COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ice and sleet under the snowpack can be a cause for concern over the next couple of days. Dr. Christopher Sampson with MU Health Care said during his shift last night he saw half the number of people they usually see when it comes to slip and falls from the ice. And
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Two Columbia police officers will not face charges for shooting and killing a man at a gas station in May.
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri will get $458 million to help victims of the opioid epidemic as part settlement with the three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson. Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced the final settlement Friday. Schmitt says it’s the biggest “victim-centric” settlement
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The Rocheport bridge and the Sorrels overpass construction remain on time to be completed.
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Missouri has got through yet another snowstorm this year but it’s left a big mess out on the roads which can make it difficult for drivers.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with a few overnight clouds. Breezy with lows in the upper teens. Wind chills in the single digits early Saturday morning. TOMORROW: Chilly and mostly sunny with highs in the low 30s. EXTENDED: There could be some refreeze on what doesn’t evaporate on roads tonight, so there could be some isolated slick spots
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By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN A North Korean projectile is presumed to have exploded soon after launch Wednesday, the South Korean military said, a failure in what would have been the Kim Jong Un regime’s 10th such launch this year. The explosion is believed to have come around an altitude of 20 kilometers
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN The National Archives acknowledged Friday it has discussed with the Department of Justice that classified records were found in boxes at Mar-a-Lago after former President Donald Trump left office, according to a letter from Archivist David Ferriero to the House Oversight Committee. The letter, released by the Archives
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN On the day honoring the American presidency, its current incumbent is wrestling with a slate of consequential matters that illustrate the scope and the limits of the job. President Joe Biden is readying massive sanctions on Moscow after predicting a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin at any moment. Yet the
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By Dakin Andone, Brad Parks and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistakenly drew a gun instead of a Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. The sentence comes nearly two months after Potter was convicted of first-
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The fire on board the large car-carrying cargo ship Felicity Ace could soon be extinguished because there might not be anything left to burn. The 656 foot-long Felicity Ace roll-on/roll-off car-carrying ship caught fire in the North Atlantic last Wednesday as it carried around 4,000 vehicles, including Porsches,
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Brad Parks and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistakenly drew a gun instead of a Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. The sentence comes nearly two months after Potter was convicted of first-
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By Brendan Buckley, CNN A flock of birds suddenly falls from the sky, a runaway tire takes aim at a police cruiser, and a zoo welcomes a new addition with a striking resemblance to everyone’s favorite house-elf. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Migratory mystery Nearly 100 yellow-headed blackbirds suddenly fell to the
Continue Reading By Brendan Buckley, CNN A flock of birds suddenly falls from the sky, a runaway tire takes aim at a police cruiser, and a zoo welcomes a new addition with a striking resemblance to everyone’s favorite house-elf. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Migratory mystery Nearly 100 yellow-headed blackbirds suddenly fell to the
Continue ReadingBy Sonnet Swire and Rachel Janfaza, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy announced Friday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. Murthy wrote in a long thread on Twitter that his wife and 5-year-old son were also positive for the virus and had mild symptoms. His 4-year-old daughter, who was the first in his
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As surging global temperatures alter the landscape of the Arctic, scientists are observing what’s shaping up to be a new record at the other end of the globe. Preliminary data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center suggests Antarctica will likely set a record this year for the lowest sea
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas and Phil Mattingly, CNN Officials from multiple US agencies met Thursday with executives from big US banks to discuss how they might respond to Russian hacking threats as US officials warn that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time, five people briefed on the meeting told CNN. The meeting — which covered
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TONIGHT Solidly in the mid to upper 20’s this morning, temperatures still have a bit to go before we see our high for Friday. Plenty of sunshine and a southwest wind will help get us back into the upper 30s. Tonight temperatures drop back into the teens with an arctic high pushing in some cold
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A year ago, two robots landed on Mars and forever changed the way we explore the red planet. The joy and excitement of the successful landing for the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter, taking place during a time of hardship for so many, echoed around the globe. “One year ago, Perseverance
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By Finn McSkimming, CNN Winter sports star Gus Kenworthy has a lot to thank his mom for. Her hometown is Chelmsford, Essex in southeast England, and also where he was born and the reason why he is able to compete in his third Winter Olympics. Kenworthy won a slopestyle silver medal for the USA at
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