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ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Addiction Treatment at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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ABC 17 News’ own Marissa Hallowed speaks to Valley Hope Admissions Manager Dan Bridges about Continuum of Care at Valley Hope. For more information about Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery, click here.
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Jurors hear final state evidence in Fayette woman’s infant murder trial
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jurors heard the state’s final evidence Thursday against a Fayette woman charged with second-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child in the 2021 death of an 8-month-old girl. Jennifer Johnson was arrested by Columbia police in April 2021 in connection with the death of Hannah Kent. According to court documents,
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Minneapolis ICE shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in New York City on Thursday to talk about a DHS operation there. During the news conference, Noem answered questions about the shooting of a woman by an ICE agent on Wednesday during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis.
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Cole County Commission approves budget with weak revenue projected
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County commissioners approved a 2026 budget burdened by lower-than-expected tax revenue on Thursday. The county ended 2025 with $56.4 million in reserves and is expected to bring in $64.4 million in 2026. However, commissioners anticipate spending $92.9 million throughout the year, which includes $32.8 million in capital projects. Cole County
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Jury hears 911 call from Robb Elementary as teacher urged children to safety
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke, CNN Corpus Christi, Texas (CNN) — Family members wept in court on Thursday as they listened to a 911 call pleading for help at Robb Elementary School when a gunman entered the campus and began shooting. The jury watched intently as witness Amy Marin described running to
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Handful of Republicans join Democrats to force Senate check on Trump’s war powers in Venezuela
By Morgan Rimmer, Sarah Ferris, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — A small bloc of Senate Republicans has delivered a notable rebuke of President Donald Trump just days after his operation ousting Venezuela’s leader, voting to advance a resolution that would limit future US military force in the nation without Congress’ approval. Five Republicans on Thursday
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Weather Alert Day: Storms bring isolated damaging wind & tornado risk Thursday afternoon
BLOG: The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Thursday afternoon. TIMING: A surface low is stretching a warm front into our region. As this moves in, a weak plume of instability will be drug north. This will aid in developing thunderstorms as the very wind driven system moves into mid-Missouri.
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Lebanon says first phase of plan to disarm Hezbollah completed, but Netanyahu warns progress ‘far from sufficient’
By Tal Shalev, Eugenia Yosef, Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — Lebanon on Thursday announced that it has completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah and other militant groups in the country’s south, but Israel said the progress was “far from sufficient” amid renewed concerns that the conflict could ramp back up. The
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Shortages, cash handouts and killings: How Iran’s protests spread
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Protests fueled by crippling economic conditions have swept across Iran’s provinces, as authorities revert to their tested playbook of cracking down without offering viable solutions to grievances driving public anger. Millions of Iranians are grappling with rampant inflation and a plummeting currency, as thousands took to the streets in
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Two Columbia murder suspects plea guilty
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men accused of a 2022 murder in Columbia pleaded guilty Wednesday, just days before going to trial. Oscar Ashford and Samarion Robins entered guilty pleas to second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Ashford and Robins were set for a joint trial to start Monday. A pretrial conference was held
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Bicyclist taken to the hospital after hit and run
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bicyclist was taken to University Hospital Thursday morning, after they were involved in a hit-and-run just after 7 a.m. at the intersection of Rangeline St. and E. Brown School Road. According to Kyle Green with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F, they received reports that a car had hit a
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