COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) FEMA has requested that more members of Missouri Task Force 1 to be deployed to Texas to assist with the response to flooding, according to a Monday press release from the Boone County Fire Protection District says. The release says Task Force 1 was upgraded from a Type 3 team to a
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Andrew Gillies CENTRAL COAST REGION, Calif. — Two raids shook the Central Coast on Thursday as heavily armed federal agents stormed cannabis farms in Carpinteria and Camarillo, deploying tear gas, flashbangs and rubber bullets on crowds that included stunned farmworkers, residents and local officials. In Carpinteria, tensions erupted when a crowd of outraged residents and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 has been assigned with conducting searched in Kerr County, Texas, the Boone County Fire Protection District wrote in a Wednesday social media post. Fifty-two members of Task Force 1 were deployed on Monday and arrived in Texas on Tuesday. The post says that Task Force 1 will conduct
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Flashing flooding can happen anywhere within minutes and hours of intense rainfall posing a threat to life and property. Flash flooding occurred in the early morning hours of July 4 in Kerrville, Texas, killing more than 100 people, according to reporting from CNN. Missouri Task Force 1 was deployed to Texas on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 has been activated by FEMA to assist in rescue operations following catastrophic flooding in Texas’ Guadalupe River. The Boone County Fire Protection District announced the deployment Monday afternoon. At least 95 people have died in the flooding, according to reporting from CNN. The task force will focus on
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By Sarah Owermohle and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a provision of President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy law to defund Planned Parenthood’s health care services. The order from US District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, blocks the
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A 27-year-old man with a rifle and tactical gear was killed Monday morning after exchanging fire with law enforcement officers at a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, injuring several. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said the man “opened fire at the entrance of the United States Border
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The recently passed federal budget bill, known officially as H.R. 1 or the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is drawing criticism from Missouri health care leaders and public officials, who warn that the legislation’s deep Medicaid cuts could lead to widespread coverage losses and strain already struggling rural hospitals. The bill, now awaiting
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LOS ANGELES (ABC News) A federal judge denied bail after a jury acquitted Sean Diddy Combs of the most serious charges against him Wednesday. Combs was denied bail Wednesday afternoon after prosecutors said he was a danger to society. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian set Combs’ sentencing for Oct. 3. Jurors reached a verdict Wednesday
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The ambush killing of two firefighters in Idaho on Sunday has left firefighters nationwide shaken.
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By Jim Sciutto, Zoe Sottile, Jean Casarez, Lauren del Valle, Josh Campbell, Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the 30-year-old accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in their apartment in 2022, has agreed to a plea deal in his quadruple murder case, skirting the death penalty and bringing a possible end
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By Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Bob Ortega, Casey Tolan, Danya Gainor, CNN Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (CNN) — The man who police believe killed two Idaho firefighters responding to a brush fire after starting the flames himself had wanted to pursue a career in the fire service, his grandfather told CNN. Wess Roley was identified by a law
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The B-2 Bomber Stealth Fleet held Whiteman Air Force Base in Johnson County played a critical role in the United State’s “Operation Midnight Hammer” airstrike on Iran. The base is the only one in the country that houses the nation’s stealth bomber fleet and is the sole operational base for the B-2.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social account that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire after days of violence in the Middle East. Trump wrote at 5:02 p.m. Central Standard Time that the ceasefire would begin in about six hours. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on his social
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Iran could try to “target” US government officials if Iranian leaders believe “the stability or survivability” of their regime is at risk, according to a new Department of Homeland Security bulletin obtained by CNN. Other scenarios for potential Iranian targeting of US officials include if Tehran considers them to
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The United States has entered the fray against Iran, using B-2 stealth bombers from Missouri to drop the world’s biggest conventional bombs on nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran over the weekend. President Donald Trump said in an address to the nation Saturday night that the strikes “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities. But with the secretive Middle
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COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) After the United States made its move overnight in the Israel-Iran conflict, Missouri Lawmakers are reacting. President Donald Trump announced in an address to the nation Saturday night that U.S. B-2 stealth bombers successfully destroyed Iran’s three nuclear enrichment sites: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. “Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear
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The possibility of American military action in Iran has become very real. President Donald Trump has said he will make a decision on whether to strike the Islamic dictatorship sometime in the next two weeks. Meanwhile, Iran and Israel continue to trade missile attacks. Israel opened up the exchange last week with strikes targeting Iran’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night voted 5-1 to keep its current mission and vision statements after months of proposed change. President Donald Trump on Jan. 21 signed an executive order that targets the language surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion — commonly referred to as DEI. — alleging it promotes discrimination. There
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Celeste Springer COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Michigan attorney says he is in contact with the wife of the Boulder terror attack suspect and has released a statement on her behalf. Hayam El Gamal, the wife of the Boulder terror attack suspect, was taken into ICE custody along with her kids after her husband
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