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Missouri declares drought alert after farmers face dry summer

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order on Monday declaring a drought alert in Missouri. The executive order gives state agencies the authority to direct resources to communities and farmers struggling with dry conditions. The order, which runs through Dec. 1, covers 85 counties experiencing moderate, severe, or extreme drought. “This executive

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Trump cancels meeting with Democratic leaders, deepening risk of government shutdown as funding deadline looms

By Kit Maher, Ellis Kim, Sarah Ferris, Ted Barrett, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump scrapped a White House meeting with top congressional Democrats later this week, as the threat of a government shutdown looms over Washington. “After reviewing the details of the unserious and ridiculous demands being made by the Minority Radical

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Governor Kehoe to award the state’s highest honors to selected Mid-Missouri first responders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe will be awarding Missouri’s highest public safety honors Tuesday to a select few responders and people for their heroic acts made in 2024, including some first responders from Mid-Missouri. According to a press release, the awards include: 15 Missouri Medals of Valor for exceptional courage and heroism in

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Columbia city leaders talk biggest safety concerns downtown, consider researching other cities

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia businesses are experiencing issues and are asking for the city’s help to solve them. “It’s a very frustrating time for a lot of the businesses,” Executive Director of The District Nickie Davis said. “We have seemingly a rotation of of people in different stages of crisis sometimes coming into businesses

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