Among journalists in Queen Victoria’s England, Walter Bagehot was a central figure. Not only did he marry well — to the daughter of the Economist’s founder, whose death installed Bagehot in the editor’s chair — he also wrote a classic study of British government, “The English Constitution.” Of the monarchy’s role, Bagehot famously cautioned, “Above
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February’s extreme cold will naturally increase utility bills in Mid-Missouri. But some people are seeing larger-than-expected jumps in their bills. However, higher prices for energy on wholesale markets have also pushed bills higher in some places. Did your bill go up more than expected? Vote in the poll below.
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Katharine Dunn got really worried about her son Nolan even as his doctors told her she shouldn’t — the 13-year-old’s fever was “just a virus.” He didn’t have a sore throat or cough. His Covid-19 tests came back negative, twice. Then what had been a low-grade fever crept up to 104.4. “That’s when I knew
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team wrapped up the regular season with an 86-80 loss to LSU on Saturday. You can watch our full recap in the video player below. The Tigers must now shift their focus to the SEC Tournament. No. 7 Mizzou will take on No. 10 Georgia in the second round
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou quarterback Shawn Robinson is thriving at his new position this spring. ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones tells us how the senior is adjusting to the defensive side of the ball. “It’s so easy to just go full-go into something that’s unknown when you have the support of the people who are
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After more than two weeks without a drop of water, one Jackson, Mississippi, restaurant is finally back open for business. “It has been depressing, coming into work thinking we’re going to open again, we get a drip of water, then it’s gone,” Sal & Mookie’s manager Brandy Fields told CNN affiliate WAPT. In the aftermath
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The fridges are here but the shots are not. Doctor Sibylle Katzenstein spent thousands kitting out her Berlin practice so she could administer Covid-19 vaccines as fast as possible, but she is yet to receive a single dose. “It would have been nice if I had at least 10 vaccines in my fridge. It cost
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Explosions in Equatorial Guinea killed more than a dozen people and injured hundreds on Sunday, according to the Central African country’s health ministry. The explosions took place at a military base in the port city of Bata, leaving many missing under the rubble, the ministry said. It said at least 17 people had been killed
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It’s been nearly one year since the COVID-19 drastically changed how students in Mid-Missouri learned. Now, the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education is set to vote on more more step closer to normalcy.
Continue Reading French politician Olivier Dassault has died in a helicopter crash in northwest France at the age of 69, CNN affiliate BFM TV reported Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the late member of parliament in a statement on Twitter, writing, “Olivier Dassault loved France.” “Captain of industry, deputy, local elected official, reserve commander in
Continue Reading Three SWAT officers were injured Saturday while responding to a large gathering near the University of Colorado Boulder, the Boulder Police Department said on Twitter. An alert issued by the school at 8 p.m. Saturday said police were responding to a party in an area known as University Hill. Few people at the gathering wore
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Not even a pandemic can keep the NBA All-Star Game from a rebound. The 70th annual NBA All-Star Game will air Sunday on TNT and ESPN Radio, live from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. And for the first time, the NBA is packing all the events into just one night, with on-court contests beginning at
Continue Reading About 50 people were vaccinated Saturday at a site in south Florida despite not being eligible, according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesperson. It all began when “some individuals” arrived at a vaccination site in Florida City, about 40 miles south of Miami, and told staff they were health care workers, FEMA spokesperson Marty
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Canada Post is sending a free prepaid postcard to every household in the country to help citizens stay connected during the continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic. The government postal agency is planning to send about 13.5 million postcards across the county, according to a news release. They are part of the “Write Here Wrote Now”
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The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a fire in the 1700 block of East Miller Street Sunday around 7:30 a.m. Firefighters found a fully involved mobile home.
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In the year since Louisville police killed Breonna Taylor in an overnight drug raid, the Democratic-led US House of Representatives has passed a bill overhauling policing, twice. President Joe Biden took office in a city protected by a standing army two weeks after a pro-Trump mob overran the US Capitol. Scientists developed vaccines against a
Continue Reading New York City deputies shut down an illegal warehouse party in Queens overnight Saturday, clearing more than 100 people inside, the New York City Sheriff’s Office says. The officers entered the building early Sunday morning where they found 142 patrons dancing and drinking alcohol without masks or social distancing, according to the release. Sheriff’s deputies
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With every Covid-19 vaccination, the United States inches closer to defeating the pandemic that has killed over half a million Americans and left countless more with long-term complications. But major challenges stand in the way. Some Americans are ditching personal responsibility and forgoing masks, even though the highly contagious B.1.1.7 variant has spread to at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A group of eighth-graders have spent the last few weeks working to make sure everyone in their community has enough food. The students from Holy Rosary School in Duryea have been collecting canned goods and non-perishable items as part of a service project. On
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRAVETTE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Gravette School District Superintendent, Maribel Childress, released a statement responding to an incident that occurred at Gravette Middle School. The Gravette Police Department conducted a training exercise with K-9 units involving drug detection on Wednesday (March 3). The school says the training had been
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