COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump announced on his social media on Monday that he is approving a $24.5 million disaster declaration for the June 4-18 storms that hit Missouri. Gov. Mike Kehoe requested a disaster declaration on July 9 for public assistance for 34 counties, including: Adair, Andrew, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Dade, Daviess,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters are set to head to the polls and decide on Amendment 4, which would require approval of citizen-led petitions in every congressional district, prohibit foreign contributions and penalize petition fraud. Part of the proposed amendment would explicitly define the constitutional crime of petition signature fraud, covering actions like signature forgery, submitting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Daniel Boone Regional Library has responded to state Sen. Rick Brattin’s Sunshine Law request. Brattin (R-Harrisonville) had filed a request earlier this week surrounding an LGBTQ+-themed event that was held on Saturday. The Columbia Public Library held a “Rainbow Storytime” event on Saturday that included readings of “Rainbowsaurus” and “Big Wig.” Secretary
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The primary election is Tuesday, and the U.S. House district that you’ll vote in might have changed since the last one. Republican-led redistricting in 2005 made big changes to the map, drawing a large chunk of Mid-Missouri into the Fifth Congressional District and taking most of the region out of the Fourth Congressional District. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Growing concerns over the use of Flock Safety cameras in Columbia are part of a larger national debate over privacy, data sharing and the expanding use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement. Two University of Missouri students brought those concerns to the Columbia City Council on July 20, questioning what information the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Political campaigns, like Republican state Senate candidate Rudy Veit’s, are using artificial intelligence in their political advertisements to get their message across and/or to disparage opponents. This week, Veit’s campaign launched advertisements using AI against another candidate, Jake Vogel. Both men are seeking the Republican nomination in Missouri’s Senate District 6, where
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia filed a response on Monday in a lawsuit over its revenue guarantee with American Airlines. Two Columbia residents — Mark Winter and Richard Shanker – filed a lawsuit against the city in June alleging the city’s revenue guarantee with American Airlines violates the gift clause of the Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State Sen. Rick Brattin and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said at a news conference that an LGBTQ+-themed event held last weekend at the Columbia Public Library included “grooming” of children. The Republican politicians are pushing for an investigation into an event called “Rainbow Story Time” that was held Saturday at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A member of the Mizzou football team’s past two seasons is seeking an extra year of eligibility. Defensive tackle Sterling Webb filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in St. Louis County against the NCAA, claiming that he should have one more year of eligibility. Webb is seeking a declaratory judgement and claims there
Continue Reading Editor’s note: A line in reference to a song that was performed at the event has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of Missouri’s state senators is looking into an LGBTQ+-themed story time event that occurred this past weekend at the Columbia Public Library. The library hosted the event on Saturday morning even after Secretary
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Just a week remains until Missourians go to the polls to decide whether to give the General Assembly the power to roll back income taxes. Amendment 5 has drawn lots of interest, and voters still have plenty of questions after months of hearing competing claims about whether getting rid of income tax will jumpstart the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group supporting the elimination of income tax within the state of Missouri has spent $12.9 million this election cycle. Amendment 5, which would phase out Missouri’s income tax and and expand sales and use taxes, will be decided by voters on Aug. 4. Filings for political campaigns and committees were required
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A majority “yes” vote on Amendment 5 on Aug. 4 would allow lawmakers to lower and eliminate the state income tax over time, but for people on fixed incomes, it could mean tightening their budgets. “During the legislative session, I looked a it and thought this is going to be bad for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Revenue has delayed the second phase of its FUSION system, which goes in hand with vehicle sales tax and temporary tags. Missouri Senate Bill 28 was signed into law on July 2, 2025, with its main focuses being changes to vehicle sales tax and temporary license tags.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins on Friday threatened Daniel Boone Regional Library’s funding over an LGBTQ+-themed event that is set to take place this weekend. The Columbia Public Library’s “Rainbow Story Time” event is scheduled for 10-10:45 a.m. Saturday in the Children’s Program Room. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued a statement on
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COLUMBIA Mo. KMIZ Missouri state parks funding and soil and water conservation funding will be back on the ballot for the Aug. 4 election. Amendment 1 is an automatically recurring 10-year renewal of Missouri’s existing 1/10-cent statewide sales tax, which split-funds state parks and soil and water conservation efforts. The tax has won passage every
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Democrats and a Republican are looking to unseat Rep. Bob Onder in Missouri’s Third Congressional District. The district covers parts of 16 counties, including the southern half of Boone County, along with Callaway, Audrain, Montgomery and Monroe counties Incumbent Onder faces a Republican primary challenge from John Fraser of Columbia. On
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An amendment pushed by United States Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-Kansas City) to provide $5 million for alpha-gal syndrome research was included in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. “By including my bipartisan amendment to invest $5 million in dedicated research, Congress is finally beginning to address a growing health challenge
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Missouri’s top law enforcement official sent a warning Thursday to the Columbia Public Library ahead of an LGBTQ+-themed event for families. She also posted it on social media for the public to view. The event, “Rainbow Story Time,” will take place Saturday morning and include the reading of two books. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe was among one of the 23 signatures seen on a pledge by Republican governors that looks to keep electricity costs down as data centers continue to be built around the country. “As that infrastructure grows and the related electricity demand increases, the American people should not be footing the
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