By Kyle Blaine President Joe Biden on Saturday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher” after visiting with refugees in Warsaw, Poland, in an intense criticism of the Russian leader’s actions in Ukraine that have seen millions of refugees flee to neighboring countries. During the visit, Biden was asked by reporters what seeing the Ukrainian
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Machine Gun Kelly has shared his experience hanging out with Taylor Hawkins days before the Foo Fighters drummer tragically passed. Hawkins died while on tour in South America with the band. He was 50. Kelly told Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show that he and his band were on the
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By Nathan Hodge, Julia Kesaieva and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN At least five people were reportedly injured Saturday after at least two missiles struck Lviv, a city in western Ukraine that had been previously spared the worst of Russia’s brutal onslaught, local officials said. One of the strikes hit a fuel storage facility, causing it to
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By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN Beekeeper Dmitry Mulyar was tending to his hives outside his home in eastern Kyiv when the Russian shelling hit on Thursday morning. His elder brother Andriy Mulyar, who roasts coffee for a living, was standing next to him when it happened. “A shell hit, from the — so-called
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Today: Mostly sunny and cool with highs in the low 50s. Tomorrow: Temperatures below freezing in the morning; highs near 50. Clouds return early as a weak disturbance passes through. Extended: Next week starts off warmer with a warm front lifting north Monday into Tuesday, bringing us to near 60 on Monday and into the 70s by Tuesday. A strong low
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN Tyler Jacob, a native of Minnesota, was freed from detention in Russia on Friday, the office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar said. “I am relieved that Tyler is safely reunited with his wife and daughter,” Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, said in a statement. “Over the last two weeks, my team and I
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Barry Neild, CNN A huge new subterranean railway whisked fare-paying passengers deep beneath the streets of London for the first time on Tuesday as the UK capital opened a $25 billion new metro line that will transform travel across the city. Large crowds of rail enthusiasts, commuters and excited locals turned out to catch the
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed the most distant single star it’s ever observed, glimmering 28 billion light-years away. And the star could be between 50 to 500 times more massive than our sun, and millions of times brighter. It’s the farthest detection of a star yet, from 900 million years
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fourteen former Tigers participated in Pro Day Friday at Mizzou to work out in front of NFL scouts. All eyes were on standout running back Tyler Badie. Badie was measured at 5-foot-8, 197 pounds at last month’s NFL combine. Although Badie said he still hears some chatter that he’s too small, he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Junior guard Aijha Blackwell enters transfer portal making her the third member of Mizzou’s women’s basketball team to enter this week. Blackwell tweeted this morning confirming that she will be leaving Mizzou and entering the portal. During her time at Mizzou, Blackwell made the All-SEC Freshman Team in the 2019-2020 season and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just three days after Dennis Gates signed on as the head basketball coach at Mizzou, junior college forward Mohamed Diarra has announced his commitment. The Garden City CC big man announced on Friday that he will being playing for Gates next season. The 6-foot-10, 215 pounds, Paris native played at Redemption Christian
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Missouri House lawmakers passed two bills this week that would legalize sports betting in the state. House Bills 2502 and 2556 would allow online and in-person wagering on professional sports matches.
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The murder trial against Jahaun Whirley was placed in the hands of the jury Friday afternoon.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Members in the Audrain and Callaway Community will now have to make the journey to Columbia or Jefferson City to seek emergency services, whether that be by ambulance or driving themselves after Noble Health suspended operations at two Mid-Missouri hospitals. Noble Health Corporation announced on Facebook all services at the Audrain Community
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By Jacob Lev, CNN Basketball legend Lisa Leslie told the “I am Athlete” podcast that she was told not to make a “big fuss” over Brittney Griner’s arrest by Russian authorities. “What we were told, and again this is all sort of passed along through hearsay, but what we were told was to not make
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN Basketball legend Lisa Leslie told the “I am Athlete” podcast that she was told not to make a “big fuss” over Brittney Griner’s arrest by Russian authorities. “What we were told, and again this is all sort of passed along through hearsay, but what we were told was to not make
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A Columbia man was charged with multiple crimes after a Thursday night shooting and car chase.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and windy with lows in the lower 30s. Wind gusts between 20-25 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and chilly with highs in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: The weekend is cooler than average with a weak front sliding by tonight. That will bring us down to near freezing by tomorrow morning and highs only reach the low
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates will earn $16.5 million of guaranteed money in his contract over the next six years. ABC 17 News did an open records request to receive the contract. Details show the six year deal has an annual base salary of $300,000. Gates will be starting at $2.5
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles, Jamie Gangel, Gloria Borger and Zachary Cohen, CNN Members of the House Select Committee investigating January 6 are discussing whether to call Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to come before the panel, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. While some members have raised the possibility of
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