By Kevin Liptak, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris is jetting to Europe Wednesday for a trip that became more complicated after one of her hosts — Poland — caught the United States by surprise with a proposal to provide its Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine. The Polish government announced Tuesday that it was putting its
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN Brittney Griner, the star basketball player detained in Russia over alleged drug charges, has become the latest of several Americans who have yet to secure their freedom from a country increasingly isolated from the rest of the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought forth global condemnation from governments and peoples alike,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Penitentiary’s historic Housing Unit four has once again opened its doors for tours after a tornado in 2019 caused it to shut down. The tornado that hit Jefferson City in 2019, destroyed many homes and businesses, including the key portions of the Missouri state penitentiary, destroying the roof of housing unit
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By Jack Guy, Tim Lister and Olga Voitovych, CNN A tiny trickle of refugees have managed to flee Ukrainian cities under attack from Russian forces, but concerns are mounting for millions of people who remain trapped amid worsening conditions. On Wednesday, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said both sides had agreed to a ceasefire
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The Columbia City Council approved a new contract with Columbia Public Schools on Monday to bring back police officers in some school buildings.
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Three Joplin Police Department officers were hurt Tuesday in what Springfield, Missouri, media outlet KY3 calls a “shootout with a suspect.”
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President Joe Biden warned Americans on Tuesday that his ban on Russian energy imports won’t be cheap.
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Crowds gathered Tuesday morning in the Missouri State Capitol to share their opinion on the decriminalization of marijuana with lawmakers.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ReadingBy 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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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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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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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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