QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should lawmakers focus on foreign ownership of farmland?
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order Tuesday that bars ownership of farmland by “foreign adversaries” near military facilities.
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Miracle at Haneda: Passengers describe terror and relief after fiery Japan Airlines collision
CNN By Helen Regan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — When Japan Airlines flight 516 touched down at Tokyo’s Haneda airport carrying hundreds of people on Tuesday it erupted into a terrifying fireball. The Airbus A350 passenger plane had collided with a coast guard aircraft on the runway – killing five people – and the crew had
Continue Reading Suspect in deadly Rochester, New York, crash appeared to speed toward pedestrians, police say, but motive is still unknown
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The motive behind the deadly New Year’s Day crash outside a Rochester, New York, concert venue is still unclear, but police say the suspect, driving an SUV full of gas canisters, appeared to “intentionally” speed toward pedestrians before slamming into another vehicle, killing two passengers and
Continue Reading Trump’s vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record and one family’s story
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press In summer 1954, the Eisenhower administration launched a military-style effort to remove Mexican immigrants who were in the country illegally. Donald Trump has lauded the raids since he first ran for president. People affected by the raids and historians argue Trump is using fragments of history for political reasons
Continue Reading State tax cutting trend faces headwinds from declining revenues and tighter budgets
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Income, sales, property and gas taxes: Almost every U.S. state cut at least one such broad-based tax as budget surpluses soared over the past three years. Some states made permanent tax reductions. Others passed one-time rebates or temporary suspensions. One way or another, whether
Continue Reading What we know about the shooting at the Colorado Supreme Court building as the suspect appears in court
By Steve Almasy and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of firing gunshots inside the Colorado Supreme Court building appeared Wednesday in court, where a judge set his bond at $100,000, noting the defendant’s alleged “escalating behavior” during the incident. The shooting happened Tuesday morning after 1 a.m. when a man who fled
Continue Reading Miracle at Haneda: Passengers describe terror and relief after fiery Japan Airlines collision
By Helen Regan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — When Japan Airlines flight 516 touched down at Tokyo’s Haneda airport carrying hundreds of people on Tuesday it erupted into a terrifying fireball. The Airbus A350 passenger plane had collided with a coast guard aircraft on the runway – killing five people – and the crew had just
Continue Reading Earthquake survivors in Japan sleep in coats and hats at shelters without heat or running water
By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Nanao, Japan (CNN) — Minae Akiyama had traveled from southern Japan to Ishikawa prefecture to celebrate New Year’s with her family, when the ground began to shake. “Thinking about it now still makes me tremble. My heart was pounding, my mind went blank, we just scrambled,” she
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MU Health Care, Capital Region Medical Center integrate health systems
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City and MU Health Care have completed the integration of their health systems, according to a Tuesday press release. The two hospitals will combine under the MU Health Care name, the release states. Both hospital systems have worked together for the past 25 years and announced
Continue Reading Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it
By KRUTIKA PATHI and JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh’s opposition leader in 2007, when hundreds of troops raided her home and took her to a court in the capital of Dhaka, where she was arrested on extortion charges. Hasina, who had served as premier in 1996-2001,
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‘MOBUCKS’ applications open, close Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Applications for the MOBUCKS program opened Tuesday morning and closed at 4 p.m. due to “extraordinary demand,” according to a press release from the State Treasurer’s Office. A spokesman for the treasurer’s office told ABC 17 News in an email that the portal was open just from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. “because the
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No injuries reported in Montgomery County fire
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Montgomery County fire on Tuesday morning, according to a social media post from the Montgomery Fire Protection District. According to the post, the fire was reported around 7:45 a.m. and firefighters saw a car, garage and breezeway on fire. Minor damage was reported in the
Continue Reading El Gobierno de Ecuador promueve consulta popular sobre combate a la delincuencia organizada y otros temas
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Ecuador confirmó este martes a CNN que las preguntas para la consulta popular que promueve el presidente Daniel Noboa fueron enviadas a la Corte Constitucional para su control previo de legalidad. Las preguntas fueron enviadas a través del sistema virtual de la Corte, y este jueves se
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Jefferson City Council approves bond for Unilever warehouse, at least 441 jobs to be maintained
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday night, Jefferson City council members unanimously approved a bill that will give Unilever a tax rebate that will allow the company to build a new warehouse at its location on Truman Boulevard. This new warehouse will be 46,000 square feet and will be built on the existing Unilever property,
Continue Reading Man dies after crawling inside jet engine at Salt Lake City airport
KUTV By Pete Muntean and Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — Police in Utah are investigating the death of a man who crawled into the engine of a Delta Air Lines jet on the ground at Salt Lake City International Airport late Monday. The airport says the 30-year-old man got onto the secure ramp area of
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Parson bans some Missouri farmland purchases by ‘foreign adversaries’
Gov. Mike Parson will sign an executive order Tuesday dealing with foreign-owned farmland.
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Man accused of hitting police officer with truck
VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek man has been charged with several felonies after authorities say he hit a police officer with a truck. Charles Daniel Gonzales, 43, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, resisting arrest, two counts of first-degree property damage, DWI and misdemeanor operating a vehicle on a highway without a
Continue Reading Court of appeals allows creation of state-run court in Mississippi’s majority Black capital city
By Nicole Chavez and Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court will allow Mississippi to create a state-run court system in the majority Black and Democratic capital of Jackson. The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday vacated a temporary administrative stay issued earlier this week that delayed the creation of the
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Postal inspector advises to monitor accounts after reports of stolen mail in Boone County
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office believes mail was stolen from multiple mailboxes just southeast of Columbia.
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Fire reported at Saline County Jail, inmates moved to other county jails
MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire was reported Tuesday morning at the Saline County Jail, according to a press release from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. The fire was discovered at 10:45 a.m., the release states. Inmates were evacuated and the fire was extinguished by the Marshall Fire Department. The release states that the cause of
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