COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said Tuesday that his office has started an investigation into the City of Columbia’s practices related to diversity, equity and inclusion. The investigation will focus on “decision-making in city programs, hiring and funding,” according to a news release from Bailey’s office. “We will not allow government at
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By Sarah Ferris, Alison Main, Lauren Fox and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package Tuesday after a dayslong grind to secure the support of key holdouts. Some of the hardest work may still lie ahead, however, as Trump and GOP leaders must now
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The charge the jury convicted Spivey of has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was acquitted of murder but found guilty of having a weapon illegally Thursday after a four-day trial. Kimo Spivey, 35, was charged with first-degree murder, illegal gun possession, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The body of a Boonville woman missing since Monday has been found in the Missouri River. The Boonville Police Department wrote in a social media post Wednesday that the body of Katelynn Nelson, 33, was found in the river near Jefferson City. Nelson was reported missing early Monday. Police say she was
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The US has struck three key nuclear sites in Iran, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social Saturday evening as the Iran-Israel conflict enters a second week. The Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz sites lie at the heart of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and had previously been targeted by Israeli strikes.
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Steven Paden has been charged with murder and robbey in connection with the deadly shooting of 18-year-old Zarian Simpson in Columbia, Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A announced in a Tuesday evening social media post that the MSHP Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Saline County. The trooper was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries and has since been released. According to a MSHP
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Glasgow Police confirmed all three suspects wanted for a weekend robbery and deadly shooting have been taken into custody as of 2 p.m. Tuesday. Columbia police said Tuesday that the weekend robbery of a business on Scott Boulevard and the shooting death of a man on East Broadway are linked. The Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three city blocks in central Columbia were evacuated Tuesday after a contractor hit a gas line. An area covering Sexton Road north to Forest Avenue between Madison Street and Garth Avenue was cleared before 11 a.m. because of the leak, according to a Columbia Fire Department spokesperson. No one was hurt. Nine
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is dead after a shooting Sunday night at a Columbia apartment complex. Officers were sent to the Eastgate Apartments at Old 63 and Broadway at about 8 p.m. Police found Zarian Simpson, 18, of Columbia, with a gunshot wound and medics treated him at the scene, according to a Columbia
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person was hospitalized with life-threatening burns late Sunday in Columbia and police are seeking a suspect. Officers were called to the 1500 block of Paris Road to help firefighters at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. A man had been rushed to the hospital after
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By Michael Rios, Nechirvan Mando, Catherine Nicholls, Eugenia Yosef and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Tehran launched retaliatory strikes against locations across Israel on Friday, following Israel’s attacks on Iranian military and nuclear targets. Iran said Friday evening local time that it had fired “hundreds of various ballistic missiles” towards Israel, in what it called
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two law enforcement agencies have confirmed that a dead body has been found in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Wednesday social media post that New Florence police on Tuesday were sent to at 7:58 p.m. Booneslick Road for a 911 hang-up call. Two people told law enforcement
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By Dan Berman and Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has paused Wednesday night’s ruling from the Court of International Trade that blocked President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s ruling restores Trump’s ability to levy tariffs using the emergency powers he declared earlier this
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By Dana Karni, Alex Marquardt, Kylie Atwood, Jeremy Diamond and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Israel has accepted the new proposal for a ceasefire with Hamas from US envoy Steve Witkoff, according to an Israeli official. The proposal, viewed by CNN, includes Hamas releasing 10 Israeli hostages and 18 deceased hostages in exchange for 125
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A spokesman for the Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Tuesday night that one person was shot and killed in a neighborhood north of Clark Lane. Brian Leer, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, said an 18-year-old man was shot and killed on North Frideriki Drive. Fire Department dispatch logs showed there
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police in a Bootheel town say a missing man with dementia has been found after he went missing on his way to Columbia. Eugene Thompson was reported missing on Thursday, and his truck was last seen Friday going south on Interstate 55 near Ste. Genevieve, according to an Endangered Silver Alert issued
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Editor’s note: Information about the flights was updated after a source error was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) United Airlines will start flying again out of Columbia in the fall after nearly four years without local flights. City officials in a Thursday news conference announced the resumption of United service on Sept. 25 at Columbia Regional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will have its last day of classes on Friday. CPS wrote in an email to students’ families that state officials gave the district a waiver allowing classes to be out of session next Tuesday. The district had planned for a shortened day Tuesday — one day after Memorial Day
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road rage led to a deadly shooting at the McDonald’s on Nifong Boulevard in south Columbia on Sunday afternoon, Office of Violence Prevention administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown said Monday. “It was two individuals, not interpersonal, traffic signal parking lot discussion, an altercation, and then followed across the street at McDonald’s to the individual getting shot and killed, and
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