COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Jefferson City and Columbia will be asked to approve new sales taxes this summer, while voters statewide will decide on whether to phase out the income tax. Ballot issues were due to election authorities on Tuesday, creating the first picture of which questions will appear on the Aug. 4 primary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a criminal case involving a baby’s death and accusations of sex crimes and slavery has requested for his case to be moved to another county. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, is charged with three counts of trafficking for the purpose of slavery/forced labor, a count of first-degree sodomy,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday dismissed calls for a special legislative session to suspend Missouri’s gas tax, citing concerns about road conditions and the impact on jobs for construction workers. Some lawmakers had asked Kehoe to call a special session to vote on pausing the state’s 29.5-cent gas tax through the end
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By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared a video of himself wrangling two snakes with his bare hands. He has faced scrutiny over previous encounters with wild animals, including a bear cub. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Skipping
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The spouse of a man who died last year at the Boone County Jail has sued the jail’s medical provider Wednesday in federal court. The lawsuit was filed by Grant Davis, who is described as the husband of Robert Muller-Russo in court documents. Defendants in the case includes jail nurse Melissa Hooks,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon woman was charged on Tuesday in Cole County after she allegedly sold 1,000 ounces – or roughly 62.5 pounds – of someone else’s breast milk that she led a customer to believe it was her own. Emily Buckley is charged with committing deceptive business practices. Court filings show she posted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County man was pronounced dead after being pulled Wednesday morning from the Little Niangua arm of the Lake of the Ozarks. The unnamed 82-year-old from Roach, Missouri, fell into the water from a dock at the 3.7-mile marker of the Little Niangua arm for unknown reasons, according to a Missouri
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By Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer after leaving the Justice Department in April, she told CNN. Bondi said she is undergoing treatment, including having surgery a few weeks ago. Bondi tells CNN she is still recovering and “doing well, though.” President Donald Trump fired Bondi
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A suspected former member of a German left-wing militant group who was once considered one of Europe’s most wanted women has been sentenced to 13 years behind bars for crimes she committed while a fugitive. The regional court in Verden, Lower Saxony, found Daniela Klette, 67, guilty of multiple
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TODAY: Wednesday is mostly dry, and mild to warm as highs are forecast in the low 80s. Today’s average high in Columbia is 79°. Winds turn from east to south this afternoon. Spotty showers and weak storms are possible between 3 and 7 p.m. Otherwise, dry conditions are forecast under partly cloudy skies. TONIGHT: Overnight,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 35-year-old Houston, Texas, man was seriously hurt after a semi-truck crash in Pettis County just after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the man was driving a 2025 Kenworth Tractor Trailer east on Route D, east of McGruder Road, when the semi ran
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN The Dead Sea is so salty that visitors can float effortlessly on its surface, creating a phenomenon that feels almost otherworldly. But the famous body of water is rapidly shrinking as scientists sound the alarm about an unfolding ecological disaster. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to
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By Kocha Olarn, Sophie Tanno, Chris Lau, Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Specialist cave divers scrambling to rescue a group of villagers trapped in a flooded cave in a remote part of Laos are cautiously optimistic that they may be able to start bringing out the stranded men soon. Five of the seven missing villagers
Continue Reading By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of Cuban migrants deported from the United States have faced violations of their rights and are currently in “a legal limbo” in Mexico, where they have difficulties regularizing their situation and even obtaining medical care, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. The HRW report, published
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It’s challenging to keep up with what’s happening in Iran these days. On the one hand, President Donald Trump says his administration is close to a deal that would open up the Strait of Hormuz and end hostilities. On the other hand, the United States continues its military strikes on Iran, despite a ceasefire that
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CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — It was not the typical morning banter at the bustling Pancake House in the mill town of Longview, Washington. “We’ve actually just been sick to our stomach,” said Julie Oliver, 60, taking a moment from serving breakfast to speak on the phone. “We realize how many of the
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CNN By Kocha Olarn, Chris Lau, Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous operation to rescue seven villagers trapped in a flooded cave for a week continues to unfold in a mountainous region of Laos, where experts are trying to beat bad weather and deteriorating conditions that are putting multiple lives at risk. Specialist cave
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo, Stephanie Yang, CNN (CNN) — A Chinese dissident has made a daring 30-hour escape from China by sea to South Korea, his fourth attempt to try and flee authorities in his homeland and reunite with his family who have been granted asylum in Canada. Dong Guangping, a former police officer who has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after an apartment caught fire Tuesday evening in the 1600 block of Amelia Street in Columbia, according to a social media post from the Columbia Fire Department. The post says crews were called at 7:13 p.m. and found smoke showing from the second story of a two-story apartment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department on Tuesday released its annual report for 2025, which shows violent crime trending down in the city for the fourth year in a row. CPD defined violent crime as a criminal act that involves a force or threat of force against a person. It may consist of murder
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