PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cooper County Emergency Management Agency says a power outage is to blame for a tornado siren not activating before an EF-2 tornado touched down in Pilot Grove on Wednesday morning. The siren — described as a “Cold War-era siren” — that sits on the Pilot Grove water tower and solely
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift through a work zone on Highway 63 in Columbia is expected to occur next week, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Thursday press release. The new southbound bridge near Interstate 70 will be completed and crews will start work on the northbound bridge soon, the release says.
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, Carma Hassan and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — More than half a billion dollars in grant money is on the line at Brown University as the Trump administration reviews the Ivy League university’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies and its response to antisemitism, a White House official told CNN. News and opinion
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several felonies after he was accused of crashing his Jeep into an apartment’s fence during a chase with law enforcement while he was drunk on Thursday morning. Darrell Grimes, 29, was charged with illegal gun possession, armed criminal action, driving while intoxicated, aggravated fleeing and leaving
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House of Representatives passed a $47.9 billion state budget on Thursday. The budget features $8 billion for K-12 education, including more than $4 billion in core funding for schools. House Republican leaders touted the $200 million increase in funding for this year over last year, one of the largest
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The National Weather Service in Kansas City surveyed tornado damage in Cooper County on Wednesday, finding EF-2 damage on the northeast side of town. The storm rolled in from Pettis County around 8:30 a.m., and was on the ground for 6 minutes while it traveled 6.3 miles across Pilot Grove, lifting near I-70. Minor damage
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CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. Welcome to 5 Things PM! Bruce Springsteen plans to release more than 80 new songs this summer as part of his “Lost Albums”
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s four mayoral candidates sat down with ABC 17 News to discuss a number of topics, including homelessness in the city, before the April 8 municipal election. The candidates include incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy. In 2024, The Boone County Coalition to End Homelessness
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iberia man was charged with a pair of felonies on Wednesday. Owen Lee, 21, was charged in Miller County with two counts of having child porn. He was brought to the Miller County Jail and posted a $7,500 bond. An arraignment is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 14. Law enforcement
Continue ReadingFrom Reuters Nuuk, Greenland (Reuters) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called Thursday for increased Arctic defense collaboration with the United States during a visit to Greenland, and firmly dismissed the US desire to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Frederiksen’s visit follows months of tension between Washington and Copenhagen over US President Donald Trump’s repeated
Continue ReadingBy John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Global markets on Thursday were severely rattled by President Donald Trump’s historic tariff announcement, which threatens to throw the US and the rest of the world into a recession. The Dow fell 1,679 points, or 3.98%. The broader S&P 500 was down by 4.84% and the tech-heavy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Morgan County was charged with several felonies on Thursday. Ryan Berve, 46, of Versailles, was charged with three counts of possessing child pornography and one count of failing to register as a sex offender. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond. An arraignment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man from Lake Ozark, Missouri, was killed in a crash on the Route MM bridge on Thursday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 1999 Ford F-250 – driven by an 18-year-old Brumley man – was facing south while it was stopped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia man was sentenced to more than two decades in prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to felony murder in an elderly woman’s death. Jermarion Burnett-Howard had already pleaded guilty to felony murder and a gun charge in the killing of 72-year-old Janet Jago, who was gunned down outside her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The widow of a truck driver who died in a crash in 2022 and the railway company she sued in a wrongful death lawsuit have agreed to a settlement. Erin Barton, of Brookfield, Missouri, had sued Burlington Northern Santa Fe in July 2022 after her husband, Billy Barton II, was killed on
Continue ReadingBy Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — In the Pacific island nation of Samoa, residents have been grappling with rolling blackouts for weeks that have plunged villages into darkness and caused major disruptions to businesses and daily life. On Upolu, the nation’s most populous island frequented by tourists for its white sand beaches, some have reverted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 51-year-old Eldon woman was found safe after a missing person advisory was issued for her. MSHP wrote that Christy Hayes has been missing since 4:30 p.m. March 25 at 111S Oak Street in Eldon. The release says that Hayes left the Eldon Police Department to go back to her residence in
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TODAY: Thursday will be a quieter day, with no severe weather expected. However, it will be a wet one, with chances for showers through the day. Showers return by mid-morning, and linger all day, into the overnight. Rain will be focused in the south, but extend north. Some will be drier than others. Those in
Continue ReadingBy Verónica Calderón and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s economic minister Marcelo Ebrard praised the “preferential treatment” received by Mexico after US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new global tariffs. On Wednesday, Trump detailed new tariffs on many countries including a minimum 10% “baseline” tariff on imports. Neighboring Mexico and Canada, though still subject
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