COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools ended a long difficult school year Thursday. Michelle Baumstark spokeswoman for Columbia Public Schools said this school year was a great example of teachers, students and faculty staying strong and persevering. “Today is really about a celebration of perseverance. A celebration of what our students and our employees were able
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The Justice Department signaled Thursday it plans to coordinate its anti-ransomware efforts with the same protocols as it does for terrorism, following a slew of cyberattacks that have disrupted key infrastructure sectors ranging from gasoline distribution to meatpacking. On Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco issued an internal memo directing US prosecutors to report all
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The Government of Ethiopia has defended its actions in the northern province of Tigray, saying that it “condemns all acts that put the life and dignity of civilians in danger.” In a press statement issued on Thursday, the Prime Minister’s office said it “categorically rejects accusations of decimation of a people as a policy. Such
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OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) St. Pius X captured the state title over the Linn baseball team, 10-5, on Thursday afternoon. However, the second place finish is the highest in Wildcat history. Linn started the game with a big first inning, taking the 3-0 lead courtesy of a sacrifice fly and a Hayden Phillips two-out RBI. But,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — For the first time ever, Tennessee will hold a sales tax holiday exclusively for gun safety equipment. The tax-free holiday begins July 1 at midnight and runs through June of 2022. Tennesseans will be able to purchase things like gun safes and other gun safety
Continue Reading Before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, Chef Q. Ibraheem ran an upscale catering business and underground supper club in Evanston, Illinois. She was able to charge $250 per person for ambitious, farm-to-table, multicourse meals served in an intimate setting. After years of working to launch her business, it was finally taking off. But when Covid
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The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting ten new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 44 active cases in the county, a six case increase from Wednesday. The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 18,558. The county has reported the total number of cases removed from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connectitcut (WFSB) — The state is concerned about an invasive plant called hydrilla. The aquatic weed was discovered in 2016 and local leaders are worried about its ecological and economic impacts. Experts say this aquatic weed is exponentially growing. They say by August, the banks of the
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F. Lee Bailey, a prominent and controversial defense attorney, died Thursday. His death was confirmed to CNN by Jennifer Sisson, a manager at Bailey’s consulting firm. Sisson described Bailey as “a great man.” Bailey was best known for his participation in the successful defenses of high-profile clients, including O.J. Simpson. Bailey also successfully defended Army
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new interim prinicipal at Alpha Hart Elementary School will be recommended to the Columbia Board of Education. Brian Rehg will take over the role from current Principal De’Vion Moore, who was named the next assistant superintendent for elementary education for the school district. Rehg is currently the assistant principal at Parkade
Continue Reading Belarus has struck back against the United States, slashing the number of staff permitted at the US embassy in Minsk, in response to sanctions imposed on some of its state-owned enterprises. In a statement announcing the move on Thursday, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said it was reducing the number of both “diplomatic and administrative-technical” staff
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The Pentagon and US intelligence agencies are closely tracking two Iranian ships that Tehran claims are bound for Venezuela. At the Pentagon and other agencies, officials said that at the moment the ships’ passage is not a concern, but they are being monitored and the intelligence community is working to assess what Iran’s intentions are.
Continue Reading A group of more than 30 Democratic members of the House of Representatives are sending a letter to be sent to the White House encouraging the Biden administration to do more to help distribute vaccines across the world. Read the letter below:
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For years, Ford would build its Transit Connect vans in Turkey, then ship them to the United States, where the windows and seats were immediately stripped out of many of the vehicles to convert them into cargo vans. The reason? To pay only a 2.5% duty imposed on passenger vehicles imported from Europe rather than
Continue Reading A group of more than 30 Democratic members of the House of Representatives have signed onto a letter to the White House encouraging the Biden administration to do even more to help distribute vaccines across the world. The letter comes right after President Joe Biden announced a plan to immediately share 25 million Covid-19 vaccines
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The White House and a group of Senate Republicans continued negotiating on an infrastructure package this week, more than two months after President Joe Biden first laid out his plan. The two sides are a lot closer than when they started — but remain billions of dollars apart. Biden met Wednesday with Republican Sen. Shelley
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and pleasant with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: Saturday looks to be the warmest day of the next week as we creep into the upper 80s. Dew points should be getting into the mid-60s, so we’ll start feeling more humid to start
Continue Reading Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African-Americans and others mark the anniversary much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family and friends. Here’s a look at Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day and Jubilee Day, by the numbers: 155 – Years since Maj.
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Tasmanian devils have been born in the wild in mainland Australia, more than 3,000 years after they died out in the country. Seven baby Tasmanian devils — known as joeys — were born at the 988-acre Barrington Wildlife Sanctuary in New South Wales, Australian NGO Aussie Ark said in an Instagram post on Monday. Tasmanian
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When the Justice Department was ready to set the tone for hundreds of its US Capitol riot cases, it looked to a working-class Floridian who had gone into the Senate chamber with the crowd for 15 minutes on January 6. Tampa-area crane operator Paul Hodgkins on Wednesday admitted to obstructing the Electoral College vote on
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