By Omar Jimenez, CNN The NAACP released a letter Tuesday calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to move forward with federal charges against Jason Van Dyke and to provide an update on any federal investigation, days before the former Chicago police officer is set to be released from a state prison. Van Dyke was convicted
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Whoopi Goldberg will start a two-week suspension Wednesday morning. ABC News president Kim Godwin announced the decision to discipline Goldberg on Tuesday night, one day after “The View” host had
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Utility companies are telling their customers to be ready for potential power outages ahead of a major winter storm that could dump more than a foot of snow on Central Missouri.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A new emergency overnight shelter will be open Tuesday in Jefferson City. The shelter’s opening comes just in time for the severe wintry weather expected to hit Mid-Missouri. The Jefferson City Room at the Inn will be open at 1015 Edmonds Street in the Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri
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By Travis Caldwell and Jenn Selva, CNN The man accused in the Tuesday shooting deaths of two police officers at Bridgewater College in Virginia was a former student-athlete, according to the school. Alexander Wyatt Campbell, 27, attended Bridgewater College from 2013-2017 and was member of the track and cross-country teams, Logan Bogert, a communications coordinator
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Parking in front of a snow-covered fire hydrant or along a priority road in Columbia could land drivers a ticket or a tow during this week’s snowstorm.
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Could brighter days be ahead? Travel and tourism are expected to return to almost pre-pandemic levels this year, and a top health official says Europe could be about to enter “a long period of tranquility.” Here’s the latest news from CNN Travel this week. Tourism is bouncing back Omicron is still
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By Travis Caldwell and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The FBI has identified people suspected of making bomb threats this week directed at historically Black colleges and universities — which the bureau is investigating as hate crimes, a law enforcement official said. No arrests have been made, the official said. At least 14 HBCUs reported bomb threats
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Due to the winter storm on Wednesday and Thursday, some schools have called snow days ahead of time while others move to virtual learning modules. The University of Missouri System and the MU campus announced Monday that it will move to remote operations and classes for Wednesday and Thursday. Christian Basi with
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Since we’re expecting significant snowfall and difficult travel beginning as soon as late tonight, were taking this time to make sure we have things we may need in the Stormtracker to hit the road tomorrow. We spoke with Sharon Watson, the regional Communications Director for the American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas. She often
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team moved the start time of its home matchup with Florida on Wednesday up to 2 p.m. due to the incoming winter storm. The game was originally scheduled to start at 8 p.m. MU will not be requiring parking permits for the game, according to a release. Mizzou
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech are requesting emergency use authorization for their two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children age 6 months up to 5 years, the companies said Tuesday. Pfizer and BioNTech said they have initiated a rolling submission of data to the US Food and Drug Administration after a request from the agency.
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By Forrest Brown, CNN Warm thoughts of young romance — not the cold, harsh possibilities of a Midwestern road trip in winter — were on Dawn O’Hair’s mind as she left Chicago for Indianapolis to see her boyfriend. Her weekend visit, back in the winter of 1997-98, did not go well. After a spat with
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TONIGHT: Light showers changing over to freezing rain late, then to snow after midnight. Snow begins to accumulate by morning. Lows in the upper teens. TOMORROW: Snow becoming heavy at times. Dangerous road conditions through the day. Accumulation between 8-14″ of snow through Thursday morning. EXTENDED: Showers have spread across the region, falling as rain
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fled to the United States because of a protest in Ottawa by a group of truck drivers and others opposed to vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and Trudeau
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Columbia Public Schools and the Jefferson City School District have canceled classes and University of Missouri Health Care said its clinics will be closed Wednesday ahead of a storm set to blanket Mid-Missouri with potentially more than a foot of snow.
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In a growing national trend, at least 13 historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats today, on the first day of Black history month.
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By Tim Lister and Clarissa Ward, CNN On the frontlines east of the port city of Mariupol, the Ukrainian army’s defensive positions look much as they did two years ago: Platoons shelter in improvised bunkers and ruined houses, and trenches curl through the frigid landscape. The Russian border is less than 20 miles away. Beyond
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Gov. Mike Parson hopes to appoint a new Boone County treasurer by late-February/early March after the former treasurer resigned in January.
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By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Ottawa police are preparing for a second straight weekend of protests by truckers downtown over new Canadian Covid-19 vaccine mandates. The truckers oppose a recent mandate requiring drivers entering Canada to be fully vaccinated or face testing and quarantine requirements. The group is also protesting other health restrictions, including mask mandates
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