TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team still hasn’t been able to break through in SEC play, as the Tigers lost 93-75 on the road to the Alabama Crimson Tide, on Tuesday. With the loss, MU dropped below the .500 mark for the season, 8-9 overall. MU is also now 0-4 in conference to
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Disney CEO Bob Iger raked in $31.6 million in compensation last year – a multi-million-dollar boost from his income the year before. Iger’s 2023 pay package included a base salary of $865,385, stock awards totaling $16.1 million, $10 million in stock option awards, $2.1 million in performance-based compensation and
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The lineup for Southern California’s legendary, desert-centric Coachella music festival has officially been announced, and there’s no doubt it’ll be a good time. On Tuesday, Goldenvoice, the company that produces the long-running festival, revealed that the 2024 lineup features popular ska/punk/rock band No Doubt as one of the four
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — What’s expected to be an expensive and bitter fight over Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures so far has not attracted much money. A campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution Tuesday reported it had no cash on hand at the end of 2023. The group
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — What’s expected to be an expensive and bitter fight over Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures so far has not attracted much money. A campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution Tuesday reported it had no cash on hand at the end of 2023. The group
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia Public Schools spokesperson said the district worked Tuesday to repair and clean up its administration building after a sprinkler pipe burst on Monday afternoon. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said once that is done, then the district will begin to assess the damage. “Our building is a two-story building. Both floors of
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, has been hospitalized in the Washington area with an infection and is receiving antibiotic infusions, his office said Tuesday. Grassley, 90, will return to work “as soon as possible following doctors’ orders,” his office said
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican legislative leaders have pledged to reinforce laws they passed last year requiring parental permission for kids and teens to access social media apps. Two laws signed last year by the Republican governor face lawsuits challenging their constitutionality. Both laws are set to take
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By Andi Babineau and Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — The person who pleaded guilty to state murder charges in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado has reached a plea agreement on federal charges, court documents show. As part of the proposed agreement, Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, will plead guilty to 74 counts of federal hate
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By Morgan Rimmer, CNN A resolution that would have required the State Department to report to Congress on any evidence of human rights violations by Israel in Gaza was tabled, or killed, by the Senate on Tuesday evening, 72-11. “While there is no question in my mind that Israel has the right to defend itself
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CNN, WABC, WCBS, WPIX By John Miller, Nicki Brown and Dakin Andone, CNN New York (CNN) — Authorities across the US are working to ensure New Year’s revelers’ security this weekend, particularly in New York, where law enforcement officials say the war in Gaza has contributed to the concern of lone-wolf attacks, though they stress
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the third-party group No Labels can prohibit members from using its ballot line to run for office in Arizona. The decision on Tuesday protects the group’s efforts to maintain control and secrecy around its operations and finances. No Labels is
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says Russia’s intense missile and drone attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks sharply increased civilian casualties in December, with over 100 killed and nearly 500 injured. The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said in a new report Tuesday that
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police say two New York City officers have been shot as they struggled with a domestic violence suspect who grabbed one officer’s gun. The suspect also has been wounded. All are hospitalized after Tuesday’s shooting. It revived memories of the killings of two New York Police
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It’s been well below average in terms of temperatures for all of Mid-Missouri the last several weeks. This has lead to the formation of increasing floating ice on the Missouri River. The issue with long sustained cooler temperatures occurs whenever these floating ice pads increase substantially increasing the possibility of an ice jam. Ice jams
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Sam Fossum and Ted Barrett, CNN A growing number of Republicans on Capitol Hill are lining up behind former President Donald Trump as he marches toward the GOP presidential nomination. But some corners of the party – including Senate leaders, vulnerable Republicans and rank-and-file members – are still uneasy about
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — An aide who called 911 requesting an ambulance to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s house on New Year’s Day asked that the ambulance be discreet and “not show up with lights and sirens” due to a desire by Austin’s camp to be “subtle.” It’s the latest revelation in what has been a damaging episode for the Pentagon,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Students of Lincoln University in Jefferson City protested on Tuesday afternoon ahead of a Board of Curators closed session meeting. The board was expected to discuss personnel issues during a closed session, according to a meeting agenda. The meeting follows the death of Vice President of Student Affairs Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey,
Continue ReadingHALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A woman whose body was found in the water near where a small plane crashed into the ocean off the California coast has been identified as a 27-year-old San Francisco resident. The crash was reported Sunday by a 911 caller who said the plane was in obvious distress and
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” longtime executive producer Lorne Michaels has a few ideas about who may be best fit to succeed him when the comedic visionary retires. One of those potential successors could be esteemed “SNL” alum Tina Fey, whose name came up while Michaels was talking to Entertainment Tonight
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