SportsZone Football Friday 2021: Week 6 scores and highlights
SportsZone Football Friday 2021: Week 6 scores and highlights
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Eli Drinkwitz and players speak on the team’s home loss
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s football team fell to Tennessee Saturday at Faurot Field 62-24. The Tigers are now 2-3 on the season. Coach Eli Drinkwitz and players spoke to reporters after the team’s loss. Watch the news conference in the player below. A full game recap can be found here.
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The Columbia Senior Center celebrated its 25th anniversary after being cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Senior Center’s 25th anniversary of being at its current location was in October 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the celebrations took place one year later. There was an open house from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, with a short program at 2:30 p.m. at the location on Business
Continue ReadingFacebook’s stock is down but not out
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Facebook is having a terrible few days. But there are reasons investors may not abandon the company for long. What’s happening: Big Tech shares tumbled Monday as concerns about inflation pushed investors to pare back their exposure to the sector. But Facebook — which suffered an hours-long outage across all
Continue ReadingThe influx of guns is ‘ground zero for violence’ at the end of a bloody summer in Chicago
By Omar Jimenez and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN 1,606 people were shot in a single three-month summer period in Chicago. That’s the population equivalent to many American small towns. The violence isn’t limited to the season: A 14-year-old was shot and killed hours after a separate late September mass shooting where five were wounded. They are
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The California oil spill is endangering wildlife. Here’s how authorities are trying to clean it up
By Amir Vera, CNN The pristine beaches and beautiful wildlife in Southern California are now suffering after a weekend oil spill that responders and environmental officials say will take months, if not years, to clean up. More than 100,000 gallons of oil has spewed into the Pacific Ocean, coating local wildlife habitats, shutting down a
Continue ReadingBronze bust of George Floyd defaced at New York City’s Union Square
By Liam Reilly, CNN A bronze bust of George Floyd, part of Confront Art’s “SEEINJUSTICE” exhibition, was defaced on Sunday morning, according to the New York City Police Department. The bust — one of the three statues at Confront Art’s installation, which debuted on Thursday but opened to the public on Friday evening — was
Continue ReadingTop Democrats disagree on including Hyde Amendment in economic bill
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Sunday she would not support a sweeping economic bill if it includes the Hyde Amendment, adding another complicating factor to the ongoing negotiations among Democrats as they hash out details for the massive spending bill. The Hyde Amendment blocks federal
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Man arrested after threatening to detonate a homemade explosive
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested in Jefferson City Saturday after threatening to detonate an explosive device on the porch of the residence. On Saturday at approximately 9:14 a.m., Jefferson City police officers responded to the 900 block of Jackson Street to investigate a weapons offense. A caller reported a subject threatening to
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Want to help the climate crisis? Don’t toss your old iPhone, fix it
By Rachel Ramirez and Clare Duffy, CNN The life cycle of a smartphone begins in mines around the world. There, raw materials and rare earth metals are extracted from the planet in an energy-intensive process. Those materials get transported to factories where they’re refined, often using high temperatures and significant energy, and turned into components
Continue Reading‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ becomes biggest US opening of the pandemic
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Venom devoured the box office. “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” — Sony’s follow-up to the hit 2018 supervillain film — blew past expectations at the ticket booth this weekend. The film, which stars Tom Hardy as the ravenous alien symbiote, notched an estimated $90.1 million at the North American box
Continue ReadingDemocrats are serious about potentially changing Senate filibuster rules to avoid default
By Lauren Fox, CNN The country is on the precipice of a financial calamity and Democrats are on the verge of potentially altering the contours of the Senate with a potential one-time rules change that would enable them to pass a debt ceiling increase well ahead of the October 18 deadline. It’s a strategy that
Continue ReadingHow Democrats could shrink their $3.5 trillion spending plan
By Tami Luhby, CNN Free community college. Universal pre-K. Dental benefits for senior citizens. Paid family leave. Which ones will survive? President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats now face the daunting task of paring their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation plan, which contains all these measures and more, to appease the moderate wing of their party.
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University of Missouri Homecoming festivities to kick off Sunday
The University of Missouri is hosting its 110th Homecoming in 2021, with events set to kick off Sunday both on and off campus.
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‘SNL’ returns with a new Joe Biden, looking to unite Democrats
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” is back, and with it came a new President Joe Biden. The NBC variety show returned for its season premiere Saturday and opened its 47th season with new cast member James Austin Johnson taking on the role of Biden. “What’s cookin’, what’s good?” Johnson’s Biden said, kicking
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ returns with a new Joe Biden, looking to unite Democrats
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” is back, and with it came a new President Joe Biden. The NBC variety show returned for its season premiere Saturday and opened its 47th season with new cast member James Austin Johnson taking on the role of Biden. “What’s cookin’, what’s good?” Johnson’s Biden said, kicking
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Tracking a wet close to the weekend
Today: Showers to start, ending by mid-morning. Fog is possible early, especially in areas that received abundant rain overnight. Highs reach the upper 70s with gradually clearing skies. Some lingering isolated rain will be possible through the afternoon. Tomorrow: Cloud cover clears out and highs will dip to the mid-70s. Expect a cool fall start
Continue ReadingPfizer seeks FDA authorization of Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization from for their Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. If authorized, this would be the first Covid-19 vaccine for younger children. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is approved for people age 16 and older and
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Tennessee rolls over Mizzou in SEC home opener
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team lost its SEC home opener to the Tennessee Volunteers 62-24 Saturday afternoon after allowing 677 yards of total offense. The game didn’t start as planned for the Tigers. Tennessee quickly marched down the field after Mizzou was unable to convert a first down on its opening drive. Quarterback
Continue Reading‘SNL’ returns with a new Joe Biden, looking to unite Democrats
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” is back, and with it came a new President Joe Biden. The NBC variety show returned for its season premiere Saturday and opened its 47th season with new cast member James Austin Johnson taking on the role of Biden. “What’s cookin’, what’s good?” Johnson’s Biden said, kicking
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