre el ataque de Hamas
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker Hasbro is cutting about 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce. The job cuts come as the malaise in the toy business extends through another holiday shopping season. The nearly century-old Rhode Island-based company behind Monopoly, Play-Doh and My Little Pony toys disclosed
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The test started Monday and will run through the Dec. 21 start of winter break.
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