COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia native Taylor Drennan will be recommended next week to the Columbia Board of Education to become the next principal at John Warner Middle School. Drennan has been serving as the school’s interim principal this semester after CPS reported that Principal Jimmy Hale was out for the remainder of the year in
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The Kentucky Attorney General has announced the 18 members of a task force to review how search warrants are executed and if any improvements should be made, according to a news release from the attorney general’s office. The task force was formed by executive order after the death of Breonna Taylor – a Louisville EMT
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During these turbulent times, the stress on families is palpable. Parents and children alike are feeling understandably anxious about their futures. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety is one of the most prevalent mental health concerns in the United States. And because long-term exposure to stressful events contributes to the risk of
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Shelter-in-place restrictions may be loosening across the United States and around the world, but with gyms still closed in most US states and many online fitness sites sold out of equipment, finding safe and effective means to work out at home continues to be a mission for many of us. Look no further than a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say a man was hit by gunfire Friday afternoon in east Columbia. Officers were sent to the area of Orchard Lane and Callaway Drive for a shots heard call Friday at 4:30 p.m. and found shell casings in the street, a Columbia Police Department officer at the scene said. Sgt. Patrick
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In a 4-1 decision announced on Thursday, Utah’s Supreme Court expanded transgender rights in the state by siding with two trans petitioners seeking court orders to change their names and sex on birth certificates. In supporting its ruling, the court emphasized the importance of its decision affirming the right of the appellants, Sean Childers-Gray and
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If you’ve been spending hours on your couch lately, you’re not alone. From “Tiger King” to “Ozark,” binge-watching has been a common couch-based activity during our safer-at-home circumstances. But too much sedentary time is not good for our physical or mental health. Try this total-body couch workout to get your body moving through all three
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After weeks of being homebound, many people are missing the benefits of their gym memberships. As a mind-body coach in professional sports, I train athletes who are used to unlimited access to fitness training tools. Like so many of us, however, a lot of athletes don’t have home gyms, so I’ve been hosting Zoom video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri transportation investment bill, Senate Bill 262, is the first funding increase that Missouri is seriously considering since the 1990s according to Daniel Mehan, president of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce. “If you are rebuilding a mile of road, think about how much more that costs today versus 1995,” said Mehan.
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Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It may seem unimaginable: having a major heart operation and going home the same day. But that is now an option at St. Clair Hospital. Jack Hudson was short of breath because of a bad heart valve. He had a procedure to replace it without
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Missouri nurse who just moved to New York City for a new job says she was assaulted by a stranger near Penn Station. The incident sent her packing for home. Taylor Dowling arrived from St. Louis two days ago ready to start her
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE (WFOR) — A Pennsylvania tourist says he is considering a lawsuit after Fort Lauderdale police bodycam video appears to show an officer beating him during an incident back in February. Francisco Moore was with his fiancé Tracey DeJesus and two others celebrating his birthday at the
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A judge in North Carolina has issued a written order to allow the immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. to see the videos of his fatal encounter with law enforcement. The Pasquotank County Sheriff now says some family members will be allowed to view specified videos of that encounter on May 11. Brown was fatally
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Click here for updates on this story NORWOOD, Boston (WBZ) — He’s 96 now, but the fall of 1944 still burns brightly for Private Anthony Grasso and the young lieutenant who saved his life. “Artillery fire, and next thing I knew I was flying through the air,” said World War II Veteran Anthony Grasso. An
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Click here for updates on this story OCEAN CITY, Maryland (WJZ) — The fight for women to go topless in Maryland’s most popular beach town is back in court. A federal appeals court has heard arguments from advocates who want to overturn Ocean City’s ordinance that bans women from going topless. A ruling was made
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FRESNO COUNTY, California (KFSN) — California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a deadly rollover crash in Fresno County on Friday morning. It happened around 2:00 am on Dewolf near South Avenue, east of Fowler. Officials say a man in a Mercedes was speeding northbound on Dewolf and lost
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A Fresno business owner just can’t catch a break as thieves continue to target her wig shop. The owner of Strut Hair Solutions tells Action News her business in north Fresno near Blackstone and Herndon has been broken into three times in just the
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Continue Reading The bodies of New York City coronavirus victims are still being stored in refrigerated trailers converted into makeshift morgues during the height of the pandemic one year ago, according to the medical examiner’s office. The long-term temporary morgue at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal holding 750 bodies — not all victims of Covid-19 — is
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A judge in North Carolina has issued a written order to allow the immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. to see the videos of his fatal encounter with law enforcement. The Pasquotank County Sheriff now says some family members will be allowed to view specified videos of that encounter on May 11th. Brown was fatally
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