Columbia homeless camp cleanup ends after one day
The City of Columbia began filling dump trucks parked alongside Highway 63 with refuse from a homeless camp Monday morning.
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ACLU sues to block Missouri rule on transgender health care
The Republican attorney general has marketed the rule as a way to protect minors from what he describes as experimental treatments, although the restrictions also apply to adults.
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Distracted driving bill moves closer to governor’s desk
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bill that would ban phone use while driving is now closer than ever to passing. Similar bills have been introduced in the past but never passed either chamber of the Missouri legislature. According to AAA, 84 bills have been introduced on distracted driving in the past 13 years. The bill
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Tucker Carlson, Fox News’most popular host, out at network
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News said Monday it has “agreed to part ways” with Tucker Carlson, its popular and controversial host, less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support efforts to remove books from libraries?
Books have become a hot political topic.
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Mid-Missouri transgender community considers next steps as emergency rule nears
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just last week, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the official guidelines of an emergency rule restricting certain types of gender-affirming care unless a list of requirements is met. After filing, the restrictions are set to go into effect Thursday, April 27 and could last through Feb. 6, 2024. The Attorney General’s office
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Local union urging City of Columbia to stop drug testing as part of negotiations
LiUNA Local 995 is urging the city to stop drug testing.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the state budget prohibit spending on diversity, equity, inclusion?
A Missouri Senate committee has stripped language from the state budget that would prohibit spending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Jefferson City accepting applications for vacant Ward 4 City Council seat
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City is seeking a representative for Ward 4. With the election of Mayor Ron Fitzwater – who was the Ward 4 councilman — there is now a vacant seat on the council. The press release quoted the City Charter, “A vacancy in the council shall be filled by the council
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Missouri senators add library funding back into state budget; remove anti-DEI wording
These funds were taken out by House Budget Chair Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage), who said libraries were wasting money with a lawsuit.
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Jefferson City administrator resigns after nine years
The man who has run Jefferson City for nine years resigned Monday.
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Shooting of Kansas City teen who went to wrong house puts spotlight on self-defense laws
A white man in his 80s was charged Monday for allegedly shooting a Black teen boy twice when he went to the wrong house last Thursday.
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Fox News settles with Dominion at the last second, averting defamation trial over its 2020 election lies
(CNN) — A last-second settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems, the parties announced Tuesday in court.
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Boone County Republicans hold annual Lincoln Days event Monday evening
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Republicans’ annual Lincoln Days event is Monday evening at the Stony Creek Inn. Republican politicians were expected to announce bids for upcoming elections, and those who’ve already announced their running would try to connect with Republican voters. Next year, both U.S. president and Missouri governor elections will be held.
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City of Columbia set to clean out homeless encampment next week
The City of Columbia says it will start cleaning out a homeless encampment located near the Highway 63 and Interstate 70 connector next week after receiving complaints from both the Department of Natural Resources and residents.
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Bill would prevent Missouri minors from getting high on delta compounds
A Missouri lawmaker wants to create rules for selling a type of THC derived from hemp that is being sold in stores statewide.
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Webber’s Senate war chest grows to over $100,000
A former state House member and ex-chair of the state Democratic Party has raised more than $100,000 in his 2024 bid for Boone County’s state Senate seat.
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Jefferson City Council approves police body cameras
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council unanimously approved an agreement to lease body cameras for the police department at its Monday meeting. The plan will cost around $420,000 for three-year agreement to lease the cameras. Jefferson City Police Department has been awarded $180,000 in federal grant funding that would be divided over three years.
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Columbia affordable housing renovations up for vote at City Council
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In September of 2022, the City passed a resolution, which expressed support for the replacement of the downtown public housing units on Park Avenue and committed up to $2 million of American Rescue Plan Act funding for the Park Avenue Project. At Monday’s City Council meeting, council members will vote on the
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WATCH: Columbia City Council members sworn in
Outgoing Columbia City Council members said goodbye Friday and new members were sworn in and introduced to the public.
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