COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dangerously cold temperatures have led to a number of area schools to either call off classes on Tuesday or have a late start. Overnight wind chills in parts of Mid-Missouri are expected to hit minus-20 degrees, according to the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team, who issued a Weather Alert Day for
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By Kareem Khadder, Eugenia Yosef, Mick Krever, Mostafa Salem and Ivana Kottasová (CNN) — The Israeli military killed at least 10 Palestinians, including a child, in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as its prime minister announced the start of a “large-scale military operation” in the restive city of Jenin – just two days after
Continue Reading By Eugenia Yosef, Mick Krever and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, has said he will resign in March over the failure to prevent the October 7 attack. In a letter to Israel’s prime minister and defense minister released by the military, Halevi said: “As a result
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The one-time Georgia prosecutor accused of impeding the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s killers is set to stand trial more than four years after the Black 25-year-old’s death, which fueled nationwide protests over racial injustice. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the trial of former Brunswick District Attorney
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TODAY: Tuesday is the last, but likely the coldest, of our ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days. Starting with wind chills as cold as -20, we’ll be dangerously cold through the day. Highs will reach low teens, keeping wind chills in the single digits through the day. TONIGHT: Winds will have gradually shifted through the day,
Continue Reading By Lucas Lilieholm and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said Monday he was “not confident” the Gaza ceasefire would last, despite claiming credit for brokering the agreement between Israel and Hamas. “I’m not confident. It’s not our war, it’s their war,” he said from the Oval Office, when asked by a
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — As devastating wildfires have destroyed huge swaths of Los Angeles County, incinerating homes and leaving at least 27 people dead, fire and law enforcement authorities have also had to contend with multiple cases of arson. Authorities have arrested at least eight people accused of setting new, small fires in
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President Joe Biden took a series of actions on his last day as president, including a flurry of pardons for people who have been critical of new President Donald Trump. Among the pardons are people like Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci — each of whom has been a target of MAGA ire. However, Biden
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — World leaders congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration Monday, with many urging stronger alliances or continued cooperation between their countries and the United States, in carefully crafted social media posts and statements. Trump’s return to the White House portends a seismic shakeup in international relations, with the new
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For many of America’s 170 million TikTok users, US President Donald Trump’s move to delay a legal ban of the popular social media platform was cause for celebration. But in China, where TikTok’s parent company is based, the reception has been less positive, largely because Trump has
Continue Reading By CNN’s Gul Tuysuz, Alex Stambaugh and Sana Noor Haq Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — Dozens of people were killed after a fire ripped through a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, forcing desperate holidaymakers to leap from windows to escape from the flames and smoke. At least 79 people were killed in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirmed that a stolen gun was found after a shots fired incident over the weekend that led to six juveniles being detained. Two of the youth were released, while one was detained on suspicion of four counts of first-degree assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, and distribution
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Andy Rose, Gloria Pazmino, Norma Galeana and Javon Huynh, CNN (CNN) — State and local leaders across the country are bracing for a tidal wave of aggressive immigration policies and possible mass deportations that President Donald Trump has vowed to enact in the hours and days following his
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A Fulton teenager was found shot dead late Sunday night.
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Federal agents are investigating after a US Border Patrol agent was shot and killed Monday afternoon on a highway in Vermont close to the US-Canadian border. In addition to the Border Patrol agent, a “subject” was also killed in the shooting, and another “subject” was injured and is in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is one of the Associated Press’ Top-25 teams in the nation for the first time since the end of the 2022-23 campaign. On Monday, the Tigers checked in at No. 22 in the latest AP Poll, following a 15-3 overall start to the year and a 4-1
Continue Reading CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump began his term by taking a series of sweeping immigration executive actions Monday that included declaring a national emergency at the US southern border, immediately ending use of a border app called CBP One that had allowed migrants to legally enter the United States,
Continue Reading By Way Mullery, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is now officially the 47th president of the United States after taking the oath of office on Monday. The frigid temperatures brought the ceremony inside the Capitol for the first time in decades as a crowd of supporters, family members and various public figures watched up close.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As temperatures remain in the teens and single-digits with a below-zero wind chill in Mid-Missouri, some drivers might run into issues getting their cars ready to go. Tony Hoffman, service manager at Custom Complete Automotive on Providence Road, said not allowing your car enough time to warm up properly is one of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday as the 47th president of the United States. ABC 17 News streamed the entire ceremony on its website. Rewatch it in the media player.
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