City of Columbia considers solutions to collecting yard waste as fall arrives
The Columbia City Council addressed the change in seasons Monday, searching for a solution to disposing leaves under the city’s new trash program.
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Moberly School District responds to attorney general complaint about recordings
The Moberly School District responded Wednesday to the Missouri attorney general’s assertion that the district is breaking a new law that allows parents to record some private meetings with educators.
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College students helping some Columbia businesses staffing issues as others remain in search of employees
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thursday marks one month since Mizzou students returned to campus for the school year. Some businesses in Columbia say students have helped with the staffing shortage they were experiencing, while others have received few applications. Jeff Spencer, the owner of Just Jeff’s, said they have received over 100 applications over the past
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WATCH REPLAY: Mizzou offensive players talk as Tigers prepare for Boston College
Mizzou Tigers offensive players will take questions from reporters Wednesday.
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Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito were involved in an incident in Wyoming restaurant in late August, witnesses say
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson, Amanda Watts, Randi Kaye and Kari Pricher, CNN A couple from Louisiana who were vacationing in Jackson, Wyoming, last month said Wednesday they saw an incident involving Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie in a restaurant in one of the last sightings of Petito before her death. Nina Angelo told CNN
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Roots N Blues Festival brings music, money to Columbia
The popular Roots N Blues music festival returns to Columbia Sept. 24 through Sept. 26, and with it comes a large boom to the local economy.
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‘Funeral home’ ad spreads message for the unvaccinated
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The truck had the name of a funeral home on it. But instead of a soothing thought that might double as a company slogan, the message on the side read: “Don’t get vaccinated.” The black truck advertising for “Wilmore Funeral Home” delivered that blunt and unexpected message on Sunday to football
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Roots N Blues returns to Columbia, requires vaccination or proof of negative test to attend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roots N Blues is scheduled to kick off Friday, with the festival making its return after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year according to the festival’s website, attendees will be required to either submit proof of vaccination or of a negative test in order to attend. The
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Regional Fed chiefs step down after criticism over personal trades
By Anneken Tappe The heads of the Boston and Dallas Federal Reserve banks announced they would be retiring early amid backlash over personal investing decisions that raised conflict-of-interest concerns. Eric Rosengren, the Boston Fed chief, cited health concerns Monday in announcing he would step down about a year earlier than planned. He was set to
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Kamala Harris raises ‘grave concerns’ over treatment of Haitian migrants in call with DHS chief
By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris told Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday that she had serious worries about the treatment of Haitian migrants by Border Patrol agents. Videos taken by Al Jazeera and Reuters appear to show law enforcement officers on horseback using aggressive tactics when confronting migrants, who are largely
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Biden administration scrambles to contain fallout from another border crisis
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is ramping up deportation flights of migrants to as many as seven a day and talking to Brazil and Chile to possibly repatriate Haitians who previously resided in those countries as they scramble to contain the fallout amid bipartisan criticism. But even as the Department of Homeland Security
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The trillion dollar coin idea is back as a wacky way to prevent financial Armageddon
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business If it’s debt ceiling crisis season, then it’s also time for the craziest solution to the problem: Getting President Joe Biden to issue a $1 trillion coin. The idea, which has been around for about a decade, is that the president can issue a $1 trillion “commemorative” coin, deposit it
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Even Biden caught off guard by his administration’s foreign policy crises
By Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak, Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN When French officials erupted in anger last week after being left out of a US-led security pact with Australia and the UK, much of Washington was caught off guard — including President Joe Biden, according to people familiar with his reaction. Biden had met
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This lipstick has been around for decades. Now stores can’t keep it in stock
By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Clinique’s Black Honey lip color launched when Richard Nixon was president, but all these decades later it has gone viral on TikTok. Now, beauty stores and retailers can’t keep it on shelves. After it was introduced in 1971, the lipstick, which is known for its versatility and ability to complement
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the House’s January 6 committee’s claims of a potential Trump ‘criminal conspiracy’
By Tierney Sneed The House’s January 6 committee laid out on Wednesday its most comprehensive view yet for how former President Donald Trump’s conduct up to and during the insurrection may have amounted to a crime. The arguments came in a court filing where a key player in the “conspiracy” alleged by the committee is
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The pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
By Ana Cabrera and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Most mornings, Silvia Hernandez barely has time to turn on the sign adorning her name at her eatery in Denver, Colorado. As breakfast orders come in, she’s working the flattop grill — flipping French toast, cracking eggs and warming tortillas for the green chile pork burritos that the
Continue Reading The pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
By Ana Cabrera and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Most mornings, Silvia Hernandez barely has time to turn on the sign adorning her name at her eatery in Denver, Colorado. As breakfast orders come in, she’s working the flattop grill — flipping French toast, cracking eggs and warming tortillas for the green chile pork burritos that the
Continue Reading The pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
By Ana Cabrera and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Most mornings, Silvia Hernandez barely has time to turn on the sign adorning her name at her eatery in Denver, Colorado. As breakfast orders come in, she’s working the flattop grill — flipping French toast, cracking eggs and warming tortillas for the green chile pork burritos that the
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INSIDER BLOG: A look at what’s in store this fall
Welcome to Autumn! Mother Nature’s feeling festive this year and brought us some classic fall-like weather to start the season. Cool mornings and mild afternoons have us looking ahead to what’s in store for the Autumn season. WHAT IS AUTUMN Sunlight gives us weather but the tilt of the earth gives us the seasons. That
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What does life after Merkel look like? Germans are set to decide in a tight election
By Rob Picheta, CNN Germans will file into polling stations to vote in an unpredictable federal election on Sunday — but for the first time in nearly two decades, their longtime leader won’t be in contention. Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a symbol of stability in Europe since she took on the role in 2005;
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