COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia City Council will hear the request from John Glascock and city staff on where to spend $2 million of the $25 million American Rescue Plan Act funds that would address development inequalities that were exposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic. City staff recommends funding three workforce development programs –Â Moberly Area Community
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Scott Perry on Tuesday declined the House January 6 committee’s request to speak with him, a move that could set up a showdown between a staunch Trump supporter and the committee. Perry, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, was the first known lawmaker to whom
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COVID-19 case levels and hospitalizations are rising in Missouri as the holidays approach — part of a nationwide trend of increasing COVID infections.
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By Sonnet Swire, CNN A staff member at a Washington, DC, elementary school is under investigation after allegedly telling third-grade students to reenact incidents from the Holocaust, DC Public Schools (DCPS) said in a statement to CNN. The instructor was placed on leave Friday pending the investigation, a DCPS official said. The instructor at Watkins
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with patchy fog developing near river valleys. Lows in the mid-20s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s. EXTENDED: This week will largely be quiet for much of our area, but we will be keeping our eye on a few fronts that could bring some temperature changes over
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After the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened staffing issues in the hospitality industry, some long-time downtown restaurants are closing.
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The Columbia City Council unanimously chose De’Carlon Seewood as the next city manager, Mayor Brian Treece said in a news conference Monday.
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent It’s exactly the scenario Democrats had worked for months to avoid — but now find themselves confronting. Vulnerable members were forced to cast a tough vote in an already daunting election year. And now, they are left with nothing to show for it. With Sen. Joe Manchin effectively wielding
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By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist It is supposed to be the Christmas we all get back together with our families, and if you are one of the estimated 109 million Americans taking to the sky or highway to return home for Christmas week, it should be mostly hassle-free. A few travel woes are expected this
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By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN Jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell‘s sex trafficking trial have paused their deliberations until Monday morning in New York. Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has pleaded not guilty to six federal counts, including sex trafficking of a minor, enticing a
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN Jurors in the manslaughter trial of the White former Minnesota police officer who said she mistook her firearm for her Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright ended deliberations Wednesday evening. They had returned to work Wednesday after asking what they should do if they can’t reach a verdict — and have
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN Former President Donald Trump was booed by a portion of an audience in Dallas on Sunday when he said he had received a Covid-19 booster shot, according to video of the closed press event that was shared on social media. The comments by Trump — who, despite championing his administration’s efforts
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN Former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization have sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, asking for a federal court to halt or limit her office’s ongoing investigations. The lawsuit, which comes on the heels of James’ office seeking to depose Trump as part of its civil fraud investigation into
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Spider-Man made even more money than originally projected. “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the latest movie in the Marvel series, notched a record-breaking opening weekend at the domestic box office by bringing in $260 million, Sony said Monday. That’s up from Sunday’s projections of $253 million, and it’s remarkable in a
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TONIGHT: High pressure, a south breeze, and plenty of sunshine has us warm today, but temperatures drop again tonight. With clear skies, and a slight wind shift out of the north, our temperatures drop into the mid-20’s by early Tuesday. TUESDAY: The week cold front that brings the wind shift will pass by without issue,
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By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Jim Cramer announced on CNBC Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19. While holding up three Abbott BinaxNOW tests on air from his home studio where he is isolating, Cramer said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that he tested positive on Thursday evening after taking a test earlier in
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday will tighten fuel emissions standards for cars and light trucks to 40 miles per gallon by the 2026 model year, replacing the looser Trump-era standards. The new standards will save consumers money on fuel and prevent billions of tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide from being
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By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business This year didn’t go as planned for employers. With the introduction of vaccines in late 2020, many were hoping for a return to something resembling normalcy in 2021. But instead they grappled with delayed re-openings, vaccine mandates and mask guidance, employee safety and hiring and retention struggles as the pandemic
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN The National Basketball Association (NBA) will allow teams dealing with Covid-19 issues to add replacement players due to the rising number of cases, according to a memo dated Sunday and obtained by CNN on Monday. The NBA and National Basketball Players Association have agreed to allow teams to sign a replacement
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TODAY: High pressure is going to be in charge today. That will bring a lot of sunshine and a bit of a warmup to finish up some shopping. Temperatures will be a little warmer than they were this weekend, in the upper 40’s. TONIGHT: We’ll stay quiet overnight as clouds will be hard to come
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