By Nectar Gan, Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China’s latest nature reserve is a rock in the middle of one of the world’s most contested waterways. On Wednesday, the Chinese government approved a proposal to establish a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal, a hotly contested reef in the South China Sea, in an unprecedented
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Turning Point USA’s chapter at the University of Missouri held a vigil for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on Wednesday evening. “It was a lot to see someone that had influenced me in becoming more open about my politics lose their life like that,” said Brenden Poteet, President of the Mizzou College Republicans.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Damotech announced in a Wednesday press release that it will add 50 jobs through an expansion to its Moberly location. The warehouse rack safety solutions provider announced that it is investing more than $2.4 million in the expansion. “We are proud to see Damotech deepen its commitment to Moberly by investing in new job
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dashboard camera inside the car of a Columbia shooting suspect shows him firing a gun at another driver, newly filed court documents claim. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charged 77-year-old Arnold Phillips on Wednesday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. Phillips is
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(Editor’s note, 9/10: The story corrects the day of the week that the state senate will begin taking up legislation in the special session.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds gathered at the Missouri State Capitol Wednesday afternoon to protest state Republicans taking one step closer to officially redrawing Missouri’s congressional maps. The rally was held
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate started the next step to passing initiative petition reform and Gov. Mike Kehoe’s Missouri “First Map” on Wednesday after the House of Representatives gave its stamp of approval. The Senate passed new rules for the special session, but not without pushback and discussion from the Democrats. Many senators
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fire risks are on the rise as Missouri is set to enter another dry month, with drought conditions expected. Dryness started back in July and continued through August, the former being recorded as the second-driest month in history for the City of Columbia. Both the Columbia Fire Department and the Missouri Department
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s new “Ride Home” program will start accepting referrals the week of Oct. 6. City of Columbia spokeswoman Sydney Olsen told ABC 17 News in an email that staff at Room at the Inn, Turning Point and the city’s divert program will be able to make referrals. The city has discussed a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday for a gun charge, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Semaj Clark, 25, was charged with being a felon with a gun. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. The release claims
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By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — A gas truck explosion that generated a “shock wave” in Mexico City on Wednesday killed at least six people and left 90 injured, according to the city’s government. Those who were injured were taken to hospitals in the city, many in a a serious condition, Mexico City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of Douglas Barnes, a Moberly man who died in a crash on July 15, has reached a settlement in a wrongful death case. Barnes’ family reached a $100,000 settlement with Dora Marie Jones. A petition to approve the settlement was filed on Wednesday in Randolph County. Previous reporting indicates a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A flurry of reactions occurred in social media and other places after the death of conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk was announced. Kirk, 31, the founder of Turning Point USA – which is a political group aimed at promoting conservative causes on college campuses – was shot to death Wednesday while speaking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A porch that caught fire Tuesday night in the 7400 block of Oakley Drive in southwest Columbia was caused by “improperly discarded smoking materials,” according to a Wednesday press release from the Columbia Fire Department. “While the Columbia Fire Department reminds residents to utilize extreme caution when approaching hazards such as this,
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By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Three female student athletes sued their Southern California school district and state Department of Education, claiming they suffered sex discrimination under Title IX and civil rights violations when the defendants allowed a transgender athlete to compete on their high school track and volleyball teams. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) will be pausing all public events, including town halls, after Wednesday’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a controversial figure and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed during an event Wednesday at a Utah college. Alford – who represents Missouri’s fourth district
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Tesla CEO Elon Musk just lost his title as the “world’s richest person.” The new No. 1? An AI tech star. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Shedding jobs President Donald Trump promised tariffs would revive
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Tesla CEO Elon Musk just lost his title as the “world’s richest person.” The new No. 1? An AI tech star. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Shedding jobs President Donald Trump promised tariffs would revive American
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By Max Saltman, Caitlin Danaher, Mitchell McCluskey, Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Qatar’s prime minister excoriated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an exclusive interview with CNN on Wednesday, calling Israel’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Doha “barbaric.” “We were thinking that we are dealing with civilized people,” Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin
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By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Trump ally Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter says. The extent of Kirk’s injuries were not immediately clear. Kirk is one of the most prominent pro-Trump activists and conservative media personalities in the United States. He has garnered
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, has died after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University, President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. He was 31. As Trump remade the Republican Party, Kirk embodied the party’s newfound populist conservatism
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