By Taylor Romine, Amanda Musa, Dalia Faheid, Emma Tucker OREM, Utah – More than a day after a shooting that stunned the nation, a massive manhunt is underway for the person who killed Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative political activist. On Thursday, authorities shared a video that showed the suspect jumping off the roof of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ceremonies took place through in Mid-Missouri on Thursday to honor the lives that were lost 24 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. The Mid-Missouri Patriot Day Ceremony was held at the Boone County War Memorial Plaza in downtown Columbia. This ceremony was hosted by the United States Exercise Tiger Foundation and assisted by
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By Darya Tarasova, Lauren Kent, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Belarus has pardoned 52 prisoners and released them into Lithuania, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday, as the Baltic nation and Belarus both thanked US President Donald Trump for his involvement. It is the latest release of political prisoners by Belarus amid warming relations
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By Billy Stockwell, Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A massive legal cannabis farm in the Netherlands has been told to reduce the odor coming from its facility or risk closure after more than 2,000 complaints from hundreds of residents, according to a regional Dutch environmental agency. If the farm fails to sufficiently limit the smell,
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN In a nation already deeply polarized, many Americans fear that the killing of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk could widen divisions across the political landscape and spark further violence. Numerous politicians and public figures across party lines are now making urgent appeals for civility and respectful discourse. Here’s what else you
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CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Charlie Kirk was in his element. The 31-year-old conservative firebrand had set up shop in the center of Utah Valley University for his national “The American Comeback” tour, the first stop at 10 college campuses around the US. His plan, as always: To rally his powers of persuasion
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN In a nation already deeply polarized, many Americans fear that the killing of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk could widen divisions across the political landscape and spark further violence. Numerous politicians and public figures across party lines are now making urgent appeals for civility and respectful discourse. Here’s what else
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By Melissa Gray, CNN (CNN) — The camera zooms in on the flames and black smoke pouring out of the building more than 90 stories up. Papers fly down as people on the street stare up. The cameraman says it was an explosion. But then the second tower is hit, and he realizes it’s even
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CNN, POOL, KUSA, KMGH, KCNC, SEE PREFONTS By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The suspected shooter who critically wounded two students at Evergreen High School in Colorado during their third week of classes this semester appeared to have been “radicalized by some extreme network,” officials said Thursday. The suspect, a student at the school, took
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Peter Mandelson was fired as Britain’s ambassador to the United States on Thursday after his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became another unwelcome problem for the embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Mandelson had been under mounting pressure over his relationship with Epstein after US lawmakers
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By Ray Sanchez, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Once again, a shooting with multiple victims has rocked Colorado – this time at a high school in Evergreen. At least two students were shot Wednesday at Evergreen High School, which is located roughly 28 miles southwest of Denver. The suspect, a student at the school, died
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By Chris Boyette, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Katie Abraham and Chloe Polzin were hunting for a late-night snack with three other friends on a frigid night in Urbana, Illinois. The end of winter break was nearing for the two university students, who had traveled to Urbana to visit other water polo players at the
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Marianna Kim, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The ICE raid on more than 300 South Korean workers in Georgia could impact future South Korean investment in the US, its president said on Thursday, adding the fallout had created a “very confusing” situation for Korean companies there. His comments
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, Nectar Gan, Haley Britzky, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The United States and Japan begin two weeks of military exercises on Thursday that will deploy a missile system capable of striking the Chinese mainland, a move Beijing has already condemned as threat to regional security and stability. The Resolute Dragon exercises
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean court has overturned the 60-year-old conviction of an elderly woman who was jailed as a teenager for biting the tongue of an alleged sexual assaulter, ending a long fight for justice that has rallied support from women nationwide. Choi Mal-ja, now
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China’s latest nature reserve is a rock in the middle of one of the world’s most contested waterways. On Wednesday, the Chinese government approved a proposal to establish a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal, a hotly contested reef in the South China Sea, in an unprecedented
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Turning Point USA’s chapter at the University of Missouri held a vigil for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on Wednesday evening. “It was a lot to see someone that had influenced me in becoming more open about my politics lose their life like that,” said Brenden Poteet, President of the Mizzou College Republicans.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Damotech announced in a Wednesday press release that it will add 50 jobs through an expansion to its Moberly location. The warehouse rack safety solutions provider announced that it is investing more than $2.4 million in the expansion. “We are proud to see Damotech deepen its commitment to Moberly by investing in new job
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dashboard camera inside the car of a Columbia shooting suspect shows him firing a gun at another driver, newly filed court documents claim. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charged 77-year-old Arnold Phillips on Wednesday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. Phillips is
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(Editor’s note, 9/10: The story corrects the day of the week that the state senate will begin taking up legislation in the special session.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds gathered at the Missouri State Capitol Wednesday afternoon to protest state Republicans taking one step closer to officially redrawing Missouri’s congressional maps. The rally was held
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