By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday in an aggressive move to tackle white-hot inflation that is plaguing the economy, frustrating consumers and stifling the Biden administration. It’s the largest rate hike since 1994, and will affect millions of American businesses and households,
Continue ReadingAt least eight school districts in the Kansas City, Missouri, area have canceled summer school activities on Wednesday after a local police department said it learned of a shooting threat, as communities across the US remain on edge following a series of high-profile mass shootings.
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews flew a Brumley man to a hospital after a motorcycle crash in Miller County on Monday night. The crash happened around 10:05 p.m. in the 100 block of Hidden Bluff Circle in Brumley, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a motorcycle driven by Keith C. Browning, 70,
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A bear market is a decline of 20% or more from recent highs.
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The Blair Oaks Board of Education is set to meet Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., at the intermediate school gym and library.
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Missouri Department of Transportation contractors will begin their second night of lane closures near the I-70 Missouri River Bridge in Rocheport by closing another lane in the area.
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Under about 45 pounds of protective gear, firefighters may find themselves in a hot situation when temperatures outside are over 100 degrees.
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After more than two years since the start of the pandemic, some hospitals in Missouri are starting to see cases slow down just in time for the summer.Â
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County presented the county’s upward mobility plan during a meeting Tuesday afternoon.  The work focuses on three priorities in Boone County – early grade literacy, jobs, and fair and inclusive housing. In May 2021, Boone County was selected to be one of eight counties nationwide to participate in this first-of-its-kind study. The complete study
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch a replay of the scene in the player below: 8 a.m. update: Emergency crews have cleared the scene of a semi-truck trailer fire on Interstate 70 near Rocheport. Drivers should be able to access the westbound exit ramp to Route BB after crews closed it earlier Tuesday morning due to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges Tuesday against a woman accused of a shooting outside a club in central Columbia. Prosecutors have charged Daneisha L. Harvey, 26, of Columbia with two counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree assault, and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. The
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A golfer for the University of Missouri men’s team is suspended following his arrest by police last week.
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The Columbia Board of Education will hear about how the district has updated its security over the past four years when it meets Monday night.
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The mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas has again brought school shootings into the spotlight.
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It’s important to be mindful of how long people are spending when outside in the hot weather.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury found a Fulton man guilty of an April 2019 drug deal that led to a fatal shooting and he was sentenced to over 70 years in prison. Justin Ray Witt, 51, of Fulton, was sentenced to 74 years in prison after being found guilty on March 31. Witt was found
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Women in America are again seeing empty shelves for a product that many need on a regular basis … tampons.
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators struck a deal on gun control this past weekend, but it may not be enforced in Missouri because of the Second Amendment Preservation Act.
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