QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should corporate income taxes be increased?
President Joe Biden wants to pay for his infrastructure plan by raising the corporate income tax rate.
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Two special prosecutors have been appointed in case of Casey Goodson Jr. fatal police shooting
The Franklin County, Ohio, Prosecuting Attorney’s office announced Tuesday it filed the necessary documents to appoint two special prosecutors to assist in its investigation and prosecution involving the fatal shooting of Casey Goodson, Jr., and other cases involving law enforcement use of force. Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in December by
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Motorcyclist dies after a head-on collision on Old Plank Road and Route K
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcycle driver is dead after a head-on collision on west Old Plank Rd near W Rte K. Boone County Joint Communications reported the crash at 7:49 p.m. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. No one including two children that
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Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting of 10-year-old boy in New York City
New York City police arrested a 29-year-old man Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Justin Wallace in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, police said in a statement. Jovan Young, 29, is expected to be charged with homicide and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in Justin’s shooting, the NYPD
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NBA’s Enes Kanter says he is ‘shocked and disgusted’ after his brother was robbed in Atlanta
Enes Kanter, a center for the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, called for “normal gun control measures” after he said his brother was robbed in Atlanta over the weekend. “I’m shocked and disgusted,” Kanter wrote in a tweet on Sunday. “My little brother (Ahmet) walking around Atlanta, gets a gun pulled on him, and robbed. When
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Mizzou hoops matchup at Kansas officially scheduled
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KMIZ) The Kansas basketball team officially announced its non-conference schedule on Tuesday, and one game stood out among the rest. The Mizzou basketball team will make its return to Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 11. The Border War was supposed to return in Dec. of 2020, but it was canceled due to the pandemic.
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Five Mizzou Track and Field athletes prepare for NCAA Championships
EUGENE, Oreg. (KMIZ) Five Mizzou Track & Field athletes will compete in the NCAA Championships this week in Eugene. We caught up with Mizzou Track & Field head coach Brett Halter on Tuesday afternoon. You can watch the full interview in the video player below. https://youtu.be/r1QZIunGK1c Three of the five are freshman, and all of
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Mizzou softball standout to return for extra year of eligibility
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball standout Cayla Kessinger plans to return for her extra year of eligibility, according to her father Cory. “Barring any medical issues, she will be back,” He said in a Twitter message Monday night. Kessinger made it official in a social media post on Tuesday night. Kessinger just finished up her
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Woman charged after Sept. 2020 wreck resulted in life-threatening injuries
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person is charged in connection with a south Columbia crash that resulted in life-threatening injuries. Hannah Jawad is charged with second-degree assault, amred criminal action and driving without a valid license. According to court documents, Jawad was driving east on Green Meadows road on September 2nd when she crossed the center
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Las Vegas police identify 7-year-old boy found dead on hiking trail, mother is arrested in Colorado
The mother of a boy found dead last month on a trail near Las Vegas has been arrested in Colorado, Las Vegas police said Tuesday in a news release. The boy was identified by police on Monday as 7-year-old Liam Husted of San Jose, California. His mother, Samantha Moreno Rodriguez, 35, was taken into custody
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7 hopeful signs the US is moving past the worst of the pandemic
First, the good news: Covid-19 cases are down in the US. Hospitalizations are dropping. And new deaths have decreased drastically as more Americans get vaccinated. Now the bad news: Most Americans still haven’t been fully vaccinated — threatening both short-term consequences for themselves and long-term consequences for the country. “We’re definitely going in the right
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TUESDAY UPDATE: Cole County to adds coronavirus vaccine sites with mobile pantry locations
Cole County will be adding more locations at mobile pantry locaitons in the month of June. SATURDAY, JUNE 5Helias Football Stadium – Lower Level1305 Swifts Highway in Jefferson City9 – 11 a.m.COVID Vaccines availableTUESDAY, JUNE 8Trinity Lutheran Church13007 Route C in Russellville1:30 – 3:30 p.m.COVID Vaccines availableTHURSDAY, JUNE 10Knights of Columbus1822 Tanner Bridge in Jefferson
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An American teacher was jailed for child abuse in China in 2014. He still says he’s innocent — if only anyone would listen.
David McMahon hated the design of his classroom. Located on the ground floor of the Pudong campus of the Shanghai French School, its almost floor-to-ceiling windows made him feel like he was “teaching in aquarium,” in the words of one of McMahon’s colleagues. Passersby couldn’t help but look in, and their attention would inevitably distract
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The coming flu season may be a doozy. Here’s why
The coming flu season may be a doozy. Even as coronavirus was devastating populations around the world, killing 3.7 million people globally, doctors and public health officials noticed something else was missing: There was almost no flu. One child died from flu this year in the US. In 2019-2020, there were 199 flu-related deaths in
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ABC 17 Investigates: Moniteau County deputy put on probation after verbal exchange
CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News Investigates what happened with a Moniteau County deputy getting put on probation. That deputy is back on duty after he was put on probation last week because of an interaction with a citizen. This is body camera footage from the interaction on May 27th that we got through a
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Local hospitals reporting more COVID-19 hospitalizations as transmission rates spike in northern Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hospitals in Mid-Missouri are reporting a small increase in people battling COVID-19, as transmission rates go up and vaccinations continue to decline. According to the Columbia/Boone County Health Department, 30 people were dealing with COVID-19 infections in hospitals. Of those, 18 are in the ICU, and nine are on ventilators. Only four
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Body camera video not available in Jefferson City police shooting
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is leading the investigation into the officer-involved shooting that happened Monday near Capital Mall.
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High school recipient of $40K scholarship asks that it be given to a community college student
A Massachusetts high school student made an unexpected announcement during her graduation ceremony last week when she asked that a $40,000 scholarship awarded to her be given to a student attending community college instead. “I am so very grateful for this. But I also know that I am not the one who needs this the
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Three injured after a two-vehicle wreck Tuesday morning in Cole County
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are seriously injured and one person is moderately injured after a two-vehicle crash on Route B, south of Schulte Lane in Cole County Tuesday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Zion Strickland was driving a 2018 Chevy Malibu and tried to pass another vehicle when
Continue Reading Players Retreat starts handing out buttons to vaccinated guests for when it reopens
Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Things are going to be different when the Players Retreat in Raleigh reopens in about two weeks. Guests will have to show a button, proving they’ve been vaccinated, to dine indoors. Owner Gus Gusler admits there’s been strong backlash about how he’s reopening.
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