EDITOR’S NOTE: A candidate whose name was left out has been added to the story. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates started filing to run for municipal office on Tuesday, formalizing their campaigns ahead of the April 2026 election. Each of Jefferson City’s five wards will have a seat up for election. As of Tuesday afternoon, the
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By Lauren Chadwick, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Some visitors to the United States may soon have to provide their social media history from the prior five years to enter the country, according to a new Trump administration proposal. The proposal, posted on the Federal Register by US Customs and Border Protection, suggests travelers coming
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates again today, though deep divisions remain within its influential rate-setting committee. Fed Chair Jerome Powell will hold a press conference at 2:30 pm ET to explain the decision and its implications for borrowers. Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates again today, though deep divisions remain within its influential rate-setting committee. Fed Chair Jerome Powell will hold a press conference at 2:30 pm ET to explain the decision and its implications for borrowers. Here’s what else you need to know to get
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President Donald Trump this week unveiled a $12 billion economic aid package for farmers affected by rising costs and trade wars fueled at least in part by tariffs. Trump said when introducing the package in a news conference surrounded by farmers that those tariffs created the money for the economic package, which will largely benefit
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By Lex Harvey, Stefano Pozzebon, Sophie Tanno, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate MarÃa Corina Machado arrived in Oslo overnight after more than a year in hiding, hours after her daughter accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf. Machado waved to supporters from the balcony of the Grand
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CNN By Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — For parents and campaigners who’ve long argued that incessant scrolling is damaging young minds, the start of Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s on Wednesday is just the beginning. Wayne Holdsworth, the father of Mac, who took his life at 17 after being
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — For parents and campaigners who’ve long argued that incessant scrolling is damaging young minds, the start of Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s on Wednesday is just the beginning. Wayne Holdsworth, the father of Mac, who took his life at 17 after being targeted
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy has recovered two aircraft that crashed into the South China Sea in October while flying off the USS Nimitz, the service said in a statement Tuesday. An unmanned system on a contracted vessel was used to lift the aircraft – an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet and
Continue ReadingBy Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating efforts to crack down on gangs that move illicit drugs into the United States, with deadly military strikes at sea and measures to toughen up borders taking center stage. But as the US doubles down on overt interventions, experts warn policymakers may be overlooking
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire at a junkyard spread to more than a dozen vehicles Tuesday afternoon, though no injuries were reported by the time firefighters finished at the scene. The fire started shortly before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2000 block of Old Highway 40 in Callaway County. North Callaway Fire Protection District
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of Columbia’s youth advisory council said they want to take action to help prevent youth violence in the city, and they hope that starts with the leader of the city’s Office of Violence Prevention. D’Markus Thomas-Brown met with the council on Tuesday night, explaining some of the work his office has
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HARRISBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri farmers will soon receive a check from the Trump Administration, which announced a $12 billion aid package Monday to help American farmers struggling after tariffs on China were raised. Troy Douglas, a 39-year farmer who operates 28 farms in Mid-Missouri, went viral in September after addressing Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) about
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (Reuters) — Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese Defense Ministry said late Tuesday, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Two Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable strategic bombers flew from the Sea of Japan toward the East China Sea to rendezvous
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WAVE, WKYT, WLEX, CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — One student is dead and another remains in critical condition after a shooting at Kentucky State University in Frankfort on Tuesday just days before going on winter break, officials said. A suspect, Jacob Lee Bard, 48, of Evansville, Indiana, has been booked into Franklin County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The property which contains Casa Maria’s Mexican Cantina is back in the hands of Grindstone Plaza Development after a judge’s ruling Tuesday. In August, the restaurant’s lease was terminated after Grindstone Plaza Development sued Crystal Umfress and Marion Spence for unlawful detainer and breach of contract. The lawsuit claimed Umfress and Spence
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors at Brian Walshe’s murder trial continued Tuesday to present evidence they say proves he killed his wife around New Year’s Day 2023 at their Massachusetts home. On the seventh day of witness testimony, the jury heard about DNA testing that found Ana Walshe, a corporate real estate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State of Missouri and the U.S. Department of Education have reached a proposed settlement over the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program. The Education Department said Tuesday in a news release that the state has agreed not to enroll new borrowers in the SAVE student loan debt forgiveness plan, deny any
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A water tower that has been up since the late 19th century will soon be demolished in Jefferson City. Missouri American Water is tearing down a “standpipe” style water tower that was built in the 1890s, along with an old water filtration building that has been replaced with a new one,
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — Australia now bans social media for children and teens under 16. The world-first nationwide legislation went into effect on December 10. Most of the 10 platforms included in the ban — Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, Kick, Reddit, Twitch and X — have agreed to comply, using age verification
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