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LU Board of Curators passes 2026 budget

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln University Board of Curators on Thursday morning approved the school’s budget for fiscal year 2026. A document from the board states that the general fund budget is $43,196,623 and the auxiliary fund budget is $6,973,471. The budget includes $2.3 million to finish a salary study “with individual adjustments capped at

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How the Air India plane came crashing to earth

CNN By Christian Edwards, Antoinette Radford and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — In the blue skies above western India, flight AI171 was struggling to gain altitude. The London-bound plane had barely left the runway at Ahmedabad airport before it was careening back to earth. In a video, the aircraft is seen slowly sinking behind residential

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Colorado dog sitter accused of stealing nearly half a million dollars in jewelry, owner says she met suspect on Rover app

By Karen Morfitt Click here for updates on this story     Colorado (KCNC) — A Colorado dog sitter is accused of stealing nearly half a million dollars in jewelry. The owner, who asked not to be identified for safety reasons, said it slipped away piece by piece. “She stole diamond necklaces, diamond tennis bracelets,” the woman

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Mizzou AD speaks on recent NCAA settlement

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri Athletic Director Laird Veatch on Thursday will speak to the media on the recent settlement reached against the NCAA. Judge Claudia Wilken last week approved the settlement between the college sports governing body and current and former student-athletes. The athletes sued over claims the NCAA illegally limited their ability to

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The UK, Germany and Canada have slashed foreign aid this year, deepening damage done by US cuts, analysis shows

By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Western countries have slashed foreign aid budgets this year and reductions will steepen in 2026, with the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada cutting the most, according to a new analysis from the Center for Global Development (CGD). The aid cuts will mean “significant losses” for many

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