COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “one big beautiful bill” touted by President Donald Trump in the early hours of Thursday morning, a sweeping tax and immigration package that includes significant reductions to Medicaid and Medicare funding. Among the biggest impacts is a $700 billion cut to Medicaid throughout the next decade.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Randolph County received a “poor” rating in an audit by the state auditor’s office after the review turned up “numerous mistakes” made by the county clerk’s office. The auditor’s office announced on Thursday that the clerk failed to comply with state law, which will require the Higbee Fire Protection District to put
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A press release from AAA shows that drivers in Columbia are paying more for gas this upcoming holiday weekend than anyone else in the state. The average price of fuel at Columbia gas stations is $2.98 per gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to AAA. The statewide average is $2.87 per gallon,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another man has been charged in a child sex crime case in Morgan County. Jack Chick, 19, of Eldon, was charged on Wednesday with three counts of patronizing a sexual performance by a child and one count of fourth-degree child molestation. He was detained on May 14, but was released at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trio of EF-1 tornadoes have been confirmed to have touched down in Benton County on Monday night, according to the National Weather Service. The first tornado touched down at 7:24 p.m., wind speeds maxed out at 105 mph, with an unconfirmed width. For the second of the tornadoes it touched down
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was charged with murder in a fatal shooting at a Holts Summit apartment complex last month was indicted by a grand jury on Monday. Heather Smith, 37, of Holts Summit, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree child endangerment, armed criminal action and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon. An arraignment is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were seriously injured on Tuesday afternoon after they were hit by a 2023 Chevrolet Suburban, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on Ohana Drive in Camden County near a community pool, the report says. A 48-year-old women from Little Rock, Arkansas, allegedly
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, dozens of former and current Missouri lawmakers traveled from around the state to honor former governor and Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond. Bond died last week at 86 years old. He was originally from Mexico, Missouri, where his maternal grandfather, A.P. Green, was a well-known businessman. He was sworn in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged with misdemeanors after deputies found several malnourished dogs at an empty residence in Keytesville. Vincent Brummer and Emily Brummer were charged with three counts of animal abuse and three counts of animal neglect. Warrants were issued on Monday and $1,500 bonds were set. According to the probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s hot-weather law is in effect from June 1-Sept. 30. A Tuesday press release from the Missouri Public Service Commission says the law was made to protect residential customers of investor-owned utilities from having electric or natural gas services disconnected when extreme heat is expected. Utility companies are prohibited from disconnecting service
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged after he allegedly assaulted a woman at a Kingdom City hotel on Feb. 28 and March 1. Richard Allen Tripp, 34, of New Bloomfield, was charged on Monday with first-degree domestic assault, two counts of third-degree domestic assault and one count of tampering with a victim in a
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Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren grilled former Missouri congressman Billy Long on Tuesday about whether the president can order the IRS to take away a nonprofit organization’s tax-free status.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe storms began coming through Mid-Missouri on Monday evening and warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning was issued in Benton and Pettis counties that expired at 8:15 p.m. Benton County saw 4,644electricity customers without power, which included 2,028 Central Missouri Electric Cooperative customers, 132 for Co-Mo
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators on Monday approved a 5% tuition increase for next school year, according to a press release from the university. The release says undergraduate tuition at all four UM universities will rise 5%, which equates to a roughly $20-$25 increase per credit hour depending on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Florissant man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly crashed a boat while he was drunk on Saturday and left the scene. Joseph Crabtree, 41, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and boating while intoxicated. He bonded out of the Camden County Jail at 7:15 p.m. Saturday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office requested a federal emergency declaration Monday after storms ripped through Missouri last week, killing seven people. Five people died in St. Louis and two in southeast Missouri’s Scott County when tornadoes hit Friday. Experts who surveyed the area say the St. Louis twister showed damage consistent with an
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By Mary Gilbert, Hanna Park, Emma Tucker, Taylor Romine (CNN) — Multiple tornadoes and intense storms hit the eastern half of the United States on Tuesday as a relentless severe weather pattern that left 28 people dead in recent days began to wind down. Damaging storms tore through parts of 10 states – including areas
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By Julia Vargas Jones, Jack Hannah, CNN St. Louis (CNN) — Craig Cole was at the convenience store in his neighborhood of Fountain Park when the storm alerts went off on his phone. He ran to his royal blue Ram truck parked outside. “I’m like, oh, I’m under these trees, let me reverse,” Cole said.
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KSDK, CNN By Mary Gilbert, Emma Tucker, Taylor Ward, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A storm that produced a devastating tornado in the St. Louis, Missouri, area Friday afternoon has left at least five people dead and at least 10 injured, according to local authorities. The deaths come after a string of tornadoes and severe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eighty members of Missouri Task Force 1 are heading to St. Louis to help with storm damage recovery. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp confirmed through text message that Task Force 1 will soon head out to St. Louis, which saw significant damage from storms. St. Louis officials had
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