COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former MU football coach Warren Powers died on Tuesday night in St. Louis, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 80 years old. Powers led the Tigers for seven seasons, 1978-1984. During that time he was named the 1983 Associated Press Coach of the Year and finished the season ranked in
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and MJ Lee, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has become the first Democratic governor in more than four decades to win reelection in the Garden State, CNN projects Wednesday, narrowly surviving a closer-than-expected race that dragged well past Election Day. Murphy’s victory over Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli, albeit slim, defied the
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According to the CDC starting Nov. 8 children between the ages of 5 and 11 are eligible for a low dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination.
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN Democrat Eric Adams has been elected the 110th mayor of New York City, CNN projects, defeating Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Adams, a retired New York Police Department captain who embraced a public safety message, will be the second Black mayor in the city’s history, after the late David Dinkins. “I wanted
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Camden and Miller counties voted against a 30-cent increase for every $100 of value. That money would have funded new equipment and a new location for the fire department to reduce response times. The new location of the fire department would have been a mile and a half away
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri leaders sent an email to employees Tuesday warning of the possibility that workers will be required to get vaccinated as soon as December. President Joe Biden’s executive order requires those with federal contracts to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 8. At the same time, an executive order from
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the low 30s. Frost is likely in most areas, so plan ahead for ice scraping and cover up sensitive plants tonight. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Temperatures drop to about 30 degrees overnight, and with the growing season effectively done
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN After a year of contentious debates over mask mandates, social distancing rules and curriculums regarding race, new candidates challenged incumbent school board members Tuesday in elections across the country. Usually elected and unpaid, members of school boards found themselves on the front line of Covid politics and culture wars. Protests have
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN With his victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race, Glenn Youngkin wrote a new Republican playbook for keeping Donald Trump’s base engaged without alienating the voters who were repelled by the former President in recent elections. That’s despite running against a rival, Democratic former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, whose closing message — in
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By Tina Burnside, CNN Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was traveling more than 150 mph — his alcohol level more than twice the legal limit — before his car rear-ended another car, killing a 23-year-old woman, prosecutors said. The Raiders released Ruggs on Tuesday night after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
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By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Ford will mandate vaccines for most of its 32,000 US salaried employees, a spokesperson for the company said Wednesday. Those workers have until December 8 to be fully vaccinated. Employees who refuse to do so and do not have an approved religious or medical exemption could be put on unpaid leave
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Vanessa Nakate was 21 when deadly floods inundated vast swaths of East Africa in 2018. She didn’t consider herself a climate activist at the time, but soon after that disaster she and her younger siblings and cousins decorated placards and started climate protests in her home city of Kampala, the capital
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Now that health officials in the US have issued emergency use authorization for a vaccine for younger children, the next step in vaccinating children is families finding the nearest dose. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Tuesday that children ages 5 to 11 get a version of Pfizer-BioNTech’s
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By Sharon Braithwaite, Stephanie Halasz and Tara John, CNN Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said the country was experiencing a “massive” pandemic of the unvaccinated as authorities raised the alarm on rising infections and increased pressure on hospitals due to Covid-19 admissions. “The number of infections is increasing, as well as the number of deaths
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden called the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s authorization of the Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 “a giant step forward to further accelerate our path out of this pandemic,” saying Wednesday that it’s “a day of relief and celebration” for parents around the country.
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Lemos, CNN A 16-year-old student who was shot in the head Tuesday while waiting for the school bus in a neighborhood in Gwinnett County, Georgia, has died, police said Thursday. A charge of malice murder has been added to the list of charges being brought against a 17-year-old suspect in the case, said
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. HOUSE FLOP Zillow shares fell more than 20% Wednesday on the news that it’s pulling the plug on its house-flipping business and laying off a quarter
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By Josh Campbell and Pete Muntean, CNN A Southwest Airlines pilot is accused of assaulting another crew member following a mask dispute last month in San Jose, California, according to information received from the airline and local law enforcement. The October 18 incident occurred at a Doubletree hotel bar and “involved a disagreement over mask
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Aimee Dawson In his latest optical illusion, the street artist JR has ripped open the top of one of the Great Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt. The work is part of a trail of large-scale sculptures and installations by 10 contemporary artists. The exhibition “Forever is Now” (until November 7), billed as the first
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The owners of the Jefferson City building that caught fire on Monday are attempting to figure out what’s next for the building and site.
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