COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pete Herman, an ironworker, volunteered to help with search, rescue and recovery the day after Sept. 11, 2001. Herman like many others at ground zero risked his health and his life. Herman said when he heard about the attacks on the twin towers, he knew he needed to help. “All of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Electric Cooperative will send a second ten-person crew to Louisiana Friday to help restore power in neighborhoods. The first crew is expected to arrive in Columbia Sunday afternoon. Crews will work 16-hour shifts for 10 consecutive days to try and restore power to homes. Meredith Hoenes, Boone Electric Cooperative Communications Specialist,
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By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The leaders of Canada’s opposition parties have used the second debate of the campaign to criticize Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for calling parliamentary elections during a pandemic. Trudeau called the vote last month hoping to win a majority of seats in Parliament, but polls indicate his Liberal
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By Carma Hassan and Steve Almasy, CNN The family of a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia who was violently arrested last year has agreed to settle her federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Loveland and the now former officers for $3 million, her attorney said Wednesday. Karen Garner’s family decided to settle after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several suicides of happened at the site of the Fifth and Walnut parking garage in the past decade. Parent’s of the recent victim, Haven Thomason, is shining light on the city of Columbia not taking appropriate steps to prevent this from continuing. Earl and Jenny Rebarchek said their daughter Haven was a
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s SBS TV has quoted a Taliban spokesperson as saying women’s sports will be banned by his group in Afghanistan. The network quoted Taliban cultural commission deputy head Ahmadullah Wasiq in reference to women’s cricket: “They might face a situation where their face and body will not be covered. Islam does not
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Public schools in Missouri have been struggling to hire enough substitute teachers since the beginning of the pandemic.
Continue Reading By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An anti-abortion rights billboard along a New Mexico interstate is tapping the image of a famous Albuquerque police officer to promote its political message. But police officials say he didn’t give the anti-abortion group permission to use his picture. Like soldiers
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH The Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two national nonprofit groups argued Wednesday that a new Kansas law placing restrictions on out-of-state-groups ability to mail advance ballot applications disenfranchises voters, but the state countered that the groups’ mailing efforts led to a flood of duplicate applications during the 2020 presidential election.
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Civil defense forces carrying rifles and health workers wearing gas masks and red hazmat suits have paraded in North Korea’s capital in a celebration of the nation’s 73rd anniversary that was a marked departure from past militaristic displays. The parade, overseen by a noticeably thinner
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers defending the founders of Backpage.com against allegations they knowingly ran ads for prostitution say the adult service ads published by their clients were controversial but ultimately protected by the First Amendment. Attorneys for Michael Lacey and James Larkin said the site ran legally allowable ads for
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By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers defending the founders of Backpage.com against allegations they knowingly ran ads for prostitution say the adult service ads published by their clients were controversial but ultimately protected by the First Amendment. Attorneys for Michael Lacey and James Larkin said the site ran legally allowable ads for
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The new head of the U.N. nuclear test ban treaty organization says his goal is to have the treaty enter into force, which would require ratification by eight countries — the United States, China, Iran, Israel, Egypt, India, Pakistan and North Korea. Robert Floyd said
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Several Mizzou football players took questions from the media Wednesday before the Tigers open up SEC play.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize television programs and performers. June 24, 2022 – The 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony takes place. June 25, 2021 – The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are presented virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Facts Daytime Emmys are presented by the
Continue Reading By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly three weeks after armed far-right and far-left protesters violently clashed in the streets of a diverse neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, the city’s mayor says the lack of police intervention was “not the right strategy.” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Police Chief Chuck Lovell
Continue Reading OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A former Olathe teacher has been convicted of reckless stalking of a young girl he taught at an elementary school. Fifty-nine-year-old James Loganbill of Lenexa was found guilty Wednesday after the girl, who is now 12, testified against him. Loganbill admitted to police in March 2020 that he was obsessed with
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. On average, more than two million Muslims a year perform the pilgrimage, but since 2020, attendance has been restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic. Facts June 26, 2023 – The Hajj pilgrimage is expected to start (dates may vary
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Chandelis Duster, CNN A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday, adding to a growing list of Confederate symbols that have been taken down across the country since George Floyd’s death sparked a nationwide reckoning with police brutality and racism. The removal
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