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Missouri police rescue 8 human trafficking victims

Click here for updates on this story     St. Joseph, Missouri (KCTV) — St. Joseph Police, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol have successfully completed a human trafficking operation Friday night. The operation was completed at St. Joseph’s, Bucky’s and Love’s Travel Stop. St. Joseph Police Department, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s

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More than 100 students and staff quarantined in San Diego County 2 days after resuming in-person learning

Two days after officials welcomed back students to on-campus instruction, about 100 students and staff across a San Diego County school district were ordered to quarantine due to Covid-19 infections reported across various K-8th grade campuses — raising questions about whether schools in the region are ready to reopen their doors. “While the quarantines so

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‘Definitely getting better’: The United States is making vaccine progress on several fronts, and experts are encouraged

The United States has seen progress on several fronts against Covid-19 this week — including the opening of new mass inoculation sites and a third vaccine maker seeking authorization. While health experts are concerned that more-transmissible coronavirus variants could worsen spread of the disease — and in some cases put up a measure of resistance

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A student athlete sparked national change after being disqualified from a volleyball match for wearing a hijab

US high school volleyball players no longer need approval to wear religious head coverings during matches, thanks to a 14-year-old Muslim player who inspired the rule change. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which sets competition rules for most US high school sports, announced on Thursday the new rule and said it

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Road crews preparing ahead for the weekend’s winter weather

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Road crews across Mid-Missouri started pretreatment of priority routes ahead of the anticipated winter weather. Columbia Public Works began pretreatment of main roads Friday and plans to continue pretreatment ahead of the snow Saturday morning. Ashlyn Sherman, a spokesperson for Columbia Public Works said crews will continue to monitor road conditions throughout

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