Local union urging City of Columbia to stop drug testing as part of negotiations
LiUNA Local 995 is urging the city to stop drug testing.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the state budget prohibit spending on diversity, equity, inclusion?
A Missouri Senate committee has stripped language from the state budget that would prohibit spending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Jefferson City accepting applications for vacant Ward 4 City Council seat
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City is seeking a representative for Ward 4. With the election of Mayor Ron Fitzwater – who was the Ward 4 councilman — there is now a vacant seat on the council. The press release quoted the City Charter, “A vacancy in the council shall be filled by the council
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Missouri senators add library funding back into state budget; remove anti-DEI wording
These funds were taken out by House Budget Chair Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage), who said libraries were wasting money with a lawsuit.
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Jefferson City administrator resigns after nine years
The man who has run Jefferson City for nine years resigned Monday.
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Shooting of Kansas City teen who went to wrong house puts spotlight on self-defense laws
A white man in his 80s was charged Monday for allegedly shooting a Black teen boy twice when he went to the wrong house last Thursday.
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Fox News settles with Dominion at the last second, averting defamation trial over its 2020 election lies
(CNN) — A last-second settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems, the parties announced Tuesday in court.
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Boone County Republicans hold annual Lincoln Days event Monday evening
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Republicans’ annual Lincoln Days event is Monday evening at the Stony Creek Inn. Republican politicians were expected to announce bids for upcoming elections, and those who’ve already announced their running would try to connect with Republican voters. Next year, both U.S. president and Missouri governor elections will be held.
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City of Columbia set to clean out homeless encampment next week
The City of Columbia says it will start cleaning out a homeless encampment located near the Highway 63 and Interstate 70 connector next week after receiving complaints from both the Department of Natural Resources and residents.
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Bill would prevent Missouri minors from getting high on delta compounds
A Missouri lawmaker wants to create rules for selling a type of THC derived from hemp that is being sold in stores statewide.
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Webber’s Senate war chest grows to over $100,000
A former state House member and ex-chair of the state Democratic Party has raised more than $100,000 in his 2024 bid for Boone County’s state Senate seat.
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Jefferson City Council approves police body cameras
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council unanimously approved an agreement to lease body cameras for the police department at its Monday meeting. The plan will cost around $420,000 for three-year agreement to lease the cameras. Jefferson City Police Department has been awarded $180,000 in federal grant funding that would be divided over three years.
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Columbia affordable housing renovations up for vote at City Council
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In September of 2022, the City passed a resolution, which expressed support for the replacement of the downtown public housing units on Park Avenue and committed up to $2 million of American Rescue Plan Act funding for the Park Avenue Project. At Monday’s City Council meeting, council members will vote on the
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WATCH: Columbia City Council members sworn in
Outgoing Columbia City Council members said goodbye Friday and new members were sworn in and introduced to the public.
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Columbia City Council to swear in new council members
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) On Friday, the Columbia City Council is set to hold a special meeting to swear in Nick Knoth and Donald Waterman, The new members were elected in April’s election. During that meeting, the city also plans to celebrate the outgoing members, Ward 1 Councilwoman Pat Fowler and Ward 5 Councilman Matt Pitzer.
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Limits on transgender care for Missouri youths begin shortly
Minors in Missouri soon will be required to undergo 18 months of therapy before receiving gender-affirming health care under an emergency rule released Thursday by the state’s Republican attorney general.
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AG: Guardsman to be charged with removing classified info
A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents was taken into custody Thursday by federal agents, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced.
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Judge temporarily blocks clean water rule in 24 states, including Missouri
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation.
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Columbia Public Schools is aware of legal action against Evolv
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is considering using an AI security technology called Evolv. However, a law firm is trying to file a lawsuit against the company for allegedly misleading shareholders. The school district demonstrated the weapons-detection system Tuesday at Hickman High School. A national law firm called The Schall Group is working on
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Manhattan DA sues Jim Jordan over Trump indictment inquiry
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday, an extraordinary move as he seeks to halt a House Judiciary Committee inquiry that the prosecutor contends is a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” him over his indictment of former President Donald Trump. Bragg, a Democrat, is asking a judge
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