QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Congress remove Confederate statues from the Capitol?
Legislation is working its way through Congress that would remove the statues of Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol.
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Legislation is working its way through Congress that would remove the statues of Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol.
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By Yoonjung Seo, Jake Kwon and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Kim Jong Un fired several senior officials who failed to enforce North Korea’s stringent Covid-19 prevention, a dereliction of duty which the young dictator said will have “grave consequences” for the impoverished and isolated nation, state media reported Wednesday. It is unclear who or exactly how
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin and Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Pasadena Police Department is looking into an allegation of assault involving Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, a spokesman with the department told CNN on Tuesday. “It is an active investigation,” said Lt. Bill Grisafe. The attorney for the accuser, Marc Garelick, said in a statement that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced Tuesday it’s now offering rebates to businesses affected by COVID-19. In a press release, the city said it would be offering restaurants, bars, hotels and event venues the chance to be awarded $10,000 for business licenses fees, liquor license fees, or health inspection fees paid to the
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Callaway County Sheriff’s Department says Stephen Thorp was taken into custody Tuesday in a nearby county after leading deputies on a chase.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) There’s a hint of Rock Bridge on the Capital City football field this summer. Former Bruins defensive coordinator Joe Collier is the new head coach of the Cavaliers. He brought four assistant coaches with him to Jefferson City, including Jonah Dubinski. The former Mizzou offensive lineman is the Cavs new offensive
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN It was approaching midnight on June 30, 2020, when news broke that Beijing had promulgated a national security law in Hong Kong, effective immediately. Since China’s rubber-stamp parliament revealed its plans for such legislation the month before, Hong Kongers had been nervously awaiting the details of a law that would reshape
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is formally charged after an incident Monday where he claimed to have killed his son and then attempted to assault law enforcement with a blade and have them kill him. According to court documents, Raul Bravo called dispatch and told them he had killed his son and took the
Continue ReadingCNN’s Wolf Blitzer talks with Magaly “Maggie” Ramsey, whose mother is missing in the condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida.
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Magaly “Maggie” Ramsey said she didn’t get to hold her father or say her final goodbyes before he died from Covid-19 in August. Now, she fears she may have also lost the chance to say goodbye to her mother, who is one of the dozens missing in the wake of the
Continue ReadingBy Lauren M. Johnson, CNN An 88-year old survivor of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, credits her neighbors for helping her escape as the building fell to the ground. Esther Gorfinkel told CNN affiliate WPLG that she had been living in Champlain Towers for over 40 years when her fifth floor apartment began to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is now charged after police arrested him Friday after he allegedly fired a gun into the air several times. Prosecutors charged Sandalio Ingram with drug possession, possession of a firearm by a felon, stealing a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon while intoxicated and armed criminal action.
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A California couple has been fined for digging up and burying dozens of protected Joshua trees to make room for a home they were building, officials said. Jeffrey Walter and Jonetta Nordberg-Walter, residents of San Bernardino County, have been ordered to pay $18,000 as part of a diversion
Continue ReadingBy Theresa Waldrop For a sixth day, search and rescue crews made their way meticulously through piles of rubble after the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, hoping to find more survivors. As of Tuesday evening, at least 12 people are dead and 149 people are unaccounted, officials said. “We’re moving debris piece by piece and
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN It was approaching midnight on June 30, 2020, when news broke that Beijing had promulgated a national security law in Hong Kong, effective immediately. Since China’s rubber-stamp parliament revealed its plans for such legislation the month before, Hong Kongers had been nervously awaiting the details of a law that would reshape
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A new community foster home opened in Jefferson City. Coyote Hill is located off Karen Drive near downtown. Six foster children will be able to live in the residence at once. We spoke to Karie Hopkins with Coyote Hill who says the number of children in foster care in Missouri is
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Missouri’s rate of positive coronavirus tests continues to go up and local health department officials are warning about delays in contact tracing.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Public governmental bodies in Missouri cannot charge fees for the time attorneys spend redacting documents prior to their release to the public, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the court ruling noted that the Missouri Sunshine Law allows officials to charge requestors for “research”
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Continue ReadingForensic structural engineer Stephanie Walkup analyzes photos the Miami Herald obtained by a contractor 36 hours before the Champlain Towers condo building collapsed, showing damage and standing water in the basement-level parking garage.
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