QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you Black Friday shopping this year?
Millions of Americans will head out to stores on Friday in search of deals.
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Columbia organization continues Thanksgiving meal honoring Almeta Crayton
For 26 years now, people in Columbia have come together every Thanksgiving for a meal known as “Everybody Eats.”
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RECALL ROUNDUP: Federal regulators recall fruits, children’s pain medication, Hy-Vee turkey gravy and helium tanks
Peaches, plums and nectarines made by HMC Farms have been recalled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention due to a listeria outbreak.
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Experts share safety advice for Thanksgiving cooking
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As some are preparing, or continuing to prepare for Thanksgiving dinner, local and national officials are providing safety tips when cooking in the kitchen. According to the US Fire Administration, cooking causes nearly 75% of all Thanksgiving day fires. Over half happening between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. FEMA
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Columbia Regional Airport flight delayed to start busy Thanksgiving travel day
Columbia Regional Airport saw a flight delayed Wednesday morning as the busy Thanksgiving travel period kicked into high gear.
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More travelers expected this Thanksgiving; Missouri State Highway Patrol monitors roads with snow in forecast
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the busy Thanksgiving travel season kicks off and millions of people are expected to be traveling within the upcoming days, the Missouri State Highway Patrol will begin its counting period for the 2023 Thanksgiving weekend. The counting period will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday and will last until 11:59 p.m. Sunday
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Hy-Vee turkey gravy recalled after being mislabeled
Hy-Vee’s turkey gravy is actually beef gravy, so the manufacturer is recalling it.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you cooking for Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is traditionally a holiday where family and friends gather around a home-cooked meal.
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Health officials promote ‘two-hour rule’ for food safety this Thanksgiving
Health officials are hoping Americans will remember the “two-hour rule” when they stuff their stomachs on Thursday.
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Cost of food and gas both down this Thanksgiving compared to 2022
The average cost for a Thanksgiving dinner is still considered high, but the American Farm Bureau reports prices are down slightly from last year.
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Boone County Commissioners pass on senior property tax freeze
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission is working with other counties across Missouri to draft a new version of a law that would provide a property tax freeze for retired residents. A state law allowing a property tax freeze for seniors went into effect Aug. 28. The freeze has to be put into effect by county
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Unions are the strongest in decades. Nearly a million Americans got double-digit raises as a result
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly 900,000 Americans sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner this week will have unions – and the double-digit pay increases they won – to thank. That’s how many unionized workers have won immediate pay hikes of 10% or more in just the last year, according to an analysis
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve minutes: Officials saw inflation slowing but will monitor data to ensure progress
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials concluded earlier this month that inflation was steadily falling and agreed to closely monitor incoming data to ensure that the pace of price increases would continue slowing toward their 2% target, according to the minutes of their meeting. As a result, the policymakers
Continue ReadingNew Jersey banning sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is prohibiting the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 as part of an effort to improve air quality and reduce planet-warming pollutants. The state will start limiting the amount of new gasoline-powered cars that can be sold in New Jersey starting in 2027,
Continue Reading Holiday shopping: Month-long sale season may dilute the impact of Black Friday
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Black Friday, for plenty of people, will mark a day of relaxation after family and friends gather around a traditional turkey dinner the night before. For serious deal hunters, however, there will be no rest. The day after Thanksgiving historically has marked the start of the holiday
Continue ReadingIRS delays reporting rules for users of Venmo, Cash App and other payment apps
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Users of Venmo, Cash App and other payment apps will get a bit of a tax reprieve this year. The IRS announced on Tuesday that it will delay implementing its $600 tax reporting requirement that was to take effect for the 2023 tax filing season. Instead, now
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IRS postpones rule change on digital payment reporting for small businesses and side hustles
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — For the second year in a row, the IRS has decided to postpone implementation of a rule change that would affect tax filers who receive business income for their goods and services via payment apps and online marketplaces like Venmo, CashApp, Etsy and Airbnb, among others. The
Continue Reading October is prime apple season. Why did prices plunge?
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — As you make your way down the grocery aisle, maybe picking up supplies for apple pie, you might notice something interesting. The price of flour, sugar and butter? Up. But the price of apples? Way down. From September to October, adjusting for seasonal swings, flour prices rose
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Why Small Business Saturday is a hit with holiday shoppers
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — While retail giants like Amazon and Walmart hope for big profits from Black Friday, the less-heralded Small Business Saturday is looking to continue its winning streak for the nearly 32 million small businesses riding a wave of enthusiastic consumer spending and robust government investment. According to a
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Why you ‘regress’ when you go home for the holidays — and how to avoid it
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When Gloria Chavez was planning on going home for the holidays for the first time since moving out as an 18-year-old, she found herself anxious at the thought of sitting in her childhood home’s living room, surrounded by family members she hadn’t seen in a while. Once there, Chavez,
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