By Max Saltman, Betsy Klein and David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told President Donald Trump Friday that his nation will retaliate against the United States with tariffs of its own if Trump presses forward with his promised levies – potentially escalating what is already developing into an ugly and damaging
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman from the state of New York is accused of stealing $20,000 from the bank account of a Columbia resident. Rosa Rodriguez charged on Tuesday with stealing more than $750. She was not listed on the Boone County Jail roster on Tuesday afternoon and a court date was not set. A
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By Tierney Sneed and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday seeking to boost proof of citizenship requirements for voter registration, which critics say could disenfranchise poor and older voters who don’t have easy access to citizenship documents like passports or birth certificates. Republican state lawmakers have long sought
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple national media outlets reported on Monday that top members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet sent detailed plans and other likely classified information about US military strikes on Yemen to a group chat that mistakenly included a journalist. CNN reported that the Trump Administration acknowledged the messages, sent over the nongovernment encrypted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia couple claims they were left injured and emotionally distressed after Columbia police officers used invasive force on them at their home in June 2023. A federal lawsuit filed by DJ and Joy Lynch — in Missouri’s Western District — claims six officers from the Columbia Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth after being at the International Space Station for more than nine months. The two splashed down off the Florida coast Tuesday evening just before 5 p.m. Williams and Wilmore traveled to the ISS for a planned short expedition in June 2024 when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of weather forecasters and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees were fired Thursday in the latest wave of cuts from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, sparking concern among local forecasters and emergency officials. The Associated Press reports that the cuts appear to be happening in two phases, with roughly 1,300
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By Alexandra Skores and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Southwest Airlines plane had a close call with a private jet that entered a runway without authorization Tuesday morning at Chicago Midway International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Southwest Flight 2504 landed safely after the flight crew had to perform a go-around to prevent
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender was sentenced 20 years in federal prison on Monday for child pornography charges, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. David Arabie, 59, was sentenced in Jefferson City to 20 years in prison without parole and 25 years of supervised release after his incarceration. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The octogenarian who pleaded guilty last week in the shooting of a Black teenager in 2023 died before he could be sentenced. Andrew Lester, 86, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph Yarl. Lester had shot Yarl after the teenager knocked on the door
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NEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) Starting Wednesday afternoon, football fans are diving in the NFL’s Super Bowl experience in New Orleans. New Orleans resident and Kansas City Chiefs fan Dan Seyl says he loves the experience. “It’s amazing. I mean, we love coming here. You get to meet players, see the Lombardi Trophy, there’s all the activities.” Seyl
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump announced he will be implementing 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on goods from China, effective on Saturday. However, the White House has not made it clear if it will provide exemptions to the tariffs, which could quickly raise prices for consumers in
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By Jessica MacAulay, Ben Payne Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Emergency crews are responding to an explosion in Northeast Philadelphia after a small medical jet crashed in the area of Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue, Philadephia police confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia. The plane was going from Philadelphia to
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67 people are presumed dead after an air crash between an American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.
The same model of airplane involved in that horrific incident, CRJ 700s, fly in and out of the Columbia Regional Airport. American Airlines CRJ 700 planes are used for some flights by Skywest between Columbia, Missouri and Dallas, Texas.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four men were charged in Camden County on Thursday for an ATM theft that occurred early Wednesday in Osage Beach. Mylek Freeman, Christopher Delasbour, Augustus Sherman and Tyrese Holloway were all charged with stealing more than $750 and stealing a vehicle. All four were arrested in Pryor, Oklahoma, and are being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The leadership of the National Transportation Safety Board held a news conference Thursday afternoon to talk about the investigation into a midair collision involving a commuter jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. Watch the entire news conference in the media player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Now that the Kansas City Chiefs have punched a ticket to a third-consecutive Super Bowl, fans are racing against the clock to buy tickets to witness potential history. The Chiefs have the chance to become the first team in win three Super Bowls in a row. Super Bowl 59 will be the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Started back in 2022, the avian flu outbreak that has been increasing egg prices and even killing non-bird animals isn’t expected to slow down soon. “It’s the longest, largest outbreak of bird flu in the U.S. history,” Lincoln University Poultry Extension Specialist Dr. Tatijana Fisher said. According to Fisher, bird flu is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday in Jefferson City for child sex crimes. William Lee Nichols, 53, was charged in the indictment with sexual exploitation of a minor child, using a child to prodice child porn and distributing child porn, all of which allegedly occurred from June
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Americans can expect to pay more for eggs in 2025, as Avian flu continues to hurt commercial and backyard livestock nationwide. According to the US Department of Agriculture, egg prices are predicted to increase by 20.3% in 2025. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average cost of eggs increased from
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