COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT will meet with people Wednesday to talk about expected improvements to parts of Interstate 70 in Boone County. Officials are scheduled to share the results of a study for an 18-mile stretch of the interstate between just east of Route BB to just east of Route Z. The recommendations include proposed
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Workers at a Home Depot in Philadelphia overwhelmingly voted against becoming the first store in the chain to be represented by a union. The National Labor Relations Board, which oversees union elections, reported that only 51 employees voted to join Home Depot Workers United, and 165 voted against it. The
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN With less than a week until Election Day, Democrats and Republicans are ramping up campaign efforts as the balance of power in both the House and the Senate is up for grabs. If you’d like to brush up on who is running for office — or if you need help navigating
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN With less than a week until Election Day, Democrats and Republicans are ramping up campaign efforts as the balance of power in both the House and the Senate is up for grabs. If you’d like to brush up on who is running for office — or if you need help navigating
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN With less than a week until Election Day, Democrats and Republicans are ramping up campaign efforts as the balance of power in both the House and the Senate is up for grabs. If you’d like to brush up on who is running for office — or if you need help navigating
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen and Alex Marquardt, CNN One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies is using dissent around the war in Ukraine to jockey for increased influence inside the Kremlin, US and European officials said, offering a rare glimpse at the brewing tension among Putin allies and how Russia’s
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN A mother working at an emergency dispatch center in New Orleans was shocked when she answered a 911 call about an armed robbery at a McDonald’s and realized her 16-year-old daughter was the one pleading for help. Teri Clark, an assistant operations manager at Orleans Parish Communication District, was helping staff
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN Stanford University is reviewing its safety procedures after a man was reportedly found illegally living on campus, the university said in a statement Tuesday. The man was “reported to be on campus several times since December of last year” but was most recently caught on October 27, according to Dee Mostofi,
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo, Rhea Mogul and Jessie Yeung, CNN A senior South Korean police inspector who was being investigated in connection with the deadly Halloween crowd crush in Seoul has been found dead in his home. The inspector was found lifeless by his family at around 12:45pm on Friday, according to South Korean police. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A statewide rule that protects utility customers from disconnection during the winter months went into effect on Tuesday. The Missouri Public Service Commission’s cold weather rule stops a utility provider from disconnecting the heat if the temperature outside is below 32 degrees the day prior to disconnection. Under the rule, utility
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias’ Logan Montoya and Brett Schnleders are our Week 10 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winners. You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Crusaders will host Battle in the district semifinals on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Injured 4th-grader Miah Cerrillo was on the phone with a 911 operator when a burst of gunfire came from the shooter at Robb Elementary School. “He’s shooting,” she says simply at 12:21 p.m. “Stay quiet, make sure everybody stays quiet,” she is told by the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new incentive in the Swift Prepared Foods project was finalized on Thursday by the Boone County Commission. JBS Foods announced in 2020 that it planned to build a $200 million facility that will produce different types of Italian meats. Seven months later, it congratulated Columbia as the newest pin on the
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN. Photographs by Elijah Nouvelage for CNN. Aaron Bethea says he has voted election after election for US presidents, governors and senators — and yet those lawmakers have done little to nothing to improve life for him, his family or his community. Bethea said he believes the issues he cares about,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri will be heading to the polls next week to vote on Amendment 3. The amendment would legalize the recreational sales of marijuana for adults. While some are in favor of the amendment, Rep. Vicky Hartzler held a marijuana impact summit Tuesday to talk about cannabis issues in Missouri. A panel of
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The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has paired with the National Weather Service to serve as the Weather-Ready Nation ambassador. What does this mean for you, the viewer? This means we will be working with the national weather service to relay information and reports to better serve you the communities of Mid-Missouri. We will be using
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said he is cautioning his team on the fine line between confidence and arrogance, after the group knocked off then-No. 25 South Carolina on Saturday. Coach Drink said confidence is something that you earn through preparation and arrogance is feeling like you can skip steps. The Tigers
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, warm, and breezy with highs in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: We can count on mostly clear skies overnight with temperatures falling back into the upper 40s. Tomorrow looks picture perfect yet again as our upper pattern of southwest winds holds, with highs
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business While investors, business leaders and some economic models continue to warn a recession is imminent, Wall Street’s most powerful investment bank remains cautiously optimistic. Goldman Sachs told clients on Monday it still sees a 35% chance of a US recession in the next 12 months. While that is double the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department held a public meeting Tuesday afternoon to give residents a chance to learn about Fusus, a software platform that allows police to access public or business video footage. CPD officers and Fusus representatives met with local business owners and community members to answer questions about the software. Fusus
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