By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Major US cities overall experienced a steep drop in violent crime last year, according to a statistical analysis released by the Major Cities Chiefs Association. The analysis reflects an overall downward trend in recent years, after violent crime spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to year-end statistics compiled by
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Australian authorities have released a recording of the emergency call made by hero teen Austin Appelbee after he swam for hours in rough seas to get help for his family. Austin, 13, can be heard calmly describing the situation and asking for a helicopter to search for his mother
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CNN By Karina Tsui, Diego Mendoza, Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly issued a temporary flight restriction that immediately grounded all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days — a shutdown that’s likely to create significant disruptions in one of America’s largest
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN It’s been a tough job market — hiring has been sluggish across industries for months, and minimal layoffs have left workers with limited opportunities. Fresh data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics today will show whether 2026 opened with new momentum. Here’s what else you need to know to get up
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By Ivana Kottasová, Kostya Gak, CNN (CNN) — Three toddlers and their father were killed in a Russian drone strike in eastern Ukraine that also injured their pregnant mother, local emergency services said. The family only arrived in the town of Bohodukhiv, some 60 kilometers (38 miles) west of Kharkiv, the previous day after fleeing
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Mizzou Athletics is looking for ways to make some cash and erase its deficit spending. One new idea is to sell naming rights to Memorial Stadium. Many Tigers faithful know Mizzou’s home by another name — Faurot Field, named for legendary coach Don Faurot. But the stadium itself is one of many throughout the nation
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CNN, FBI, INSTAGRAM, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE, X , @PIMASHERIFF By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Video and images showing an armed, masked individual outside the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie have given new life to the search for the 84-year-old – and may offer investigators important clues about the subject’s identity. The imagery released by
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Haley Britzky, Alexandra Skores, Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted Wednesday’s unprecedented airspace shutdown over El Paso, Texas, multiple sources told CNN. Two people
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A police helicopter was enlisted for the search for an out-of-state fugitive in Holts Summit on Tuesday. The Holts Summit Police Department asked the public to avoid the 900 block of Halifax Road while officers search for someone with an out-of-state warrant, according to a Tuesday afternoon press release from the department.
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By Lex Harvey (CNN) — A remote mountain town in Canada has been shaken by the country’s deadliest school shooting in decades, when an armed assailant killed at least eight people. Police found six people dead and dozens injured when they arrived at the high school in Tumbler Ridge, a town of just 2,400 people
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: This story has been edited to reflect the details of the renaming of Memorial Stadium accurately. In the near future, the home of Mizzou football is set to not only have a completely new look, with ongoing renovations to the north end zone, but also a new name. On Tuesday,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Owensville firefighters on Tuesday morning rescued three dogs from an icy pond, according to a social media post from the Owensville Fire Protection District. First responders were called at 9:16 a.m. to the 3700 block of Homeyer Road and found three dogs struggling in the water. Firefighters saved all three dogs and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission on Tuesday voted in support of Jefferson City’s bid to receive a federal grant for a road and bridge project. Slides from a Tuesday presentation show that Jefferson City is hoping to secure up to $25 million in federal funding from a Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant
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Editor’s Note: AI has been used in background research for this article COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The battle for Missouri’s true congressional district map continued Tuesday as the state and the ACLU returned to the Cole County Courthouse for a bench trial on whether a new mid-decade congressional map is already in effect. The ACLU, representing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with murder in a northeast Columbia shooting that occurred earlier this year was indicted by a grand jury on Friday. James Caldwell Jr., 24, was charged with first-degree-murder, three counts of armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will decide which route it will take for a new high voltage electrical line across south Columbia. Columbia Water and Light has proposed two pathways: One that runs along West Nifong Boulevard, Vawter School Road and Scott Boulevard. The second runs from Grindstone Parkway to the Hinkson Creek
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — For years, Mahnoor Omer didn’t talk about it. Every time the topic arose, her school friends in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, flushed with embarrassment, Omer recalled. “This happened so many times. A class fellow of mine would get her period during class,” she told CNN late last year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused in a February 2025 shooting in the central part of the city pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two felonies. Michael Proctor Jr., 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He was originally charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful
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CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Video and images showing an armed, masked individual outside the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie have given new life to the search for the 84-year-old – and may offer investigators important clues about the subject’s identity. The imagery released by the FBI on Tuesday is the biggest
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By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Video and images showing an armed, masked individual outside the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie have given new life to the search for the 84-year-old – and may offer investigators important clues about the subject’s identity. The imagery released by the FBI on Tuesday is the biggest break
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