COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Utilities is proposing an irrigation ordinance to manage water use across the community. The department believes this move would also help to support ongoing commercial and residential growth in the area. City utilities wrote on its BeHeard page that Columbia’s daily summer peak water demands can exceed 170% of
Continue ReadingBy Toni Odejimi, Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! You might eat a healthy, plant‑rich diet, yet just one daily serving of this type of food could raise your risk of dementia. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Big decision In a major ruling
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police in Lebanon, Missouri, in Laclede County say a threat that was made to Lebanon High School on Wednesday morning was not credible. Police wrote in a release that officers were called at 10:50 a.m. for an alleged bomb threat. Students were “relocated to an alternative site” while officers, including K-9 units,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Pettis County has been charged with child molestation. Matthew Platt is charged with first-degree child molestation and failing to register as a sex offender. Kristy White is accused of leaving a child in Platt’s care and was charged with first-degree child endangerment. Platt is being held on
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Video from Saturday shows an armed man racing through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton, one floor above the ballroom where President Donald Trump, top administration officials and journalists were attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Hotel security footage captured Secret Service officers drawing their weapons moments later,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials are continuing to learn more about Monday’s severe weather. On Wednesday, the National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado developed near the Bluebird Trail southwest of Slater at 6:52 a.m. Monday. The storm went east into Howard County and eventually made its way to Gilliam and Glasgow in Howard County and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from St. Charles, Missouri, accused of sexually abusing two women at a Columbia party in November was booked into the Boone County Jail on Tuesday night. Hayk Darbinyan, 20, was charged with first-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse and misdemeanor third-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The head of the Columbia firefighters’ union waived his arraignment and pleaded not guilty to a felony charge, according to Tuesday court filings. Zachary Privette is charged with third-degree assault of a special victim. He was arrested last month and had bonded out of jail. An entry of appearance was filed by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Osage County Clerk filed a lawsuit in the county’s court on Tuesday to ask for a new election for Linn mayor. Clerk Brooke Dudenhoeffer filed the petition in Osage County after she claims there were 40 people who received the wrong ballot in the April 7 Election. The lawsuit alleges those
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is putting tracking devices in airport vehicles after an Air Canada Express regional jet landing at LaGuardia Airport last month slammed into a fire truck on the runway, killing the plane’s two pilots. Thirty-nine people were injured, including the
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a photograph of themselves with their three children to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. William and Catherine can be seen lying on some grass alongside Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in what appears to be a summery scene, with
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By Issy Ronald, Jomana Karadsheh, Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN London (CNN) — Two Jewish men were stabbed in broad daylight in a leafy suburb of north London on Wednesday in what police described as a terrorist incident, further rattling a Jewish community already reeling from a series of antisemitic attacks in the British capital. A 45-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Gas prices have climbed to an average of $4.23 per gallon — the highest level since August 2022 — according to AAA. With oil futures rising and supply routes under strain, any near-term relief at the pump appears unlikely. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed
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CNN, STATE OF TEXAS By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, CNN Austin, Texas (CNN) — After two days of emotional testimony, Texas lawmakers and investigators Tuesday laid out a grim assessment of Camp Mystic’s leaders’ role in last summer’s devastating floods that left 27 dead: no real evacuation plan and a delayed response as waters rose.
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By Lou Robinson, Renée Rigdon, Lauren Kent, Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — As the war in Iran enters its tenth week with no clear end in sight, shipping traffic in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz has been completely reshaped, heavily disrupting global markets and supply chains for oil, natural gas, fertilizer and
Continue ReadingBy Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Uriel Blanco, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Mexican federal forces have arrested one of the alleged commanders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Audias Flores Silva, who was considered a possible successor to Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the CJNG leader who died after a military operation to capture him in
Continue ReadingBy Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Ysmael is already feeling the squeeze of rising prices in Haiti. “Everything has gone up,” she says in a World Food Programme video, from the fare for a ride on a “tap-tap” bus to the cost of putting dinner on the table, all due to fuel price hikes linked
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After spending its first two months in the red, Missouri saw its first taxable sportsbook revenue in the third month of legalized sports betting. Missouri sportsbooks handled $277 million in February, after taking in just more than $385 million in wagers in January. However, with operators unable to deduct as many promotional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The now-former Columbia parking manager who was accused of stealing money from parking meters earlier this month was accused of a similar crime more than a decade ago. James Faup, 38, of Columbia, was arrested on April 2 on suspicion of felony stealing and misdemeanor stealing, according to a Columbia Police Department
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PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) Cooper County residents held a town hall meeting in Pilot Grove to discuss a proposed solar farm project. More than 100 local residents attended the meeting to express concerns over environmental impacts, tax revenues and the lasting effects of solar panels. The Cooper County commissioners, county assessor, and State Rep. Tim
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