By Pedram Javaheri A powerful storm system with clashing cold and warm, moist air is setting up a multiday severe weather threat for the Southeast — just in time for the weekend. “These ingredients have set the stage for blossoming showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and into Thursday night,” the Weather Prediction Center said Thursday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tolton boys basketball team will look to bring home the program’s first state championship since 2016 in Springfield this weekend. First, the Trailblazers have to get through Pembroke Hill in the semifinal round on Friday. Tolton already beat Raiders once this season, 62-52 in the second game of the year. But,
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is preparing for the potential of mass migration to the US-Mexico border when a Trump-era pandemic emergency rule ends, according to three sources familiar with discussions. Border authorities have been relying on a public health order, known as Title 42, to turn away migrants at the US-Mexico border
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Oracle of Omaha is making an even bigger bet on a major oil company as crude prices continue to surge. Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate and investing firm run by billionaire Warren Buffett, increased its ownership stake in Occidental Petroleum to nearly 15% this week. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed
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By Homero De la Fuente, Amir Vera and Richard Greene, CNN US basketball star Brittney Griner‘s legal team has seen her several times a week throughout her detention in Russia and they reported that she is well, a source close to the situation told CNN on Thursday. News of Griner’s condition comes after a Moscow
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ST PATRICK’S DAY You’ll notice a few more clouds but we’ll be treated to a good dose of sunshine in between. Highs will push into the 70’s again this afternoon. TONIGHT Temperatures will cool off into the upper 40’s and low 50’s as rain returns overnight. Expect a few showers to show up closer to
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By Blane Bachelor, CNN With many travel restrictions finally relaxing in early 2022, Gabriele Antoni booked a trip she’s been wanting to take for a while: several weeks in her home country of Germany, followed by a 12-day cruise in Norway with friends. The 64-year-old Florida resident and US green card holder hasn’t been back
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand and Barbara Starr, CNN Last week, a drone flew more than 350 miles beyond Ukraine’s western border before crashing in Croatia, a NATO member country. The drone was carrying a bomb, Croatian officials said, and it’s still not clear whether it belonged to Ukrainian or Russian forces. Another drone recently
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans’ support for economic sanctions on Russia is broad and bipartisan, according to new polling on the public’s response to the war in Ukraine. And so far, that’s the case even when the potential for higher gas prices is considered. At the same time, the American public largely continues to oppose
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By Laura He, CNN Business China is quietly distancing itself from Russia’s sanction-hit economy. The two states proclaimed last month that their friendship had “no limits.” That was before Russia launched its war in Ukraine. Now, with Russia’s economy being slammed with sanctions from all over the world, there is growing evidence that China’s willingness
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re hunting for a new job right now, the odds are in your favor. Companies across the board are struggling to retain and hire more workers. America’s largest retailers, in particular, have been hit hard — prompting massive hiring sprees and unprecedented wage boosts. Here’s what you need to know
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re hunting for a new job right now, the odds are in your favor. Companies across the board are struggling to retain and hire more workers. America’s largest retailers, in particular, have been hit hard — prompting massive hiring sprees and unprecedented wage boosts. Here’s what you need to know
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By Jamiel Lynch and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Nearly 400 gallons of gas were stolen from a North Carolina gas station this week, prompting the owner to take extra security precautions amid historically high gas prices nationwide. Hardik Patel said he will start shutting off the power to his pumps after business hours after 398 gallons
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The four candidates are seeking the two open positions on the Jefferson City Board of Education.
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COVID-19 cases have once again begun to rise worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and officials say some people will need a fourth dose of the vaccine to fend off another wave.
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COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will look to make a run in the WNIT for the second-straight year, as the Tigers will host Drake at Mizzou Arena on Thursday. You can watch the press conference with head coach Robin Pingeton in the video player below. https://youtu.be/aH1Q0EMRVrc Pingeton’s group missed out on an
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Helias Crusaders sent two teams off to the state tournament in Springfield with a pep on Wednesday afternoon, as both the girls and boys basketball teams will compete for a state title. Both teams will be looking for the first state championship in Crusader basketball history. The boys came close
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A volunteer fire department in Callaway County is asking voters to increase its funding so it can meet staffing needs.
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By AnneClaire Stapleton, Ivan Watson and Tom Booth, CNN Irina Protchenko, 68, sings the Ukrainian anthem while steadily working at her sewing machine in a small apartment in central Ukraine. She retired not long ago from a factory in the outskirts of Kyiv, where she spent 50 years tailoring men’s suits and coats for clothing
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Two people were pulled from the Missouri River at the Noren access point Wednesday, according to Jefferson City firefighters.
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