By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a straight woman in Ohio who filed a “reverse discrimination” lawsuit against her employer when her gay boss declined to promote her. The ruling will make it easier to win such suits in some parts of the country. Despite
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(Editor’s note, 6/5: The story has been updated to reflect the latest votes in the Senate and the current status of the bills.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate on Wednesday gave initial approval to a measure that would give $50 million in funding for the University of Missouri Research Reactor. Senate Bill 1 received
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President Donald Trump has long talked about his predecessor’s reported mental decline, posing questions about who was making decisions in the White House during Joe Biden’s term in office. On Wednesday, Trump turned those questions into an investigation. Trump signed a memo directing an investigation into the actions of the Biden White House and the
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CNN, POOL, HOST TV, SEE PREFONTS By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kaitlan Collins and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday evening to ban travel from several countries to the US, citing security risks. The ban will fully restrict entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan; Myanmar, also known as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Talks continued Wednesday night within the Columbia Board of Education about how it plans to spend money for the upcoming school year and the impact it will have on the district’s five-year plan. The budget is made up of roughly $307 million. About 77% of that operating budget is comprised of staff
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Someone called in a fake threat on Wednesday, prompting law enforcement to respond to a neighborhood east of Highway 63, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Deputies responded to a call in the 57000 block of East Trikalla Drive after a caller alleged that several people were shot at a
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By Samantha Waldenberg, Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s actions and autopen use in a Wednesday memorandum that cites his predecessor’s “cognitive decline.” Part of the memo calls on the counsel to the president, in consultation with Attorney General Pam Bondi and
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Severe storms hit northern Camden and southern Morgan Counties on Tuesday night, causing significant damage and leaving over 1,300 Ameren customers without power in the Lake of the Ozarks area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Weather Service confirmed a pair of tornadoes hit eastern Kansas City through Independence on Tuesday. The first tornado’s EF rating is unknown, but the second has been rated as an EF-1. The first tornado lasted two minutes and traveled a quarter-mile, while the EF-1 lasted nine minutes, went 3.75 miles with peak winds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The sidewalk and eastbound traffic in the 200 block of West Main Street in Sedalia have been closed off by the city because of “structural concerns” at a vacant building, the city wrote in a Wednesday social media post. The city wrote that access to the building at 207 West Main Street
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe has amended the call for this summer’s special session to include additional items, a Wednesday press release from the governor’s office says. The call replaces the previous one made on May 27, which included legislation to incentivize Kansas City sports teams to stay in the state and fund
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Board of Education is considering a proposal that includes a Columbia school for disabled children among several statewide closures. The board first heard the proposal to close 12 Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled in May and heard an update to the plan on Tuesday. On the list is Delmar
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two law enforcement agencies have confirmed that a dead body has been found in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Wednesday social media post that New Florence police on Tuesday were sent to at 7:58 p.m. Booneslick Road for a 911 hang-up call. Two people told law enforcement
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump in a phone call Wednesday that Moscow was obligated to respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack, Trump said, setting up a potential escalation in the conflict just as the US president hopes to broker an end to the war. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old man was charged Tuesday with six felonies and jailed without bond after his arrest during a Jefferson City police response that included long guns and an armored vehicle. Danaun C. Washington of Jefferson City remained in the Cole County Jail on no bond Tuesday after his arrest at a
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Elon Musk didn’t pull any punches this week about President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” Musk posted Tuesday on X. “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.” Musk
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) What started out as a simple effort inspired by his son has now grown into an outpouring of support for one Columbia man. Daniel Edwards moved to Columbia when he was 12 years old and said he’s witnessed firsthand the lasting effects gun violence — especially involving children — can have on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As storms continued to impact much of Mid-Missouri on Tuesday night, power outages continued to climb. In Columbia at 8 p.m., there were nine reported outages impacting 2,510 utility customers. A number of outages were reported in West Columbia, though outages impacting a high-number of people were reported in central Columbia. That
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Almost every Missouri county — 111 out of 114 — is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area, leaving many Missourians struggling to establish and maintain primary care. “We are struggling with primary care access, just like every state across the country,” said Dr. Heidi Miller, the chief medical officer with the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift that was planned for Tuesday evening on Highway 54 in Jefferson City has been moved to Wednesday, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The traffic shift was moved after storms rolled through the area on Tuesday. Crews will shift traffic to work on lanes
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