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South Korea rolls out the KF-21, joining elite group of global supersonic fighter jet makers
South Korea unveiled its homegrown supersonic jet fighter on Friday, joining an exclusive club of military aviation giants and setting the stage for a $5.2 billion program it hopes will be a top export driver and jobs creator. Once operational, the KF-21 jet is expected to be armed with a range of air-to-air and air-to-surface
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support more gun regulations?
The United States experienced another mass shooting Thursday, this time in a Texas workplace. The shooting happened just hours after President Joe Biden revealed his plan for gun control during a White House news conference. However, those plans are sure to run into strong opposition from those who say gun ownership is a fundamental American
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Fauci says new Covid-19 cases are at a disturbing level as the US is primed for a surge
The number of new Covid-19 cases has plateaued at a “disturbingly high level,” and the US is at risk from a new surge, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned on Wednesday. While lower than the peak earlier this year, there were still more than 61,000 new cases reported on Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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Dozens speak out during Planning and Zoning meeting on development in the Gans Creek Wild Area
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of residents spoke during a public comment at the planning and zoning committee meeting Thursday evening to oppose development that would impact the Gans Creek Wild Area at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park The residents are attempting to protect the area from over-development. The residents against the development cite how it
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Columbia College women’s soccer wins AMC Championship
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College women’s soccer team won the AMC Tournament Championship on Thursday night. The Cougars beat Missouri Baptist 1-0 to secure the title. You can watch the highlights and hear from head coach John Klein in the video player above. With the win – the Cougars automatically advance to the NAIA
Continue Reading Two people shot and killed by an off-duty Pentagon police officer are identified by authorities
Police have identified the two people shot and killed Wednesday by an off-duty federal officer in Takoma Park, Maryland. The officer believed they were breaking into a car, according to the authorities. Dominique Williams, 32, of Hyattsville and James Lionel Johnson, 38, of District Heights, were shot by a member of the Pentagon Force Protection
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Auxvasse man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges Wednesday
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) An Auxvasse man pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted possession of a controlled substance (meth), forgery and felony murder in the second degree. Joey Russell Morris, 30, admitted his role in the shooting death of Nathan Pritchett, Jr. Morris admitted that he and two other men arranged to purchase meth with counterfeit money
Continue Reading LAPD officers are accused of racial profiling during an arrest of a Black man outside his home
A Black man says officers with the Los Angeles Police Department violated his civil rights by racially profiling and wrongfully arresting him in a May 2019 incident during which he was mistaken for a man violating a restraining order, according to court documents obtained by CNN. “Is this the dude?” says an LAPD officer on
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Boone County officials propose new wind farm regulations at public hearing
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Public hearings for wind farm regulations have been scheduled by the Boone County Zoning Commission throughout April. The commission will host the first public hearing Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Boone County Government Center. Boone County Resource Management Director, Bill Florea, says the department was looking forward to hearing the
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Mizzou hoops officially signs DaJuan Gordon
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team officially signed transfer guard DaJuan Gordon on Wednesday. The Chicago native played his first two seasons at Kansas State. This past year – Gordon averaged 9.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore. “DaJuan is a really athletic, gifted guard who brings a high level
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A growing number of US colleges and universities are requiring students to get Covid-19 vaccinations
As colleges and universities nationwide make plans to welcome back students in the fall, a growing number have announced they will require all students to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before returning to campus. So far, at least 14 colleges have said vaccinations will be required, according to a CNN tally — and that number
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$1 million endowed professorship to support autism research, services at MU
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri alumni Bill and Nancy Thompson established the Ron Ashworth Endowed Professorship in Child Development with a $1 million gift. The gift honors Ron Ashworth, board chair for the Thompson Foundation Board of Directors and a longtime advocate of both neurodevelopmental disability issues and the Thompson Center for Autism and
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Audrain County reports 481 people receive coronavirus vaccine during Tuesday event
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ABC 17 News coronavirus roundtable: Phase 3
Vaccination eligibility will soon expand to all adults across the show-me state. An estimated 1.1-million Missourians will get access to vaccines against COVID-19 under phase three. Local health care experts, owner of Flow’s Pharmacy Anthony Desha and MU Health Care’s Director of Pharmacy Brad Myers, talk about this expansion and how other vaccination efforts are
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A shooting at a Texas office park has left 1 person dead and 5 wounded, police say
(CNN) — Police in Bryan, Texas, are searching for a suspect after six people were injured during a shooting at an industrial park on Thursday afternoon, according to Lt. Jason James of the Bryan Police Department.
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New study shows 1-in-3 COVID-19 survivors have long-term brain effects
A recently published study from the journal of The Lancet Psychiatry says that nearly 34% of individuals studied had some sort of neurological or psychiatric effect, six months after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
Continue Reading Undercover NYPD officer arrests woman who allegedly yelled anti-Asian slurs and threatened violence
An undercover officer with the New York Police Department arrested a woman yelling anti-Asian slurs at a Chinatown nail salon, according to city officials. Sharon Williams, 50, allegedly went into the nail salon Tuesday afternoon and is accused of making anti-Asian statements and having “physically threatened people inside,” said NYPD spokesperson Det. Denise Moroney. Williams
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MoDOT to begin intersection improvements on Route 63 on April 19
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction will being April 19 for a Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) project aimed at reducing the number of crashes along U.S. Route 63 in Boone County. Crews will begin work at several intersections between Route H and Route M/Y near Ashland. Work will take place between the hours of 7
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Murder for hire suspect bonds out of Camden County Jail
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lake area realtor accused in a murder-for-hire case has bonded out of jail Thursday. 43-year-old Leigh Ann Bauman posted her $400,000 bond Thursday morning. She was charged in Camden County for conspiracy to commit murder back in March. Bauman is accused of attempting to hire someone to kill her ex-mother-in-law. According
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