By Isabella Roberts JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday evening, Jefferson City Council will meet to discuss a resolution that could improve emergency services response times in Cole County. A new emergency dispatch system was put in place to be shared between both Jefferson City and Cole County. The system allows for the emergency dispatch center
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie brought on KTGR’s co-host of ‘The Big Show’ Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 11 Mizzou gymnastics team put on a show for a record-breaking crowd at the Hearnes Center on Sunday night. The home Tigers upset No. 5 Auburn 197.450 to 196.550, which is the highest score of the season for MU. The highlights of the night was when sophomore Jocelyn Moore earned
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Holly Yan, CNN Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding whoever killed one person and injured 10 others in a pair of shootings that investigators believe are connected, the Memphis Police Department said. Officers arrived at Live Lounge in Memphis at about 12:43 a.m. Sunday where two shooting victims
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo, Junko Ogura and Emma Tucker, CNN North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula early Monday, and leader Kim Jong Un’s sister warned of more to come unless the United States halts military drills with South Korea. Kim Yo Jong, one of the country’s
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with a chance of a few sprinkles overnight. Lows in the mid-30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and mild with highs in the low 60s. Wind gusts up to 20 mph. EXTENDED: A weak disturbance rolls through the area tonight, bringing a chance for a few showers overnight. This will clear out before sunrise,
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pointed the finger back at Congress to fix the country’s broken immigration system and maintained that he will not resign from his post in an new interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace. House Republicans, who have been fierce critics of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, have been
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN The church where Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school for decades marked his poignant absence this weekend as the former president receives end-of-life care. Carter, 98, has taught Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, since the 1980s. Not even a cancer diagnosis stopped him from teaching
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second time this season, the Mizzou men’s basketball team fell to Texas A&M in a 69-60 loss at Mizzou Arena. You can watch the full press conference with head coach Dennis Gates and players in the video player below. https://youtu.be/U9NrSXKV1uk The Tigers saw quite a few shooting struggles out of
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Claire Colbert, CNN More than two weeks after a toxic train wreck unleashed plumes of black smoke, contaminated the soil and fueled anxiety in East Palestine, Ohio, residents have reported a growing number of ailments — from rashes to nausea to trouble breathing. Now, the state will open a
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday that China would cross a “red line” if the country decided to provide lethal military aid to Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. “We welcome the Chinese announcement that they want peace because that’s what we always want to
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN Two leading House Republicans have called on President Joe Biden to increase military support to Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s invasion and reiterated support on both sides of the aisle for continuing to fund the Ukrainian war effort. Texas Rep. Mike McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former United State’s President Jimmy Carter has decided to receive hospice care at his home in Georgia instead of additional medical intervention. The Carter Center, a non-profit organization founded by the former president and his wife, Rosalynn Carter put a statement out Saturday about the former president’s decision. “After a series of short hospital stays,
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, CNN Would you get rid of a brand-new car after driving it just 16 times? Of course not. Nevertheless, a brand-new Boeing 747 configured as a private VIP jet is being scrapped after having spent just 30 hours in service over 16 flights. Here’s what else you need to know to Start
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Today: Sunshine returns in full force, along with southerly winds to guide highs near the 60 mark. Breezes should be generally calmer than yesterday, between 12-15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. President’s Day: Another sunny day near 60 with winds ramping up from the west. Gusts could reach up to 25 mph in
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Beech and Nicki Brown, CNN A woman who had been abducted nearly a year ago while traveling across the country made a dramatic escape from her kidnapper after she concocted a getaway plan to a New Jersey gas station, authorities said Friday. James W. Parrillo Jr., 57, was charged with kidnapping a woman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College hosted its fourth Black Business Expo Saturday, Feb 18. in Columbia. The Expo was hosted by the office of diversity, equity, and Inclusion. The Black Business Expo ran from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. inside the Southwell Complex on Rangline Street. The expo included live music and entertainment and was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former employees of a Columbia healthcare clinic await answers after a sudden closure– and final paychecks. Spectrum Health Care Clinic closed its doors Wednesday without notice. The clinic, formerly at 1123 Wilkes Boulevard in Columbia, has a piece of paper plastered on the front door. “Closed until further notice,” citing financial hardships
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, Shawna Mizelle and Betsy Klein, CNN Former US President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia, according to a statement from The Carter Center on Saturday. “After a series of short hospital stays, former US President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, Shawna Mizelle and Betsy Klein, CNN Former US President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia, according to a statement from The Carter Center on Saturday. “After a series of short hospital stays, former US President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home
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