April 2021 - ABC17NEWS

Local highlights and scores: April 30, 2021

April 30, 2021 11:00 PM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local scores from Friday, April 30, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Jefferson City (2) Helias…

No. 15 Mizzou falls to No. 3 Florida in series opener

April 30, 2021 10:15 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team dropped the opening game of the series against No. 3 Florida, in a 5-2 loss on Friday night. The Tigers…

Kentucky Derby: Kendrick Carmouche looks to become the first Black jockey to win in over a century

April 30, 2021 10:05 PM CNN Newsource

The 2021 Kentucky Derby is here and the fans, who can this time watch on site, are excited. However, the historic race on Saturday will provide an…

Phase III begins for Quaker’s Eldon Campus Expansion

April 30, 2021 9:59 PM Karl Wehmhoener

ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Quaker Windows and Doors is beginning Phase III with a visit from Gov. Mike Parson and a celebration of the one-year anniversary of…

Columbia Public Schools to host its first student vaccine clinic Tuesday

April 30, 2021 9:57 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will host it’s first student vaccination clinic at Battle High School on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.…

Prosecution and defense teams in Derek Chauvin’s sentencing argue whether aggravating factors apply

April 30, 2021 9:51 PM CNN Newsource

Prosecutors for the state of Minnesota and an attorney for Derek Chauvin argued in separate filings Friday whether additional factors should affect…

Family is awarded $1.8 million after their son died while in police custody

April 30, 2021 9:35 PM CNN Newsource

A California family was awarded nearly $1.8 million after an Anaheim jury ruled that police officers were primarily responsible for the death of a…

South Dakota governor sues Interior Dept. over denied permit for Mount Rushmore July 4th fireworks

April 30, 2021 9:01 PM CNN Newsource

Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is suing Interior Department officials including Secretary Deb Haaland for declining to grant a permit for a…

North Carolina governor grants pardon to man who spent 22 years in prison for killings he didn’t commit

April 30, 2021 8:46 PM CNN Newsource

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday pardoned a man who was wrongly convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree arson in 1995, a news…

Former Georgia deputy called beating Black man in custody ‘sweet stress relief,’ FBI says

April 30, 2021 8:27 PM CNN Newsource

A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy who pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge also previously discussed assaulting a Black person and…

Chiefs draft LB Bolton, C Humphrey in second round

April 30, 2021 8:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs selected Missouri linebacker Nick Bolton with the No. 58 overall pick in the NFL draft. You can…

White House expands behind-the-scenes lobbying as Biden makes public push for $4 trillion proposals

April 30, 2021 8:23 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden’s major public — and prime time — push this week for his sweeping $4 trillion economic agenda was only one…

Columbia medical marijuana dispensary sues city over development issues

April 30, 2021 8:11 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia medical marijuana dispensary claims the city’s development rules conflict with the laws voters approved. A lawsuit…

McConnell sends letter to Education secretary demanding removal of the 1619 Project from federal grant programs

April 30, 2021 8:08 PM CNN

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is wading into the culture wars Friday morning. In a letter obtained by CNN, the Republican leader asks…

Defense secretary lays out vision of future in first major speech

April 30, 2021 7:49 PM CNN Newsource

In his first major policy speech, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin laid out a vision of warfare starkly different from how “the last of the old…

Some MU students could face disciplinary action after a campus protest Thursday

April 30, 2021 7:29 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some MU students could face disciplinary action after protests on campus. Dozens of students protested the restructuring of the…

A partnership made in the MAGAverse: Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene team up to battle political opposition

April 30, 2021 7:20 PM CNN Newsource

Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Matt Gaetz of Florida have a lot in common. As each lawmaker increasingly finds themselves at…

Senate Intel leaders say mysterious directed energy attacks appear to be increasing

April 30, 2021 6:37 PM CNN Newsource

The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee warned Friday that mysterious invisible attacks that have caused debilitating symptoms appear to be…

Florida Legislature passes elections bill that adds restrictions to voting

April 30, 2021 6:36 PM CNN Newsource

One signature now stands between Florida voters and a slew of new restrictions on casting ballots in the Sunshine State. After days of contentious…

Feds launch human smuggling investigation after police find more than 90 people in Houston home

April 30, 2021 6:18 PM CNN

Houston police officers following up on a kidnapping report found more than 90 people jammed in a two-story home in what authorities said turned out…

Month: April 2021