By Jeremy Herb, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine is not willing to give up territory in the eastern part of the country to end the war with Russia, and Ukraine’s military is prepared to fight Moscow’s military in the Donbas region in a battle he says could influence the course of
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By Jessie Yeung, Tim Lister, Darya Tarasova, Julia Kesaieva, Manveena Suri and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Ukrainian forces besieged in Mariupol have rejected Russia’s demands to surrender and are still resisting an unrelenting assault on the southeastern port city, top Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the city, which has been
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN An 11-foot hammerhead shark washed up on a beach in southern Florida, much to beachgoers’ surprise. Visitors at Pompano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale, encountered the shark’s corpse on April 6, according to CNN affiliate WPLG. A team of scientists from the American Shark Conservancy took samples and identified the shark
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team won its second SEC series of the season, courtesy of a 10-6 win over Kentucky on Saturday. The Tigers trailed 6-0 at the start of the game, however, the MU bats came alive and put up an eight-run third inning to take the lead. Luke Mann, Torin Montgomery,
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COLUMBIA, Mo .(KMIZ) The April 5 election results are complete and new Columbia City Councilmen Nick Foster is set to be sworn in on Monday at 5 p.m, as well as Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffalo. Nick Foster will now lead the Columbia’s Fourth Ward following Ian Thomas who led the ward since 2013. Foster won this year’s election
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local scores from Saturday, April 16, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Blair Oaks (3) Rock Bridge (2) FINAL Smith-Cotton (4) Battle (5) FINAL Francis Howell (4) Hickman (3) FINAL Carthage (0) Southern Boone (10) FINAL HS GIRLS SOCCER Capital City (5)
Continue ReadingTonight: Clouds begin to enter Mid-Missouri from the west as temperatures begin to fall to the upper ’30s with winds calm out of the northeast. Easter Sunday: Waking up, temperatures will hover into the upper-’30s until mid-morning when light isolated showers will become more widespread leading to afternoon showers. The high peaks into the upper
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN Peep, peep: Springtime’s favorite candy is back, now in the form of Peeps-flavored ice cream. Cold Stone Creamery is selling a chilly twist on the classic chick-shaped marshmallows with Peeps sundaes, which you can have delivered to your home for free on Easter. The treat consists of Peeps-flavored ice cream with
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By Gregory Wallace Pilots at Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines say pilot exhaustion is on the rise, and they’re pressing the airlines treat fatigue and the mistakes that result as a safety risk. “Fatigue, both acute and cumulative, has become Southwest Airlines’ number-one safety threat,” the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, or SWAPA, told airline
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The war in Ukraine could soon enter a new, even more dangerous phase. Russia, angry over the loss of its Black Sea Fleet flagship, has warned of “unpredictable consequences” if the US continues supplying weapons to Ukraine, while Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a somber note telling CNN the world should
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The war in Ukraine could soon enter a new, even more dangerous phase. Russia, angry over the loss of its Black Sea Fleet flagship, has warned of “unpredictable consequences” if the US continues supplying weapons to Ukraine, while Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a somber note telling CNN the world should
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The Columbia Police Department confirmed multiple shots were fired near Columbia Auto Repair, with one person in custody following the shooting.
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Janfaza, CNN States across the country are rolling back access to abortion, and the fate of Roe v. Wade is up in the air — two factors that Democrats believe could elevate the issue of abortion rights this midterm cycle to a level not reached in recent memory. The flurry of legislative action
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Four states moved to curtail abortion access this week, with two of them advancing their own versions of a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy — similar to the controversial Mississippi law before the US Supreme Court that’s set up a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. Here’s what
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SATURDAY: Cool conditions kick off the weekend with highs in the upper 50s today. Skies will remain partly cloudy throughout the afternoon and Mid-MO stays dry. EASTER SUNDAY: Sunrise services should watch for a stray sprinkle in the early morning, with rain chances picking up close to noon. Showers will move through the area from
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN The plans are hatched, the wooden spoons are procured and 50,000 eggs have been hard boiled and driven to Washington on a refrigerated truck. It’s Easter Egg Roll time at the White House once again. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are taking their first crack at the time-honored
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The war in Ukraine could soon enter a new, even more dangerous phase. Russia, angry over the loss of its Black Sea Fleet flagship, has warned of “unpredictable consequences” if the US continues supplying weapons to Ukraine, while Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a somber note telling CNN the world should
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Storm systems will make for a messy holiday weekend across most of the United States, with a soggy start to Passover for many in the Southeast and Northeast — including a risk of isolated tornadoes — while Easter eggs could possibly be covered in snow from Montana to Michigan. So
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By Omar Jimenez and Steve Almasy, CNN A man who witnessed the struggle between Patrick Lyoya and the Grand Rapids police officer who fatally shot him told CNN on Friday he knew the incident wouldn’t end well. “I knew when the tussle began,” Wayne Butler said. “If you tussle with a White man with a
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By Alicia Wallace and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden’s recent immigration policy reached a resolution on Friday, but the gridlock it created has resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars and delays in shipments of everything from avocados to automobile parts that will have a
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