Crews to clean up damage, restore power after Wednesday night storms
An intersection in downtown Columbia is back open Thursday morning, after being closed due to a traffic light down in the road.
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Dallas nonprofit helps refugee women stitch together a bright future
By Lauren Lee, CNN When refugees arrive in the US, they face unique challenges. “They’ve been dumped in a new country where they don’t know the language, don’t know the culture, and they all of a sudden have to survive,” said Stephanie Giddens, founder and executive director of Vickery Trading Company. “They need extra resources,
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 16: Covid, software, Biden, condo collapse, extreme weather
By AJ Willingham, CNN If the metaverse actually does become widely accepted, what will we wear in it? Industry leaders are looking forward into our “digital fashion” future. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 16: Covid, software, Biden, condo collapse, extreme weather
By AJ Willingham, CNN If the metaverse actually does become widely accepted, what will we wear in it? Industry leaders are looking forward into our “digital fashion” future. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 16: Covid, software, Biden, condo collapse, extreme weather
By AJ Willingham, CNN If the metaverse actually does become widely accepted, what will we wear in it? Industry leaders are looking forward into our “digital fashion” future. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know
Continue ReadingChild care hiring crisis is closing programs and keeping parents out of workforce
By Gabe Cohen, CNN A hiring crisis is closing classrooms at Nurtury Early Education in Boston. The nonprofit, which serves mostly low-income families, has seen its staff shrink 30% during the coronavirus pandemic. “We cannot find enough educators who are willing to come into our classrooms,” CEO Laura Perille said. “Because they can earn a
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A Louisiana judge is on unpaid leave and facing pressure to resign after a home video with racist language surfaced
By Ryan Young, Maria Cartaya, Alta Spells and Tina Burnside, CNN A judge in Lafayette, Louisiana, is taking a leave of absence and facing calls for her resignation after a video with racist language recorded at her home surfaced. A lawyer for City Court Judge Michelle M. Odinet told the Acadiana Advocate she feels “humiliated,
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Top editor at nationalist Chinese state tabloid retires
By Jill Disis and Nectar Gan, CNN Business The longtime editor of one of China’s most outspoken and nationalistic state media outlets says he’s stepping down. Hu Xijin said Thursday that he has retired and is no longer serving as the editor-in-chief of the Global Times, according to a post on his verified Weibo account.
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MSHP asks drivers to use caution in strong winds
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking drivers to use caution Wednesday night. The patrol says strong winds can cause large vehicles to tip over. According to the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team, strong winds are possible in Mid-Missouri through about midnight. Conditions are expected to improve by Thursday morning’s commute. Strong
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Super Typhoon Rai slams into the Philippines as rescue operations get underway
By Jessie Yeung and Jinky Jorgio, CNN Search and rescue operations were underway in the Philippines on Friday after super Typhoon Rai, known locally as Odette, wreaked havoc across the archipelago, leaving at least two people dead. Rai, the 15th typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, weakened slightly from a Category 5 to a
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Mizzou football signs potential record-breaking class
Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz is on his way to signing the best recruiting class in program history. Rivals currently ranks MU’s 2022 class as No. 17 in the nation.
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Boonville football standout DJ Wesolak chooses Mizzou
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boonville standout DJ Wesolak will play for Mizzou. Wesolak made his college decision on Wednesday at the Knights of Columbus in Boonville — one of a string of recruits who committed to Mizzou on signing day. https://youtu.be/bOF8aazs1Lc The four-star prospect chose the Tigers over LSU, Georgia, Alabama and USC. According to 247Sports,
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Billie Eilish says watching porn from age 11 ‘really destroyed my brain’
By CNN’s Lianne Kolirin and Reuters Grammy-winning singer Billie Eilish has spoken about an addiction to watching pornography, starting at age 11, and how it gave her nightmares and messed her up when she started dating. Eilish, who turns 20 on Saturday, was speaking on “The Howard Stern Show” on Sirius XM radio on Monday.
Continue ReadingNews coverage conveys creeping anxiety amid Delta surge, Omicron uncertainty
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. How many people in your friend circles are Covid-positive right now? How many families do you know with kids who are quarantining at home due to a close contact? Here
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More than 400K have no power across the central US after storms delivered a record spate of hurricane-force gusts
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller, CNN Intense storms delivered a destructive and record-setting spate of winds Wednesday from the Rockies to the Great Lakes, tearing off roofs, overturning trucks, shutting down a stretch of an interstate highway and even forcing evacuation of some air traffic controllers. At least 55 reports of hurricane-force
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Mid-Missourians donate thousands of pounds of food during 12-hour food drive
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) People donated thousands of pounds of food Wednesday during the One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive for The Food Bank for Central and North East Missouri. The Networks of Mid-Missouri partnered with the Zimmer Radio Group to host the 12-hour food drive. The event was held from 6 a.m.
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Firing of Louisville detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is upheld after a board review
By Amir Vera and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN A review board upheld the termination of the former police detective who fired the shot that killed Breonna Taylor last year in Louisville, Kentucky. The Louisville Metro Police Merit Board backed the decision to fire Myles Cosgrove by a 5-2 vote on Wednesday, a decision that arrived after
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Power companies prepare for possible outages Wednesday night
Power companies in Mid-Missouri are ready for potential outages Wednesday as the area deals with strong winds.
Continue ReadingJustice Department breaks off settlement talks with families separated at US-Mexico border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Justice Department has informed attorneys representing separated migrant families that it will cease settlement negotiations and is ready to go back to court, according to an attorney representing families. The news comes after the White House came under political pressure following news of the talks and potential payments — of
Continue ReadingJFK researchers underwhelmed by latest release of assassination documents
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Frustrated JFK researchers say there is little new to learn in Wednesday’s release of previously classified documents collected as part of the government review into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The vast majority of the almost 1,500 documents released by the National Archives as new appear to
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