COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a roughly two-hour discussion, the Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously decided to table an item that would have removed language around diversity, equity and inclusion to its June 16 meeting. The proposed change comes as those three words – commonly referred to as DEI – have been targeted by
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Multiple major airlines are avoiding flying over Pakistan as relations with neighbor India crater in the wake of a recent tourist massacre, the latest geopolitical flashpoint to disrupt global travel. Air France said it has suspended flying over the South Asian country until further notice because of the “recent
Continue Reading By Sharon Braithwaite, Caitlin Danaher and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported. The Vatican also plans to use signal jammers around the Sistine Chapel to prevent electronic surveillance or
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to hospital for heart tests on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the Imperial Household Agency. Akihito, 91, who is retired, is the father of Emperor Naruhito. He abdicated from the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019, seven years after he had heart bypass
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people from Bunceton are accused of abandoning a disabled, elderly woman in a home with unsafe conditions. Jordan Hulbert and Celia Marriott are charged in Cooper County with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and a pair of misdemeanors: Elderly abuse and animal neglect. They both appeared for a hearing
Continue Reading CNN By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would order the government to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a small island of the same name off the coast of San Francisco that once housed some of the most dangerous criminals in the country, including Al Capone,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With the May 16 legislative deadline fast approaching, the clock is ticking on a bill that would make Missouri an open-enrollment state. House Bill 711, sponsored by Rep. Brad Pollit (R-Sedalia), would allow K-12 public schools to decide whether to accept students from neighboring districts. It passed the state House in
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday morning in Ashland for the expansion of its waste water treatment facility. The new additional will increase the facility’s capacity from 600,000 gallons per day to 1.6 million gallons per day. It could treat up to 2.6 million gallons per day once it is fully built
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Ragtag Film Society in Columbia announced in a Monday press release that its grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts was terminated on Friday. The group is a 501(c)(3) organization that runs and operates Ragtag Cinema on Hitt Street in Downtown Columbia and the True/False Film Fest, which has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman has been charged after she allegedly drove into another vehicle and pulled out a gun on Saturday. Hali Johnson, 40, was charged with second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, Michelle Krupa and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has unveiled new steps to target federal funding to Harvard University, cutting off all new federal research grants unless the elite school enacts political policy changes amid a broader national clash over academic freedom, federal funding and campus oversight. Harvard is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers while recording a video for social media. Heath Bishop was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He posted a $5,000 bond on Monday, court filings show. An initial court appearance is
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A woman who vanished more than 60 years ago in Wisconsin has been discovered alive. But in a twist worthy of an Alfred Hitchcock movie, authorities say she didn’t actually want to be found. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending federal funding for NPR and PBS, public broadcasting stations in Mid-Missouri stations are bracing for impact. Trump alleged in Thursday’s executive order that public stations were biased and “government funding of news media in this environment is not only outdated and unnecessary
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured in a crash on Highway 22 in northern Boone County on Monday afternoon. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News that two vehicles were involved in the collision. The crash occurred near East Benson Road. An ABC 17 News photographer saw
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was convicted of murder in 2009 was charged with first-degree assault on Saturday. Kenneth Wayne Beck, 52, was charged with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of violence to an inmate. He is currently being held at South Central Correctional Center. The probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eastbound Interstate 70 was at a standstill Monday afternoon after a crash near the Millersburg exit in Callaway County. No one was hurt in the crash at the 136-mile marker between Columbia and Kingdom City, the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote in a social media post. The collision blocked one lane of
Continue Reading By Mark Morales and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — One of six New York state prison guards indicted on murder charges in connection with the beating death of an inmate has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter. Christopher Walrath, 36, accepted a plea deal at a court hearing Monday. The deal, which would effectively nullify his
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond, Dana Karni and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel struck targets in Yemen on Monday night, the Israeli military said, one day after the Iranian backed Houthis fired a ballistic missile that hit Israel’s main airport. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed to retaliate at a time and place
Continue Reading WISN, SAUK COUNTY SHERIFF, CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A woman who vanished more than six decades ago in Wisconsin has been found and as it turns out, she didn’t actually want to be found, authorities say. Audrey Jean Backeberg, 82, went missing on July 7, 1962, from Reedsburg, a small town about
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