CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Kristen Holmes, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Tuesday over a photo of seashells that officials said threatened President Donald Trump, marking the administration’s second attempt to prosecute one of his largest political opponents, three sources first told CNN. The indictment was brought in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is being restored in a Howard County town sooner than expected. The City of Glasgow announced on its social media on Monday that the town had lost power and would likely be out for two or three days. Severe storms went through Mid-Missouri on Monday and caused damage around the area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon business is considered a total loss after it caught fire on Sunday, according to a Tuesday press release from the Eldon Fire Department. The release says crews were called to 705 East 5th Street and saw flames coming from a side of the building when they arrived at 2 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At least one tornado was confirmed by the National Weather Service to have touched down in Randolph and Monroe counties on Monday. Information on Tuesday from the NWS shows that the speeds varied from an EF-0 to an EF-1. Damage was reported in both counties on Monday morning after severe storms went
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A student from Jefferson City High School was removed from the building on Tuesday after they were found with a weapon, according to a letter sent to parents by the Jefferson City School District. The district wrote that a weapon was in a student’s belongings while officials were searching for vape products.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was originally charged with first-degree murder in a 2024 shooting pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery on Tuesday. Fernando Hutchinson, 21, of Osage Beach, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was previously charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The case was originally tried in Camden County,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile had non-life-threatening injuries after they were accidentally shot Saturday in Randolph County, according to a Tuesday press release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. The release says deputies were called to Moberly Regional Medical Center “in reference to a juvenile who sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen.” The youth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 1,100 electricity customers in Camden County were without power after a storm with hail went through the Lake of the Ozarks area on Tuesday afternoon. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives’ map shows 1,056 Co-Mo Electric Cooperative customers without power and another 89 Laclede Electric customers had no electricity. Most
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US will soon begin issuing passports featuring an image of President Donald Trump inside, a State Department official said Tuesday. The official said that the passport “will be the default passport out of the Washington Passport Agency when available” for those who renew their passports in person at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local nonprofit is looking to transform Columbia’s Third Ward and the “Clark Lane Corridor” with the Beacon of Light Community Center. United Community Builders announced the grand opening of the building on Tuesday morning during a ribbon-cutting. “When I came here in 1998, this was the premier area for college students
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several roads in Mid-Missouri are flooded after multiple rounds of storms came through the area on Sunday and Monday. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 9:41 a.m. stating that Strawn Road in Columbia was closed because of flooding between Interstate 70 Drive Southwest and West Worley Street. A viewer submitted
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By Hanna Ziady, Mostafa Salem, Sarah Tamimi CNN London/Abu Dhabi (CNN) — The United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC, a decades-old cartel of the world’s top oil exporters, delivering a shock that will ripple through global oil markets at a time of unprecedented turmoil caused by the Iran war. The UAE plans to withdraw from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 2000 Columbia murder suspect has been booked into the Boone County Jail after being extradited from South Carolina. Sentrell Wilson, 45, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder for the 2000 death of University of Missouri student Candace Richie. Wilson was arrested in South Carolina on Feb. 23
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HARRISBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) A culvert break along North Route F near Harrisburg forced the closure of part of the roadway Monday evening after rushing water damaged the road surface. The failure happened around 5 p.m. in the 17100 block of North Route F when water surged through a rusted pipe and caused several holes in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) During Monday’s Columbia Collegiate Advisory Board meeting, Office of Violence Prevention Administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown detailed his department’s efforts and gave an update on the progress of an anticipated violence analysis report. In January, city leaders started collaborating with the National Institute of Criminal Justice Reform to curb violent crime in the community.
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Tedd Wiseman got a call Monday morning that led him to a shocking discovery.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Fallen trees and other damage was seen across Randolph and Monroe counties after severe storms swept through the area Monday morning. Randolph County Emergency Management Director David Gaines said the first warning of tornadoes out came out of Chariton County around 6 a.m. “A lot of damage related to the wind and
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UPDATE: This brief was updated after a Tuesday morning press release from MoDOT gave an update. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rolling roadblocks are planned this week on Interstate 70 near the Missouri River, according to an updated press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. “Blasting operations” are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday as part of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Emergency Management Agency has a new full-time National Weather Service meteorologist in Jefferson City to aid with day-to-day operations and severe weather. Brandon Dunstan started in the new position in February. He’s a part of the NWS’ goal for every state to have a dedicated meteorologist. “I make sure that
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More Mid-Missouri counties are experiencing power outages after another round of storms went through the area on Monday afternoon. Mid-Missouri was hit by multiple rounds of severe weather on Monday, with storm damage being reported in multiple counties outside of Boone. Around 6:20 p.m., there were 1,584 electricity customers in Randolph County
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