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Addiction Treatment
ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Addiction Treatment at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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Some Mid-Missouri counties see crowded school board races
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Plenty of folks want to be on a school board in Cole County. Each board of education race in that county has drawn a number of candidates that at least doubles the number of seats available. Every ballot across Mid-Missouri will feature local races, including municipal governments and school boards. More on
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Continuum of Care
ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Continuum of Care at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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Public safety taxes among a slew of April ballot issues in Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This April election will be a busy one for schools, ambulance and fire districts and 911 centers. Ballots in Mid-Missouri are packed with issues that ask voters to raise or extend taxes to keep public safety operations funded. Such taxes are on the ballot in counties that include Callaway, Cooper, Howard, Maries,
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Recovery Month
Sponsored Content ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Recovery Month at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
Continue ReadingDHS warns it will run out of money to pay airport security workers in coming weeks
Reuters and Tami Luhby (Reuters) — US airports could face a new wave of long security lines as early as May after the nation’s homeland security chief said on Tuesday that he will run out of money to pay 50,000 workers due to a partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump in late March directed DHS
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 22: Air quality, Louisiana shooting, truce extended, redistricting, flu shots
By Alexandra Banner, CNN Texas can now require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, a ruling that has reignited debate over the role of religion in public education. The decision could ultimately set the stage for a future showdown at the Supreme Court over the issue, analysts say. Here’s what else you need
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When parents kill: Forensic psychiatrists examine the motives behind unthinkable murders
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Gunfire shattered the silence of the Cedar Grove community in Shreveport, Louisiana, just before dawn Sunday. Moments later, a mother and her two children scrambled out of a window and onto the roof of an unassuming gray and white home on West 79th Street and frantically dialed 911. “Units
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Palestinian schoolboy among two killed by Israeli settlers, amid spate of attacks on education in the West Bank
By Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Two Palestinians, among them a 14-year-old boy, have been shot and killed at a school in the occupied West Bank amid an attack by Israeli settlers, the Palestinian Health Ministry and multiple eyewitnesses said. A video from the scene shows a man in military fatigues armed with a rifle
Continue ReadingMan accused of killing 3 people in Atlanta-area attacks dies in custody
By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing three people, including a Department of Homeland Security employee, in a shooting spree across several Atlanta suburbs last week died in custody, authorities said Tuesday. Olaolukitan Adon Abel, 26, was found unresponsive in his jail cell at around 6:48 p.m. Tuesday. Detention staff tried
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Many African Catholics have greeted Leo’s first visit with joy. Others fear he’s lent legitimacy to strongman leaders
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja (CNN) — For Mauro Rui Callado Cortêz, a Catholic lay teacher in Angola, the “unique opportunity” to see Pope Leo XIV in person was unmissable, even though serious illness should have confined him to bed. “My visual contact with the Holy Father was a unique moment; it transmitted such a
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Ballot measure to eliminate income tax, add new sales taxes set for ballot
EDITOR’S NOTE: The date when the issue could appear on the ballot has been corrected. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A resolution to put a measure to eliminate the income tax and allow new sales taxes will appear before voters in August or November. The Missouri House on Tuesday approved the measure with a 95-59 vote.
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Mizzou Athletics unveils new student ticketing model
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou students talked and Tiger Athletics listened. On Tuesday, MU Athletics announced that it will roll out a new student ticketing model in the 2026-27 school year, in response to feedback given from the student body. The new model will rank students on a ‘leaderboard’ to determine who will get priority for
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