COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is expected to address a handful of topics at Monday’s meeting including the renaming of the Columbia Regional Airport and adding a new city committee. Renaming the Columbia Regional Airport At Monday’s meeting, the city council will be presented with the topic of renaming the Columbia Regional Airport.
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Former President Donald Trump dashed the hopes of Republicans on Saturday who spent the weeks leading up to his public reemergence encouraging him to keep his focus on policy and Democratic shortcomings, rather than re-litigating his 2020 election loss once again. In a nearly 90-minute speech to North Carolina Republicans gathered for their annual state
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Arms and hips not in sync? Struggling with your game? Try carrying an unborn child while you plot your way around the course. Twenty years ago, this is exactly what amateur Brenda Corrie-Kuehn — eight months pregnant — did at the US Women’s Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club alongside playing partner Jennifer
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Americans are finally getting a breath of fresh air, as this summer is beginning to look like a time for not only soaking in the sun but also celebrating reopenings from the pandemic. But as the adult population gets inoculated, experts continue to draw attention to children who are not yet vaccinated. Dr. Richina Bicette,
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Dontaye Carter pauses to think what he would want George Floyd to know. He takes a long breath before growing emotional as he lists what he wishes he could apologize for: that Floyd’s life wasn’t valued, that an officer didn’t think enough to “take that knee off your neck.” And then there is the deep
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TODAY: More clouds moved in overnight as low pressure approaches from the south. Some rain is possible this morning before warm temperatures kick up some spotty storms this afternoon. Most will stay dry today as highs reach the mid to low 80s. No severe storms are expected. TOMORROW: Tomorrow will be very similar to Sunday
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Crosley Green believes he’s free. He’s not. There are serious doubts about his 1990 murder conviction, which a federal court vacated in 2018. Citing the overturned conviction and concerns about Covid-19, a judge has released Green from prison while Florida’s attorney general challenges the federal court’s decision. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals could rule
Continue Reading Dontaye Carter pauses to think what he would want George Floyd to know. He takes a long breath before growing emotional as he lists what he wishes he could apologize for: that Floyd’s life wasn’t valued, that an officer didn’t think enough to “take that knee off your neck.” And then there is the deep
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday morning, an approximately 50-year-old woman was riding her motorcycle when she was thrown off the bike and then fell off a bridge into the creek bed below. The accident happened around 10:20 a.m. on Saturday morning in Hartsburg, Mo. The woman was riding with a group of 12 other
Continue Reading The state of Nevada is banning “racially discriminatory” school mascots after legislation was signed into law on Friday, as well as banning town sirens historically used to discriminate. Gov. Steve Sisolak was joined by members of the Nevada Indian Commission and tribal elders during the signing. Assembly Bill 88 specifically prohibits using “a name, logo,
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Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump‘s White House chief of staff, pushed the Department of Justice in his boss’ last weeks in office to investigate baseless conspiracy theories and fraud claims about the 2020 presidential election, according to documents obtained by CNN. The New York Times was the first to report about the documents Saturday.
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Protesters gathered for a second straight night in Minneapolis’ Uptown area late Friday and early Saturday over the killing of a suspect by law enforcement — a Black man authorities say had fired a gun. Demonstrators, protesting Thursday’s shooting death of Winston Boogie Smith Jr., blocked intersections as fires of debris burned nearby, video from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two homicides have happened in Columbia within the past two weeks that has shined light on the growing nationwide issue of gun violence. Sgt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said gun violence is definitely picking up. “We do see this every now and then it seems like in the
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was booed and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was censured at the Georgia GOP convention Saturday, demonstrating former President Donald Trump’s hold over members of the Georgia Republican Party. The reaction from members of the Georgia GOP comes months after both Kemp and Raffensperger refused to help the former President overturn
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A federal judge overturned California’s longtime ban on assault weapons on Friday in a ruling that likened the AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife. Assault weapons have been banned in California since 1989, according to the ruling. The law has been updated several times since it was originally passed. According to the ruling by US
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Royal Caribbean International announced Friday that six of its ships will sail from major US ports in Florida and Texas beginning in July. Vaccines are not required for passengers, but all ship crew members will be vaccinated. Guests who are unvaccinated “will be required to undergo testing and follow other protocols,” according to a news
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New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley on Saturday in the race for New York City mayor, a sign of growing progressive momentum behind Wiley’s campaign with less than three weeks until the June 22 Democratic primary. Wiley now has the support of two of the state’s highest profile members of
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Fire crews battled a fire in Southern Boone County on Saturday evening. The fire happened in the 21000 block of South Slate Creek Road near Hartsburg. ABC 17 News crews on the scene saw smoke coming from about a mile away. Several firefighters and equipment were on the scene. It’s unclear
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable diabetes drug for long-term weight control. “This under-the-skin injection is the first approved drug for chronic weight management in adults with general obesity or overweight since 2014,” the FDA said in a statement Friday. Studies have shown the once-a-week injection, called semaglutide, can help people
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Tonight: Tonight we look to become partly cloudy with an upper cloud deck moving in with those southerly flowing winds. We cool down to 67 for the low. Tomorrow: Tomorrow will be very similar to Sunday with the exception of a few afternoon spotty thunderstorms. These storms greatest threats will be brief heavy downpours and
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