Biden warns Russian oil ban will come with costs to consumers
President Joe Biden warned Americans on Tuesday that his ban on Russian energy imports won’t be cheap.
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Cannabis Freedom Act aims to decriminalize marijuana in Missouri
Crowds gathered Tuesday morning in the Missouri State Capitol to share their opinion on the decriminalization of marijuana with lawmakers.
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Accused Kansas City-area school shooter allegedly used ‘ghost gun’
The high school student accused of shooting and wounding an administrator and a school resource officer in Olathe, Kansas, last week allegedly used a “ghost gun.”
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Mizzou’s Brown earns spot on All-SEC Second Team
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KMIZ) The SEC league coaches voted Mizzou forward Kobe Brown to its All-SEC Second Team on Tuesday. Brown averaged 12.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game during the regular season. The junior was fourth in total rebounds in the league with 241 on the season. The Huntsville native had five double-doubles
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Mizzou football continues spring practices
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team was back on the practice fields on Tuesday. Here’s some extended video from the beginning portion of practice – when reporters were allowed to film. https://youtu.be/CMs9BK60QZE The annual spring game is scheduled for Saturday, March 19. https://youtu.be/zo4ExZ2INPE https://youtu.be/pX4hnarqJVo https://youtu.be/PeJfVN7uJeE
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Tracking a warmer Wednesday, snow on the way Thursday
TONIGHT: Decreasing clouds, chilly with lows in the low 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. EXTENDED: We’re tracking a warmer day tomorrow as highs reach the upper 40s to around 50 before the fun begins on Thursday. A strong disturbance will eject out of the Plains toward us on Wednesday,
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Burger King pulls support from its Russian locations
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Burger King is the latest fast food chain to pull corporate support from its businesses in Russia. Restaurant Brands International, which owns the burger chain, said Thursday it “has suspended all of its corporate support for the Russian market, including operations, marketing and supply chain.” The company is also stopping
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Philadelphia police commissioner moves to fire officer who shot and killed 12-year-old who was allegedly armed
By Rebekah Riess and Amy Simonson, CNN The Philadelphia Police Commissioner announced Tuesday she plans to fire the officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Thomas Siderio because the shooting violates the department’s “use of force directive.” Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw said the officer will be suspended for 30 days and at the end of that
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Mizzou wrestling recaps 11th straight conference tournament title
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Big 12 Tournament trophy was back at the Hearnes Center on Tuesday. The Tigers captured the team tournament title over the weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was MU’s 11th straight conference tournament title. You can watch our full interview with Brian Smith in the video player above. Freshman standout Keegan O’Toole
Continue ReadingJury finds first US Capitol riot defendant to go on trial guilty on all counts
By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A jury in Washington, DC, on Tuesday found January 6 rioter Guy Reffitt guilty of all five charges he faced related to the US Capitol attack, in the pivotal outcome of the first federal trial related to the riot. Reffitt, a Texas Three Percenter and supporter of then-President
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Tracking some slightly warmer temperatures today
TUESDAY Some filtered sunshine will try to get us back on the right path, temperature-wise. Highs today will reach the middle 40’s with winds remaining fairly light. TONIGHT We’ll thin out the cloud cover overnight. Lows will fall back to near 30. EXTENDED We start out with sunshine on Wednesday but the clouds will return
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Civilians flee Sumy after evacuation corridor opens, as 2 million refugees leave Ukraine
By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN A tense and fleeting evacuation from Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy took place on Tuesday after Russian airstrikes killed 21 people, including two children, the night before, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukrainian officials confirmed that an evacuation corridor allowing residents out of the city opened on Tuesday morning, following
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Former top national security officials side with Apple in app store antitrust case
By Brian Fung, CNN Former senior national security officials, including two ex-CIA directors and a past NSA director, are backing Apple’s app store practices as the iPhone maker fights a critical antitrust case. The nearly two-dozen security experts and former US officials argued Thursday in a court filing that proposals to force open Apple’s mobile
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Puerto Rico relaxes Covid-19 travel restrictions
By Forrest Brown, CNN Puerto Rico, which along with Hawaii has maintained some of the strictest Covid-19 measures in the United States, announced Monday it’s relaxing travel restrictions. Starting Thursday, the US territory in the Caribbean will no longer require that domestic travelers provide proof of vaccination or take a Covid-19 test before arrival, according
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First sign of oil price relief: UAE says it wants OPEC to increase production
By David Goldman and Becky Anderson, CNN Business The oil market has been stretched incredibly thin, with few producers willing — or able — to replace Russian barrels banned by the United States and shunned by others. Enter the United Arab Emirates, which suggested it may be coming to the rescue. The UAE’s ambassador to
Continue ReadingBiden announces ban on Russian energy imports
By Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, MJ Lee and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his administration is banning Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports to the US in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a step he warned could lead to a spike in gas prices
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Ukraine claims Russian general has been killed in Kharkiv
By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN The Ukrainian defense ministry has claimed that a Russian general was killed in battle near Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. The short statement on Monday offered no proof of the death of Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov, and gave no details of when he was killed. Russian state media said
Continue ReadingBlinken says Russia continues to be engaged in efforts to salvage Iran nuclear deal
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that Moscow remains engaged in the effort to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, despite a recent demand by the Russian foreign minister for written guarantees that sanctions imposed for its invasion of Ukraine will not its impact future dealings with Tehran. “With regard
Continue ReadingFlorida legislature passes bill prohibiting some classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity
By Devan Cole, CNN Lawmakers in Florida gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would ban certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, sending the controversial bill to the desk of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has signaled his support for the measure. Florida’s GOP-controlled Senate passed HB 1557, titled
Continue ReadingFlorida legislature passes bill prohibiting some classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity
By Devan Cole, CNN Lawmakers in Florida gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would ban certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, sending the controversial bill to the desk of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has signaled his support for the measure. Florida’s GOP-controlled Senate passed HB 1557, titled
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