Watch the introductory news conference live. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that former Memphis head coach Kerrick Jackson will be Tiger baseball’s next head coach. The St. Louis-native will be officially introduced on MU’s campus in a few days. The news comes less than a week after MU fired former head coach Steve Bieser.
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By DAVID RISING Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some of the world’s top defense officials in Singapore on Sunday that such so-called “freedom of navigation” patrols are a provocation to
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Editor’s Note: A correction was made to the fire chief’s name LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual boat race at the Lake of the Ozarks occurred Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event attracted large crowds, prompting law enforcement to take steps to ensure safety. The Lake Ozark fire department, Osage
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sixteen Venezuelan and Colombian migrants who entered the country through Texas were flown to California by chartered plane and dropped off outside a church in Sacramento. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he and the state’s attorney general met with the group of young migrants on Saturday. He says they learned the
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as she lambasted a U.N. Security Council meeting over the North’s first, failed launch. The North’s attempt to put its first
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By Andy Rose and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Evacuation orders have been lifted and Interstate 75 has reopened near Grayling Township in Northern Michigan, state officials said, after a wildfire prompted the closure of the freeway Saturday and forced nearby residents to leave their homes. North and southbound lanes along I-75 in Crawford County
Continue Reading OVIEDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman faces charges of aggravated child neglect and arson after her car became engulfed in flames while she was allegedly shoplifting at a mall, according to an arrest report. Alicia Moore, 24, parked her car in a parking lot outside a Dillard’s department store at Oviedo Mall on May
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MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man died in motorcycle crash Sunday morning in Moniteau County. The crash happened around 6:35 a.m. John Lucas, 41, was driving a Harley Davidson south on Missouri Highway 5, when he drove off the side of the road. Lucas was taken to Windmill Ridge Funeral Home after the crash.
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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes homered for the second straight game, Connor Joe hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3. Hayes, whose three-run homer in the previous game helped the Pirates rally from a five-run deficit, tied it
Continue Reading By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Elehuris Montero’s two-run triple highlighted a five-run first inning as the Colorado Rockies beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4. The Rockies scored five in the first against Daniel Lynch. Matt Carasiti was the first of four Colorado relievers and got the win. Justin Lawrence earned
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec provincial police say a fishing excursion ended in tragedy when four children died in a village in northeastern Quebec. Authorities say they were still searching for a missing man in his 30s who was a member of the fishing party and remained unaccounted for. The bodies of the four children were
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Connecticut bakery suffered some property damage after a bear-y unexpected guest made a surprise visit. Taste by Spellbound, a bakery in Avon, encountered the furry guest on May 24, according to a Facebook post. The bakery explained that a staff member was placing items in the shop’s loading
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The award-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol” made its premiere in Ukraine on Saturday, when it was seen for the first time by some of the Ukrainian medics and first responders who were chronicled in the documentary about how Russian forces bombed and blasted their way
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE, HANNAH FINGERHUT and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amid plates of sliced pork, statement-making leather ensembles and piles of political T-shirts, eight Republican presidential hopefuls descended on Iowa to pitch themselves to voters and, in Mike Pence’s case, hop on a motorcycle. The former vice president and
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that United States forces “need to align” with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, a remark her campaign characterized as a gaffe. Asked by WMUR-TV for a segment Wednesday on regions of the world to
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has become the most populous state to ban gender-affirming care for minors after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on Friday. Texas joined at least 18 other states that have enacted similar bans. Every major medical organization, including the American Medical Association, has opposed the bans and supported the medical care
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By Zoe Sottile and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A Utah school district that recently pulled the King James Bible from elementary and middle school libraries has now received a request to review the Book of Mormon for removal, according to school officials. Christopher Williams, director of communications and operations at the Davis School District,
Continue Reading HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida have arrested one man and announced arrest warrants for two others believed to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded beachside promenade on Memorial Day. The shooting wounded nine people and sent others scrambling for cover. The Hollywood Police Department on Saturday said authorities have arrested
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2023 Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) State Summer Games continues in Columbia on Saturday with two events at Hickman High School. The three-day competition is set to bring more than 1,000 athletes, coaches, volunteers and others to the area. The organization kicked off an opening ceremony on Friday night at the Mizzou
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By Zenebou Sylla and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The son and 8-year-old grandson of a former Boston Red Sox player were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in their Massachusetts home Friday as authorities searched for clues about the boy’s mother – who was reported missing more than four years ago, according to local
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