Columbia warming centers preparing for weekend winter weather
Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is reminding the public of several locations in Columbia available to those who need shelter from the extreme cold.
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Corinne Tan is American Girl’s first Chinese American ‘Girl of the Year’
By Leah Asmelash, CNN American Girl’s latest “Girl of the Year” doll is the line’s first of Chinese descent. The popular doll manufacturer unveiled Corinne Tan, a Chinese American skier, as its 2022 Girl of the Year on Thursday. “Girl of the Year” dolls, which were introduced in 2001, differ from other American Girl dolls
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Hundreds of Colorado homes lost and tens of thousands of residents told to evacuate due to fast-growing wildfires
By Raja Razek, Steve Almasy and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Hundreds of homes have been lost after two wildfires started and grew quickly Thursday as high winds whipped through the Front Range in Colorado, forcing tens of thousands of residents from their homes, the Boulder County sheriff said. Sheriff Joe Pelle estimated 580 homes or other
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Health officials encourage people to think twice before hosting or attending a New Year’s Eve party
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, told CNN this week that small gatherings with vaccinated people are the safest bet to keep from getting sick.
Continue ReadingBiden administration defends its decision not to assert executive privilege over Trump’s White House records
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Both the House of Representatives and the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to deny former President Donald Trump’s attempt to keep secret more than 700 pages of records that pertain to January 6. RELATED: Why the new legal attack from Trump allies against the
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Missouri Department of Transportation prepares for icy road conditions New Year’s weekend
As people prepare to ring in the New Year, emergency services in Missouri are preparing for the first big winter weather event of the season.
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From record high temperatures to snow, these towns are shivering in shock Monday
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Millions woke up this morning with a weather whiplash like no other. After ringing in the new year in shorts and flip-flops, those same people are in the deep freeze today. Some even went from 80 degree temperatures one day, to snowfall the next day. Dozens of high temperature records
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Tracking a system that may bring travel headaches on New Year’s Day
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies remain this evening as some of the cloud cover from today tries to break apart. Temperatures drop into the middle 30’s. FRIDAY: Our next system approaches Friday, and we warm up big ahead of it. Partly cloudy skies and south winds jump temperatures into the high 50’s. Some may even see
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Chicago woman quarantined in airplane bathroom for 3 hours after testing positive for Covid-19 mid-flight
By Sara Smart and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN After a woman tested positive for Covid-19 midflight, the bathroom became her seat for the next few hours. Marisa Fotieo was on an Icelandair flight from Chicago to Reykjavik, Iceland, on December 19, en route to her final destination of Switzerland with her brother and father. Before the
Continue ReadingHere’s what it’s like inside the Chicago-area factory aiming to end US overreliance on Asia’s PPE production
By Scott McLean and Jo Shelley, CNN From the air, the former Caterpillar factory outside Chicago is sprawling — the size of two dozen football fields. Once a heavy equipment plant, it’s now a hive of activity making a product that has never been in higher demand: medical gloves. The US Medical Glove Company, or
Continue ReadingWhy the new legal attack from Trump allies against the House January 6 committee is a long shot
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The flurry of lawsuits filed in recent weeks trying to stop the House January 6 committee’s subpoenas are revealing, in many ways, the opposite: That the House has been largely successful at sweeping up documents for the probe and interviewing dozens of major witnesses. A throughline in many
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Prince Andrew in the spotlight after Ghislaine Maxwell conviction
By Laura Smith-Spark and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Andrew was barely mentioned in the course of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell‘s sex trafficking trial in New York. But the fact jurors found her guilty on five of six counts related to her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of minor girls can hardly be good news
Continue Reading Prince Andrew in the spotlight after Ghislaine Maxwell conviction
By Laura Smith-Spark and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Andrew was barely mentioned in the course of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell‘s sex trafficking trial in New York. But the fact jurors found her guilty on five of six counts related to her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of minor girls can hardly be good news
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Local highlights and scores: Dec. 28, 2021
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local scores from Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Helias (61) Blair Oaks (73) FINAL Jefferson City (52) Union (63) FINAL Chamois (37) Calvary Lutheran (52) FINAL Hallsville (54) North Callaway (34) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Vashon
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Utility companies prepare for potential power outages from winter storm
ABC 17 Stormtrack meteorologists expect rainfall to begin Friday and temperatures to be at the freezing mark around sunrise on Saturday.
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Tracking another cold afternoon
THURSDAY: Light fog is still persisting for the early afternoon but will fade out as temperatures warm up. Highs top out in the mid-40s. TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy. A bit warmer with lows in the low 30s. EXTENDED: We get more sunshine to help out tomorrow, boosting temperatures into the 50’s to end 2021. Starting 2022 will
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Dwayne Johnson reflects on his record-breaking year, becoming the tequila king and whether he’ll run for the White House
By Chloe Melas, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has plenty of reasons to toast 2021 with some Teremana. He produced and starred in two hit films, “Jungle Cruise” and “Red Notice,” debuted his biographical sitcom “Young Rock,” saw unprecedented sales growth with his Teremana tequila, and became the most followed American man on Instagram with
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China’s Xi’an lockdown hits some of the world’s largest chipmakers
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Two of the world’s biggest chipmakers are warning that Covid-19 outbreaks and stringent lockdowns in a major Chinese industrial hub are hampering their operations. Samsung and Micron said this week that they’ve had to adjust operations in the northwestern city of Xi’an, which is experiencing one of China’s worst community
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Betty White’s agent on how much fans loved her: ‘She knew it’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Betty White left this world after having had a life well lived and well loved. Her agent and longtime friend, Jeff Witjas, told People magazine that White, who died New Year’s Eve at the age of 99, was aware of how much she was beloved. “She knew it, but I
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Columbia and Boone prepared for New Year’s wintry weather
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road & Bridge are preparing Wednesday for the wintry weather expected this weekend. The city and county could see snow, ice and freezing rain on New Year’s day. John Ogan, with Columbia Public Works, said they prepared to take the wintry mix on. “We’re ready for whatever
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