By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A group of Texas lawmakers have been appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the catastrophic July 4 flooding that killed at least 136 people in central Texas. “In July, Texans were deeply saddened by the deadly flooding on the Guadalupe River, where amongst many others, 27 vibrant young girls
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia City Council members are responding to University of Missouri System President Mun Choi’s push for the city to better address crime. Councilwomen from wards 1, 2 and 3 sent a joint letter to Choi on Tuesday, outlining the current action plans the city has taken to address the issue of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia and CBB Transportation Solutions conducted a walk-through safety audit on Tuesday afternoon to survey the Business Loop 70 corridor between the roundabout near Creasy Springs Road and Stadium Boulevard. The audit focused on identifying safety improvements aimed at eliminating traffic-related deaths and serious injuries. The project prioritizes safer
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By Lex Harvey, Sophia Saifi and Masoud Popalzai, CNN Islamabad (CNN) — Afghanistan and Pakistan said they had agreed a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday, following days of deadly clashes between the neighbors and former allies. The fighting followed strikes in the Afghan capital Kabul and the border province of Paktika last Thursday – which the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Businesses near the Madison Street Parking Garage in Jefferson City are worried demolition will block entrances and make it harder for customers to access their business. The city won’t know what road closures will have to be made until after a demolition bid is awarded at the next City Council meeting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said Tuesday two victims in a Jefferson City shooting have died. Thompson said in a news release that charges against Michael A. Davis, 40, of Jefferson City, will be upgraded from assault and domestic assault to first-degree murder. “The number of shots or stab wounds or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is considering how to use a one-time $9 million payment it received from Boone County after a property-tax settlement with Ameren Missouri. Boone County Commissioner Kip Kendrick said the county reached a resolution earlier this year in a long-running dispute before the Missouri State Tax Commission. The agreement resolved
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care experts are reminding the community that October is the time to re-up flu and COVID-19 immunizations to be ready for the winter season. “While most people can recover easily from infections like flu and COVID, those vulnerable patients are more likely to end up with a severe disease, to
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 68-year-old man from Holts Summit died Tuesday afternoon in a crash on Highway 63, about a quarter-mile north of Renz Farm Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man did not wear a seatbelt. The crash occurred as a 2019 Kenworth
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Cody Balmer stood outside an iron fence surrounding the resolute brick mansion, waiting and watching the home where his target slept. In a bag, he had stuffed two beer bottles filled with gasoline and a weighty metal sledgehammer. In the early morning hours of April 13, he scaled the
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By Cindy Von Quednow, Omar Jimenez, Whitney Wild, Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — US Border Patrol agents pursued and crashed into a vehicle as part of an immigration enforcement operation, leading to an angry response from community residents and the deployment of tear gas in Chicago’s far southeast side Tuesday. The tense standoff exemplifies tensions
Continue ReadingReuters Udine, Italy (Reuters) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched Tuesday in the northern Italian city of Udine before Italy’s World Cup soccer qualifier against Israel, concluding their mostly peaceful protest with clashes involving police. The march, attended by over 5,000 participants according to preliminary police estimates, wound its way through the city center from
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Travelers going through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Detroit Metro Airport will come face-to-face with a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the shutdown of the federal government. The remarkable video that injects divisive politics into the mundane process of airport security has
Continue ReadingBy Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — For most people, introductions are a fleeting formality, an exchange of names accomplished in seconds. However, for Laurence Watkins, this simple task becomes an extraordinary feat of endurance. To recite his full name, all 2,253 words, demands 20 minutes. This was demonstrated at his first wedding in 1991, when
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By Kara Fox and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Just hours after the 20 remaining living hostages were released by Hamas and brought back to Israel on Monday, the speaker of the Israeli parliament took off his yellow ribbon pin, an emblem of solidarity and an omnipresent reminder of the nation’s commitment
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By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — An Arkansas father who killed his teen daughter’s alleged abuser has announced a bid for county sheriff, saying he’s running to fix a justice system that failed to protect her. Aaron Spencer faces a second-degree murder charge in last October’s fatal shooting of a man accused of grooming and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women who were jailed on Sunday in connection with a homicide case that led to a deputy being shot were charged Tuesday in Monroe County. Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, Missouri, were charged with hindering a felony prosecution. Both are being held at the Randolph County
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By Bill Kirkos, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Attorneys for a Chicago TV station employee detained by federal agents Friday dispute accusations from the Department of Homeland Security that she was taken into custody because she threw objects at a Border Patrol car, instead saying she was simply walking to a bus stop on her way
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Walmart wants to use artificial intelligence to leapfrog rival Amazon in online shopping. The world’s largest retailer is teaming up with OpenAI to let customers browse and make purchases directly through ChatGPT. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Walmart wants to use artificial intelligence to leapfrog rival Amazon in online shopping. The world’s largest retailer is teaming up with OpenAI to let customers browse and make purchases directly through ChatGPT. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5
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