NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) In a game that kept Tiger fans on the edge of their seats from start to finish, the Vanderbilt Commodores found a way to upset No. 14 Mizzou in a 97-93 overtime win at Memorial Gymnasium, on Saturday night. With the loss, the Tigers drop to 10-6 in Southeastern Conference play. Likely
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and City of Columbia Public Works crews are expecting more potholes, as warmed temperatures move into Mid-Missouri in the spring. According to MoDOT, March is normally the peak month for potholes. Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan said that potholes tend to form when temperatures fluctuate between
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 72-year-old Mokane man was killed Saturday morning after being hit by a minivan in Callaway County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was walking on Route C at Thornhill Drive at 11:48 a.m. when a 2017 Dodge Caravan driven by a 33-year-old man from Mokane
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By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most senior nuclear engineers defected to the United States after passing crucial intelligence on a top-secret program that would alter the course of Taiwan’s history. Colonel Chang Hsien-yi was a leading figure in Taiwan’s nuclear weapons project, a closely guarded secret
Continue Reading By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 through North Carolina’s Pigeon River Gorge reopened Saturday. Though still a construction zone, the highway is mostly operational. Its four lanes have been reduced to two, with the roadway held together by
Continue Reading CNN By Christopher Lamb, Sharon Braithwaite and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis is in stable condition and does not have a fever, the Vatican said on Sunday, days after he suffered from a sudden respiratory episode in hospital where he has been battling double pneumonia. While there are currently no direct impacts
Continue Reading By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — In a bid to make a political comeback, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday he is running for mayor of New York City. Cuomo made a 17-minute pitch for his candidacy in a video announcement released on his website, looking directly into the camera as images of
Continue Reading By Ibrahim Dahman, Tim Lister, Tamar Michaelis, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — The first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, under which dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed, reached its expiration date on Saturday — with Israel and Hamas split on what comes next. In
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN London (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says US support is “crucial” a day after cutting short a visit to Washington DC following an extraordinary public argument with Donald Trump. A meeting intended to discuss a natural resources deal imploded, with Trump and Vice President JD Vance berating
Continue Reading By John Blake, CNN (CNN) — In his brief and tumultuous life, Malcolm X took on so many identities that it can be hard to know which version someone is talking about when they cite his legacy. In one of his earliest incarnations, he was Malcolm Little, the charming and whip-smart student who was elected
Continue Reading By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after spending two weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, the speculation in the Vatican is whether his successor Pope Francis might do the same. “I think the only circumstances
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez and Rachel Clarke, CNN Jefferson City, Missouri (CNN) — A bill before the Missouri State Senate would introduce $1,000 rewards for people identifying undocumented immigrants who are then taken into custody. The proposal would make it a state felony for anyone in the US illegally to enter and stay in Missouri. It would
Continue Reading By Eyad Kourdi, Lucas Lilieholm and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia on Saturday declared an immediate ceasefire, two days after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the group. If accepted by Turkey, the declaration could bring about the end of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of weather forecasters and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees were fired Thursday in the latest wave of cuts from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, sparking concern among local forecasters and emergency officials. The Associated Press reports that the cuts appear to be happening in two phases, with roughly 1,300
Continue Reading By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Western leaders scrambled to back Ukraine after Friday’s acrimonious meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky deepened the already yawning fault lines between Washington and many of its key allies. The remarkable Oval Office exchange highlights a tricky balancing act facing Western capitals since Trump’s return to office in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man died Friday from injuries he suffered in a crash at the intersection of Route FF and North Cline Road in Boone County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, a 35-year-old man was driving a 2012 Nissan Sentra eastbound on Route
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a fire in a brush pile at Capen Park in Columbia on Friday is not known, according to an email from a Columbia Fire Department spokesperson. Crews were called to the park around 11:30 a.m. and found a brush pile with flames showing. The fire was contained by 1
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged in Boone County in connection with a Fulton teenager’s shooting death last month. Treyvale Cain-Raybon was charged on Friday with hindering a felony prosecution. Court records show he was arrested and posted a $3,000 bond on Jan. 28. “Hindering prosecution is usually if you’re hiding somebody
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — A lawyer for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last year, is attempting to throw out evidence taken from his backpack and other belongings collected during his arrest, arguing he was illegally stopped and searched by police. In a motion filed last week
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COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly has preemptively announced a boil advisory for residents on Monday before it begins to make repairs to water mains. The city said in a Friday release that “large scale water main repairs” will occur on South 5th Street and the surrounding neighborhood. The repairs will require water to
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