COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia businesses are experiencing issues and are asking for the city’s help to solve them. “It’s a very frustrating time for a lot of the businesses,” Executive Director of The District Nickie Davis said. “We have seemingly a rotation of of people in different stages of crisis sometimes coming into businesses
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Seoul (AP) — The 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church was arrested in South Korea early Tuesday as investigators probe allegations that the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker. Hak Ja Han the widow of the church’s South Korean founder, Sun Myung Moon, has
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By Helen Regan, Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — A huge and deadly typhoon is battering Hong Kong and southern China after lashing the Philippines and Taiwan with destructive winds and torrential rain, putting the region’s megacities on high alert with canceled flights and disruption to schools and businesses. Tens of millions of people could be
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Trump Administration on Monday linked the use of acetaminophen among pregnant women may be linked to an increased risk of autism. Tylenol is a popular form of acetaminophen, and has been the only pain medicine recommended for pregnant women. The medicine can be used to reduce fevers. Critics have made a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two dogs died after a home burned down in Phelps County, according to a Monday social media post from the Doolittle Fire Protection District. Crews were called to the Sportshaven area at the end of Private Drive at 3:30 p.m., but the two-story home already collapsed by the time crews arrived. No
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sedalia is seeking bids to demolish buildings at 207 and 209 West Main Street. A press release from the city says bids open on Tuesday and must be submitted to the city clerk’s office by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29. The City Council is expected to approve a bid
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Warsaw, Missouri, was charged with multiple felonies this weekend after he led law enforcement on a high-speed chase in Pettis County on Sept. 16. Michael Muldoon, 31, was charged in Pettis County on Saturday with first-degree tampering with a vehicle, drug possession, tampering with evidence and resisting arrest. An
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to the air Tuesday night, ABC announced. The show’s yanking last week sparked a national debate about freedom of speech. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Cultural celebrations Despite concerns about immigration
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By Michael Rios, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Two of Scandinavia’s busiest airports – Oslo and Copenhagen – were forced to close for several hours due to drone sightings overnight into Tuesday, disrupting the travel plans of tens of thousands of people. The airspace over Denmark’s Copenhagen Airport was closed for almost four hours on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with several felonies after authorities say he raped a woman and pointed a gun at her head on Friday night. Danny Eugene Miles, 53, was charged in Morgan County with first-degree rape, two counts of armed criminal action and a single count of first-degree domestic assault. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with a felony in connection with a stabbing that occurred on Sunday in the 400 block of Brewer Drive in west Columbia. Edward Rosson, 54, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with second-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and
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By Tara John, Billy Stockwell, CNN United Nations, New York (CNN) — France and several other Western nations formally declared their recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations on Monday in a move that deepens Israel’s international isolation as it pursues its maximalist war aims in Gaza and expands settlements in the occupied
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shooting led to Morgan County R-II schools in Versailles being placed on lockdown Monday morning, even though students were not in class, and left a woman in critical condition. The district posted about the lockdown on its Facebook page, referencing a “shooting that occurred in town” earlier Monday in a statement
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jimmy Kimmel is returning to the ABC late-night lineup this week. The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC, released a statement Monday about the decision. “Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,” the
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By Cindy Von Quednow, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fire at a synagogue last week that investigators in southwest Florida are treating as a hate crime. Blake Richard Hoover was arrested Monday and charged with arson and criminal mischief to a church, synagogue, mosque or
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Pilots of commercial planes should be allowed to keep flying until they are 67 years old, Sen. Ted Cruz, the Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee, said in a letter to the White House urging them to support a new international standard. Tuesday, the International
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Editor’s note: This article has been clarified to say physicians will be available for consultation at vaccine events. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a CDC advisory committee vote Friday, only adults 65 and up or those sensitive to COVID-19 can get the vaccine directly. Everyone else must first consult their doctor. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on
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By Sarah Dean, Larry Madowo, CNN Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (CNN) — In the heart of Africa, in the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, new recruits are being trained for battle. The scores of militia groups that have fought for three decades in one of the most protracted and complex conflicts in the
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By Nic Robertson, Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN London (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing his nation for, in his words, a “kind of isolation” that could last for years. For the first time, the usually intransigent leader conceded last week that international outrage over how Israel is waging war in Gaza is turning
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