DEREK CHAUVIN TO BE SENTENCED FOR GEORGE FLOYD MURDER (6:00amET)
After being found guilty for the murder of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin now faces sentencing. Darryl Forges reports.
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Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in death of George Floyd
By Ray Sanchez and Eric Levenson, CNN Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year, was sentenced Friday to 22 and half years in prison. Chauvin, in a light gray suit and tie and white shirt, spoke briefly before the sentence was imposed, offering his “condolences to
Continue ReadingCalifornia school board passes anti-racism resolution after tortilla-throwing incident at basketball game
By Alexandra Meeks and Madeline Holcombe, CNN A school board in Southern California unanimously approved a resolution Thursday denouncing racism and racial discrimination after some community members flung tortillas at a predominately Latino high school basketball team. “I think this is a good start,” said Escondido Union High School District superintendent Dr. Annie Staffieri, who
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Dutch PM: Hungary has ‘no place in the EU’
Hungary “has no place” in the European Union after passing a controversial new bill banning LGBTQ content in schools, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.
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Several power outages reported across Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several power outages are being reported in mid-Missouri counties. The largest outage currently is being reported in Saline County. Evergy is reporting 482 customers currently being affected. The outage was reported at 11 p.m. Evergy is currently reporting restoration at 12:30 a.m. Friday. The company is also reporting 768 customers without power
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Newlyweds ripped apart as husband detained by Chinese government
The Chinese government is accused of detaining Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in extralegal detention centers, which it claims are reeducation centers designed to prevent separatism and religious extremism. Researchers say there’s also evidence of a growing number of Uyghurs being jailed in formal prisons with lengthy sentences. CNN’s Ivan Watson speaks to families whose loved ones have been sentenced to long-term imprisonment.
Continue Reading Uyghurs in Xinjiang are being given long prison sentences. Their families say they have done nothing wrong
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Ben Westcott, CNN Newlyweds Mehray Mezensof and Mirzat Taher were two days from leaving Xinjiang to start a new life in Australia when Chinese police knocked on their door in April 2017, seized Taher’s passport and threw him into detention. During the next four years, Taher was imprisoned in
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does the Thomas Jefferson statue on the MU campus need an interpretive sign?
A task force recommended the sign and a QR code to scan for a link to a website with more information.
Continue ReadingAn investigation is underway into the arrest of two siblings in South Carolina that was caught on video
By Chris Boyette and Joe Sutton, CNN After a video was shared on social media showing the arrests Wednesday of two siblings by police in Rock Hill, South Carolina, state law enforcement officials are looking into the circumstances which have sparked two nights of protests. Rock Hill Police Chief Chris Watts said at a press
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Emergency management officials emphasize having a plan ahead of severe weather
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management says if dangerously high winds start to hit the area you need to have a safety plan. “The most important thing is to be prepared,” said Elizabeth Thompson, the planning and preparedness specialist for the Boone County Office of Emergency Management. “You want to
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Astronauts installed a giant solar panel outside the space station
By Ashley Strickland, Megan Marples and Sarah Molano, CNN It’s the summer of new solar power on the International Space Station. Astronauts Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency conducted their third spacewalk in just over a week and installed a second new solar array outside the space station on
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NYPD investigating vandalism of the George Floyd statue in Brooklyn as a hate crime
By Mark Morales and Lila Watts, CNN A statue of George Floyd that was unveiled in New York on Juneteenth by Floyd’s brother was vandalized early Thursday morning and police are investigating the incident as a hate crime, a law enforcement official told CNN. Black spray paint was daubed on the face of the statue
Continue ReadingPartial building collapse near Miami
By Aditi Sangal, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya, Veronica Rocha, Fernando Alfonso III and Joshua Berlinger, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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Columbia leaders unveil new marker to honor a prominent African-American leader
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia leaders wrapped the unveiling of a new marker to honor a prominent African-American leader. The marker memorializes Clara Miles. Miles helped establish the Miles Manor subdivision where that marker is located now. The subdivision brought housing to 10 local African American families in the late 1950s. Watch a replay of the
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Clark woman dies after Boone County wreck on Highway 63
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Clark woman has died after a wreck at 11:30 a.m. on Highway 63 at Route CC in Boone County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 88-year-old Betty Smith was driving a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer and attempted to cross the southbound lanes of Highway 63 when the Trailblazer
Continue ReadingOfficials blame Delta variant for Covid-19 surge in Missouri
Hospitalizations are up 225% since early June in Springfield, Missouri, which experts are blaming on the Covid-19 Delta variant. CNN’s Martin Savidge reports.
Continue ReadingMissouri becomes hot spot for Delta variant fueling hospitalizations while vaccination efforts lag
By Angela Barajas and Martin Savidge, CNN In June Louie Michael and his wife, Patti, were admitted as Covid-19 patients at Springfield’s Mercy Hospital, one of two major hospitals in southwest Missouri. Pattie was hospitalized first. She has asthma and is immunocompromised. Michael followed the next day, arriving by ambulance. He chronicled his bout with
Continue Reading Newlyweds ripped apart as husband detained by Chinese government
The Chinese government is accused of detaining Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in extralegal detention centers, which it claims are reeducation centers designed to prevent separatism and religious extremism. Researchers say there’s also evidence of a growing number of Uyghurs being jailed in formal prisons with lengthy sentences. CNN’s Ivan Watson speaks to families whose loved ones have been sentenced to long-term imprisonment.
Continue Reading Uyghurs in Xinjiang are being given long prison sentences. Their families say they have done nothing wrong
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Ben Westcott, CNN Newlyweds Mehray Mezensof and Mirzat Taher were two days from leaving Xinjiang to start a new life in Australia when Chinese police knocked on their door in April 2017, seized Taher’s passport and threw him into detention. During the next four years, Taher was imprisoned in
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Rescuers race to find survivors after Miami-Dade building collapse
Rescue crews are sifting through a mountain of rubble hoping to find those still missing after a residential building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida.
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