COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s not uncommon to walk into an emergency department waiting room full of people, so many that some have to sit on the floor. Patients waiting hours in emergency departments is becoming a more familiar story across the nation. Two hours. Three hours. Five hours. Six hours. Twelve hours. This is how
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge ordered a Columbia man committed indefinitely to the Missouri Department of Mental Health on Wednesday after accepting his insanity plea in the death of his father and subsequent fire. Steven Strumpf had been set for trial on first-degree murder, armed criminal action, second-degree arson and credit card fraud
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will dedicate extra resources for the Trader Joe’s grand opening in Columbia on Thursday. A CPD spokesperson said extra officers will be assigned to the area, and some off-duty officers will work traffic control. Trader Joe’s will be located at 201 N. Stadium Blvd. at the Shoppes at
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Elected officials in Cole County will take home more money in the coming years, after a vote for a 5% raise was narrowly passed at the Tuesday meeting of the Cole County Salary Commission. The vote came after a debate between members about whether to note that elected officials have not
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By Betsy Klein and Simone McCarthy Busan, South Korea/Beijing (CNN) — A landmark meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of an international summit in South Korea Thursday appears to have made major strides to resolve frictions in the volatile relationship between the world’s two largest economies and
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CNN, JAMAICAN POLICE, TVJ, JAMAICA INFORMATION SERVICE, ROLANDO RAMIS, X, @WITHAC86, Jamaican Police/TVJ, x/@WithAC86 By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman and Karina Tsui (CNN) — Hurricane Melissa brought devastation and death to the Caribbean as it tore through the region as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in more than 150 years. Torrential
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By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman and Karina Tsui (CNN) — Hurricane Melissa brought devastation and death to the Caribbean as it tore through the region as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in more than 150 years. Torrential downpours and forceful winds unleashed widespread destruction along the storm’s path in Jamaica, Cuba
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State and local leaders are warning the public about rising road deaths in Missouri for 2025. Officials say 745 people have lost their lives on state roads this year, which is more than two deaths on average per day. The Missouri Department of Transportation, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Cole County
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EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used to help research the background for this story. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Lodging Association has filed a lawsuit against Jefferson City, the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, claiming the city’s 7% lodging tax violates Missouri law. Jefferson City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Special benefits for low-income mothers are safe for now, despite the ongoing federal shutdown, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced Wednesday. Benefits under the Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children program, known commonly as WIC, will be dispersed for November, but might not last the whole
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By Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Melissa left a trail of destruction as it moved across Jamaica, seen for the first time from space in new satellite images obtained from Vantor. The storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 hurricane before moving onto to Cuba on Wednesday and later,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man led deputies to a half-pound of methamphetamine stashed in his truck Monday, according to court documents. Lance M. Stout was charged Tuesday in Callaway County with drug trafficking and felony possession after the Monday night traffic stop. Stout was pulled over in his F-150 on Highway 54 for speeding
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage County authorities charged an Indiana man Tuesday with five felonies and a misdemeanor for allegedly stealing two wheels from an Osage County R-2 car. Tanner M. Cripe of South Wabash, Indiana, was charged with two counts of felony stealing and one count each of tampering, second-degree burglary and first-degree property damage.
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The investigation into the crash of a Learjet, owned by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil, has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to issue an urgent recommendation to make sure similar planes’ landing gear are “securely attached.” On February 10, Neil’s Learjet 35A was landing at Scottsdale Airport
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By Devan Cole, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to sit for a deposition Thursday morning in a lawsuit over his agency’s immigration enforcement tactics in the Chicago area. The debrief from plaintiff’s attorneys, who accuse federal agents of aggressive behavior against peaceful protesters, is scheduled to last up
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! After a flurry of lawsuits, Character.AI will no longer let teens talk with its chatbots. Instead of open-ended conversations, kids under 18 will be able to create stories and animations. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Drug
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By Jessie Yeung, and CNN staff (CNN) — When Grace Jin Drexel couldn’t contact her father on October 10, she tried not to panic. She had just heard that one of the pastors of his underground Christian church in China had been detained by authorities; maybe he was busy sorting out the situation. Then her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Meals on Wheels of Columbia said Wednesday that it will provide 5,000 free meals to people who receive SNAP benefits. SNAP benefits in Missouri will be unavailable starting Saturday unless Congress votes to fund the government. Meals on Wheels wrote in a news release that SNAP recipients can get up to seven
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By Associated Press (CNN) — An Illinois jury on Wednesday convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help. Sean Grayson, 31, could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, or probation. Sentencing is scheduled for January 29.
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Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates for the second time this year in a continued bid to prevent unemployment from surging. Fed officials voted for another quarter-point rate cut, lowering their benchmark lending rate to a range between 3.75% and 4%, the lowest in three years. It is
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