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CPS adult English program secures funding for 2026, future funding remains uncertain

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools’ Adult English Language Learner program secured funding through fiscal year 2026 after facing uncertainty due to potential cuts to adult education grants. The proposed federal budget included a 24% cut to adult education funding, reducing it from $642 million to about $486 million. The CPS program provides free online

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Callaway County sues property owners for bucking FEMA floodplain rules

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County has sued three property owners for alleged violation of the county’s floodplain rules. The county commission sued T&T Pallet and Farmer Companies, or Farmer Holding Inc., as well as one residential homeowner. According to court documents, Callaway County is included in FEMA’s National Flood Plain Insurance Program that provides

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Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene during press conference in Warsaw

Lithuania closes border with Belarus after multiple balloons violate airspace

By Catherine Nicholls and Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN (CNN) — Lithuania has closed its border with Belarus following “constant violations” of its airspace, the country’s foreign ministry announced Monday, at a time when European nations are on high alert for intrusions into their skies. “Dozens of helium balloons” have entered Lithuania’s airspace from Belarus over recent

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Man with ‘homicidal ideations’ accused of biting, striking Jefferson City cop, court docs say

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man with “homicidal ideations” was arrested after he allegedly bit and hit a Jefferson City police officer on Friday. Jerrix Durham, 33, of Jefferson City, was charged in Cole County with third-degree assault of a special victim, misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and felony resisting arrest. He is being held at the Cole

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