COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Celebrating a family member’s accomplishment should always occur without tragedy. But that, unfortunately, wasn’t possible on Wednesday. A man who is the brother of a Super Bowl champion was willing to speak about his experience at Union Station after shots rang out following a rally to celebrate the Chiefs’ victory. The mass
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — As war in Ukraine grinds toward its third year and fighting in Gaza inflames a broader crisis across the Middle East, global security observers are keeping a close watch on another part of the world – North Korea, where Kim Jong Un’s latest provocations are raising questions about his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sedalia School 200 District was awarded $293,500 grant on Thursday from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The money came from the Competency-Based Education grant program. More than $2.2 million was awarded to Lebanon R-3, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Pattonville R-3, Ritenour, Ste. Genevieve R-2 and the Success-Ready Student Network, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health officials at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City shared in a news conference Thursday afternoon that they are concerned about the lingering mental health effects after Wednesday’s shooting at . Locally, Burrell Behavioral Health said many children are struggling with fear and anxiety this week. Nine children were among those shot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Snow plow crews will be reporting in Columbia at 6 a.m. Friday, according to a social media post from the city. ABC 17 News issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday, as snow is expected to enter the area in the morning. One-to-three inches of show are expected for communities along the
Continue Reading CNN By Marshall Cohen, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia election subversion case against Donald Trump and 14 of his allies took a stunning turn Thursday when two top prosecutors testified under oath about their romantic relationship at a hearing triggered by allegations of self-dealing that have the potential
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bystander captured on video tackling an armed person after a shooting at a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally says a thousand other people would have done the same thing. Trey Filter says he heard shots while walking to his car with his wife
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Elizabeth “Lisa” Lopez-Galvan was a natural at making people laugh. She was known as the office jokester, a DJ full of life and contagious joy and a passionate music lover who brought Kansas City a burst of culture through Tejano songs. She was also an avid Kansas City Chiefs
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were indicted by a Jefferson City grand jury in separate cases for child sex crimes. Isaiah Laws, 32, of Macks Creek, was charged with second-degree child molestation. He is accused of molesting a child in Cole County who was younger than 12 years old on Jan. 1, 2020, according
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Kansas City Police planned to provide an update on the shooting that hurt more than 20 people and killed at least one outside Union Station after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.
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An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center was charged with first-degree murder on Thursday.
Continue Reading By Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Athens, Greece (CNN) — The Greek parliament on Thursday passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage, in a landmark victory for human rights in Greece and making it the first majority Orthodox Christian country to establish marriage equality for all. The decision, supported by 176 out of 300 lawmakers in parliament and with
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kansas City’s mayor and security experts say it could be time to rethink the way teams celebrate their championships. Mayor Quinton Lucas said if the Chiefs win another Super Bowl it might be better for a smaller party at their home stadium, where security can be
Continue Reading CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone, Shimon Prokupecz and Josh Campbell, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Two juveniles have been detained in connection with Wednesday’s shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration rally, which left one dead and more than 20 wounded, police said. At least 23 victims have been identified, including
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of robbing a Centralia home in May was arrested on Wednesday. Curtis Lamar Russell, 45, was charged on May 18, 2023, with first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and armed criminal action. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 11:02 p.m. Wednesday, online jail records say. Court
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Rachel Dolezal, the White woman and former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter president who courted major controversy nearly 10 years ago for falsely claiming she was Black, has been fired from her position with an Arizona school district over an OnlyFans account. Dolezal was
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Officials are Children’s Mercy Hospital were set to give an update on the status of Super Bowl parade shooting victims at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Sussex, the former actress Meghan Markle. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1981 Birth place: Los Angeles, California Birth name: Rachel Meghan Markle Father: Thomas Markle, Hollywood lighting director Mother: Doria Ragland, social worker and yoga instructor Marriages: Prince Harry,
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, Rebekah Riess, Chris Boyette and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A Montana Air Force base went on lockdown for 10 minutes Thursday morning after “a suspicious person was reported on base as an active shooter,” the base said in a Facebook post. “There were no confirmed shots fired and there are no
Continue Reading By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Taylor Swift in January donned a red puffer jacket with boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce’s number for a playoff game. Within a month, that jacket’s designer, Kristin Juszczyk, scored a NFL licensing deal and had more than 1 million followers on Instagram. Her meteoric
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