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Columbia city manager says city in ‘fine financial position’ as he unveils budget

July 29, 2021 10:59 AM Hannah Falcon

City Manager John Glascock will present his version of the Columbia city budget for the 2022 fiscal year at noon on Thursday.

April 6 election registration ends Wednesday.

Jay Nixon says he won’t run for Senate in 2022

July 29, 2021 1:01 PM Associated Press

Nixon said in a statement that he believe he “will be more effective outside of this partisan back and forth.” Nixon, 65, served as governor from 2009 to 2017. Before that he served four terms as Missouri attorney general.

Auburn University is offering prizes to encourage students to get vaccinated.

Auburn University giving $1,000 scholarships, prime parking and other prizes to fully-vaccinated students

July 29, 2021 1:01 PM CNN Newsource

By David Williams, CNN Auburn University is giving away scholarships, unlimited meal plan upgrades, priority class registration and other perks to encourage students to get the Covid-19 vaccine. The Alabama school announced the program this week, as the state’s vaccination rate lags behind the rest of the United States. Only 34.2% of Alabama residents are

Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is now facing criminal charges in Massachusetts.

Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick criminally charged for alleged sex abuse of a minor nearly 50 years ago

September 3, 2021 10:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked by The Vatican in 2019 over sex abuse allegations, is now facing criminal charges in Massachusetts for alleged sex abuse of a minor nearly 50 years ago, according to a court filing. According to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday, McCarrick is charged with three

Ancient cemetery findings include Bronze Age woman and her twin babies

July 29, 2021 9:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Peering into the life of a young woman who lived 4,000 years ago during the Bronze Age is now possible thanks to new research. The young woman, who lived along the Danube River in Hungary, was found with twin 32-week-old fetuses in a cemetery. In a quest to understand more about

Police are investigating the killing of a woman and her dog in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park

July 29, 2021 3:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe and Joe Sutton, CNN A woman and her dog were fatally stabbed while on a walk in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, and police are now asking for the public’s help gathering more information. Police say the body of Katherine Janness, 40, was discovered inside the park just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday. Her

Judge denies bond for invasion of privacy suspect, calling him a ‘danger to community’

July 28, 2021 11:01 AM Leila Mitchell

A man facing an invasion of privacy charge for the fifth time in a little over two months has a bond hearing scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

One woman seriously injured after crash in Pulaski county

July 29, 2021 7:08 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman is seriously hurt after a crash in Pulaski County Wednesday afternoon. Official reports said the crash happened around 2:50 p.m. on Highway 28, two miles south of Dixon. Troopers said 23 year-old Ponni Fetterhoff went off the road, hit a culvert and rolled her car. This caused Fetterhoff to be ejected

CDC recommends sunscreen as dangerously hot weather blankets Mid-Missouri

July 29, 2021 4:01 AM Ben Fein

Columbia and counties across Mid-Missouri are expected to see weather flirt with triple digits on Thursday, as the CDC recommends wearing sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun.

12-year old Palestinian boy killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank, Palestinian health ministry says

July 29, 2021 6:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey and Kareem Khadder, CNN A 12-year old Palestinian boy has died after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Mohammed Allamy was a passenger in a car being driven by his father when the incident happened at the entrance to the town of Beit

Instagram influencer ‘Hushpuppi’ pleads guilty to million-dollar fraud in US

July 29, 2021 6:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN A Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, known as “Hushpuppi” has admitted his involvement in a conspiracy to defraud a Qatari businessman of more than $1m, the U.S. Justice Department has said. Abbas, 37, also admitted to laundering money “through bank accounts around the world,” including “several other cyber and business email

Tornado threat for parts of the Northeast

July 29, 2021 5:42 AM CNN

The severe weather linked to a possible derecho in the Midwest shifts to the East, bringing a tornado and high wind threat to parts of the Northeast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest.

Families of detained protesters in Cuba speak out

July 29, 2021 5:42 AM CNN

Families of detained protesters speak out against Cuba’s harsh justice system after historic nationwide marches over food and medicine shortages, economic woes and surging Covid-19 cases. CNN’s Patrick Oppmann reports.

See Cheney’s reaction after GOP leader blames Pelosi for insurrection

July 29, 2021 5:42 AM CNN

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) sharply criticized Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) for blaming Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the January 6th insurrection.

5 things to know for July 29: Infrastructure, Covid-19, Capitol riot, Taliban, Cuba

July 29, 2021 5:42 AM CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN Several key Covid relief projects are ending soon, which could leave millions with renewed financial risks including housing issues, unemployment, student loan payments and more. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know

Florida mother Agnes Velasquez has been living in her teen daughter Paulina's ICU room for days

CNN’s Rosa Flores tracks down Florida governor to ask about Covid-19 explosion in state

July 29, 2021 3:45 PM CNN

CNN’s Rosa Flores reports.

This Florida mother has been living in her teen daughter’s ICU room for days, praying she survives Covid-19

July 29, 2021 1:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Rosa Flores, John Couwels and Kacey Cherry, CNN Agnes Velasquez remembers the last words her teen daughter said before Covid-19 severely attacked her respiratory system. “She told me that she loved me,” said Velasquez, who rushed her daughter to the hospital. Velasquez spoke with CNN on a video call from the ICU room at

Alaska under tsunami warning after 8.2 magnitude earthquake

July 29, 2021 4:40 AM CNN

Parts of Alaska are under tsunami warnings after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast, according to preliminary data from the US Geological Survey. CNN’s Pedram Javaheri has the latest.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should mask mandates return to Columbia and Boone County?

July 29, 2021 3:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now advised everyone to wear masks indoors in coronavirus hot spots such as Mid-Missouri.

A medical worker works on samples from local residents to be tested for Covid-19 at a laboratory in Nanjing

Beijing reports first Covid case in 179 days as alarm grows over Nanjing Delta cluster

July 29, 2021 5:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Beijing recorded its first Covid-19 case in nearly six months on Wednesday, as Chinese authorities scramble to prevent the spread of the Delta variant amid an outbreak linked to an airport in the populous eastern city of Nanjing. China recorded 49 new cases on Wednesday, including 24 local infections from three