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Jefferson City Task Force calls for more shelters, centralized resources, and affordable housing

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Task Force is set to present its homelessness action plan to the city council Monday. In a 10-page report, the group outlines several key priorities, including expanding shelter access, increasing affordable housing, strengthening employment support, enhancing mental health and safety services, and raising public awareness. According to Missouri

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Trump says Iran could be ‘taken out in one night’: What we know about the war, now in its 6th week

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump issued new threats and mused about negotiations at a White House press conference Monday as the war with Iran continues. Earlier, Tehran rejected a temporary ceasefire proposed by negotiators, and Israel announced a new strike on a petrochemical plant in southern Iran. Meanwhile, the humanitarian

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MU to stop providing designated funds to five student organizations

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will stop providing designated funding to five of its student organizations, according to University of Missouri spokesman Christopher Ave. The clubs include: the Asian American Association (AAA), Association of Latin American Students (ALAS), Four Front, Legion of Black Collegians (LBC) and Queer Liberation Front. Ave said the university

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak during a meeting in Moscow

Alleged explosives found near gas pipeline raises heat days before Hungary’s pivotal election

By Tim Lister, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Hungary and Ukraine are again trading accusations after two backpacks containing explosives were allegedly found by a gas pipeline near the Hungarian border, days before the country’s election. The devices were found in northern Serbia on Sunday, according to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, close to the pipeline

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An electronic drug test uses a laser to scan for narcotics

These common drug tests lead to tens of thousands of wrongful arrests a year, experts say. One state is fighting back

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Bird poop scraped off a man’s car appeared on a drug test as cocaine. A toddler’s ashes registered as methamphetamine or ecstasy. And a great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – spawning a 15-month legal nightmare, forcing her to refinance her home, and spurring a new state law that

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Fifteen people were injured

More than a dozen injured after vehicle hits parade-goers during Louisiana celebration

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Fifteen people were injured, some seriously, after a vehicle struck multiple pedestrians during the Louisiana Lao New Year Festival parade in rural Louisiana on Saturday, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The driver of the vehicle is in custody, and the preliminary investigation determined the incident “does not appear

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