By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The antics of the online influencer known as Clavicular have once again earned him attention from law enforcement authorities. The prolific and much publicized “looksmaxxing” livestreamer, who is 20 years old and whose real name is Braden Peters, was arrested in Florida on Thursday night on a misdemeanor battery
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health is suing a Columbia-based cardiology group, alleging breaches of contract, misuse of confidential information and plans to engage in unlawful competition. The lawsuit, filed in Boone County Circuit Court, targets Missouri Cardiovascular Specialists LLP, also known as the Missouri Heart Center or MO Heart, which has provided cardiology services to
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Galgano, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Last week, Tatiana Finlay was forced to borrow gas money from her 15-year-old daughter. This week, she began rationing food so her three children could eat. “I’ve been skipping meals just hoping to stretch that dollar, because I want to make sure that they have
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CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Galgano, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Last week, Tatiana Finlay was forced to borrow gas money from her 15-year-old daughter. This week, she began rationing food so her three children could eat. “I’ve been skipping meals just hoping to stretch that dollar, because I want to make sure that they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was arrested and charged with four misdemeanors in Audrain County after authorities say she abused a dog and spit in someone’s face. Jeane Eisele, of Auxvasse, was charged on Friday with animal abuse, second-degree harassment, fourth-degree assault and resisting arrest. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A candidate for the Columbia Board of Education said he’s fixed issues with his campaign committee that stopped him from properly filing and reporting his fundraising activity. Dr. Keary Husain told ABC 17 News that the Missouri Ethics Commission did not accept his first filing because his campaign committee did not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The eastbound lane of Vandiver Drive in north Columbia was closed near Paris Road on Friday afternoon after a crash. The closure was announced by Boone County Joint Communications at 2:26 p.m. and was still closed off at 3 p.m. Several first responders, including EMS, Columbia police, Boone County deputies and Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dr. Keary Husain is the only person in the four-way race for three seats on the Columbia Board of Education who is not already on the school board. Husain will try to unseat one of three incumbents — April Ferrao, Paul Harper and John Lyman — in the April election. Three seats
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education President John Lyman wants three more years. Lyman is one of the three incumbents running for reelection to the school board in a four-way race. The board is made up of seven members, and the election has the opportunity to change one face on the board. Lyman’s opponents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Paul Harper is one of three Columbia Board of Education members seeking reelection in April. Like his fellow incumbent candidates, Harper has served one three-year term on the board. Four candidates are seeking three seats on the board. Harper is joined by the ballot by incumbents April Ferrao and John Lyman and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) April Ferrao is looking for another term on the Columbia Board of Education. Ferrao, who was first elected in 2023, is one of three incumbents seeking reelection this April. They are being challenged by Dr. Keary Husain. LUCAS GEISLER: Welcome, everybody, to the ABC 17 News, Your Voice, Your Vote voter guide
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging whether the “Missouri First” congressional map approved by legislators last summer is already in effect. Judge Brian Stumpe ruled on Friday that the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue, stating that the action of signing a petition does not give the plaintiffs
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — A narrative that churchgoing in the UK had been undergoing a remarkable recovery, fueled by a growing sense of spirituality in the nation’s youth, turns out to have been based on a flawed premise. A report that provided the basis for claims that a “quiet revival” was underway was
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By Sol Amaya, CNN Español (CNN) — Mexico has launched a search and rescue operation for two sail boats that vanished at sea while attempting to deliver food, medicine and other aid to Cuba. Nine people were on board the vessels, which were meant to deliver humanitarian relief to the island nation this week as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man found dead after drowning in a Fulton lake on Thursday has been identified. The body of Wallace J. Franklin Jr., 39, of Fulton, was pulled from Morningside Lake on Thursday morning. A witness told first responders that a person had been in the water yelling and showed them the location,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 25-year-old man died after a motorcycle crash in Phelps County on Thursday. Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 3:48 p.m. on Highway D, half a mile north of Interstate 44 near Arlington. The crash report states the Doolittle man was driving westbound ong Highway D on a 2022
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) said he will leave Congress at the end of the year. The 13-term congressman from northern Missouri announed on X Friday morning that he would not seek another term in 2026 for the state’s Sixth Congressional District. “This wasn’t an easy decision, but it’s the right one,”
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By Tami Luhby, Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Funding to pay Transportation Security Administration officers may be on its way soon, but despite this, frontline workers and hours-long lines of travelers at US airports may not return to normal right away. For weeks, the partial government shutdown seemed to have no end in sight
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — A wildlife park in southeast England has euthanized an entire wolf pack after the group’s dynamic broke down, leading to escalating conflict. The pack of five wolves were put down after three of them sustained life-threatening injuries amid increasing violence, Wildwood Trust said in a statement shared with CNN
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CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As she continues to beg for help in the search for her 84-year-old mother, “Today” show cohost Savannah Guthrie will return to the program April 6, her colleagues announced. “I don’t know if I can do it,” Guthrie said in an NBC interview with Hoda Kotb that aired
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