COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from California, Missouri, who is facing felony charges in two counties has now been charged in Moniteau County with 29 counts of possessing child pornography. Ernest Blair Jr., 21, was served a warrant on Thursday, according to court records. He was previously charged in Miller County with first-degree making a
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CNN By Casey Tolan, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Melanie Hicken, Blake Ellis, Isabelle Chapman, Curt Devine, Bob Ortega, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — As demolition crews this week bulldozed the White House’s East Wing to replace it with a massive ballroom, President Donald Trump has emphasized that the dramatic changes will come at “zero cost
Continue Reading CNN By Casey Tolan, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Melanie Hicken, Blake Ellis, Isabelle Chapman, Curt Devine, Bob Ortega, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — As demolition crews this week bulldozed the White House’s East Wing to replace it with a massive ballroom, President Donald Trump has emphasized that the dramatic changes will come at “zero cost
Continue Reading By Casey Tolan, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Melanie Hicken, Blake Ellis, Isabelle Chapman, Curt Devine, Bob Ortega, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — As demolition crews this week bulldozed the White House’s East Wing to replace it with a massive ballroom, President Donald Trump has emphasized that the dramatic changes will come at “zero cost to
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of law enforcement officers were seen in Hallsville on Thursday as they arrested a sex offender who had a warrant for his arrest, according to a social media post from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Eric Dwayne Gathings, 51, of Hallsville, is currently being held in the Boone County Jail
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico’s Public Safety Department says it saved a woman and a child from a house fire Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from the department, MPSD responded to the 1000 block of Robinhood for a house fire after neighbors reported seeing smoke and flame coming from a home nearby. The neighbors
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri state Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Cole County) announced Thursday on his social media that he plans to run for presiding commissioner in Cole County. Bernskoetter has served the sixth district in the Missouri senate since 2019, which is made up of Cole, Camden, Miller, Moniteau and Morgan counties. He will reach the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is rolling out 39 more naloxone distribution boxes throughout Boone County. The Public Health and Human Services office, located at 1005 Worley St., is currently the only place with a naloxone box. PHHS announced the first box’s appearance on Tuesday. Boxes of the medicine
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 82-year-old Rolla woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday on Route HH in Phelps County, north of County Road 82270, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the woman drove a 2007 Buick Lucerne northbound and it went off the right side
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has allowed the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit to block an attempted nationwide layoff that would affect employees at the Columbia Environmental Research Center. The lawsuit — filed in California — showed the Department of Interior was looking to lay off 80 employees at the Columbia location and more than
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Tired of stiff legs? Stretching might not be the key to fixing that short hamstring feeling — you may need to address weak glutes or tight hip flexors instead. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ New hope
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly used a knife to stab his brother in his leg. Steven Swanson, 32, was charged on Thursday in Boone County with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date
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By Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — As excavators dug into the side of the White House this week, photos and videos made clear just how dramatically President Donald Trump’s plans to build a new ballroom will affect the historic structure. Now, satellite images offer a new perspective on the scope of the work. A satellite
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Boone Health plans to build a new health clinic in Howard County. The provider announced on Thursday that it is building a new clinic in Glasgow, about 20 minutes northwest of Fayette and 50 minutes away from Columbia. The new clinic will allow them to add more staff and install an
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By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — The daily routine of Samuel Carreño has turned upside down since the end of August. That was around the time Donald Trump ordered warships to the southern Caribbean in what the US president said was a mission against drug trafficking, unleashing a wave of geopolitical tensions that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Travelers Insurance officially appealed a Cole County judge’s decision to award Ryan Ferguson more than $45 million for his wrongful conviction. The insurance company filed a notice of appeal with the state’s Western District Court of Appeals on October 21. Travelers Insurance will challenge applications of the law and different ways
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education gave an update Thursday morning regarding a working conditions survey, which was administered to teachers and staff. The administration reviewed the results of the survey and found different strengths and areas to grow. According to the meeting agenda, the survey identified four areas: District Leadership Assessment and
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Belfast, Northern Ireland (Reuters) — A Belfast court on Thursday found a British soldier not guilty of murder in the only trial of a member of the British armed forces over the 1972 “Bloody Sunday” killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland. The British government in 2010 apologized
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CNN By David Culver, Abel Alvarado, Michael Rios, Avery Schmitz, CNN Santa Elena Province, Ecuador (CNN) — The last time Andrés Fernando Tufiño Chila’s sister heard from him was about a year ago when he told her he was heading out to fish for work, she said. Last week, she was shocked to learn that
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CNN By Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Rome (CNN) — King Charles III became the first British monarch to pray publicly with a pope in 500 years during his state visit to the Vatican on Thursday, after a bruising week back home with the continued fallout over the Prince Andrew scandal. Beneath the Sistine Chapel’s
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