Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Despite its Broadway credentials, “Dear Evan Hansen” hits screens faced with an inherent tension: Can its songs and cast, led by Ben Platt reprising his Tony-winning role, overcome the uncomfortable premise and problematic protagonist? The answer is not completely, despite tweaks seemingly made specifically to try softening those edges. Although
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By Ray Sanchez and Dakin Andone, CNN The mother of Jelani Day, an Illinois graduate student whose body was identified nearly a month after he was reported missing, is criticizing the way authorities handled her son’s case. “To them, Jelani didn’t mean anything,” Carmen Bolden Day told CNN on Friday. “There is no effort. There
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THURSDAY: It’s shaping up to be another marvelous day to get outside! Temperatures will warm into the middle 70’s after a chilly start this morning under mostly sunny skies. TONIGHT: The mostly clear skies will stay with us overnight, but a wind turning southerly will keep us from getting quite as cool. Overnight lows will
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN David Robinson has been in Arizona for the last three months searching for his 24-year-old son Daniel Robinson who went missing after leaving a work site in the desert in his Jeep Renegade on June 23. Robinson, who lives in South Carolina, hired an independent investigator and assembled a volunteer
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By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday said negotiations on Capitol Hill over his economic agenda had reached a “stalemate” as sharp disagreements between moderate and progressive members of his party threaten to derail his plans. The President said at the White House he was confident Democrats would ultimately reach
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business From the climate crisis to Covid, Marc Benioff sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook. “This digital revolution really kind of has the world in its grip. And in that grip, you can see the amount of mistrust
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By Kara Fox, CNN Sabina Nessa, a 28-year-old teacher from south London, is believed to have been murdered on the five-minute walk from her house to a pub, police say, sparking renewed outcry about the UK’s epidemic of violence against women and girls. London’s Metropolitan Police has arrested a 38-year old man on suspicion of
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By Niamh Kennedy, Amy Cassidy and Deborah Bloom, CNN Humanity needs to “grow up” and deal with the issue of climate change, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Johnson, a last-minute addition to the speakers’ list that day, slammed the world’s inadequate
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. What’s at stake? “Just about everything” This is one of those weeks when it feels like every single story is about Congress. Lawmakers are grappling with a government funding deadline,
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The demonstration, set to take place just before noon, is part of Safe Mizzou. The events this week are geared toward educating students about personal safety. MU is also hosting active shooter and campus intruder training all day Wednesday in the MU Student Center.
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores and Christina Maxouris, CNN For Rolph Louis, a Haitian migrant hoping for a fresh start in New York, the journey to the United States from Chile took nearly two months. Louis told CNN he felt he had little choice but to leave his homeland of Haiti, an island nation that has been
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN A law professor told GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday that Texas’ voter ID law is racist in a tense exchange during a Senate hearing on voting rights. Cruz had asked Franita Tolson, the vice dean for faculty and academic affairs and a law professor at the University of Southern California,
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Happy Birthday … yikes! Nicole Richie was celebrating her 40th birthday and has now shared a video of her hair catching fire right as she blew out her birthday candles. She captioned the video, “Well… so far 40 is” then the fire emoji. Since Richie posted the video to her Instagram,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some states are experiencing a shortage of antibody treatment drugs for COVID-19 but for several Mid-Missouri hospitals, it doesn’t look like it will run out anytime soon. Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said the state’s top priority is making sure its distribution process is successful
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, Betsy Klein, Jasmine Wright and Kevin Liptak, CNN Democrats are blasting the Biden administration for its treatment of Haitian migrants at the Southern border and want answers from officials after videos from other outlets appear to show border patrol officials using aggressive tactics when confronting them. The requests comes days after videos
Continue Reading By Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate is expected to vote Monday on a key procedural motion to advance a temporary government funding bill that includes a suspension of the debt ceiling, according to senators and aides in each party. The vote has not been locked in by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Republicans in the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly! Don’t forget a light layer as you head out the door in the morning. Lows fall into the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and beautiful with highs in the lower to mid-70s. EXTENDED: Winds begin to die down tonight and thanks to clear skies we’ll get some nice radiational cooling as lows fall
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The Columbia City Council addressed the change in seasons Monday, searching for a solution to disposing leaves under the city’s new trash program.
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The Moberly School District responded Wednesday to the Missouri attorney general’s assertion that the district is breaking a new law that allows parents to record some private meetings with educators.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thursday marks one month since Mizzou students returned to campus for the school year. Some businesses in Columbia say students have helped with the staffing shortage they were experiencing, while others have received few applications. Jeff Spencer, the owner of Just Jeff’s, said they have received over 100 applications over the past
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