By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s clerical regime now faces the prospect of trying to find a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his killing in joint US-Israeli strikes. The veteran leader, who ruled with an iron fist for nearly four decades, does not have an officially declared heir. Instead, an
Continue ReadingBy Abbas Al Lawati, Laura Smith-Spark, CNN (CNN) — Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who ruled Iran with an iron fist as its supreme leader for nearly four decades, facing off against the US and Israel while crushing dissent and advancing a controversial nuclear program at home, has been killed, a seismic development that plunges his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump announced the joint U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran early Saturday morning, just a few days before Congress was set to debate and vote on military action in Iran, according to CNN. Some lawmakers are upset that Trump would engage in what he called “major combat operations” without congressional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. KMIZ Columbia firefighters worked a house fire in central Columbia on Saturday afternoon. According to Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman Skyler Clark, crews were called to the 700 block of Cook Avenue shortly before 3 p.m. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames showing from a shed and a home, Clark said. One person was
Continue ReadingBy Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Thomas Bordeaux, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase, Isaac Yee, Teele Rebane, Avery Schmitz, Farida Elsebai, CNN (CNN) — After the United States and Israel launched a regime change operation against Iran on Saturday morning, footage emerging on social media and geolocated by CNN offered a window into its impacts. The attacks have hit
Continue ReadingBy Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s hardline supreme leader who ruled the country for almost four decades, was killed in Saturday’s joint US-Israeli strikes, Iranian state media confirmed Sunday, prompting celebration among Iranians who opposed his rule and fury from pro-regime loyalists. An Iranian TV broadcaster
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team scored the most points it has in regulation of an SEC game this season, demolishing Mississippi State in a 88-64 win at Humphrey Coliseum, on Saturday. With the win, the Tigers improved to 20-9 overall and 10-9 in Southeastern Conference action in a victory that will prove
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A 26-year-old Phillipsburg, Missouri woman was seriously injured in a crash in Camden County early Saturday morning, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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Holts Summit voters may have the option to approve an $8 millon bond for the Holts Summit Fire Protection District during the April 2026 election.
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By Lou Robinson, Renée Rigdon, Rosa de Acosta, Janie Boschma, Matt Stiles, Soph Warnes, Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa, Henrik Pettersson, Gillian Roberts, Annette Choi, Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — War in the Middle East continues after the United States and Israel attacked Iran late last month, and Tehran retaliated with strikes against several of its neighbors, including
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Almost every Black woman or girl has, at some point, purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists or faux locs. For many Black women, these “protective styles” are worn year-round to protect and maintain their natural hair. For others, they’re a pre-vacation splurge — an easy way
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump posted a video statement on Truth Social on Saturday, telling Americans about air strikes in Iran, carried out in coordination with Israel.
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Minutes before the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, administrators and officers went to intercept a freshman student named Colt Gray, whose concerning comments that morning had raised several red flags. They went to his second period math class but learned he had gone to the bathroom. There, they
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — North Korea on Saturday released pictures showing leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter at a rifle range, the latest propaganda images to promote the child touted as a potential successor. State media KCNA said Kim and his daughter – along with Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister Kim
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By Christian Edwards, Karina Tsui, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran have killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader for nearly four decades, thrusting the country into uncertainty and sparking a conflict that could draw in much of the Middle East. Donald Trump announced Khamenei’s death on Saturday, and Iranian
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 19 high school athletes from Mid-Missouri have secured a spot on the final day of the wrestling season. You can watch the highlights from the action in the video players featured in the slideshow above. Heading into the semifinals, Hickman sits in second place in class four as a team with 87.5
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KIMZ) The city of Columbia could be looking at an additional $5.27 million price tag to make the McKinney Building usable for an event space. Members of the McKinney Building Task Force on Friday received an update on a feasibility study outlining potential renovation plans for the historic downtown structure, as officials continue
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By Annie Grayer, MJ Lee, CNN Chappaqua, New York (CNN) — Bill Clinton on Friday denied having any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes during what he said was the pair’s “brief acquaintance” under more than six hours of questioning from lawmakers who sought to unravel the former president’s ties to the late convicted sex offender.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The horses who got rescued from a mud hole on Wednesday near Harrisburg are still at the MU Veterinary Clinic. They are being treated for pneumonia, complications for hypothermia, ulcers–and one of them suffered a foot injury. The horses got stuck in what was formerly an animal lagoon. It was in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police suspect a Columbia teen who was charged as an adult with murder Friday could have fired a gun into the victim’s vehicle, according to a probable cause statement. Rodney Moore Jr., 16, is charged with second-degree felony murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in the death of 18-year-old Zarian Simpson
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