Three suffer minor injuries in shooting outside north Columbia gas station
Columbia police taped off a shooting scene outside a north Columbia gas station Wednesday after three people suffered minor injuries.
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Protest against anti-transgender legislation takes place at Missouri Capitol
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of people from around Missouri on Wednesday gathered outside the Capitol to protest bills relating to transgender issues. The protest was scheduled last week after the Missouri senate passed two pieces of anti-transgender legislation, despite a filibuster by Democrats. For several hours, speakers from advocate groups along with members of
Continue ReadingThis Russian student faced prison for social media posts. She’s fled to Europe to regain her freedom of speech
By Saskya Vandoorne and Melissa Bell, CNN Olesya Krivtsova thinks it’s because she was neither the first, nor the last, to criticize the war in Ukraine that she scared Russian authorities as much as she did. Her social media posts were neither particularly strident nor unusual, she told CNN, reflecting those of so many other
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Columbia mother advocates for hands-free driving laws after husband’s death
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Adrienne Siddens lost her whole world on May 5, 2019, when a distracted driver ran over her husband while he was picking up cones after a marathon. “She was video chatting, she wasn’t texting and she was over 21, so technically under the current law that we have she wasn’t doing
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Tracking warmer temperatures Thursday, severe risk on Friday
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the upper 30s to around 40. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and breezy with highs in the upper 60s to near 70. Winds could gust to 25 mph. EXTENDED: Strong south winds help increase moisture across the region as a warm front lifts to our north. Temperatures reach into the upper
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Highway patrol troop: Traffic deaths down 25% this year
Traffic deaths on Missouri roads are down so far this year, officials say.
Continue ReadingWHO advisers to consider whether obesity medication should be added to Essential Medicines List
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Advisers to the World Health Organization will consider next month whether to add liraglutide, the active ingredient in certain diabetes and obesity medications, to its list of essential medicines. The list, which is updated every two years, includes medicines “that satisfy the priority health needs of the population,” WHO says. “They
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FDA approves over-the-counter sales of opioid overdose drug naloxone
The FDA approved a 4-milligram naloxone nasal spray for over-the-counter sales Wednesday.
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 30: Nashville shooting, Ukraine, Covid, AI, Social media
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amid the heightened political debate on gun reform, most Americans actually agree that some gun laws need to be more strict, according to recent polls. The question now is whether some conservative lawmakers will be flexible in their politics and open to compromise — and consider the data that shows children
Continue ReadingUS citizens sponsoring family members join effort to defend immigration program in court
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US citizens who are sponsoring family members to come to the United States are seeking to intervene in a case over a key immigration program that’s been challenged in court by several Republican-led states. At the center of the case is the so-called humanitarian parole program that provides a way for
Continue Reading‘Ruby Bridges’ movie under review by Florida school district after parent complaint
By Nicole Chavez and Justin Gamble, CNN A film about a Black first grader who integrated an all-White elementary school in the South is under review in a Florida school district after a parent objected to the movie’s use of slurs and argued it could teach students that “White people hate Black people,” according to
Continue ReadingStarbucks fires Buffalo union worker who ‘ignited a movement’ to organize
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Starbucks has fired a Buffalo, New York, worker who “ignited a movement” from one of the first stores in the coffee chain to unionize, Starbucks Workers United said Friday. The firing came the same week that former CEO Howard Schultz testified before Congress, where he was grilled by lawmakers for the
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Columbia school board candidate interview: John Potter
ABC 17 News is interviewing each of the seven candidates running for three open spots on the Columbia Board of Education. At least two of them will be new members — only one incumbent is in the race.
Continue ReadingFDA approves first over-the-counter version of opioid overdose antidote Narcan
By Nadia Kounang, Jen Christensen and Deidre McPhillips, CNN With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved for the first time an over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan. “The FDA remains committed to addressing the evolving complexities of the overdose crisis. As
Continue ReadingNY grand jury investigating Trump will break for most of April, source says
By Lauren del Valle, Jeremy Herb and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN The Manhattan grand jury hearing the hush money case involving former President Donald Trump is currently scheduled to break after April 5 and restart later in the month, according to a source familiar with the matter. If the grand jury does not hear the case
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Tracking warming temperatures bringing severe storms late week
TODAY: A stationary front overhead is barely noticeable with abundant sunshine this afternoon. As we’re on this boundary’s southern, warmer side, highs will rebound into the upper 50s today.TONIGHT: Skies remain partly cloudy overnight, with variable winds at the surface. Those who keep south winds in the southern half of the region will stay near
Continue ReadingSome 911 calls from Nashville’s Covenant School shooting are released
By Mallika Kallingal, Nouran Salahieh and Eric Levenson, CNN Some of the 911 calls from The Covenant School shooting have been released by the City of Nashville, capturing some of the tense moments as the carnage played out. One woman who says she is in the building as the shooting is happening tells the operator,
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Tracking a warmup into severe storm chances by late week
TODAY: Temperatures near freezing this morning will warm into the upper 50s with partly cloudy skies and an increasingly south wind through the day. A stationary front will wobble nearby, just north of I-70 through the day, bringing a brief wind shift for some this afternoon from the north. This will keep some in the
Continue ReadingBoris Becker says best to ‘make friends with the strong boys’ as he recalls ‘very scary’ life in prison
By Christiane Amanpour and Matias Grez, CNN Tennis great Boris Becker says he’s grateful just to be alive as he reflected on spending time in prison in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. Becker was released from Huntercombe prison in December after serving just eight months of his two-and-a-half-year sentence for charges relating to his
Continue ReadingBoris Becker says best to ‘make friends with the strong boys’ as he recalls ‘very scary’ life in prison
By Christiane Amanpour and Matias Grez, CNN Tennis great Boris Becker says he’s grateful just to be alive as he reflected on spending time in prison in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. Becker was released from Huntercombe prison in December after serving just eight months of his two-and-a-half-year sentence for charges relating to his
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