President Trump delivers address on Iran war
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night regarding the war in Iran.
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Columbia Board of Education candidates focus on transparency, policy improvements when addressing bullying
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three seats are up for grabs in the Columbia Board of Education election with all four candidates highlighting bullying as a major issue in the district that needs to be addressed. Four people are running for three spots. Board President John Lyman, Vice President Paul Harper and Boardmember April Ferrao are trying to retain a spot on
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Judge names interim prosecutor in Miller County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An associate judge has named Jeff Smith as the interim Miller County prosecutor. The order appointing Smith was made by 26th Judicial Circuit Presiding Judge Aaron G. Koeppen. Smith will take on the roles until Gov. Mike Kehoe makes an appointment. The appointment was necessary after Prosecutor Matthew Howard died on Monday.
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Pilot Grove awarded $4.8 million from DNR for wastewater treatment improvements
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cooper County town was awarded $4.8 million in financial assistance from the Missouri Department of Natural Resource for upgrades to its wastewater treatment system, according to a Wednesday press release from the DNR. It will cost a total of $6.28 million to upgrade Pilot Grove’s system and the city expects the
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WATCH: NASA launches Artemis II mission
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) NASA launched its Artemis II mission on Wednesday. The mission is a lunar fly-by and the first of the space agency’s Artemis program.
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East Ash Street near Boone County Courthouse to be closed on April 8
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of East Ash Street and the sidewalk by the Boone County Courthouse will be closed from 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, according to a press release from the City of Columbia. Both lanes of the street and the southern sidewalk between North Seventh and Eighth streets will be closed,
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Artemis launch, flipping voters, fed-up drivers: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The US Food and Drug Administration just approved the second GLP-1 pill for weight loss, and this one has fewer restrictions on how it’s used. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Artemis launch NASA’s Artemis II mission
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Former sheriff who pleaded guilty to DWI among candidates for Callaway County commissioner race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County’s only contested race in the Aug. 4 primary will be the election for the county’s presiding commissioner. The Republican candidates include Rob Barnes, Larry Robinson and Clay Chism. Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann is not seeking reelection. Barnes is the only candidate with an active campaign committee listed with the Missouri
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Sturgeon care facility fire caused by ‘electrical malfunction’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that occurred Monday in a care facility in the 300 block of East Stone Street in Sturgeon was caused by an “electrical malfunction” near a porch, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Previous reporting shows that a staff member at Sturgeon Residential Care Facility found
Continue ReadingDoes the Trump administration understand how ‘enriched’ uranium is made into weapons?
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — For the US to reach a deal with Iran or to end its war in the country, President Trump has said he wants Iran to surrender its “enriched” uranium. “We want no enrichment, but we also want the enriched uranium,” he told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins last week. The president
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Chicago man killed in semi-truck crash, Route J in Audrain County closed
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old man from Chicago, Illinois, died in a crash in Audrain County on Wednesday. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at 6:20 a.m. on Route J at Audrain County Road 481. Troopers said the driver of a 2011 International LF627 was going westbound on Route J when it went
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New Columbia Public Schools bullying policies would give teachers a more active role
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Edits to Columbia Public Schools’ bullying policy, including summer interactions and employee protocol, will be discussed during a school board policy committee meeting Wednesday. The new policy, if passed, would implement new guidelines for instructors on handling reports of bullying. The initial policy had instructors and employees ask to report incidents to
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Hawaii doctor confessed in FaceTime call he tried to kill his wife, son testifies
By Eric Levenson, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — The Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a birthday hike last year called his son over FaceTime, confessed to the attack and threatened to kill himself, his son testified in court Tuesday. On March 24, 2025, Dr. Gerhardt Konig said “that he would
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Judges delay Luigi Mangione’s state and federal trials
By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The New York state judge overseeing Luigi Mangione’s murder case on Wednesday delayed the start of his trial, hours after a US district judge did the same for the parallel prosecution playing out in federal court – reintroducing a scheduling conflict between the two cases. Mangione, the
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‘There’s a new sheriff in town’: Inside the Miami conference on Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’
By Max Saltman, CNN Miami (CNN) — We were living in “historic and prophetic times” at the Miami Security Forum. “God has anointed President Donald Trump as a modern-day Cyrus,” declared Pastor Mario Bramnick, referring to the ancient king of Persia. Think-tankers, Latin American politicians, officials from the US defense establishment and at least one
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Missouri lawmakers to hear testimony on bill to prevent eminent domain for renewable energy projects
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit electrical corporations from using eminent domain to build wind and solar farms. House Bill 2169 is going in front of the House Special Committee on Rural Issues at 4 pm. Wednesday. This bill is similar to two others from previous legislative sessions.
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Four ways a hasty Trump exit from the Iran war may not end the conflict
By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump is signaling that he may walk away from the Iran war, unilaterally stepping out without toppling the Islamic Republic, opening the Strait of Hormuz or securing a deal with Tehran to halt attacks on the United States and its allies. “Tonight, I’m pleased to
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FBI visits Cuba to probe Florida speedboat attack as survivors face terrorism charges
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — An FBI technical team is in Cuba to investigate a February shootout between Cuban soldiers and the crew of a boat from Florida, CNN has learned from two sources familiar with the visit. The rare visit by US law enforcement to the communist-run island comes amid some
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Rainfall totals up to 1-2 inches so far this week for some, with more to come
Rainfall on Tuesday marked the beginning of an active weather pattern for mid-Missouri. Since its onset Tuesday morning, rain totals have steadily risen through several rounds of showers and storms that have already passed. Radar estimated rain total maps illustrate streaking patterns of localized higher amounts, with one notably stretching from Warsaw through Versailles, California,
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Judge sides with Columbia Public Schools in field name dispute
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge sided Wednesday with Columbia Public Schools in a lawsuit alleging the district breached a contract for football field naming rights at Rock Bridge High School. Wayne Sells filed the lawsuit in October 2024 after CPS removed his name from the Rock Bridge football field. The Columbia Board of
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