JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) S.A.V.E held a meeting at the capitol Saturday to highlight awareness and prevention tactics in the on-going opioid and fentanyl crisis. Parents, DEA agents and anti-drug activists spoke at the meeting and shared emotional stories about their own experiences with addiction. The founder of S.A.V.E, Gail Daniel, said she started her
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By Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi and Colin McCullough, CNN Israeli police say they will hold an investigation “into the events that ensued during the funeral” procession of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday. “Unfortunately, during the course of the funeral, severe violent events unfolded on the part of those participating that worsened the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Abortion rights supporters gathered around the world, including in Downtown Columbia, Saturday afternoon in support of abortion access and reproductive freedom. Many different groups came together including Planned Parenthood and Women’s March. The protests are apart of a nationwide response to leaked Supreme Court documents that revealed its plan to overturn Roe
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, May 14, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER Boonville (0) Father Tolton (6) FINAL Moberly (3) Marshall (1) FINAL Southern Boone (9) Fulton (0) FINAL MICDS (8) St. James (0) FINAL Kirksville (2) Mexico (1) FINAL Capital
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will make a trip to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, leading a presidential delegation to express in-person condolences on the death of the country’s president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Harris will also meet with the new president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, while
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By Christina Maxouris, Amir Vera, Chuck Johnston and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Details continue to emerge about the shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket Saturday and the 18-year-old who authorities say is responsible. Thirteen people — 11 of whom are African American — were shot, according to city officials, who have said the massacre was
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By Christina Maxouris and Phil Gast, CNN Saturday’s massacre in Buffalo, New York, is the latest mass shooting in which authorities say the suspect was motivated by hate. The suspected shooter, an 18-year-old White man, shot and killed 10 people and injured three others at a supermarket in a predominantly Black area, authorities said. Eleven
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TONIGHT: Isolated pop up storms are expected again this evening, without severe potential. Still, lightning will be a concern with these. Most thunderstorm activity will be confined to an area south of I-70, with a focus towards I-44. Otherwise, most stay dry overnight, with temperatures dropping into the low 60s by sunrise. TOMORROW: Speaking of
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Mars Wrigley US and Canada issued a voluntary recall of numerous gummy candies Friday, saying there could be a thin metal strand inside the candies or loose in the bag. The gummies were distributed in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The company is recalling certain varieties of Skittle Gummies, Starburst
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Students at the University of Missouri are set to walk the stage all day Saturday, as graduation festivities continue into the weekend.
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Veronica Stracqualursi and Hira Humayun, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with a congressional delegation led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kyiv Saturday, and called for Russia to officially be recognized as a “terrorist state,” he said Saturday in his nightly address. McConnell said in a statement Saturday evening after
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By Andy Rose, Paradise Afshar and Alaa Elassar, CNN Seventeen people were shot Friday night in downtown Milwaukee just two hours after three were shot a few blocks away, near the arena where the Milwaukee Bucks were playing in the NBA Playoffs. Ten people were taken into custody in the shooting downtown, and 10 firearms
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Reproductive rights activists are worried about women losing abortion access in parts of the United States. Economists are worried, too, because restricting reproductive freedom comes at an economic cost to the nation. The US Supreme Court may be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling as soon
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TODAY: Storms exit early and skies clear by the afternoon. Highs in the mid-80s. An isolated storm is possible late afternoon. TOMORROW: Showers and storms in the morning, some potentially severe. Highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: Saturday is largely dry with the exception of a pop-up storm or two in the heat of the
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle and Joan Biskupic, CNN Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday expressed dismay at the recent leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade, comparing it to “an infidelity” and saying it has changed the culture of the nation’s highest court. “The institution that I’m a part of,
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Exclusive by Matias Grez, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN As MMA fighter Yaroslav Amosov walks through the streets surrounding his hometown of Irpin, which sits around 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) west of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, there are fleeting moments when it seems like an ordinary day in May. The skies are clear and
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By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Finland is on the cusp of joining NATO while Sweden is on the verge of following suit. Here’s what you need to know about how the war in Ukraine pushed the two Nordic states closer to the US-backed alliance, and what comes next. Why haven’t Finland and Sweden already joined NATO?
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Gov. Mike Parson said Friday that he’s ready to sign a bill authorizing a new congressional map once it hits his desk.
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