Black market remains after Missouri marijuana legalization
Although marijuana is now legal in Missouri, illegal black market sales continue to happen, along with the dangers of street-level drug dealing.
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Tracking widespread rain and strong winds Tuesday
TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with rain moving in shortly before sunrise. Lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. TOMORROW: Rain likely through much of the day with gusty winds. Wind gusts could to 45 mph during the day. Highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Tomorrow is looking soggy and windy as we’ll be tracking rain that
Continue ReadingFEMA delays leave many Hurricane Ian victims exasperated nearly five months after the disastrous storm
By Gabe Cohen, CNN In the shadow of Lee McCall’s crumbled home sits an old RV and two tents that are now housing her family. The house, located in St. James City, is still rotting after Hurricane Ian pounded Southwest Florida in September, flooding thousands of homes, including theirs. The small community outside Fort Myers
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How the sky gets its colors
Most people have looked up into the sky on sunny days like today and noticed the blue hue. But, not many people wonder on a daily basis what gives the sky this color. From blue on a sunny day, to red and orange during the sunset, what changes? To find the answer, you must first
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WATCH: Chiefs return to Kansas City with Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl win
The Kansas City Chiefs landed Monday at Kansas City International Airport after a night of celebration.
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Tracking a windy afternoon with Tuesday showers
Today: A wind advisory remains across portions of Mid-Missouri until 3 AM on Wednesday morning with potential gusts of wind up to 55 mph possible. Skies remain mostly sunny with highs into the upper 50s. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 40s with skies seeing increasing cloud cover. Extended: Showers will pull back into
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Larissa Anderson recaps team’s performance at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic
CLEARWATER, Fl. (KMIZ) No. 23 Mizzou softball team went 3-2 to open at the season at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic with the Tigers biggest win coming against No. 8 Northwestern. “I think what’s most impressive is Jenna Laird’s performance battling .500 out of the shoot,” said head coach Larissa Anderson. “I thought our
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WATCH: Chiefs fans turn out early for championship gear in Columbia
Some Chiefs fans couldn’t wait to get their favorite team’s championship gear Sunday.
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Dennis Gates praises DeAndre Gholston after buzzer beater at Tennessee; looks ahead to Auburn
COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is coming off of a big win Saturday in Knoxville knocking off No. 6 Tennessee, but the Tigers have a quick turn around as the group returns to the court Tuesday at Auburn. “We did several great things, but also didn’t play a complete game,” said head
Continue ReadingRam reveals its electric truck and it looks just like the gas truck
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ram revealed the production version of its electric pickup in a Super Bowl commercial, and it turns out that it looks much like today’s internal combustion powered Ram 1500 truck, instead of the futuristic concept unveiled just last month. Stellantis, Ram’s parent company, had previously revealed a sleek looking concept
Continue Reading6 North Carolina officers are on administrative leave after man dies in police custody
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Six Raleigh, North Carolina, police officers are on administrative leave and an investigation is underway after a man died in their custody last month, according to statements and newly released videos from the Raleigh Police Department. Darryl Tyree Williams, 32, died in a Raleigh hospital in the early hours of January
Continue ReadingTurkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic earthquake soared past 36,000. The 7.8-magnitude quake that struck southeastern Turkey near the border with Syria last Monday has now caused 31,643 deaths in Turkey, according to the Turkish Emergency Coordination Center
Continue ReadingIRS says many 2022 special state payments are not subject to federal tax
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN The Internal Revenue Service has good news for millions of taxpayers in 17 states who received a one-time special state payment last year to offset inflation and other negative economic impacts: Those payments won’t be subject to federal income tax. “The IRS determined it will not challenge the taxability of payments
Continue Reading‘I wish we were dead’: Syrian quake survivors left to fend for themselves with little help in sight
By Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder, Lorenz Huber and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Three-month-old Mohammad is all alone in intensive care, his little head and face covered in bandages and tubes attached to a ventilator. He is alone for every labored breath he takes. Neighbors found Mohammad, who lost both his parents in last Monday’s 7.8 magnitude
Continue ReadingPlayers criticize field at Super Bowl LVII, saying was ‘like playing in water park’
By Ben Morse, CNN Multiple players criticized the field at Super Bowl LVII after many found it difficult to keep their footing during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. TV cameras showed many players from both teams slipping throughout the game, including Eagles kick Jake Elliot, who avoided serious injury when
Continue Reading‘Like turkeys at a shooting range’: Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come
By Tim Lister, CNN The scenes are chaotic: Russian tanks veering wildly before exploding or driving straight into minefields, men running in every direction, some on fire, the bodies of soldiers caught in tank tracks. Russian military bloggers are calling it a fiasco, and worse. These scenes have been recorded by Ukrainian military drones over
Continue ReadingAfter teen’s suicide, another allegation of ignored bullying and assault resurfaces at the same high school
By Celina Tebor and Sabrina Souza, CNN More than a year before a 14-year-old student took her own life after a TikTok video showed she was attacked by four other teenagers, another student at the same high school was physically assaulted after reporting threats being made against her to the school, a lawsuit alleges. 14-year-old
Continue Reading‘I couldn’t save my daughter’: Behind the defining image of the Turkey earthquake
By Christian Edwards, Talia Kayali and Karen Smith, CNN It’s been a week since a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, claiming the lives of more than 36,000 people. Many tens of thousands more have been injured. Millions may be left homeless. Few images have captured the devastation of the past week as
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MU Health Care to host a safety course for older drivers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday morning, MU Health Care is hosting ‘Keep Your Keys’, a free driver safety course aimed at helping drivers 55 and older stay safe and alert on the roads. MU Health Care is scheduled to hold two sessions Monday and says everyone in the community is welcome to attend. The first session
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Tracking another mild and dry day ahead of more rain
TODAY: Monday is a carry-over of pleasant weather from the weekend. Expect sunshine, and highs in the upper 50s, nearing 60. As some slightly cooler air has arrived, accompanying a wind shift, we’ll have highs generally a few degrees cooler than Sunday. TONIGHT: High pressure overhead today slides east this evening, turning winds from the
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