By Matthew Chance and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Tensions between Ukraine and Russia are at their highest in years, with reports of a Russian troop build-up near Russia’s borders with Ukraine fueling fears over Moscow’s intentions. Ukraine warns Russia is trying to destabilize the country ahead of any planned military invasion. Western powers have repeatedly warned
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist As of Friday morning, only two states in the US have blizzard warnings — and they are Alaska and Hawaii. Yes, you read that correctly. In fact, more snow has fallen in Hawaii this season than in Denver, Colorado. Several blizzard warnings are in effect in Alaska where blowing snow
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By George Ramsay, CNN After playing for clubs in five different countries over a 15-year period, Axel Witsel’s thoughts are starting to turn towards home. “I travel a lot,” Witsel, now in his third season with German giant Borussia Dortmund, tells CNN Sport as he reflects on his globetrotting career in football. “I think when
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By Stella Chan, CNN Jacqueline Avant, a philanthropist and the wife of music icon Clarence Avant and mother-in-law to Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, was fatally shot in her home early Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for Netflix. Police suggested Avant may have been targeted. “I don’t think it’s a random attack, but I can’t speculate
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Here are the local scores from Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. NAIA MEN’S SOCCER Columbia College 2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan 1 FINAL Central Methodist 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene 0 FINAL NAIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Lyon 53 | Columbia College 67 FINAL NAIA MEN’S BASKETBALL Lyon 71 | Columbia College 90 FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Mexico 57 |
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team beat SIUE 79-46 on Thursday night to improve to 8-0 on the season. Aijha Blackwell led the Tigers with 16 points and 15 rebounds. Up next – MU will play at No. 5 Baylor on Saturday at 7 p.m. We’ll have full highlights and reaction from the
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Lynchburg, Va. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team lost to Liberty 66-45 on Thursday night. MU struggled to put the ball in the basket all night long. It took the Tigers eight minutes to score their first field goal. MU finished 14-of-49 from the field. Kobe Brown led the Tigers with 14 points and 10
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of Ronald Dameron’s victims is speaking out in the hopes something can be done about Missouri’s invasion of privacy law. The woman’s name will not be shared to protect her identity. A Columbia man was charged multiple times for invasion of privacy after allegedly taking unwanted pictures. The woman is one
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN The International Olympic Committee has defended its handling of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai’s disappearance from public life as “quiet diplomacy,” amid criticism of its approach. “Everybody should be concentrating on the well-being of Peng Shuai and not trying to use this for any other purpose,” Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., IOC
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown just hours ahead of a midnight deadline, the White House announced. Congress acted to prevent a shutdown Thursday evening when both chambers voted to pass a stopgap bill to extend
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business The independent board that oversees Facebook parent company, Meta, is once again urging the social media giant to be more transparent about its content moderation decisions. The Facebook Oversight Board on Thursday released two rulings overturning Meta’s decisions to remove user posts from its platforms, saying the content did not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is in need of a new recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach. Casey Woods is leaving to take the offensive coordinator job at SMU, according to a report from Yahoo Sports. He will reunite with SMU’s new head coach Rhett Lashlee. The two coached together at Auburn from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou running back Tyler Badie is the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He’s the first MU student-athlete to ever win this award. Badie is currently pursuing a master’s degree in athletic administration and positive coaching. He already earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management, finishing with a 3.83 GPA. The senior was
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Zander Cumbey had walked into his afternoon high school classroom when he heard screaming outside in the hallway. The cries were punctuated by a gunshot, he said. “My teacher, he walked into the classroom; he locked the door, and he told us to call 911. And then we heard the rest
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A beam-signing and topping-off ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Columbia Regional Airport.
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ.) President Biden announced his plans to keep people safe as the omicron variant hits the US. President Biden’s Winter COVID-19 Plan includes: Boosters for All AdultsVaccinations to Protect Our Kids and Keep Our Schools OpenExpanding Free At-Home Testing for AmericansStronger Public Health Protocols for Safe International TravelProtections in Workplaces to Keep Our
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There’s a stew of factors that are contributing to Thursday’s near-record warmth. Ingredients in this warm up consist of abundant sunshine heating the surface, dry air allowing for a quick warm up, support aloft, and existing above average temperatures. We’ve been on the south side of the jet stream for some time now, allowing for temperatures
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By Anna Coren, Rebecca Wright and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Driving through a snow-capped mountain pass, the young mother huddles together with her six children in the backseat of a car after leaving their makeshift camp in northwestern Afghanistan. Carrying only a blanket for warmth, 9-year-old Parwana Malik balances on her mother’s lap beside her
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and mild with highs in the mid-upper 60s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking another weak front to move in tomorrow, pulling in winds from the north and keeping our temperatures in the mid-upper 60s during the day. Can’t complain with this type of weather for
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By comparing the seven-day averages of Missouri counties with and without mask mandates in place, DHSS found that both case and death numbers were lower during the peak of the delta variant in counties that enforced mask-wearing.
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