COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools was among several Mid-Missouri districts to announce a shift to remote learning or class cancellations due to forecasted snowfall for Wednesday. After Wednesday, CPS will have just one remaining Alternative Method of Instruction day before it would need to extend the school year. Missouri law requires public school districts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield customers using Medicare Advantage plans will no longer pay in-network rates at University of Missouri Health Care clinics and hospitals starting April 1. The insurance giant, which has about 2 million members in Missouri, failed to reach a deal to cover those plans in-network after negotiations, MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents in Mid-Missouri communities will have some legally defined snow-removal responsibilities with Wednesday’s winter storm. The City of Columbia says there are 555 miles of sidewalk throughout the city and property owners are urged to clear their sidewalks of snow and ice adjacent to their home or business. ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather
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Continue Reading By Joseph Ataman and Richard Quest, CNN Paris (CNN) — Amid the maelstrom of indignation around Donald Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron has called for “respect” for Palestinians and their Arab neighbors, batting away the US president’s idea of a mass displacement of Gazans from their homeland. “You cannot say
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge replacement project will require Route K in Audrain County over Hickory Creek to close for a few months. Work is set to being Monday, Feb. 17 and end around mid-May, a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says. The contract includes another bridge replacement will occur in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Officer Association on Tuesday announced more endorsements for the April 8 municipal elections. The CPOA in November announced that it would endorse Blair Murphy for mayor. The mayoral race consists of Murphy, incumbent Barbara Buffaloe, Tanya Heath and certified write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy. The April election includes races for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty in December to manslaughter was sentenced to probation. Justin Scott Trader pleaded guilty on Dec. 9 to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and first-degree tampering with a vehicle. He was originally charged with second-degree murder, vehicle tampering and first-degree property damage. He was sentenced to five years of probation, according
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Sangamon County, Illinois, have agreed to a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey –– a Black woman who was shot and killed by law enforcement in her home last year. The agreement was reached last week after mediation between lawyers representing both parties, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers are looking to get back in the win column this week. The Mizzou men’s basketball team will host Oklahoma with an 8 p.m. Wednesday tipoff at Mizzou Arena. Mizzou is trying to get back on track after losses to Tennessee and Texas A&M that dropped the Tigers six spots
Continue Reading By Paula Reid, Gloria Pazmino and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams thanked the Justice Department on Tuesday for directing prosecutors to drop the federal case against him, saying he never broke the law or traded power for personal benefit. Adams praised the department’s decision for “ending a months-long saga
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — It’s only three weeks into a fragile ceasefire, and Israel and Hamas are each ratcheting up allegations that the other party has violated the deal. So far, 16 out of 33 hostages scheduled for release in the current phase of the agreement have been freed by Hamas, and 656
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Personal Birth date: June 6, 1980 Birth place: Minneapolis, Minnesota Birth name: Peter Brian Hegseth Father: Brian Hegseth, basketball coach Mother: Penelope “Penny” Hegseth, career coach Marriages: Jennifer Rauchet (2019–present); Samantha Deering (2010-2018, divorced); Meredith Schwarz (2004-2009,
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A couple who bought a London mansion for £32,500,000 ($40,200,000) have been told by a court that they can hand the property back and recoup most of their costs after the house was found to have a huge moth infestation. Situated on one of the quiet leafy streets just
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 62-year-old Des Peres man was seriously hurt after a crash on Route HH at Eagle Drive in Camden County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the man was driving a 2004 Ford F350 east just after 4 p.m. on Monday. Troopers said the truck
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — When three Israeli hostages emerged at the weekend, emaciated and gaunt after 16 months in Hamas captivity, Israelis were shocked by the images. But inside the Israeli government, top officials were not surprised. The Israeli government has had intelligence for months indicating that many of the
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A woman who kept Yazidi women and children as slaves in Raqqa, Syria, during the rule of the terror group ISIS was on Tuesday jailed by a Swedish court on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and gross war crimes. Six children and three women from the ethnic and
Continue Reading CNN By Amanda Jackson, Sharif Paget, Zoe Sottile and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A pilot is dead and several people were injured after a small business jet crashed into a parked plane as it arrived at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, just east of Phoenix, on Monday afternoon. The plane that was landing is a
Continue Reading By Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) — Just beyond the lilies and the zinnias, Dionta White can look out over the flower farm where he works and see the house where he was shot for the first time. The 29-year-old works for Southside Blooms, a Chicago non-profit that employs at-risk youth and young adults to grow
Continue Reading CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Every day, Donald Trump shatters previous understandings of the presidency and America’s role in the world. But in his rush to wield vast power and fulfill campaign promises, the new commander in chief is straining the rule of law and gambling with global stability. Before his second
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