
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will the American economy grow or stagnate?
It feels hard to plan for the short term these days.
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is set to vote on a three-year contract for its new superintendent, Jeff Klein during Monday’s meeting. If approved, Klein will make $255,000 in his first year, with the potential for up to a 6% increase in his second and third years. This decision comes as the
Continue ReadingMILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark man was injured in a UTV crash Saturday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 29-year-old was riding a 2024 Polaris RZR on private property near Saddle Tramp Trail in Miller County at 4:45 p.m. The vehicle then made a hard turn and flipped
Continue ReadingJOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Johnson County firefighter died Saturday in the line of duty, a Saturday evening news release from the Johnson County Fire Protection District said. According to a Sunday release from the department, Captain Vernon Collett responded to a fire in the 600 block of northeast State Highway Mm in rural Johnson
Continue ReadingCNN By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said tariffs on some goods from Canada and Mexico planned for April 2 “could go up,” and would not predict whether the United States will have a recession in 2025. In an interview that aired on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo,” Trump
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An eight-point loss to No. 19 Kentucky on senior day isn’t how No. 15 Tiger hoops would’ve liked things to end at Mizzou Arena this season. However, a big first half effort from the Wildcats was enough grab the 91-83 win in the regular-season finale, on Saturday. With the loss, Mizzou finished
Continue ReadingA suspect was shot dead after police responded to a burglary call Friday afternoon in Jefferson City.
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy will not face charges in alleged assault case, according to the Austin American-Statesman. Williamson County District Attorney Shawn Dick told the Statesman that his office is not accepting the case after speaking to multiple witnesses. Worthy was released from custody on Saturday.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews from the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District along with other agencies are currently working a large fuel spill on Tom Bass Rd. and State Route H after a semi-truck flipped over Saturday morning. Southern Boone Fire shared on Facebook photos of a semi-truck flipped over on a curved road
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say officers did not locate anything at the scene after getting reports of shots heard near Downtown Columbia early Saturday morning. An MU Alert was sent out just before 2 a.m. Saturday. The alert states, “CPD reports shots heard at/near Walnut and College. Urgent/Stay away from area. No additional alerts
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the men accused in a deadly shooting on Dove Drive in Columbia will come back to court next week for a scheduled plea hearing. A judge reset a hearing for Jajuan Crockett, 21, to consider what he might do in his pending murder case. Crockett’s attorney said he wanted more
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Norma Jamill Barnum said she was riding a city of Columbia bus with her 12-year-old daughter on Monday when a couple sitting a few rows away began arguing. Barnum, who uses the Orange Route of the Go COMO Public Transit system several times a week, said she has witnessed several incidents during
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of Deshon Houston who was shot and killed on Dove Drive in Columbia in June of 2023 is speaking out. It’s been nearly two years since Deshon was killed and his mother Lacondance Houston says the pain of his loss is something she deals with every day. “It’s been horrible,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A federal judge awarded the state of Missouri $24 billion in a lawsuit over China’s alleged hoarding of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge Stephen Limbaugh in the Eastern District Court of Missouri sided with Attorney General Andrew Bailey in the state’s years-long lawsuit against the country. The office
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man was sentenced to serve a 120-day program in the Missouri Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a 2023 boat crash that left one person dead and multiple people injured. Bobby Gene Childers will spend 120 days in the state prison system. He could be paroled if he
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s latest jobs report shows a decrease in federal jobs while state and local government positions went up. The Missouri Economic Research Center’s January jobs report, released Friday, says federal government jobs in Missouri decreased by 100 from December to January. Meanwhile, state government jobs increased by over 1,000 in that
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is expected to vote Monday on a three-year contract for a new superintendent. The board will also decide whether to make shortening the length of superintendent contracts a legislative priority. The contract, if approved, will pay Jeff Klein $255,000 in its first year. He could get an
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Scientists, students, advocates and community members carried signs outside the Missouri Capitol on Friday during the Stand Up for Science rally. According to the rally’s website, the nationwide events were planned to advocate for continued government support for science, defend against censorship and push back on attacks against diversity, equity, inclusion
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After 15 years with one coach at the helm of the Tiger women’s basketball program, Mizzou Athletics is embarking on a search for a new voice. On Wednesday night, the Robin Pingeton era officially came to an end, with a 20-point loss to Mississippi State in the first round of the Southeastern
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — A day after offering Canada a one-month reprieve on punishing, virtually across-the-board 25% tariffs, President Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs as soon as Friday on Canadian lumber and dairy products. It’s yet another twist in a serpentine trade policy that seems to shift on an hourly basis. “Canada
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