By Donie O’Sullivan, Tara Subramaniam and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Just days after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6th, Facebook’s Chief Operational Officer Sheryl Sandberg downplayed her company’s role in what had happened. “We know this was organized online. We know that,” she said in an interview with Reuters. “We… took down QAnon, Proud
Continue ReadingBy Blake Essig For the first time in almost 30 years, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is conducting a massive nationwide military exercise to prepare troops for potential conflict. Since mid-September, about 100,000 personnel, 20,000 vehicles and 120 aircraft have been participating in various exercises across the country focused on operational readiness. In recent years,
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has awarded a contract for the replacement of the North Sorrels Overpass Drive bridge over Interstate 70 west of Columbia. According to MoDOT, Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. received the contract after the company submitted a low bid of $1,038,857. The department closed the 63-year-old
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Hy-Vee said late Thursday that eligible individuals can get the COVID-19 booster shot from Moderna or Johnson & Johnson at the regional supermarket chain’s locations in Mid-Missouri. Hy-Vee has locations in Columbia, Jefferson City and Osage Beach.
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This time last year, the Storm Track Weather Team was talking about the first snow of the season. Now, we’re discussing severe storms. While spring may be our traditional severe weather season, favorable set ups for severe weather can also be found here in autumn. The Jetstream plays a large role in this. In fall,
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By Jenn Selva and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A district attorney in New Mexico hasn’t ruled out criminal charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the “Rust” movie set, a spokesperson confirmed Tuesday, noting the shooting remains under active investigation. News of the potential for criminal charges was first reported on Tuesday by the New
Continue ReadingBy Caroll Alvarado, CNN A Colorado police officer has been put on administrative leave and an internal investigation is underway after another officer reported him for yelling and cursing at a 17-year-old female during a traffic stop, according to a release by the Aurora Police Department. The June 29 incident was recorded on bodycam video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of fraternities at the University of Missouri over the last four years have violated the school’s standard conduct. From alcohol distribution violations to hazing violations and most recently, COVID-19 policy violations, the university has decided to sanction many of the fraternities as a consequence of violating the policies. According to the
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN Officials in Benton Harbor, Michigan, announced a state of emergency this week in a bid to ensure that lead pipes contaminating the city’s water supply are replaced more quickly. The City Commission voted on Monday to enact the state of emergency. Mayor Marcus Muhammad said he will be the presiding officer
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and cool with lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and storms toward evening. Highs in the low to mid-60s. EXTENDED: Tonight is looking clear and cool with temperatures remaining in the 50s for high school football. Clouds build overnight, but we stay near our seasonal average
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will remove its recognition of Phi Gamma Delta, the organization at the center of MU’s suspension of fraternity activities, pending appeal, according to an email sent to the campus. The university on Friday found the fraternity responsible for multiple violations of MU conduct codes, Vice Chancellor for Student
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By Geneva Sands, CNN US Border Patrol made nearly 1.66 million arrests for unlawful crossings on the US-Mexico border over the past year, the highest annual number of apprehensions on record, according to year-end data released by the agency Friday. In September, the border agency made 185,515 arrests, bringing the total to 1,659,206 during fiscal
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The Columbia Fire Department said in a tweet at about 4:30 p.m. that firefighters were sent to 3916 Brown Station Road. The post showed images of a mobile home with smoke pouring out the doors and windows and extensive damage.
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By Aya Elamroussi, Lucy Kafanov and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Family, peers and community members of Halyna Hutchins mourned the cinematographer’s untimely death after the 42-year-old was killed on the film set of “Rust” from a firearm mishap. Her husband Matthew Hutchins tweeted Friday that the loss was “enormous.” “Halyna inspired us all with her passion
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Watch the game replay in the player below. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Battle Spartans will look to hand Hannibal its first loss in the final game of the regular season on Friday night. You can watch the game live on KZOU over the air channel 17.3 at 7 p.m. Here is a look at other
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden drove by the US-Mexico border more than a decade ago, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Friday — one day after the President said he knows the border “well.” “He did drive through the border when he was on the campaign trail in 2008. And he
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By Lauren del Valle Rudy Giuliani‘s former associate Lev Parnas was convicted on six counts related to “influence buying” campaign finance schemes. A jury of eight men and four women found Parnas guilty of scheming with co-conspirators to use a Russian backer’s money to fund political contributions they hoped to trade for political favor for
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Gene Simmons is getting serious about art. And we’re not talking about his music. The co-founder of KISS spoke to CNN about how he began painting during the Covid-19 pandemic as a hobby to decompress, and, now, he’s actually selling his artwork. “My family and I were up in Whistler self-quarantining
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TONIGHT: Clearing skies and cool with lows falling into the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Chances for scattered showers with temperatures in the low to mid-60s. EXTENDED: Temperatures overnight will fall back into the mid-40s with mostly clear skies early in the night. Clouds approach early Saturday morning which may halt our cool down, and usher in
Continue ReadingBy Walé Azeez, CNN Business Up to 2 million UK workers will be getting bigger paychecks starting in April following a hike to the minimum wage. The minimum hourly wage for people over the age of 23 will increase by 6.6% to £9.50 ($13), the government said ahead of its budget announcement on Wednesday. The
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