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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By Randi Kaye, CNN Before taking his own life, Brian Laundrie wrote in a notebook he was responsible for Gabby Petito‘s death, according to the FBI. “A review of the notebook revealed written statements by Mr. Laundrie claiming responsibility for Ms. Petito’s death,” the FBI’s Denver Field Office said in a statement released Friday. The
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By Rob Picheta, CNN The world feared the worst when a worrying new coronavirus variant emerged in late November and ripped through South Africa at a pace not seen before in the pandemic. But two months later, with Omicron dominant across much of the globe, the narrative has shifted for some. “Levels of concern about
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN The world feared the worst when a worrying new coronavirus variant emerged in late November and ripped through South Africa at a pace not seen before in the pandemic. But two months later, with Omicron dominant across much of the globe, the narrative has shifted for some. “Levels of concern about
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN The world feared the worst when a worrying new coronavirus variant emerged in late November and ripped through South Africa at a pace not seen before in the pandemic. But two months later, with Omicron dominant across much of the globe, the narrative has shifted for some. “Levels of concern about
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN An organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rallies that preceded the attack on the US Capitol a year ago said he would work with two extremist groups, who later had members charged in the attack, about providing security and housing for the January 6, 2021, rally in Washington.
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The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has filed another lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools and, for the first time, against the Jefferson City School District over the districts’ renewed, temporary mask mandates.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local scores from Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Helias (81) Capital City (73) FINAL Rock Bridge (53) Lee’s Summit North (56) FINAL Clopton (46) North Callaway (43) FINAL California (101) Versailles (97) FINAL/OT Boonville (71) Clinton (60)
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN The first US shipment of recently directed security assistance has arrived in Ukraine, the US Embassy in Kyiv tweeted Friday night. The shipment “includes close to 200,000 pounds of lethal aid, including ammunition for the front line defenders of Ukraine,” according to the tweet. The development comes as
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Chance, Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US Embassy in Kyiv has requested that the State Department authorize the departure of all nonessential staff and their families, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. A State Department spokesperson said they have “nothing to announce at this time,” adding, “We conduct rigorous
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz and Chandelis Duster, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has been having conversations with former Attorney General William Barr, the committee’s chairman said Sunday. “To be honest with you, we’ve had conversations with the former attorney general already,” Rep. Bennie Thompson told CBS’ Margaret Brennan on “Face the
Continue Reading 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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