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After more than 40 years, a woman is reunited with her Kentucky family after allegedly being abducted by her mother

By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Three-year-old Michelle “Shelley” Newton poses for the camera in a sailor’s outfit, smiling wide, showing the gap between her two front baby teeth in an undated missing persons flyer from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. “Michelle was taken by her Mother,” it reads. Now, Michelle, 46, is on a

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Hospital vacancies below pre-pandemic levels in Missouri Hospital Association report

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to a Missouri Hospital Association report, Missouri hospitals saw a 4% drop in vacancies in 2024; however, overall turnover has remained steady. 2025_WF_Report (1)Download Based on 2024 data, the report found that the overall turnover rate for Missouri hospitals has been above pre-pandemic levels at 22.2%, compared to 21.5% in 2020.

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Columbia holds first legislative priorities session with state lawmakers; priorities include barring minors from having guns

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)   The City of Columbia on Friday held its first legislative priorities session, bringing together local leaders and state lawmakers at City Hall to align ahead of the 2026 legislative session. Columbia Mayor Barbra Buffaloe said the session was about ensuring Columbia’s priorities are heard in Jefferson City. “There’s a lot of priorities

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Woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says she hasn’t seen her son since ICE detainment

By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Bruna Ferreira had rushed out of her Massachusetts home, shoelaces untied, and was driving to pick up her 11-year-old son from school when she was approached by unmarked vehicles and a “swarm of people.” The 33-year-old woman, the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, was being

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Mid Missouri homeless organizations prepare for influx of people ahead of frigid weekend

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri homeless organizations are preparing to see an increased need as extreme low temperatures are expected over the weekend. Maj. Nancy Powers, a Corps Officer with Columbia’s Salvation Army Harbor House, said Friday that the colder weather has already brought people to Harbor House with dangerous weather-related health problems. “By the time

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State is working with organizations to narrow, clarify SNAP restrictions on processed foods and drinks

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state is working with stakeholders to figure out how to implement restrictions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Missouri Department of Social Services said Friday. The state was approved to adjust the SNAP program to exclude items like sodas, candy, packaged and prepared desserts and juice with less than 50%

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Judge in Missouri redistricting lawsuit will not make ruling until signature verification is complete

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The judge in a lawsuit surrounding Missouri’s new redistricting proposal has opted to not rule on the case until collected signatures are verified. Cole County Judge Christopher Limbaugh wrote in a Friday decision that People Not Politicians had submitted more than 300,000 signatures to Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to certify in

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Luigi Mangione was found at this McDonald's restaurant in Altoona

Fake name, unrecorded minutes and a backpack search. What we’ve learned at Luigi Mangione’s pre-trial hearing

By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — For two weeks now, a rotating cast of police officers have arrived to a Manhattan courtroom to lay out exactly what happened the day Luigi Mangione was arrested and accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Two questions are at the heart of this lengthy pre-trial suppression

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