Francesca Street, CNN Cruise ships turning around mid-voyage. People placed in quarantine cabins on board. Voyages abruptly canceled. Crew members trying to appease unhappy customers. It all feels a bit like deja vu, but the cruise industry is soldiering on as the Omicron coronavirus variant makes its presence felt at sea as it has on
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By Ben Morse, CNN Unless you had a crystal ball or had read the tea leaves, Saturday evening wasn’t a good evening for people in the predicting business. The Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers both claimed shock wins thanks to field-goals as time expired despite both coming into their NFL divisional round clashes in
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By Mark Morales and Brynn Gingras, CNN The 22-year-old NYPD officer who was killed in the line of duty during a police response to a domestic call at a home in Harlem Friday night said his first-hand experience with the controversial policy of stop and frisk and the department’s effort to bolster community relations ultimately
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By Peter Nickeas and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Carjackings have risen dramatically over the past two years in some of America’s biggest cities. Just outside Chicago, a state senator’s car and other valuables were taken at gunpoint in December, and a group of children, one just 10 years old, carjacked more than a dozen people. A
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By Kelly McCleary, CNN “Saturday Night Live” kicked off this week’s episode with a look back at President Joe Biden’s first year in office through the lens of Fox News host Laura Ingraham and her show, “The Ingraham Angle.” Cast member Kate McKinnon embodied the conservative host, telling her audience of Biden’s term so far,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite winning the highest ranked matchup of the dual, No. 9 Mizzou did fall to No. 23 South Dakota State on Saturday afternoon. No. 9 Alan Hart moved to 2-0 on the season against South Dakota State’s Clay Carlson, as Hart won by a 4-2 decision. MU did manage to pick up
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team could not hang on for the win over Alabama on Saturday evening. The Tigers fell to the Tide 86-76. With the loss, MU fell to 8-10 overall and 2-4 in the SEC. Jarron “Boogie” Coleman led the Tigers with 17 points along with four rebounds and three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local scores from Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. NAIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Williams Baptist (75) Columbia College (88) FINAL NAIA MEN’S BASKETBALL Williams Baptist (60) Columbia College (86) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Skyline (59) Jefferson City (51) FINAL Harrisburg (85) Macon
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By Megan Thomas and Melissa Alonso, CNN Actor and director Regina King’s son, Ian Alexander Jr., has died by suicide, her representative confirmed to CNN Saturday. He was 26. “Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian. He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness
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By Steve Contorno, CNN Federal regulators are considering limiting the authorization of certain monoclonal antibody treatments that have not proved effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a source familiar with the decision-making told CNN. The US Food and Drug Administration could decide in the coming days to take steps to curb the use
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By Joshua Berlinger and Nic Robertson, CNN The UK foreign office said in a Saturday statement it has information that the Russian government is planning to “install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv as it considers whether to invade and occupy Ukraine.” “The former Ukrainian MP Yevhen Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate,” the
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Tonight: Temperatures slowly fall to near freezing tonight thanks to winds holding steady out of the west at 8-12 mph with partly cloudy skies. Tomorrow: Clouds remain partly cloudy across Central Missouri with winds shifting out of the northwest late into the morning hours causing a slight decrease in high temperatures to the mid-’30s. Extended:
Continue ReadingBy Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Democrats failed spectacularly this week to change filibuster rules in the Senate. The end results are twofold: The total collapse of Democrats’ effort to enact a national voting rights standard. The 60-vote threshold to overcome the filibuster and pass legislation in the Senate seems as immovable as ever. But the
Continue ReadingBy Sonnet Swire Boris Epshteyn, an adviser for former President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, acknowledged Friday that he was part of the effort to prop up so-called “alternate electors” to support Trump in key states. “Is that something you ever worked on or would support, for example, in Michigan?” MSNBC’s Ari Melber asked him
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN The two New York Police Department officers who lost their lives responding to a domestic violence call are being remembered as dedicated heroes to their community. Officers Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera, both in their 20s, were shot after encountering someone with a gun after responding to a 911 call about
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TODAY: Clouds slowly exit throughout the day. Highs in the upper 30s near 40. Winds will pick up late tonight as a minor disturbance creeps in. TOMORROW: Northerly flow returning will push temps down into the 30s throughout the day. Mid-MO will manage to dodge precip from a weak passing system. EXTENDED: Monday starts off
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By Anna Bahney Overheated home prices continue to show signs of cooling off a bit. Home prices rose 18.8% year-over-year in November, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. But that staggering jump was down from a 19.1% increase in October. For the past several months, prices have continued to rise
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By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN NATO announced on Monday that some member countries are putting forces on standby and sending additional ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe as the United Kingdom and the United States ordered diplomats’ families to withdraw from Ukraine amid concerns of a Russian invasion. The developments underscore growing fears of a
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The City of Columbia says it will open the overnight warming center at Wabush Bus Station on Tenth Street Friday and again on Tuesday.
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By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Police in Virginia said a woman has been charged after she claimed at a school board meeting she would show up with loaded guns if her children were required to wear masks at school. In the post on the department’s Facebook page, authorities said Amelia King, 42 of Luray, was
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