COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One suspect is in custody after crashing into The State Historical Society of Missouri Center for Missouri Studies, Sunday morning. Columbia Police investigate the scene of a pursuit turned crash on Sixth St. and Elm St. CPD said an officer attempted to pull the suspect over for a traffic stop at midnight
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The president of Northern Kentucky University said the school will launch an investigation after supremacy graffiti was found on campus for the second time since the beginning of the year. “NKU will not tolerate the white supremacy graffiti defacing our campus today or any day,” the school’s president, Ashish Vaidya, said in a statement Saturday.
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The top-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs faced a tough challenge but prevailed in overtime against the UCLA Bruins in the Final Four at the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana, and will square off against Baylor in the championship game Monday night. Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs sank a long three-pointer at the buzzer to send the
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The federal government has moved to stop any further risk of contamination at a Baltimore contract vaccine manufacturer where 15 million potential doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine were spoiled last month, telling rival drugmaker AstraZeneca it must move its production from the plant and find somewhere else to make its vaccine. The Emergent BioSolutions
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Here are the local scores from Saturday, April 3, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. NAIA SOFTBALL William Baptist University (2) Columbia College (7) FINAL HS BASEBALL Lee’s Summit West (5) Jefferson City (12) FINAL Christian Brothers College (7) Jefferson City (4) FINAL Rock Bridge (7) Kickapoo (8) FINAL Smith-Cotton
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Here’s two reasons to marvel at the men’s Final Four on Saturday night: Somehow, the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t derail the season, despite lots of postponed or canceled games over five months. Second, for all the strange circumstances — limited attendance, no bands, teams playing in just one state and sequestered in four hotels — this
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More than 4 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine were reported administered in the past 24 hours, setting a new record and bringing the seven-day average to more than 3 million a day, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Saturday. Dr. Cyrus Shahpar, the Covid-19 data director at the White House, celebrated
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Ancient mummies of Egypt’s royal pharaohs emerged from their resting places Saturday and were paraded through the streets of Cairo to a new home. What sounds like the plot of a movie was part of a lavish celebration of Egypt’s history and a project to relocate some of its greatest treasures to a new high
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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, to borrow a phrase from the late singer Tom Petty, is free fallin’. Gaetz, a loyal foot soldier for former President Donald Trump and a Fox News darling, is engulfed in a scandal. The Justice Department is investigating whether Gaetz engaged in a relationship with a 17-year-old girl, whether he was
Continue Reading The chairman of the union for US Capitol Police officers said the department is “struggling to meet existing mission requirements” and is calling on Congress to hire hundreds of new police officers to ensure the safety of the Capitol following the death of a Capitol Police officer in an attack on Friday. Capitol Police Union
Continue Reading Rep. Joaquin Castro, a member of the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, said that when it comes to the security surrounding the US Capitol complex, there needs to be a balance between “safety and transparency.” “So you want to make sure the people of this country can show up and interact and at the
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A member of the Jordanian royal family and the former head of the royal court were arrested on Saturday due to “security reasons,” according to Jordan’s state news agency Petra, and the country’s former crown prince claimed he has been told not to leave his home. Petra did not offer additional details on the arrests
Continue Reading Designer Mossimo Giannulli, the husband of actress Lori Loughlin who made a plea deal with prosecutors last year related to a college admissions scam for his daughters, has been released from prison, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Giannulli is now under supervised release administered by a Bureau of Prisons field office in San
Continue Reading The Baylor Bears advanced to the national championship game after cruising past the Houston Cougars 78-59 at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday. Baylor ran out to a massive 45-20 lead at halftime and held the Cougars at bay in the second half. Baylor’s Jared Butler finished with a team-high 17
Continue Reading Two men have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after five people were injured during a shooting outside an Alabama bar early Saturday morning. Police responded to a call in downtown Tuscaloosa at 2:47 a.m. after shots were fired in a bar parking lot in Temerson Square, the Tuscaloosa Police Department said in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team won its first SEC series of the season, following a 7-3 win over Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers trailed 2-0 heading into the 2nd inning, however, the MU bats lit up after that. Torin Montgomery finished the outing with one home run, two hits, and three
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St. Louis resident and teacher, Mary Grobe was first diagnosed with COVID-19 in mid-November and is still dealing with the long-term side effects of the virus.
Continue Reading A shooting at a house party early Saturday left three people dead and four others injured in Wilmington, North Carolina, police said. Gunfire erupted inside the home during a party, striking the seven people, according to police, who said they were called there shortly after midnight. Police described the shooting as a gunfight in a
Continue Reading Baylor University will play for the NCAA men’s basketball title after it beat the University of Houston on Saturday 78-59. Baylor will face the winner of the Gonzaga-UCLA game.
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Major League Baseball’s decision to move its 2021 All-Star Game from Georgia after the state changed its voting laws is not an unprecedented move. Other major sports leagues and players have been fighting Republican politicians in this era. What makes MLB’s move different is that it’s not known as a progressive league. Its players and
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