WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABC NewsOne) A bipartisan group of House members, including Democrat Ro Khanna and Republicans Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene, joined victims of Jeffrey Epstein in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to push for more transparency over the case of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Workers at the Shangri-La Dispensary in south Columbia are no longer unionized. Union workers collectively negotiate with their employer for better wages, benefits and working conditions. Workers fought to unionize at the south Columbia dispensary in early 2023. Workers told ABC 17 News at the time claimed the company retaliated against workers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of wage negotiations, the city of Columbia has reached a deal with local union LiUNA 955 to implement new pay adjustments. However, the union says it still has concerns about the agreement. The deal includes a 3.5% raise for the roughly 300 city workers LiUNA represents. All eligible members will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) GoCOMO bus riders will be token-free for another year after the Columbia City Council approved another year of suspended bus fares at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Transportation operation costs that were adopted for fiscal year 2025 were over $7.8 million in the City of Columbia’s budget. Both the council memo and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some local pharmacies and health care providers are working to determine their vaccination protocols after new federal regulations limit who can receive them. The Food and Drug Administration approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall and winter season. The regulations now state that Americans will be required to get a prescription
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe is bringing lawmakers back to the Capitol for Wednesday’s special session to approve not just a new congressional map, but also a ballot measure that would reform Missouri’s initiative petition process. “For far too long, Missouri’s Constitution has been the victim of out-of-state special interests who deceive voters to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is now part of a multi-state attempt by the Department of Justice to access, physically inspect, and take physical custody of election equipment used in the 2020 November election. Jasper County Clerk Charlie Davis said he was contacted about a week and a half ago by a Department of Justice official
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man wanted for multiple crimes in Mexico, Missouri, was arrested in Illinois on Tuesday. According to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department, investigators responded to the 1300 block of N. Washington St. on Aug. 24 for an incident involving a gun. Police were told Montrel Burton, 33, took
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City council members could face expulsion if found to have disclosed information shared in closed meetings. The council put the issue Tuesday night on its informal calendar. A vote is set to take place on Sept. 15. The rule makes it so that council members and the mayor have a “duty
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Venezuelan national was in the Boone County Jail on Tuesday on an immigration detainer and allegations that he stole thousands of dollars from Columbia ATMs. Carlos E. Hernandez-Moreno, 21, was arrested Saturday night when police found him in his car outside the Missouri Credit Union on Buttonwood Drive, according to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren Missouri applied last week with Missouri’s utility regulators to build a 2.5-megawatt solar power facility in Callaway County. The utility is asking for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to build and operate the facility, known as the Reform Solar Project. Ameren said it June that it would restrict access to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged last week with shooting into another vehicle during a road rage incident on Interstate 70 in Saline County. Mason C. D. Mayhew was charged Friday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon for the incident that happened last Wednesday. A probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The day of the drowning has been corrected from Friday to Saturday. Five people were killed in crashes on state highways, and another person drowned over the Labor Day weekend in Missouri. The five deaths were part of 222 crashes resulting in 204 injuries reported by the Missouri State Highway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump spoke at a White House news conference on Tuesday about his order moving Space Command from Colorado to the Alabama Space Coast. The news conference happened as rumors continue to swirl about the president’s health.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The rivalry will return to Memorial Stadium on Saturday when the Kansas Jayhawks take on the Missouri Tigers. The two football clubs haven’t battled on the field in years, but the rivalry is still relevant in the hearts of Mizzou and Kansas fans. Watch a news conference previewing this weekend’s game in
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Ashland residents could soon be paying much more in water bills.
The city decided to proceed with improving its sewer system, despite a no vote on a $40 million bond issue for sewer improvements in 2024.
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law by using the US military to help carry out law enforcement activities in and around Los Angeles this summer. US District Judge Charles Breyer concluded that Trump’s use of thousands of federalized
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A great college football rivalry will be renewed on Saturday when Kansas travels to Missouri. Both the Tigers and the Jayhawks are undefeated in this young season, and each hopes to score its first victory over a power conference foe. The SEC Network even plans to broadcast its flagship game day show, “SEC Nation,” from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the most historic rivalries in the country will return to Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Mizzou will host Kansas on Saturday at 2:30 p.m, a game that is expected to draw in fans from both Columbia and Kansas. The anticipation of being apart of the large crowd had some students eager
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EDITOR’S NOTE: A quote about impaired boating has been corrected. LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F reports that ten people have drowned in Mid-Missouri so far in 2025, with eight of those drownings occurring at the Lake of the Ozarks. According to online drowning reports, four of the
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