COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court has issued an interim suspension against an attorney who was handling multiple lawsuits against the University of Missouri and Columbia Police Department. The Supreme Court issued an order of interim suspensions against Matthew Alexander Perry on Friday, April 25. The motion for interim suspension issued by the Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Thursday requested that President Donald Trump approve a major disaster declaration to give federal assistance to 26 Missouri counties impacted by storm damage and flooding, a press release says. Kehoe is requesting federal assistance during the period from March 30-April 8, the release says. Eighteen of those counties
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News premiered its new studio during its 5 p.m. newscast on Thursday. The studio is located at the same building. It took roughly a month to deconstruct the old studio and build the new one. A larger weather center and enhanced equipment are features of the new set.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department says it is phasing out a harmful fire fighting foam for its trucks because of its known environmental hazards, particularly its lasting impact on soil and water from PFAS chemicals. Columbia Fire Department Assistant Chief Lester Shewmake said the new foam is a safer alternative. “The new foam
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Sedalia Councilman Tom Oldham has been removed from a nonprofit’s board of directors. Sedalia Citizens Against Spouse Abuse announced in a Thursday social media post that it terminated Oldham’s board membership. Oldham stepped down from his position last week after “serious allegations” were brought against him, the City of Sedalia wrote
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By Shimon Prokupecz, Linh Tran and Evelio Contreras, CNN Syracuse, New York (CNN) — As two other crosstown rivals played a thrilling lacrosse game that went into overtime one night last week, some members of the Westhill High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team were in the stands hatching a plan. Team members texted each other,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of The Peanut Gallery on Highway 5 in Camdenton has been charged with multiple felonies after she was accused of trafficking methamphetamine. Jennifer Schaunel, 54, of Camdenton, was charged on Thursday in Camden County with second-degree drug trafficking and four counts of unlawful use of a weapon. She is being
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual March for Life took place in Missouri’s capital city on Thursday, with scores of people from Missouri and elsewhere rallying against legalized abortion. The event took place as Republican lawmakers and officeholders work to overturn Amendment 3, which was approved by voters last November and enshrines abortion rights into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly fired a gun filled with people on Tuesday. Derek Clifton was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, three counts of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree harassment. A warrant was served and a confined
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do cheating spouses, school bullies and lousy coworkers have bad juju coming to them? A new study found that most believers in karma think so — and that good deeds are rewarded. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do cheating spouses, school bullies and lousy coworkers have bad juju coming to them? A new study found that most believers in karma think so — and that good deeds are rewarded. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Linn man has been charged with a felony after he is accused of hitting a pedestrian at a high speed while he was drunk. Jesse Hollandworth, 47, was charged with felony driving while intoxicated and two misdemeanors: Reckless driving and not having vehicle insurance. He is being held at the Cole
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were taken to a hospital by ambulance Thursday afternoon after a pileup on South Providence Road. Photos from the scene showed three vehicles, including a work van, involved in the crash. The injuries were not life-threatening, according to police at the scene. The crash and cleanup briefly closed South Providence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County woman was charged with two felonies after she allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman on Wednesday in Boone County. Jacque Dieckmann, 48, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and third-degree domestic assault. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University’s release this week of a long-awaited, 300-page report addressing antisemitism on campus is the latest milestone in an issue that has been incredibly painful for the campus community – and incredibly powerful for its biggest critic: the Trump administration. The Ivy League school doesn’t entirely disagree with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Portland, Missouri, man pleaded guilty to several charges related to firing guns at cars at a Callaway County campground. Wally Spencer, 48, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated DWI and illegal gun possession in one case and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Health officials in India are investigating reports that hundreds of children were served food that had contained a dead snake at a school last week. More 100 children who consumed the contaminated lunch meals fell ill in the town of Mokama, CNN affiliate CNN News 18 reported. At
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The driver’s hometown was corrected after a source error. A Russellville man was seriously injured on Thursday morning after he was hit by a car in Cole County. According to a crash report from Jefferson City Police, the crash happened at 12:50 a.m. in the 200 block of Highway
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By Kaitlan Collins, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would nominate national security adviser Mike Waltz to serve as UN ambassador, after widespread reports that Trump planned to oust him, in the first major staff shakeup since the
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, Rosa Rahimi and Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — Hip hop Irish trio Kneecap is being investigated by UK counter-terrorism police after videos emerged allegedly showing the band calling for politicians to be killed and shouting “up Hamas, up Hezbollah.” It comes after the group, who are vocal critics of Israel’s war
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