CNN, NBC, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE , INSTAGRAM, KHOU, Savannah Guthrie / Instagram By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — The search for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, has stretched into a second, anguished week, with mounting pressure on investigators and a family grappling with uncertainty. Guthrie was last seen on January
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The world is in an era of “wrecking-ball politics” led by US President Donald Trump, and it’s putting the decadeslong prosperous international order under unprecedented strain, according to the Munich Security Report 2026. The annual report, released ahead of the Munich Security Conference, described Trump point blank as the
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By Danya Gainor, Chelsea Bailey, Karina Tsui, CNN Tucson, Arizona (CNN) — The search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, has stretched into a seventh, anguished week, with mounting pressure on investigators and a family grappling with uncertainty. Nancy Guthrie was last seen on January 31, before she was apparently
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bench trial began Monday in Jefferson City over the language that would place Missouri’s new congressional map on the November ballot. The trial is the latest in a series of lawsuits challenging the congressional map the General Assembly passed during a September 2025 special session, a map that could possibly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council discussed two potential options to build a new electrical transmission line at their council work session on Monday night. Both options would connect the Perche Creek and Grindstone substations. The plans to build transmission line infrastructure between these two stations has been in the works for more than
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By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — An immigration judge terminated removal proceedings against Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, who was detained for over a month last year as part of the Trump administration’s effort to target and deport international students and activists involved in pro-Palestinian advocacy, her lawyers said Monday. The Department of Homeland
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved new language that clarifies what is a considered a weapon in its school district. The meeting agenda says the Missouri School Boards’ Association updated its own policy to comply with Senate Bill 68, which passed last year and states districts must report all
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By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Bangladesh votes on Thursday in the first election since a Gen Z protest movement toppled an ageing autocrat – an uprising tens of millions of young people dreamed could chart a new course for their country. Images of longtime leader Sheikh Hasina fleeing by helicopter as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A popular Columbia restaurant has announced that it has been sold. Billiards on Broadway announced in a Monday evening social media post that it will have new owners after 18 years in downtown Columbia. “After 18 years, countless moments with amazing people, and almost 1 million burgers sold!!!! We want to thank
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Canada’s largest airline has said it is suspending flights to Cuba due to a shortage of aviation fuel on the island – a move that comes amid a US orchestrated squeeze on the country’s oil supply that has also forced Havana to ration health, transport and school services. Air
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge replacement will begin on Feb. 18 on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says the project will replace the bridge with a wider bridge and update the interchange layout. One Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Route E/Y interchange
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Social media is flooded with videos of men trying to pick up women. They call themselves “manfluencers,” and smart glasses are their secret tool. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Growing volatility The disciplined execution of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of assaulting a woman in September in Audrain County was sentenced to probation on Monday, according to an email from Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger. Lane Miles pleaded guilty to first-degree kidnapping and second-degree domestic assault. He was originally charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping, second-degree assault and second-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tanner Bridge Road bridge over the Moreau River will close later this month, according to a Monday press release from Cole County Public Works. The closure will begin Monday, Feb. 23 between Friendship Road and Route B, the release says. Don Schnieders Excavating Company, Inc. was awarded the $2.1 Million contract
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who escaped from the Osage County Jail in October 2023 has been sentenced to probation. Alex Stieffermann pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 in multiple cases to several crimes, including escaping confinement, second-degree assault, stealing a vehicle, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and causing damage to jail property. He was
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Keir Starmer was fighting to salvage his premiership on Monday after the resignations of key advisers and growing calls from senior Labour Party figures for the British prime minister to step down, following bitter fallout from the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Addressing a packed room of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say PCP was present in the apartment where a man was fatally shot Saturday night in a senior apartment complex in central Columbia. Officers also found cocaine in the shooting suspect’s apartment, according to court documents. Michael D. Graham, 66, was charged with second-degree murder, illegal gun possession, armed criminal action,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up Mizzou baseball coach Kerrick Jackson in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The pair previewed the 2026 season, which will begin on Friday against Mount Saint Mary’s in Fort Meyers, Fla. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above. You can
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By Billy Stockwell, Charlotte Reck, Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles stands ready to support British police as they assess a report that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor allegedly shared confidential material with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during the former prince’s role as UK trade envoy. The latest tranche of Epstein files released by
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CNN By Sophie Tanno, Ivana Scatola, CNN (CNN) — Toluwa was waiting for her flight in an airport lounge in Washington, DC, when she said she was approached by a stranger. The pair got chatting and, after a while, she agreed to exchange numbers with him. It wasn’t until she got home and searched his
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