SportsZone Football Friday highlights and scores: Week 6
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 6 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
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Hackers targeted a global conglomerate. A local community is counting the costs
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Solihull, England (CNN) — Alex Tora knew his fish and chips shop in Solihull, England needed a boost after the pandemic, so he began offering a discount to workers from the Jaguar Land Rover factory down the road. It was a business masterstroke. Many of his customers now come from the
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Alzheimer’s research advancing with treatments and prevention, as more than 122,000 Missourians battle disease
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One MU Health Care neurologist says research on Alzheimer’s disease treatments and prevention has rapidly accelerated in the last few years. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 7 million Americans are battling this disease, which includes more than 122,300 Missourians. “We had a good 15 to 20 years of nothing,” Dr.
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Columbia to launch ‘Ride Home’ program for homeless on Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new “Ride Home” program aimed to get people back to their support system, will begin taking referrals from the City of Columbia on Monday. The “Ride Home” initiative came about after the Columbia City Council agreed to amend its existing contract with First Last Mile in August. It will begin with
Continue ReadingVisitors and advocates lament partial openings of national parks during shutdown
By Brian Todd, CNN Great Falls, Virginia (CNN) — Several visitors just couldn’t wait for the weekend to get into Great Falls Park in northern Virginia. They drove up to the park’s main gate on Friday morning, and, seeing a closed entrance and three layers of barricades, parked illegally along the narrow road leading to
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Columbia police chief speaks on downtown safety plans
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude sat down with ABC 17 News on Friday to discuss changes the department is making to make downtown Columbia safer on the weekends. On most Friday and Saturday nights, nearly half of CPD’s on-duty officers are placed downtown. Following a shooting last weekend on East Broadway, Schlude
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Jefferson City plans to demolish Madison Street parking garage sooner than anticipated
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City plans to demolish the Madison Street Parking Garage in November instead of taking it down and rebuilding it with the new downtown conference center, according to city spokeswoman Molly Bryan. “We were planning to have the demolition begin for this parking garage towards the end of 2025,” Bryan said.
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Man charged in West Columbia standoff deemed incompetent, committed to Department of Mental Health
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who is charged for his alleged role in a standoff on April 11 on West Ash Street has been committed to the Department of Mental Health. A commitment order was filed on Tuesday for Michael Whited, 59. He is charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat, resisting arrest and
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 50 months in prison for prostitution-related conviction
By Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Kara Scannell, and Elizabeth Wagmeister New York (CNN) – Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months, or just over four years, in prison for his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Federal District Judge Arun Subramanian announced the decision on Friday, Oct. 3,
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MU, city leaders ask businesses to sign form that would allow CPD to work on business’ behalf
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KIMZ) University of Missouri and Columbia City leaders are asking downtown businesses to sign a form that would allow the Columbia Police Department to warn unwanted people on private property for trespassing. Without a letter of enforcement, the business owner would have to be present for the unwanted people to be cited with
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Trump calls on Israel to ‘stop the bombing of Gaza’ after Hamas agrees to hostage negotiations
CNN By Abeer Salman, Oren Liebermann, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Hamas announced that it had agreed to “immediately” enter negotiations for the release of all hostages according to President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan — a potential breakthrough after months of failed efforts to end the war. Hamas stopped short of accepting the Trump
Continue ReadingFrench journalist killed by drone in Ukraine, photo agency says
By Max Saltman, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — French photojournalist Antoni Lallican was killed by a drone in Ukraine on Friday, according to his employer and French President Emmanuel Macron. Lallican, 38, was on assignment for the Hans Lucas photo agency when he was killed Friday morning, according to the agency. The attack also injured
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Law enforcement determines no credible threat to Blair Oaks after ‘suspicious’ phone call made
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks school district went on a “soft lockdown” on Friday after the district received a “suspicious” phone call. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler told ABC 17 News that the school received a “vague” phone call around 2 p.m. Law enforcement determined the threat was not credible and school continued as
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Paul Boyd named Montgomery County prosecutor after Kehoe appointment
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe appointed Paul Boyd on Friday to become Montgomery County’s next prosecuting attorney, according to a Friday press release from the governor’s office. The release says Boyd is the violent crimes team lead for the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office and has previously served as a counterdrug coordinator and military judge
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Safety measures in place ahead of Mid-Missouri PrideFest
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mid-Missouri PrideFest began on Saturday afternoon and will continue through Sunday, running from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will result in several road closures and potential traffic disruptions in downtown Columbia throughout the weekend. According to the Mid-Missouri Pridefest Emergency Plan, each street entrance will be barricaded to ensure
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Columbia man, child flown to University Hospital after crash in Carroll County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Columbia man and 7-year-old boy from Marshall were flown to University Hospital with injuries after a minivan crashed on Highway 41 in Carroll County on Thursday afternoon, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred as the man drove a 2008 Chrysler Town and
Continue Reading37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments
By Rebekah Riess, Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. “I’ve been on military bases for a good portion of my life,” said Darrell Ballard, who lives in the building next door.
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CPS calls rumors of student with weapon at Hickman High School ‘exaggerated,’ 1 student detained
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools said a police call to Hickman High School on Friday morning did not involve a student with a weapon. Hickman principal Mary Grupe sent a message to parents on Friday about the call. The district said the incident involved just one student, which had been “fully addressed and resolved.”
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney to meet with Trump next week at White House
By Paula Newton, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Canada announced Friday that Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Washington next week to meet with US President Donald Trump for what is being billed as a “working visit.” While a statement from the prime minister’s office says the visit on Tuesday will “focus on shared
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Protesters arrested outside Broadview ICE facility in Illinois as governor slams DHS Secretary Noem’s visit
By Bill Kirkos, Alisha Ebrahimji, Taylor Romine, CNN Broadview, Illinois (CNN) — At least 18 people were arrested outside the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Chicago Friday, where protesters have gathered several weeks in a row amid bubbling tensions as the Trump administration’s larger immigration enforcement efforts continue. Protesters filled the streets outside
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