COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite the disappointing end, Mizzou fans gathered to watch the NCAA tournament game together. Gold and black were a reoccurring theme in restaurants and bars across Columbia Saturday night. Fans gathered to watch the matchup between Mizzou and Princeton during the second bracket of the March Madness tournament. Some were met with
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A large tractor-trailer transporting candy overturned on Eastbound I-70 Saturday afternoon. The crash happened just after 2 p.m. on I-70 Eastbound near mile-marker 138. Missouri State Highway Patrol moved the truck to the side of the road to allow traffic to flow, according to a spokesperson for MSHP. Skid marks were
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes and Paula Reid, CNN Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested in connection with the yearslong investigation into a hush money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels and called on his supporters to protest any such move. In a social media post, Trump, referring to
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TONIGHT: Dropping back down to the low 20s, with stronger north west winds hanging on at 15-25 mph, gusts at 30. There are some chances of pop up flurries later in the night. TOMORROW: Winds calming down significantly at 5-10 mph, and skies clearing. Both of these things combined will allow for the start of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team held an indoor Spring Game on Saturday, due to the frigid temperatures in Columbia. The MU defense put on a show for the family and alumni invited to Saturday’s scrimmage. Defensive coordinator Blake Baker’s group won the day, making stop after stop against the Tiger offense. “We did
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN A Florida man was bitten on the leg by an unexpected visitor: An alligator waiting right outside his door. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told CNN in an email that they received a call about the bite on March 4. The 56-year-old man received a bite injury to his
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes and Paula Reid, CNN Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested in connection with the yearslong investigation into a hush money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels and called on his supporters to protest any such move. In a social media post, Trump, referring to
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TODAY: Some flurries moved through overnight but didn’t accumulate on roads. The system that fueled this has pushed even colder air into Mid-MO along with gusty winds. Wind chills at sunrise will drop to the lower single digits and we only recover to near freezing in the afternoon. Tomorrow: Winds relax early Sunday and subtly
Continue ReadingBy Duarte Mendonca and Christian Edwards, CNN British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial agreement which will see the UK deport asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally to the African nation. The scheme is mired in legal difficulties — no one has yet been deported — and
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge girls are headed to the Class 6 state championship game after a 50-33 win Friday over Eureka in the semifinals. The Bruins went into the half down by three, but an 18-4 third quarter provided the difference. Watch the full postgame press conference from the Bruins in the player
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Jays fell short of a trip to the state championship game Friday with a 69-56 loss to Ladue Horton Watkins, but the Jays have the best finish in 19 years. Jeff City got off to a rough start down 18-8 after the first quarter. The Jays managed to cut
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team throttled No. 2 Tennessee in Friday’s SEC opener, 9-1, to give MU the 1-0 lead in the three-game, weekend series. The bats heated up quickly for the Tigers. Dalton Bargo, Helias alum Trevor Austin and Hank Zeisler all brought in runners in a four-run first inning. Both Bargo
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in an October shooting at a roundabout in south Columbia has been indicted by a grand jury. Derrick Blackmon, 22, is charged with first-degree assault, armed-criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and leaving the scene of an accident. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Hu, CNN The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor believes Russian President Vladimir Putin could stand trial for alleged crimes committed during Russia’s war in Ukraine, he told CNN on Friday, despite Moscow’s arguments that it is not subject to the court’s decisions. In an interview with CNN’s Clarissa Ward, Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN Police body camera footage shows an Oklahoma City police captain who was pulled over for suspected drunk driving asking the arresting officer to turn off his body camera. Sgt. Christopher Skinner pulled over Capt. James Matthew French, 55, a little after 1:30 a.m. on March 12 after allegedly seeing his SUV
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office has DWI saturation patrols scheduled for the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day. Capt. Brian Leer told said the patrols will be supplementing the already-staffed enforcement units and that their sole purpose is to find and apprehend impaired drivers. Blake Koutroubis, a junior at the University of Missouri,
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Moeri Karasawa, CNN Across Japan, nearly 1.5 million people have withdrawn from society, leading reclusive lives largely confined within the walls of their home, according to a new government survey. These are Japan’s hikikomori, or shut-ins, defined by the government as people who have been isolated for at least six months.
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, Devan Cole and Katelyn Polantz, CNN In a monumental ruling Friday, a federal judge ordered Donald Trump attorney Evan Corcoran to provide additional testimony as part of an investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Corcoran has the potential to become one
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The City of Columbia’s pending removal of a second homeless camp in the coming weeks comes as the city’s only “no barrier” shelter is set to close.
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Tonight: Overnight lows cool the upper teens as winds gust out of the northwest up to 25 mph. This will lead to overnight wind chills into the single digits throughout the majority of Mid-Missouri. Skies remain partly cloudy. Tomorrow: Afternoon highs warm near the freezing mark as winds remain up to 32 mph out of
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