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Columbia Public School parents protest mask requirement

August 21, 2021 8:15 PM Hannah Falcon

About 30 Columbia Public School parents met outside the Aslin Administration Building to protest CPS’s mask requirement for the upcoming school year.

Tracking a similar Sunday and dangerous heat returning

August 21, 2021 5:36 PM Nate Splater

Tonight: Winds will slowly continue to shift from the northwest to the northeast with mostly clear skies. The overnight low bottoms out at 64. Tomorrow: Winds continue to shift from the northeast to the southeast by the end of Sunday afternoon. We will see mostly sunny skies with dewpoints down into the lower ’60s leading

A star-studded concert featuring a variety of artists spanning the musical and entertainment worlds will take place in New York's Central Park next month

CNN to air ‘WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert’ celebrating city’s comeback from Covid-19

August 21, 2021 1:10 PM CNN

By Devan Cole, CNN A star-studded concert featuring a variety of artists spanning the musical and entertainment worlds will take place in New York’s Central Park later this month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, promising the event will be a “historic, monumental moment for all New Yorkers and all Americans.” “WE LOVE NYC: The

Syringe being filled with coronavirus vaccine

Columbia block party aims to vaccinate residents and register voters

August 21, 2021 3:51 AM Ben Fein

Columbia Parks and Recreation are set to host The Indian Hills Kite Day Block Party on Saturday, from noon until 2 p.m.

Some of music’s biggest names to take part in ‘We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert.’ Here’s how to watch

August 21, 2021 9:07 AM CNN

By Chloe Melas, CNN It’s a concert to mark the resilience of a city. Some of music’s biggest names will descend on the Great Lawn at New York City’s iconic Central Park for the “We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert” on Saturday to perform for a vaccinated crowd of 60,000. The concert is meant to

Tracking clearing clouds and a hot weekend

August 21, 2021 4:57 AM Nate Splater

TODAY: Some lingering showers early and gradually clearing clouds. Highs in the upper 80s with a heat index close to the mid-90s. An isolated shower or two is possible this afternoon as a cold front lingers. TOMORROW: Sunnier and highs right around 90 degrees. A bit less moisture so more comfortable for heading outdoors. Grab

Governor sees ‘astronomical’ number of Covid-19 cases as officials anticipate full FDA approval for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

August 21, 2021 2:17 AM CNN

By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the continued spread of the more infectious Delta variant, health and elected officials warned that hospitals across the country are reaching critical levels of Covid-19 patients, especially in areas with lower vaccination rates. Overall hospitalizations are continuing to increase across Alabama as the “pandemic of unvaccinated people continues,” state health

Mizzou volleyball hosts annual preseason scrimmage

August 20, 2021 10:39 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou fans got their first look at the 2021 Mizzou volleyball team in the group’s annual Black and Gold scrimmage on Friday night. Following the 2020 season, the Tigers lost quite a bit of experience, including standout Kylie Deberg, Tyanna Omazic, and Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana. However, MU did return one key piece: junior

High school teams prepare for week one; participate in jamborees

August 20, 2021 10:12 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The high school football season will kick off on August 27 in Missouri, however, teams got to go through one more dress rehearsal. High schools across Mid-Missouri hosted their annual jamborees with multiple other schools in attendance. The Hickman Kewpies hosted both the Rock Bridge and Battle football programs on Friday night.

Fact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge

August 20, 2021 10:12 PM CNN

By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The blame game over rising cases of Covid-19 continues along largely partisan lines, with Democrats attacking GOP governors who have banned measures like mask mandates and vaccine passports, and Republicans blaming the Biden administration’s border policy for the uptick in cases. The attacks heated up Thursday when Texas

Mizzou wrestling recaps its gold medal trip to Russia

August 20, 2021 9:20 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After about 29 hours of travel, the Mizzou wrestling team is back in the United States with two gold medals in tow. MU accounted for half of the U.S.’s points in the third-place finish. Freshmen Rocky Elam and Keegan O’Toole returned stateside as world champions, after a dominant performance on Wednesday. “I’ve

‘Dying for peace:’ Afghanistan’s first female Olympian says women will not give up their liberties easily

August 21, 2021 3:40 PM CNN

By Ben Church, CNN Friba Rezayee made history in 2004 when she became one of the first two Afghan women to compete at the Olympic Games. When the judoka competed in Athens, her father and one of her brothers told her it was as if she had taken the “first step on the moon.” It

Football fans will have to follow COVID precautions this fall

August 20, 2021 7:01 PM Hannah Falcon

Helmets, pads, jerseys and masks: football is back in Columbia, but COVID-19 never went away.

Former reporter subpoenaed in Joseph Elledge murder trial

August 20, 2021 6:41 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge approved an out-of-state subpoena in court earlier Friday for the Joseph Elledge murder trial. An order for Gladys Bautista to appear in court was approved by Judge Jacobs in court. She is a former local reporter who interviewed Elledge before he was arrested. Prosecuting attorney Dan Knight says she is

Tracking overnight storms, warm weekend

August 20, 2021 4:16 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with storms moving in after midnight. Some storms could produce heavy rain and gusty winds. Lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Rain exits early, clouds gradually decrease. Highs in the upper 80s to around 90. EXTENDED: We don’t see more widespread rain and storms until after midnight as a line

‘No one has money.’ Under Taliban rule, Afghanistan’s banking system is imploding

August 27, 2021 11:52 AM CNN

By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Taliban’s rule of Afghanistan faces an imminent threat: The war-torn nation’s banking system is on the verge of collapse. Nearly two weeks after the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan’s banks remain shuttered. That has left many people in the country without access to cash. “No one has money,” one current

The latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge

August 20, 2021 7:27 PM CNN

Biden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate

August 20, 2021 7:54 PM CNN

By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put an optimistic face on the chaotic evacuations taking place at Kabul’s airport as American forces scramble to remove US citizens and vulnerable Afghans from Afghanistan. In remarks at the White House, Biden sought to project calm at the end of

The latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge

August 20, 2021 2:07 PM CNN

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated roughly $5.7 billion worth of the electric carmaker's shares to charity.

Elon Musk has donated $5.7 billion in Tesla shares to charity

August 27, 2021 1:29 PM CNN

By Charles Riley, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated roughly $5.7 billion worth of the electric carmaker’s shares to charity. The donation of 5,044,000 shares was revealed Monday in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares were gifted last year between November 19 and November 29, according to the