COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has launched a new smartphone application for campus safety, according to a Wednesday press release Mizzou Safe, which includes features such as location sharing, push notifications, real-time reporting and text-to-911, is available for free in the iOS App and Google Play stores, the release states. The application provides communication between students
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — While turning Alabama into college football’s greatest dynasty, Nick Saban helped the Southeastern Conference become the epicenter of the sport. Saban retired Wednesday after 17 seasons leading Alabama. He won six national championships with the Crimson Tide and a BCS title with LSU in
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press There were only two Republicans on the presidential debate stage Wednesday, as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met for the highest-stake faceoff yet just five days before the nominating process formally starts with Iowa’s caucuses. Haley and DeSantis’ spirited debate came in the shadow
Continue ReadingCNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers is done as a guest on Pat McAfee’s ESPN show for the remainder of the NFL season. McAfee, who has drawn significant scrutiny for allowing the injured New York Jets quarterback to appear on his program and deliver lengthy conspiratorial rants, made the announcement Wednesday on
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Mariska Hargitay revealed in a moving personal essay that decades ago, she was raped – but the “Law & Order: SVU” star wrote that she won’t let the experience “define” her. “A man raped me in my thirties,” she wrote at the start of her piece, published by People
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has suspended charges against defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who is accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s. The judge ruled Wednesday that McCarrick is incompetent for trial because of dementia. Court records show the decision will be reviewed at the end of the year.
Continue ReadingBy DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it will send an unofficial delegation comprised of former senior officials to Taiwan shortly after the self-governed island holds an election for a new president this weekend. The move carries the risk of upsetting Beijing in an already-fragile bilateral relationship. A senior administration
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La situación de violencia e inseguridad en Ecuador escaló a tal punto que el Gobierno de Daniel Noboa decretó el estado de excepción y la existencia de un conflicto armado interno en el país, después de que el líder de un grupo criminal se fugara de la cárcel y se
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York building officials have issued emergency work orders to stabilize buildings around a historic Brooklyn synagogue where a secret tunnel was revealed earlier this week. The city’s investigation into the extent of damage at the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Jewish movement in Crown Heights
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Los equipos del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) y del Gobierno de Argentina alcanzaron este miércoles un acuerdo preliminar que, si es aprobado por el Directorio Ejecutivo del organismo, daría al país sudamericano acceso a US$ 4.700 millones, informaron este miércoles el FMI y el ministro de Economía argentino, Luis Caputo.
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that the bodies of two men who died while incarcerated in Alabama prisons were missing organs when returned to their families. Brandon Clay Dotson died in a state prison in November. His family filed a federal lawsuit last month against the Alabama Department of Corrections. The suit
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DUNKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An owner of a Mexican restaurant in Columbia who has been accused of arson in Dunklin County had her case moved to Butler County on Wednesday. Crystal Umfress, 42, was charged with second-degree arson. Umfress is an owner of Casa Maria’s Restaurant in Columbia. Her lawyer had requested a change of venue
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Una mujer pasó cuatro noches atrapada en su camioneta destrozada después de que diera un volantazo para evitar chocar con un ciervo y cayera al fondo de un cañón de California. Conducía cerca de Mount Baldy, el pasado miércoles, por una carretera que serpentea la montaña en las afueras de
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By Matt Stiles, Molly English, Ethan Cohen and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — In CNN’s Republican primary presidential debate, just two candidates battled it out for the spotlight and the most time at the mic. Wednesday night’s debate was the last chance for Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley to make an impression in front of a national audience
Continue Reading CNN By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Ashley Judd feels the presence of her late mother in what she describes as “winks” or “small nudges.” She has followed those gentle impulses to the greeting card aisle at Walgreens, where Judd will stop and look at the cards from mothers to daughters and pick out the
Continue Reading By Nikki Carvajal and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden met Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been designated as wrongfully detained in Russia, the White House said. Elizabeth Whelan’s meeting with the president and national security adviser Jake Sullivan was held to “discuss the Administration’s continued
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sportsbook directors follow the money when it comes to cheering for particular teams. They are solidly behind the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend. Both are sizable underdogs in the NFL playoffs, with the majority of the money from casual bettors going to
Continue ReadingLABELLE, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials have reported the first endangered Florida panther death of 2024. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the 1-year-old male was found dead Tuesday from an apparent vehicle strike on a rural road north of LaBelle in Hendry County. A total of 13 Florida panthers were reported killed
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill banning transgender medical care for minors is heading to the South Carolina House floor. Republicans are moving the ban in the first days of the 2024 legislation session. The proposal bars health professionals from performing gender transition surgery, prescribing puberty-blocking drugs or
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A low pressure system looks to move into the region Friday causing the chance for portions of Mid-Missouri to see 1-3″ of snowfall, but on the back side of the snow we could see wind chills in the -10 to -20 degree range. With extreme cold setting in, hypothermia can set in within a short
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