Skip to Content

Politics

Roeland van der Hoorn poses next to a piece of art from Hungarian-American artist Francis de Erdely.

‘I’m scrambling’: Government shutdown spurs confusion and concern with no funding deal in sight

By Tami Luhby, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — A self-described national park fanatic, Lucas Wall was excited to start a weeklong trip to visit seven National Park Service sites in Virginia on Thursday. The Washington, DC, resident prepaid for a rental car to drive to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park

Continue Reading

University of Missouri, City of Columbia release joint list of crime-fighting plans

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Auditing criminal cases arising from incidents downtown and adding county deputies and state troopers to patrol shifts are among the plans Columbia and University of Missouri leaders have for reducing crime. MU and the City of Columbia on Wednesday put out a list of actions they’re taking to make downtown safer after

Continue Reading

Government shutdown could delay paychecks, benefits from SNAP

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has enough funding to last until November, according to Kim Buckman, Feeding Missouri advocacy and communication director. The 2018 Farm Bill funds SNAP and the emergency food assistance program along with many agricultural programs. For these programs to keep going, Congress needs to renew the legislation, Buckman

Continue Reading
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One in Washington

White House views Portland protests as opening to pursue Trump’s crime crackdown

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump announced he was sending troops to “protect war-ravaged” Portland, his administration cited the need to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities from persistent demonstrations. But behind the scenes, White House officials say, Trump also had another goal in mind: he wanted to use the military

Continue Reading

Cole County judge again rejects secretary of state ballot summary for anti-abortion amendment

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge has, for the second time, rejected the secretary of state’s ballot summary for a constitutional amendment that would outlaw abortion across Missouri. Judge Daniel Green refused to accept Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ second attempt to write the language for Amendment 3 on Tuesday. Green ordered Hoskins

Continue Reading

Area lawmakers agree Columbia should form taskforce, disagree on road to solutions

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State lawmakers are reacting to the outpouring response by local leaders and community organizations following a deadly downtown Columbia shooting over the University of Missouri’s Homecoming weekend. Columbia police responded to a shooting in the 800 block of East Broadway just before 2 a.m. Saturday. Police found three people shot; one woman,

Continue Reading