COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team made a complete turnaround on Saturday evening. A six-run win sent the Super Regional series to the third and deciding game. You can watch the full postgame press conferences with Larissa Anderson, Cayla Kessinger, and Laurin Krings in the video players below. https://youtu.be/lalKgaQ2Rmg https://youtu.be/OoXyQNN73F0 https://youtu.be/ln6_DMhs12s On Friday night,
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Dixie Lewis, the daughter of “Moneyball” writer Michael Lewis and former MTV correspondent Tabitha Soren, died in northern California last week, the author said in a statement to a local news outlet. Lewis, 19, and her boyfriend, Ross Schultz, 20, were killed in a car accident, according to a report from Berkeleyside.org. “We loved her
Continue Reading Samoa’s first female Prime Minister-elect has had a strange inaugural week in office. When Fiame Naomi Mata’afa turned up to the Pacific island nation’s Parliament on Monday to be sworn in, she found the building locked. The 64-year-old went ahead with the oath-taking ceremony anyway — inside a tent on Parliament grounds. “(Though) it was
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B.J. Thomas, whose smooth voice made him a country and pop crossover success, died Saturday of complications from lung cancer, his publicist said. He was 78. Thomas first came to prominence with a cover of the Hank Williams standard “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” spending 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Many officials referred to Memorial Day weekend as the ‘kick off for summer’ and said although people are eager to get back out after the pandemic, it is important to stay safe while doing so. Nick Chabarra with AAA said an estimate of 37 million people will be traveling this weekend and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Jays are final four bound for the sixth time in program history, following a shutout win over Republic on Saturday afternoon. Jays’ pitcher Jacob Roettgen shut down the Tigers offense with more than ten strikeouts in the outing. Jefferson City’s one and only run came in the seventh
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A concert promoter in Tampa, Florida, is offering a massive discount to vaccinated people ready to see live music again. Leadfoot Promotions is selling tickets to an upcoming show featuring punk band Teenage Bottlerocket for $18 to those who are vaccinated, and $999 for those who are not. Paul Williams, the man behind the idea,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday was the final of day of state championship track and field at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City. Mid-Missouri added on a lot more state champions, as the action wrapped up. Check out a full list of local results below. GIRLS’ 3,200 METER 1st – Souther Boone’s Alexandra Volkart 2nd –
Continue Reading Former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton has died, the team confirmed in a statement on Saturday. He was 64. Eaton was found unconscious near his home in Summit County, Utah, after being involved in what appeared to be a bicycle crash on Friday, according to Summit County Sheriff’s Office. Eaton was transported to a nearby
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A 9-year-old girl has died nearly two weeks after she was shot while jumping on a trampoline in Brooklyn Center, according to Minneapolis Police. A report from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Trinity Rayne Ottoson-Smith died Thursday afternoon at the hospital from a gunshot wound to the head. The manner of death was determined
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At least one person has died after a small plane carrying seven people crashed into a lake near Nashville on Saturday, authorities said. The Cessna C501 crashed shortly after taking off from the Smyrna airport, 12 miles south of Nashville, according to Rutherford County Public Information Officer Ashley McDonald. There were seven people on board,
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Chelsea clinched the Champions League title on Saturday after beating Manchester City 1-0 in the all-English final. A first-half goal from summer signing Kai Havertz, the most expensive player in Chelsea’s history, was enough to earn Thomas Tuchel’s side victory in front of thousands of fans at Porto’s Estadio Dragao in Portugal. Meanwhile, Manchester City’s
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson married Carrie Symonds in what PA Media described as a “secret wedding” at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday. The wedding was reportedly held in front of close friends and family, according to several British newspaper accounts. “Congratulations @BorisJohnson and @carriesymonds on your marriage today,” the UK Work and Pensions Secretary Therese
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Gavin MacLeod, known for his roles on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Love Boat,” died Saturday, his nephew Mark See told Variety. He was 90 years old. MacLeod’s birth name was Allan See, but in his memoir, “This is Your Captain Speaking,” he wrote that he considered his last name to be “too
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Ross Township Police said a man was caught on surveillance video brutally beating a small dog in the parking lot of a motel along McKnight Road. According to police, the assault happened just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, in the parking
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Tonight: Temperatures will begin to fall into the overnight hours with mostly clear skies and northeasterly flowing winds. Our low will bottom out in the lower 40’s. Tomorrow: Temperatures begin to increase slightly thanks to a southeasterly flowing wind. Partly Cloudy skies will keep our highs topping out at 70. Extended: More cloud cover will
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American Airlines has joined Southwest Airlines in suspending alcohol services on flights, the airline said Saturday. The decision follows a recent assault of a Southwest flight attendant that resulted in a serious injury. “Flight attendants are on the front lines every day not only ensuring our customers’ safety, but are also calming fears, answering questions,
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A Cessna C501 crashed into a lake outside Nashville Saturday, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac told CNN. The plane crashed into Percy Priest Lake after departing from the Smyrna Airport, about 12 miles south of Nashville, around 11 a.m. local time, according to the FAA. Possible injuries have not yet been reported. The plane
Continue Reading One man was killed and another injured after their plane crashed into a mountain near a ski resort in Utah, according to a news release from the Weber Fire District. A witness called 911 around 10 a.m. Saturday and reported seeing a plane crash into the mountain near Powder Mountain Ski Resort in Eden, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SLEEPY HOLLOW, New York (WCBS) — There is worry at a church cemetery made famous by “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” The pastor says someone has done subtle-but-significant damage to historic headstones, CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported Thursday. In Sleepy Hollow, there’s no escaping the legend of the Headless
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