COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council voted unanimously Monday to reject the prospective Cherry Street Hotel parking plan. The hotel developers wanted 99 spots in the 10th and Cherry Street Parking Garage but council denied the proposal. Council originally approved the plat for the hotel but the parking was a concern for local residents.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former KMIZ employee is giving a firsthand account of what it was like on the ground in Kabul as thousands of Afghan’s rushed onto the airport tarmac. Charlotte Bellis is a senior producer for Al Jazeera English, she is a former employee of ABC 17 news. She talked about the current
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By Jennifer Henderson and Polo Sandoval, CNN Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke has been hospitalized with Covid-19 and placed on a ventilator, according to a tweet over the weekend from his official account. In an tweet on August 10, Burke, a Covid-19 vaccination critic, announced he had tested positive for coronavirus, and said, “Thanks be to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz officially announced the MU team captains on Monday afternoon. He also gave an injury update on two standout wide receivers. Drinkwitz said Jay Maclin has a broken forearm, and he will be out three-to-four weeks. He added fellow wide out Mookie Cooper has a lower leg injury,
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By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Kaitlan Collins, CNN By the time images of desperate Afghans clinging to American warplanes began emerging from Kabul on Monday morning, President Joe Biden had conceded to aides he had little choice but to interrupt his stay at Camp David to return to the White House. He had been
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By Forrest Brown, CNN If you want to visit one of America’s national parks, there’s an essential item you must bring: face masks. Showing that even wilderness areas aren’t free from the reach of the Covid-19 Delta variant, the National Park Service announced Monday that it is immediately enforcing mask rules. Visitors, employees and contractors
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Public Schools made the announcement Monday that the district will require students and staff to wear masks when social distancing isn’t possible as the school year is set to begin in one week on Aug. 23. Effective Tuesday, this approach was recommended by the Cole County Health Department and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several state and local politicians have expressed their opinions on the situation in Afghanistan. Gov. Mike Parson (R) Like many Missourians, I am concerned about the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. The gross negligence demonstrated by the Biden Administration for the safety and security of our service members and our nation’s committed
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny with highs in the mid-upper 80s. EXTENDED: It’s been a gorgeous start to the week with temperatures in the lower 80s and lower humidity, and we can expect a fairly typical August week ahead with afternoon rain chances and temperature
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The federal government on Monday declared a water shortage on the Colorado River for the first time, triggering mandatory water consumption cuts for states in the Southwest, as climate change-fueled drought pushes the level in Lake Mead to unprecedented lows. Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US by volume, has drained at
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Jefferson City Schools announced the decision Monday afternoon. The district released its back-to-school plans amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic earlier this month but said at the time a decision on masks would come Monday.
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By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Mike Conte and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Now that the Taliban are in control of Kabul, Ismail is afraid to leave his house. “I’m under the threat,” he told CNN on Monday, “I’m like a prisoner.” Ismail — whose last name is being withheld to protect his safety — is one
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CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to New York City, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics Nearly all pandemic travel restrictions were lifted in June in New York state (including New York City) as 70% of New Yorkers 18 or older
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Well, that was quick and yet not. Ryan Reynolds’ latest film “Free Guy” just came out and already there is talk of a sequel. Over the weekend, Reynolds took to his verified Twitter account to confirm it. “Aaannnnd after 3 years messaging #FreeGuy as an original IP movie, Disney confirmed
Continue Reading President Joe Biden admitted the rapid fall of Afghanistan to Taliban extremists happened faster than his administration predicted during remarks Monday.
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By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Kaitlan Collins, CNN By the time images of desperate Afghans clinging to American warplanes began emerging from Kabul on Monday morning, President Joe Biden had conceded to aides he had little choice but to interrupt his stay at Camp David to return to the White House. He had been
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By Jamie Gangel and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN First it was “Fear,” then it was “Rage,” now it is “Peril.” That is the title of the highly anticipated third book about President Trump from legendary journalist Bob Woodward, this time written with co-author Robert Costa, a Washington Post national political reporter. “Peril” is scheduled for release
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By Ian Berry and Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Falls. Collapses. Chaos. Those are some of the words splashed across the front pages of newspapers in the US and around the world after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan’s capital city, Kabul. Reflecting on Monday’s front page, USA Today Editor-in-Chief Nicole Carroll told CNN Business, “There
Continue Reading By Maeve Reston and Kyung Lah, CNN As he hit the campaign trail this weekend to fight the Republican-led effort to oust him, California Gov. Gavin Newsom leaned into the microphone with a message for all the disengaged Democrats who might be inclined to ignore the September 14 recall election. “Though we defeated Trump, we
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Free Guy,” an action comedy from Disney’s 20th Century Studios starring Ryan Reynolds, opened to an estimated $28.4 million at the North American box office this weekend. That number was a bit of surprise: Industry experts predicted the film would make closer to $20 million in the region. “Free Guy”
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