HALLOWEEN: Clear with highs in the mid-50s. Breezes pick up a bit in the afternoon with gusts up to 20 mph. Winds settle down by the evening and temperatures will be in the upper 40s for trick-or-treating. TOMORROW: Chilly to start with lows in the mid-30s. Scattered showers are possible during the day and this
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former President Donald Trump participated in the controversial “Tomahawk chop” at Game 4 of the World Series in Atlanta on Saturday night. The chop, a stadium-wide chant and longtime tradition at Braves games, has been under renewed scrutiny as part of a national discussion about racism and racial imagery in professional
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN The judge in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who fatally shot two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, made headlines last week by reiterating his longstanding rule of not allowing prosecutors to refer to people as “victims” before juries in his courtroom. At the same time, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder
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By Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, CNN Clutching a page of notes, Bob Russo sat in the middle of the boisterous audience in the school gymnasium, reviewing what he wanted to tell the Douglas County School District board members. When it was his turn to speak, Russo stood and approached the microphone. “I don’t know
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NASHVILLE (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team got a much needed road win over Vanderbilt on Saturday. The Tigers beat the Commodores 37-28 to improve to 4-4 on the season. It was MU’s first SEC win of the season, and it was also the Tigers first road victory of the year as well. https://youtu.be/GacfP4cb0JY Tyler Badie
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks softball team won the Class 3 state championship thanks to a walk-off walk with the bases loaded. The Falcons beat Chillicothe 3-2 to secure their second ever state title. Blair Oaks finished the season a record of 32-4. Head coach Sharon Buschjost now has 517 career wins.
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Here are the local scores from Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Blair Oaks 3 | Chillicothe 2 FINAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Marceline 4 | Sherwood 1 FINAL THIRD PLACE GAME: St. Elizabeth 8 | East Carter 7 FINAL THIRD PLACE GAME:
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of the community gathered for a memorial service Saturday at Washington Park in Jefferson City to honor a 4 year-old boy who lost his life three years ago. Darnell Gray was first reported missing on Oct. 25, 2018 but the search ended just days later when the boys body was
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By Jessie Yeung and Swati Gupta, CNN Anish Yadav was sleeping in his home, a fragile hut made of wood and plastic, when the water rushed in. A concrete retaining wall that had previously held back monsoon floodwaters had collapsed, sending a deluge through Yadav’s slum in Malad, a northern suburb in India’s financial hub
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Pamela Brown, CNN Members of the January 6 committee are working on potential legislation to tighten the process of certifying a presidential election in an effort to eliminate contentious avenues that spurred the January 6 riot, sources tell CNN. The legislation would give the committee a focus on developing a law
Continue ReadingTonight: Temperatures will continue to fall into the lower 40’s with winds remaining out of the west at 3-6 mph. Skies remain mostly clear which aids in the chance to see the northern lights from parts of northern Missouri. Halloween: Winds switch out of the northwest at 8-12 mph leading to a slight cooldown. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Walk to Vote was held Saturday in Jefferson City at Community Park ahead of the Nov. 2 election. The Jefferson City community was invited to put on their costumes, and join the groups to trick or treat and Walk to Vote in order to raise awareness and support voting in Tuesday’s
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN As the dust settles on Democrats’ $1.75 trillion economic framework, climate has emerged as a big winner. The framework crafted by President Joe Biden and congressional leaders includes $555 billion for climate and clean energy provisions. If passed, it would be the largest legislative investment on climate in US history, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s was held Saturday at 1:15 p.m. at Stephens Lake Park. Hundreds of walkers were decked out in purple with personalized t-shirts honoring loved ones. The walk was full of flowers, each carried by someone committed to ending the disease, because like flowers, the participants don’t stop
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica and Eric Bradner, CNN Donald Trump may not physically be in Virginia for the commonwealth’s critical off-year elections. But to Glenn Youngkin‘s most ardent supporters, the way their candidate has kept Trump at a distance will all be worth it if he wins on Tuesday. Trump, despite not traveling to Virginia to
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by Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Fox News is not officially commenting on the record, but it seems the right-wing talk network is quietly trying to distance itself from Tucker Carlson’s 1/6 trutherism. That’s the takeaway
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Democratic leaders are pushing for votes on both the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and the larger $1.75 trillion economic plan as soon as Tuesday, according to three sources familiar with the matter. A new version of the bigger bill with revisions might be introduced as soon as
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Specifics about former President Donald Trump’s efforts to keep secret the support from his White House for overturning his loss of the 2020 election were revealed in late-night court filings that detail more than 700 pages of handwritten notes, draft documents and daily logs his top advisers
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Over The Edge, a charity event sponsored by Love Columbia is set to kick off Saturday morning, allowing participants to scale down the Tiger Hotel.
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By Kocha Olarn, Tim Lister, Scott McLean and Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN The CEO of a Thai company at the heart of a CNN investigation into fake and used medical gloves has been arrested in Bangkok. Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) told CNN Tuesday that Kampee Kampeerayannon, CEO of a company called SkyMed and a former
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