By Danya Gainor, Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — After federal immigration officers fatally shot Renee Good and Alex Pretti in January, the Department of Homeland Security was quick to issue statements defending their agents’ use of lethal force, claiming the victims had been trying to kill law enforcement. The agency’s swift judgement on the incidents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local organization will be holding a candidate forum for the upcoming August election at the Columbia Public Library Wednesday night. The forum is hosted by Race Matters, Friends and will be open to the public to discuss election issues ahead of the August 4 election day. The forum will be from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The US House on Tuesday moved the Sunshine Protection Act forward, which would stop Americans from needing to adjust their clocks twice a year. If it becomes law, daylight saving time would become permanent in the United States. The measure passed 308-117 and heads to the Senate for debate. Do you think
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Kaitlan Collins, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump was furious over the pause on most vehicle stops conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the blowback from his base, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as prominent MAGA voices suggested that the administration was weakening its immigration enforcement.
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By Mike Valerio, Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — An American scientist who has studied underground nuclear tests has been detained in China for more than 18 months on spying charges, according to his supporters and a US lawmaker. Youlin Chen, a seismologist, has been “wrongfully detained” since November 2024, US Senator Edward Markey said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Moberly police officer who was found guilty of murder in June for his role in a 23-year-old woman’s death is back in jail after his bond was revoked. David “Kip” Heyde, 69, of Moberly, was found guilty on June 26 of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Bailey Scott.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 2372 into law Monday that includes several overhauls to healthcare laws in the state. HB 2372, was sponsored by state Rep. Tara Peters (R-Phelps County) and state Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Cole County). One provision in the bill, bans health insurers from placing time limits on anesthesia
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As data center projects continue to pop up across the country, an artificial intelligence company is now eyeing Callaway County for its next development. On Tuesday, the Callaway County Chamber of Commerce and Denver-based AI infrastructure provider Crusoe hosted an informational open house at 54 Country in Kingdom City to discuss
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic candidate Paul T. Wilson announced Tuesday he is suspending his campaign for Missouri’s 3rd Congressional district. “At the current time we have suspended our active campaign for the 2026 MO-3 congressional district,” Wilson told ABC 17 News in an e-mail. “We were unable to have our name removed from the ballots
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Douglass Family Aquatic Center opened back up to the public Tuesday after recent storms forced some repairs. Columbia Parks and Recreation said storms on July 10 caused a mechanical failure, prompting staff to close the pool through July 13. Crews finished the repairs in time for the pool to reopen Tuesday
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Cole County election judges will see a pay increase starting with the August election, marking the county’s first wage increase for these workers since 2019. Previously, Cole County election judges made $120 per day along with $15 for training. But under a newly appointed plan, judges will now receive $210 per
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia businesses are asking the city to consider an urban camping ordinance. According to Nickie Davis, executive director of Columbia’s Downtown Community Improvement District, roughly 70 businesses have signed a letter asking the city to research and consider the ordinance. Davis stated last week that the Downtown CID planned to send
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A day after Columbia’s new Opportunity Campus opened its overnight shelter, some residents are voicing renewed worries about what the facility could bring to their part of town.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to several felonies in connection with two overdose deaths in 2023. Marcus Larkins, 21, pleaded guilty to second-degree drug trafficking, tampering with evidence and four counts of unlawful use of a weapon. He previously faced additional
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By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Uriel Blanco, CNN (CNN) — Some had spent decades in the United States working, building their lives, starting families and forming communities. Others are known only by their names, ages, arrests and the place where they died. The stories and backgrounds of these 17 Mexican immigrants are different. But they all had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man who took an Alford plea in May in a 2017 Cole County homicide case was sentenced to probation on Monday. Zacchaeus Silva, of Williamsburg, pleaded guilty in May to accessory to second-degree assault in the beating death of Jerry Robertson on April 20, 2017. He had been indicted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty on Monday to a felony in connection with a 2024 shooting in downtown Columbia. Kalvin Johnson, 22, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon. He is currently being held at the Boone County Jail. He was previously charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial has been scheduled for next year for a Lincoln University sprinter who is accused of killing her boyfriend in Jefferson City in February. Denita Jackson, 28, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A jury trial is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some rural highways and interstates will go from 70 miles per hour to 75 mph as soon as Aug. 28, after Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill into law Monday. However, some driver safety organizations say this could lead to more traffic crashes. “Unfortunately, increasing the speed limit even just five miles
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