One new part of this bill, different than the CARES Act, is a grant program aimed at helping out restaurants and bars. The bill sets aside $25 billion dollars for the program that the Small Business Administration will manage.
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The Columbia Missouri National Teachers Association and Columbia Public Schools continued labor negotiations Wednesday night. The two groups are negotiating in good faith.
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Beth Moore, a popular evangelical Christian and Bible teacher, says she is no longer a Southern Baptist and is parting ways with the denomination’s publishing arm. Moore disclosed her departure during a recent interview with Religion News Service. “I am still a Baptist, but I can no longer identify with Southern Baptists,” she told the
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Five Oklahoma City police officers were charged with first-degree manslaughter in relation to the shooting death of a 15-year-old in November, according to court records filed Wednesday in Oklahoma County. In an email sent to CNN, Dan Stewart of the Oklahoma City Police Department said that the department was informed on Tuesday that the officers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former University of Missouri baseball player Cade Bormet has filed suit against the curators of the University of Missouri – University Athletics after being injured during a game in May 2018. According to the lawsuit, Bormet went for a foul ball at Taylor Stadium when he slid into a brick wall. Bormet
Continue Reading A FedEx Express driver is being hailed a hero by police after he jumped into freezing water to save a woman who had crashed her car. Brandon Alt said he was just getting started on his delivery route that goes through Truckee, California, on Monday, when the car in front of him veered off the
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Click here for updates on this story SILVERADO CANYON, California (KABC) — A storm moving across Southern California is causing problems for residents in several Orange County communities, which saw some mudslides Wednesday morning. Silverado Canyon was shut down between Olive Drive and Ladd Canyon due to a mudslide in that area, according to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A complaint has been filed against a Missouri lawmaker for describing COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.” Kansas City Democratic Rep. Emily Weber filed the complaint against Branson Republican Rep. Brian Seitz with House human resources Wednesday. Seitz didn’t immediately return an Associated Press request for comment Wednesday. Weber says the term
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican-led Missouri House has voted to make it harder to amend the state Constitution. Lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a proposal to require a two-thirds majority vote to change the Constitution. Currently, constitutional amendments are adopted if approved by at least 51% of voters. Republican lawmakers say it’s too easy
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China is assembling an increasingly offensive military and expanding its regional footprint, as Beijing steps up efforts to supplant American military power in Asia, a top US commander warned Congress on Tuesday. “I cannot for the life of me understand some of the capabilities that they’re putting in the field unless it is an aggressive
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The University of Texas has long faced allegations that its famous alma mater, “The Eyes of Texas,” had a racist past, but a committee tasked with researching the tune’s history and intent found it’s not as clear as it seems. UT President Jay Hartzell established The Eyes of Texas History Committee in October, saying it
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Columbia police officers investigated a stabbing in the 400 block of Ripley Street late Tuesday night, a department spokeswoman said.
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Missouri’s attorney general said Wednesday that more than 100 charges have been filed against a couple who operated a girls’ ranch in southwest Missouri.
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The Republican said in a statement Wednesday that he’ll continue serving as the state’s top elections official.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congress is sending President Joe Biden the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after the House approved the bill Wednesday with a vote of 220 to 211. The Senate passed the measure over unanimous Republican opposition four days ago. All of Mid-Missouri’s congressional delegation voted against the COVID-19 relief bill. Representative Vicky Hartzler
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Columbia Public Schools saw a more than 10% increase in its staff vaccination rate in just a single day.
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Texans were no longer under a statewide mandate to wear masks in public as of Wednesday, but they shouldn’t be too quick to throw out their face coverings. Gov. Greg Abbott last week announced he would be loosening restrictions meant to stop the spread of Covid-19, including doing away with the mask requirement and allowing
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Ultrathin dolls could be detrimental to young girls’ body image, a new study has shown. Researchers observed 5- to 9-year-olds playing with dolls of different body types and found girls who played with ultrathin dolls were more likely to want thin bodies, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Body Image. The ultrathin
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TRUCKEE, California (KOVR) — A FedEx driver braved freezing cold water to save a woman who lost control of her car and crashed into the Truckee River near Alpine Meadows on Monday. “It was definitely some of the coldest water,” FedEx Express driver Brandon Alt said. “I felt
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KOVR) — A Modesto woman has been on a mission to fulfill her dad’s dying wish, while he battles COVID-19. He hopes to be buried in his Marine Corps dress blues, but his were stolen decades ago. “One day he might be feeling really good and
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