The US Secret Service has been planning to bring back to the White House a group of agents that previously worked with President-elect Joe Biden when he was vice president to fill out his security detail, a law enforcement source confirmed to CNN. It’s not uncommon for the presidential detail to change agents who are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 12 Mizzou men’s basketball team was no match for No. 7 Tennessee on Wednesday night in MU’s SEC opener. The Volunteers beat the Tigers 73-53. Tennessee opened the game on a 23-4 run, and Mizzou could never get back in the game. You can watch head coach Cuonzo Martin’s full
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two more men are charged in the stabbing of a man Monday night in downtown Columbia. Mark Aungerer and Kenneth Sanders are both charged with second-degree assault. Kenneth Sanders Police say Aungerer punched the victim to the ground where Sanders, Javonta Hand and Boyce Hamilton attack the victim near 10th and Locust
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British lawmakers voted to back the United Kingdom’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday, on the eve of the December 31 deadline marking the end of the transition period. The bill passed comfortably, 521 to 73, following accelerated sittings in both Houses of Parliament. The deal, finalized last week, marks a significant
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Around the world, many furloughed employees are toughing out the coronavirus pandemic by taking second or third jobs. Instead of driving for Uber or delivering groceries, though, a group of staff members at Japan Airlines (JAL) has been dispatched to work in Shinto shrines. Some JAL crew members in Fukuoka prefecture are working as miko,
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President Donald Trump is expected to return to Washington earlier than anticipated ahead of a planned disruption by Republicans when Congress meets next week to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Trump is now slated to leave Palm Beach before his annual New Year’s Eve party, even though guests had already gathered at his south Florida
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The race for the Sixth Ward in Columbia is getting larger. Philip Merriman will run against Councilwoman Betsy Peters and challenger Randy Micnhew this April. Merriman submitted a petition last week with sufficient amount of signatures. Merriman runs a local IT consulting firm in Columbia.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teens were sentenced earlier Wednesday in the shooting death of a man in Mexico. Demetric Dorsey, 17, was sentenced to 10 years on one count of 1st-degree involuntary manslaughter and 15 years on one count of armed criminal action. Those sentences will run concurrent with each other. Trebion Dorsey, 17, was
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China’s state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm has announced its coronavirus vaccine is 79.34% effective. Interim analysis of Phase 3 clinical trials show the vaccine is safe and people who received two doses produced high-level antibodies, according to a statement published Wednesday by Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., a Sinopharm subsidiary. The company said it was seeking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was arrested for possession of a stolen credit card on Nov. 2. A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy reports finding eight credit cards belonging to eight different people during a search of Alexis Pollard’s vehicle. According to court documents, two cards were reported stolen by their owners. Pollard is charged
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New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world will look very different this year as cities take precautions against the spread of Covid-19. The best view of most major cities is going to be from your couch. Most of the large traditional displays of fireworks and celebrations globally have been canceled and replaced with smaller televised
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Boston Dynamics’ robots are back to let you know they can really shake ’em down. In a stunning dance video that’s part celebration of an incredible engineering achievement and part advertisement for the robotics company, Boston Dynamics showed four of its robots performing fully choreographed dance moves to The Contours’ hit “Do you love me.”
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Health officials in a Colorado county believe they’ve found a second local case of a coronavirus variant from the United Kingdom — one that experts have said may be especially contagious. That news Wednesday came a day after the first known case of the variant in the US was announced in Elbert County. Both the
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Leave it to Shonda Rhimes to give us a Black queen. Rhimes’ production company, Shondaland, is behind the new hit period Netflix drama, “Bridgerton” which includes Black and White members of early 19th century British high society. The series was created by its showrunner Chris Van Dusen and is based on a Regency novel by
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When biotech company Moderna announced Tuesday that it planned to offer its workforce a chance to get vaccinated with its recently authorized Covid-19 vaccine, their decision raised some eyebrows. In addition to employees, the company said it would offer shots to its board members and the “adult household members of our team.” Moderna’s decision calls
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Here are the local high school basketball scores from Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Helias (40) Jefferson City (62) FINAL Rock Bridge (40) Fatima (33) FINAL Moberly (61) Warrenton (55) FINAL BOYS HOOPS Tolton (64) Blair Oaks (70) FINAL Helias (59) Jefferson City (53)
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British lawmakers voted to back the United Kingdom’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday, on the eve of the December 31 deadline marking the end of the transition period. The bill passed comfortably, 521 to 73, following accelerated sittings in both Houses of Parliament. The deal, finalized last week, marks a significant
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A record $40,473.81 of unclaimed property was returned this year according to Boone County Treasurer Tom Darrough. “My staff and I have a passion to return to citizens and businesses money that is rightfully theirs. It is better for you to claim your money before it goes to the state because we
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has sent a letter to Democratic senators seeking their recommendations for district court vacancies, a transition official confirmed to CNN. The letter, penned by incoming White House counsel Dana Remus, asks senators to provide diverse names based on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, veteran status
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The Census Bureau announced it will miss Thursday’s deadline to produce the population count used to divide seats in Congress between the states. The Wednesday announcement was expected, and the key question remains whether the Census Bureau and Commerce Department will present the tally to President Donald Trump prior to his departure from office on
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