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Moberly Joint Communications starts taking fire calls for several Randolph County departments

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly Joint Communications wrote in a Wednesday press release that it has been taking fire calls for several Randolph County agencies since Nov. 3. It now handles dispatch calls for the Westran Fire Protection District, Eastern Fire Protection District, Northeast Fire Protection District, Higbee Fire Protection District, Southeastern Fire Protection District, Moberly

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather demonstrate against an organization that helps American Jews emigrate to Israel

Some New York lawmakers want to ban protests outside houses of worship after pro-Palestinian demonstration

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A group of New York state lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to ban demonstrations outside of houses of worship and reproductive health care clinics, days after a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside a prominent Manhattan synagogue led to criticism of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s response. The bill would amend New York’s existing

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Man sentenced more than 3 years for getting fraudulent student visa to attend MU, obtaining Social Security card

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Nigerian national who admitted earlier this year to fraudulently obtaining a student visa and other documents was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in federal court, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. Mercy Ojedeji pleaded guilty in federal court in April to unlawful use of fraudulent immigration documents

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Commission selects Mid-Missouri contractor for I-70 work from Rocheport to Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has chosen a Columbia-based contractor to head up the team designing and building a section of the widened Interstate 70 between Columbia and Rocheport. The commission awarded Emery Sapp and Sons and Parsons Transportation Group as contractors for a $441 million project to widen and improve

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Trump announces plan to rescind Biden-era fuel-economy standards for vehicles

By Alayna Treene, Alejandra Jaramillo, Betul Tuncer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled plans to rescind fuel-economy standards for vehicles put in place under the Biden administration. “These policies forced automakers to build cars using expensive technologies that drove up costs, drove up prices, and made the car much worse,” Trump said

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with President Donald Trump

Far right coalition boycotts Knesset vote backing Trump’s Gaza plan as opposition aims to embarrass Netanyahu

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition on Wednesday boycotted a Knesset vote endorsing US President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza. The vote, initiated by opposition leader Yair Lapid, passed with 39 votes in favor and none against. As the period to debate the proposal began, members of

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Rhonda Fisher seen in a photo released by the sheriff's office.

Her murder went unsolved for decades. DNA from paper bags now points to one of Colorado’s ‘most prolific serial killers’

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — For nearly 40 years, the identity of the person who sexually assaulted and killed a 30-year-old woman found along a quiet stretch of rural highway south of Denver eluded investigators. Now, small pieces of preserved evidence – a pair of paper bags placed over the victim’s hands – have

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Rhonda Fisher seen in a photo released by the sheriff's office.

Her murder went unsolved for decades. DNA from paper bags now points to one of Colorado’s ‘most prolific serial killers’

KUSA, DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — For nearly 40 years, the identity of the person who sexually assaulted and killed a 30-year-old woman found along a quiet stretch of rural highway south of Denver eluded investigators. Now, small pieces of preserved evidence – a pair of paper bags placed

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