By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — The enormous investments that the US and Venezuela have promised from their new oil production deal have brought cautious optimism that Venezuelans face a new period of prosperity after more than a decade of economic and social turmoil. As the country with the world’s largest proven reserves of crude
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CNN By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — The enormous investments that the US and Venezuela have promised from their new oil production deal have brought cautious optimism that Venezuelans face a new period of prosperity after more than a decade of economic and social turmoil. As the country with the world’s largest proven reserves of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old Sunrise Beach man died in a crash on Thursday on Highway 135 in Morgan County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says than man drove a 2022 International HV507 southbound when it went off the left side of the road and hit a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lane of West Worley Street in Columbia near the Shoppes at Stadium will close for a week beginning on Tuesday, according to a Thursday press release from the city. City crews will close the right eastbound lane at the entrance of the Shoppes at Stadium will be closed to replace stormwater
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 60,000 fans are expected to attend the Mizzou football team’s season opener Thursday, but getting to and from Memorial Stadium could take some extra time as construction around the stadium creates traffic impacts. That traffic could be magnified with more people expected to be inside Memorial Stadium throughout the season.
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Mizzou football’s season opener is turning into a Thursday night ritual. Since 2022, the Tigers have kicked off four straight seasons on a weekday, and tomorrow makes five, when Mizzou hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 7 p.m. It’s a deliberate move by Coach Eli Drinkwitz to stuff the stands and snag some primetime visibility, all building
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The McDonald’s on South Providence Road in Columbia that caught fire last month has reopened its drive-thru. A spokeswoman for Bergman Communications – which represents McDonald’s – confirmed in an email that the drive-thru reopened on Thursday and the lobby for that location is expected to reopen at 6 a.m. Monday, Sept.
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By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! For $5 million and tens of thousands in annual fees, you can stay in a resort-style doomsday bunker. Check out what it’s like inside. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Swamped refuge Flash floods struck a historic
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Editor’s note: The date has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Contractors on Monday will begin building a roundabout at South Fairview and Chapel Hill roads in southwest Columbia, according to a Thursday press release from the city. The project also includes stormwater improvement and sidewalk construction on the north side of the intersection. Tuesday begins
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The men accused of stealing $1.28 million from the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville earlier this year have been indicted by a federal grand jury, the Department of Justice announced in a Thursday press release. Benjamin Michael-Dass Charles, 22, of Columbia, was charged with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has expanded his investigation into the Flock camera network to include three other companies that operate camera networks. Hawley on Tuesday sent letters to Motorola Solutions, Verkada and Axon, giving them until Sept. 16 to provide certain documents and information for his investigation. Hawley, a Missouri Republican, chairs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is in custody after authorities claim he repeatedly assaulted a baby. Noah J. Humphus, 23, was charged on Thursday in Cole County with first-degree domestic assault and child abuse. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond and has not had a court date scheduled.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with multiple felonies on Thursday after he was accused kidnapping someone on Wednesday night. Miles Edgar Hill II, 49, was charged with first-degree kidnapping, second-degree domestic assault and third-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and a court date has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is reporting a new low in measles vaccination rates as the common childhood illness resurges in other parts of the country. The department reports that Missouri kindergartners from the 2025-2026 school year had an 89.5% measles vaccination rate, ranking Missouri 15th lowest in the
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By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — No evidence of mechanical problems was found in either of the two aircraft involved in last month’s deadly midair collision between a small private plane and a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The finding is part of a new preliminary report on the
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By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Antisemitic hate crimes are up 8% so far this year and make up more than half of the incidents in New York City, even as officials tout record low numbers for shootings and murders, according to statistics released by the New York Police Department on Thursday. Overall hate crimes
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CNN By Zoe Sottile, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Gloria Steinem, the American journalist and political activist who became the face of second-wave feminism in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has died at age 92, according to her verified Instagram account. Steinem died Wednesday in New York City, “surrounded by some of the many
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By Choire Sicha, CNN (CNN) — “Our goddess,” wrote a poster last week on the Reddit board devoted to being childfree, “has passed.” Dolly Parton, one of the greatest benefactors to children in world history while also being a role model to those who were without them, had died at 80. This week, Gloria Steinem,
Continue Reading CNN By Zoe Sottile, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Gloria Steinem, the American journalist and political activist who became the face of second-wave feminism in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has died at age 92, according to her verified Instagram account. Steinem died Wednesday in New York City, “surrounded by some of the many
Continue Reading By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Dozens are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants that departed Gambia last month was found by authorities drifting off Spain’s Canary Islands late Wednesday. Helena Maleno, the head of the Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders), said that 83 of the boat’s 127 passengers had died, with four
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