COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Workers at a Columbia Starbucks location on Thursday joined a nationwide strike. Around 11 employees were seen outside the location on Vandiver Drive on Thursday morning chanting and holding signs. A press release from Starbucks Workers United – the union that represents the employees — says around 2,000 union baristas around the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All eight members of Missouri’s U.S. House delegation voted Wednesday on the bill that is expected to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. Six Republicans voted in favor of the bill, while the state’s two Democrats voted against it. The House passed the government funding bill by a vote of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some SNAP recipients are expected to start seeing some benefits return as early as today, according to an email from the Missouri Department of Social Services. SNAP benefits had not been delivered this month because of political battles surrounding ongoing government shutdown. “The United State Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As artificial intelligence technology continues to expand into health care, growing concerns are emerging over the use of AI-powered chatbots as substitutes for licensed therapists, particularly among young users. Research from the National Library of Medicine shows nearly 50% of people who could benefit from therapy are unable to access it due to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge has ordered food stamp benefits to be fully restored this month. This follows after the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri announced Thursday they have seen a surge of families in need following the longest government shutdown in history, and they’re working overtime to keep up. The organization
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man detained by ICE in September after returning from a trip to Europe had his first court hearing on Thursday. Owen Ramsingh — who has had a green card since the 1980s, according to his family — had a court date set for Thursday, Nov. 6 after being detained at Chicago’s O’Hare
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday ordered flags at government buildings around the state to fly at half-staff for former Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a press release from the governor’s office. Cheney, 84, served as vice president during President George W. Bush’s tenure from 2001-09. Cheney’s passing was announced on Tuesday.
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By Associated Press (CNN) — An Illinois jury on Wednesday convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help. Sean Grayson, 31, could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, or probation. Sentencing is scheduled for January 29.
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Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates for the second time this year in a continued bid to prevent unemployment from surging. Fed officials voted for another quarter-point rate cut, lowering their benchmark lending rate to a range between 3.75% and 4%, the lowest in three years. It is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Leila Willmore says she was first alerted to AI-generated content of her son at the end of September. Since then, things have only continued to escalate. “They were seeing Zachary in articles coming to their Facebook, like popping up one after the other,” Willmore said. “When I would try to look up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has allowed the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit to block an attempted nationwide layoff that would affect employees at the Columbia Environmental Research Center. The lawsuit — filed in California — showed the Department of Interior was looking to lay off 80 employees at the Columbia location and more than
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“With all that’s transpired in the past few days, he’s not holding up well. Frankly, it’s a tough place. The conditions are horrible. The food, the water aren’t drinkable or edible. It’s violent all the time. You never know what’s going to happen next minute. And there is no medical help. There’s no medication being given
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BENTON COUNTY, Mo, (KMIZ) Some ranchers and Republican lawmakers are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s announcement considering beef import deal with Argentina on Sunday. Details of the plan, like import costs or implementation dates were not mentioned; however, the deal hopes to bring down U.S. beef prices. According to the USDA data, beef prices
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on the first phase of a deal to end the two-year war. “I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Big changes are coming to college athletics gambling rules. On Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Administrative Committee approved a proposal that would allow student-athletes and athletic department staff to place bets on professional sports. The rule change must be approved by all three NCAA divisions. Divisions II and III are expected to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has enough funding to last until November, according to Kim Buckman, Feeding Missouri advocacy and communication director. The 2018 Farm Bill funds SNAP and the emergency food assistance program along with many agricultural programs. For these programs to keep going, Congress needs to renew the legislation, Buckman
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri immigration lawyer says due to new immigration policies, he has had to stop taking on removal cases for immigrants in detention. “Changes to the immigration court system, how evidence is being evaluated, how charges are being brought, people are being placed in removal proceedings with far greater ease,” said David
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) During a town hall in Harrisburg on Aug. 27, Troy Douglass went to the microphone to address Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO). Douglass — a lifelong farmer with farms in Boone, Howard and Randolph counties — was concerned about the future of his business. Missouri ranks seventh in the U.S in soybean production with
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Parents may need to consider booking multiple doctors’ appointments to get children their recommended immunizations after CDC advisers voted to restrict the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine for younger children on Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A legal expert claims the removal of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” by ABC Network executives is not a violation of his First Amendment rights. Kimmel’s show was pulled after he made comments about supporters of President Donald Trump in the opening of his show on Monday. Kimmel called them the “MAGA Gang” and
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