COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is looking at possibly adding a local sales tax to recreational marijuana purchases. On Tuesday, the city will discuss putting a 3% sales tax on marijuana purchases. The 3% sales tax would be in addition to the state’s 6% sales tax. 011723-COLUMBIA-CITY-COUNCIL-Download This proposal comes after recreational marijuana was approved by voters under
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN A young mother was clutching her 10-month-old son and running for safety when both were gunned down in a horrific attack that left six dead in a small central California community, the sheriff said. Forensic evidence shows a shooter stood over 16-year-old Alissa Parraz and her son Nycholas and shot both
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The world is in debt. A record amount of debt. Three hundred trillion dollars, to be exact. That’s the total amount that governments, households and corporations around the world owed in June 2022, as estimated by the Institute of International Finance. That number is about 349% of global gross domestic
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TODAY: Behind Monday’s cold front, Tuesday is cooler, but still warmer than normal. Some clouds to our north early this morning will try to move in through the early to mid-morning hours. This is a low blanket of cloud cover that will act as an insulator and keep folks north of I-70 a bit cooler
Continue ReadingBy Shara Talia Taylor and Eryn Mathewson, CNN Don’t be surprised if we hear more about Muslim women in sports this year. Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur is the No. 2 seed at the first grand slam of the 2023 tennis season — the Australian Open, which got underway on Monday. Jabeur turned heads in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Tipton (53) Jefferson City (45) FINAL Smith-Cotton (28) Glendale (85) FINAL Vienna (17) St. Elizabeth (48) FINAL Father Tolton (59) Bishop DuBourg (30) FINAL South Callaway (25) Fulton
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team fell out of the AP Top-25 on Monday, after going on 0-2 in two conference road games the week before. The Tigers did earn three points in the poll, which ties them up with Ohio State for No. 39. Head coach Dennis Gates and company had a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Police have identified the man shot and killed over the weekend in Jefferson City. The department said 27-year-old Michael A. Burns died in a Saturday afternoon shooting at Broadway Street and Atchison Street. Officers were called to the area because of the shooting at 12:01 p.m. Lt. David Williams said
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The driver of a work truck died after his vehicle rolled over east of Columbia on Monday. Troy Boshears, 22, of Paris, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Missouri State Highway Patrol report did not say if he was wearing a seatbelt. Gale Blomenkamp, Assistant Chief with the
Continue ReadingMichelle Watson and Aaron Eggleston, CNN A man was arrested in Beech Grove, Indiana, after video was shown on live TV of a toddler, reportedly the man’s son, waving and pulling the trigger of a handgun. The video was aired by Reelz series “On Patrol: Live,” during the TV show’s live broadcast on Saturday, January
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) The search continues for two suspects who crashed a car into a Columbia liquor store early Monday morning. The Columbia Police Department says two men drove into the side of Arena Liquor on 2201 Ballenger Lane. The incident took place around 2:30 a.m. Monday. The suspects left the scene, but not before stealing $400 and
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Ryan Young, CNN The SUV carrying four members of the University of Georgia football program, two of whom were killed, was exceeding the speed limit of 40 mph before it hit a curb and left the roadway, according to the crash report from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department released
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Temperatures reached into the upper 60s Monday afternoon giving Mid-Missourians a taste of Spring. Although it’s only heading into the second half of January, a look into Spring is coming into focus slightly more and more each day. One thing often overlooked by many people is snow pack. Although there is no snow on the
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble and Nicole Chavez, CNN Backlash ensued soon after a monument meant to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King‘s legacy in Boston was unveiled. The 20-foot tall, 40-foot wide “The Embrace” statue was unveiled Friday on Boston Common, where King gave a speech on April 23,
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cooler with lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cooler with highs in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Tonight, winds finally begin to ease with lows falling into the upper 30s. It will be chilly, but keep in mind our average low is 22 for this time of year. Tomorrow will
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN When authorities in Newport News, Virginia, announced on January 6 that a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to school and shot his teacher, sending her to the hospital, the country was stunned. The city’s mayor said it was nearly impossible to grapple with what happened. The police chief called the case
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, there were 300 fatal work-zone crashes in 2020. Jordan Toebben, the owner of Toebben’s Towing — a tow service based out of Jefferson City — said distracted motorists create unsafe conditions for those who work on roadways. “We’re trying to work
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Jillian Sykes and Andy Rose, CNN After University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles was charged with murder in the death of a 23-year-old mother and removed from the team, the victim’s loved ones say she was shot and killed when she declined a man trying to flirt with her. Miles, 21,
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Today: A few isolated showers are possible early this afternoon exiting by 4 PM. Skies slowly look to become partly cloudy heading towards sunset with wind gust up to 30 mph possible. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the upper 30s with partly cloudy skies. Winds remain out of the west at 5-10 mph. Extended: Temperatures
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and Jeremy Diamond, CNN The White House strategy to manage the special counsel investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents has taken shape. Pledge full cooperation. Attack House Republicans. Don’t engage on the details of an ongoing matter. Most of all, maintain the meticulously planned strategic road map on which
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