By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1, according to a letter he sent to the country’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In the letter posted on Truth Social, Trump alleged Lula is undertaking a “Witch Hunt that should
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri River 340 heads into day two as the Jefferson City Carl R. Noren Access checkpoint opens Wednesday morning for the longest non-stop river race in the world. Hundreds of racers are paddling the river in this annual race across the state that began at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Kansas
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A leader of the Missouri Senate said Tuesday that she wants MU Health Care to accept terms offered by insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield by the end of the week. “This contract needs renewed this week,” Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) wrote on Facebook. “I have contacted a few
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An open lot in west Jefferson City is paving the way for affordable housing opportunities. Several groups including members of the city government, the Missouri Department of Economic Development and Central Missouri Community Action broke ground Tuesday for the Stronghold Landing Project, an affordable housing construction project, at 5011 Old Lohman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Report crash report gives a possible reason for why a trolley holding more than 40 people crashed in May in Gasconade County. On Saturday, May 3, a trolley bus carrying 41 passengers veered off the road, injuring 32 people. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Flashing flooding can happen anywhere within minutes and hours of intense rainfall posing a threat to life and property. Flash flooding occurred in the early morning hours of July 4 in Kerrville, Texas, killing more than 100 people, according to reporting from CNN. Missouri Task Force 1 was deployed to Texas on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday marked one year since Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Tobben died while saving two people. On July 8, 2024, a rescue boat lost power and capsized near Bear Creek. The boat carried Tobben, Columbia firefighter Derek Abbott and two people they rescued. All four people were thrown
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Part of Columbia’s busy Stadium Boulevard was closed during rush hour Tuesday evening after a crash took out a utility pole, according to a public alert. South Stadium was closed from Rollins Road to College Park Drive after a crash caused an electric line to go across the road, the alert said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel has been accused again of driving while intoxicated. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report shows that Pinkel, 73, was arrested at 11:46 p.m. Monday in Camden County. The arrest report says he was brought to the Camden County jail and was released. He was accused of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Daily Tribune’s downtown printing press will close in September, moving the printing of the century-old paper to Iowa. The Columbia Daily Tribune announced parent company Gannett’s decision in a story on Tuesday. The company told staff on Tuesday about the closure and transfer of printing and packaging to the company’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has named the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred on Sunday in Moberly. MSHP wrote on its social media on Tuesday that Bailey E. Scott, 23, of Moberly, died in the shooting. The Moberly Police Department previously wrote in a social media post that officers found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with four felonies after he was accused of shooting at a vehicle in 2024. Keiron Robinson, 23, was charged on Tuesday in Cole County with shooting at a vehicle, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of illegal gun possession. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local after-school organizations are raising alarms about the Education Department’s plan to withhold nearly $7 billion in funds for the next fiscal year. Those funds include money for programs such as the Boys and Girls Club. If the funding is not released, Boys and Girls Clubs across the country could face widespread
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting Tuesday night, a traffic shift will occur on Eastbound I-70 in Columbia, between Paris Road and Highway 63, as the Missouri Department of Transportation continues the Improve I-70 Project. MoDOT has completed new lanes in the median between Eastbound and westbound I-70 and will begin reconstructing the existing Eastbound lanes. For
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(Editor’s note, 7/8: This story has been updated with a new quote from Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health is seeking a partner to help it expand, according to the independent system’s top executive. Boone Health announced on Tuesday its search for a possible new “strategic partner.” Boone Health wants to find
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Flash flooding is big news this week after a massive storm inundated parts of Texas. The system created flooding that has claimed more than 100 lives. The tragedy has touched Mid-Missouri, with Columbia-based Task Force 1 called up to help with the search operation. Mid-Missouri is also prone to flooding, with flash floods a common
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 has been activated by FEMA to assist in rescue operations following catastrophic flooding in Texas’ Guadalupe River. The Boone County Fire Protection District announced the deployment Monday afternoon. At least 95 people have died in the flooding, according to reporting from CNN. The task force will focus on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested in Sedalia after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and pointed a gun at a police officer. The City of Sedalia shared in a social media post on Monday afternoon that police arrested Sam Newl, 24, on suspicion of first-degree assault, attempted rape with a weapon, first-degree kidnapping,
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The Moberly Police Department said it was investigating a shooting in the 900 block of East Logan Street around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to a social media post.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly set a backpack on fire and threw it on top of a home on Paris Road last month. Brandon Butchkoski, 47, was charged on Monday with first-degree arson and drug possession. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without
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