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Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission recommends definition for ‘data center’

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday night recommended a definition of “data center” to the City Council. The Commission unanimously recommended to revise definitions in the Unified Development Code to include “data center.” The building and inclusion of data centers have been highly contested around the country, including Mid-Missouri. Amazon

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City of Columbia, University of Missouri leaders meet behind closed doors on crime for fourth time

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia and University of Missouri leaders on Thursday held their fourth public safety meeting since the university president called on Columbia to crack down on crime. An ABC 17 News reporter saw University President Mun Choi, Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick, Fifth Ward Councilman Don Waterman and Columbia Police

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Public hearing held for Missouri House bill that would require reporting Lyme disease, Alpha-gal syndrome

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bill that would require Lyme disease and Alpha-gal syndrome to be reported to the Department of Health and Senior Services was passed out of a committee hearing on Thursday. The bill would require contracted diseases to be reported within seven days. Alpha-gal syndrome creates a life-threatening allergy to red meat after

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University students and relatives of detainees marked Youth Day with a march calling for amnesty for political prisoners

Venezuela passed a law to free hundreds of political prisoners after US pressure. Here’s why some welcome it cautiously

By Alessandra Freitas, CNN Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday passed new legislation that gives amnesty to hundreds of people who were prosecuted or convicted for political reasons during 27 years of authoritarian rule. Rights groups and opposition members have cautiously welcomed the law, saying it offers an opportunity to ease the suffering of many, but that

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