By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The last time Australia hosted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex they were the fresh new faces of the royal family, ready to walk the path set by decades of tradition. This time, there was no royal walkabout, but a mix of quasi-regal public engagements and private
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Flying to Algeria at the start of his landmark tour of Africa on Monday, Pope Leo had a choice. He could ignore Donald Trump’s extraordinary overnight social media tirade against him, or he could tackle it head on. In the end, he chose the second option, taking the highly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As construction continues on Columbia’s Opportunity Campus, community leaders are working to prepare both staff and the public ahead of the shelter’s opening this summer. The Voluntary Action Center is hosting a series of training sessions aimed at educating the community about homelessness. Thursday marked the third of six sessions and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police were in a standoff on Thursday night in a neighborhood just south of Interstate 70. The Columbia Police Department wrote on its social media at 7:44 p.m. that officers tried to arrest a man at 3 p.m. in the 1500 block of Parkade Boulevard. The man is wanted on suspicion
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first and second phases of the NextGen Missouri University Research Reactor is the top-dollar capital project for the University of Missouri in 2027. Meeting documents from Thursday’s Board of Curators meeting shows the university is planning on spending about $140 million for Phases 1 and 2 of the project next year.
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CLINTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Weather Service has determined that two tornadoes moved through Clinton in southwest Missouri on Wednesday night. Clinton Fire Chief Mark Manuel said the National Weather Service was in town Thursday morning, surveying storm damage. “The first one on the southern portion of town was the EF-1,” Manuel said. “The second
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The three newest members of the Jefferson City Board of Education were sworn in during a meeting on Thursday. Michelle Rodemeyer, Gretchen Duckworth and Kris Scheperle were sworn in on Thursday. All three were picked by voters during the April 7 election. They replace outgoing members Brad Bates, Scott Hovis and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bus company that provides routes for activities at the Jefferson City School District will now pick up students for morning routes. An email sent to parents from the district says that D&K Bus & Charter Services began picking up some students for morning routes on Thursday morning. School spokesman Ryan Burns
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri senators stayed late Wednesday to pass a new amendment to the income tax elimination plan and sent it back to the House just after midnight. The Missouri Senate GOP posted on Facebook at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, letting people know House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174 were on the Senate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after authorities claim he ran someone over with his Jeep Wrangler on Wednesday. Isaiah Aust, 19, is charged in Boone County with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man is facing a pair of felony counts related to child pornography. Leif Rasa is charged in Pettis County with first-degree promoting child pornography and child porn possession. He is not currently in custody, but a warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday. Court documents alleged that Rasa uploaded
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Hutter, Toni Odejimi, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! We’ve all heard the phrase “we need to talk,” but our responses have likely varied based on our attachment style. A psychiatrist offers some tips on how to become secure if you tend to be anxious, avoidant or fearful. Here’s what else you
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rock Bridge Elementary School student was found with a BB gun in their backpack before dismissal on Thursday, according to an email from a district spokeswoman. Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark shared an email to ABC 17 News that was sent to parents following the incident. “We were alerted to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Non-uniformed employees at the Columbia Police Department are looking to form a union. An item listed in the consent agenda of Monday’s City Council meeting shows that the Columbia Police Civilians Association is seeking to be recognized by the city. Meeting documents say the group filed a petition for certification with the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former West Middle School teacher who was arrested for a second time earlier this month is no longer listed on the Boone County Jail roster. Zachary Hutchinson, of Columbia, is charged with felonies in two cases. In one case, he is charged with three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, one count
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By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Cuba’s president says his nation does not want war with the United States, but he vows that, if attacked, Cubans would defeat American forces. Dressed in military fatigues, Miguel Díaz-Canel addressed a crowd of government supporters commemorating the 65th anniversary Thursday of the start of the US-backed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with first-degree rape in Cole County. A warrant was requested on Wednesday for Tamiko Carter Jr., who was accused of raping a woman in her apartment while she slept on April11. He is not listed on the Cole County Jail roster. A second man, Bruce
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A school bus with 17 middle and high school students from the Jefferson City School District was involved in a crash on Thursday morning. School district spokeswoman Ryan Burns told ABC 17 News that a car rear-ended the bus on the way to school on Route T at Parkview Road in St.
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — An American Airlines pilot was forced to “slam on the brakes” to avoid hitting a truck at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Wednesday, according to a recording of air traffic control radio. “That white-black truck, they just went right in front of us and we nearly hit them,”
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By Holmes Lybrand, Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — A warrant has been issued for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who allegedly pointed his government-issued firearm at another car and its passengers while driving on duty, prosecutors in Minnesota’s Hennepin County said Thursday. The case comes as local and state prosecutors and investigators have opened
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