By Brynn Gingras and Linh Tran, CNN At least once a week, Richard Glossip’s defense team connects on the phone — sometimes to catch up, and other times to strategize on how to save the life of the Oklahoma man on death row. Glossip, who’s been behind bars for 26 years on a capital murder
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN In January, the US reached its $31 trillion debt limit, a borrowing cap set by Congress, setting up a political battle between Democrats and Republicans over government spending — with each side blaming the other for running up the federal debt. But both parties have played a role in adding to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Millions of Americans will be watching the Super Bowl this Sunday, accompanied by loved ones and alluring snacks. Excitement is also building for another big game happening that day: the Puppy Bowl. This year’s televised event will help 122 puppies get adopted into their forever homes while promoting shelter and foster
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Millions of Americans will be watching the Super Bowl this Sunday, accompanied by loved ones and alluring snacks. Excitement is also building for another big game happening that day: the Puppy Bowl. This year’s televised event will help 122 puppies get adopted into their forever homes while promoting shelter and foster
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, Elizabeth Wolfe and Emma Tucker, CNN Body camera footage from Wednesday’s arrest of a NewsNation correspondent shows the Ohio National Guard’s adjutant general pushing the reporter during an argument at a press conference that state authorities held about a train derailment. The footage, released Thursday by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, reveals
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu, Philip Wang and Junko Ogura, CNN Japanese zookeepers believe they have solved the mystery of how a gibbon became pregnant despite living alone in her cage. Momo, a 12-year-old white-handed gibbon, shocked her keepers at the Kujukushima Zoo and Botanical Garden in Nagasaki in February 2021 when she gave birth despite having
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been named the AP NFL Most Valuable Player for a second time in his career. Mahomes, who previously won the award in the 2018-19 season, earned the honor Thursday night following a 2022 regular season in which he led the NFL in
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Coca-Cola is releasing a new limited-edition flavor, Coca-Cola Move, in collaboration with Grammy-award winning singer RosalÃa. As with its other high-concept flavors, Coca-Cola isn’t sharing what Move is actually supposed to taste like. Like Starlight, Byte and Dreamworld before it, Move doesn’t have a traditional flavor, such as cherry. Instead, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) KZOU featured a cross-town CMAC matchup of high school hoops on Thursday night as the Battle boy’s basketball team took down Rock Bridge for the first time in program history 52-49. Watch a livestream of the game in the player above. The Spartans are now on a ten game win streak and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Planning and Zoning commission — at its meeting on Thursday — approved a permit that could allow a local distillery to add a bar. Six-Mile Ordinary Distillery on Fay Street is looking to add the bar. The commission approved the permit in an 8-1 vote. An expansion would require a new crosswalk
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (KMIZ) Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes added hardware to his trophy case even before he plays in the Super Bowl this Sunday. Mahomes was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player for the 2022 season on Thursday night at the NFL Honors ceremony. This is the second time the Kansas City quarterback took home the
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating Donald Trump and his role in January 6, 2021, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Special counsel Jack Smith’s office is seeking documents and testimony related to January 6, the source
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, Eva McKend and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN US Rep. George Santos was charged with theft in Pennsylvania in 2017 after several bad checks written in his name went to dog breeders in Amish country, according to a lawyer friend who helped him navigate the case. The case was confirmed as “theft by deception”
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly with lows in the upper 20s to around 30. TOMORROW: Gradual clearing and breezy with highs in the upper 30s. Wind chills in the mid-upper 20s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking another low pressure system that will slide by to our south tomorrow morning, bringing a chance for a few spotty showers
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Mid-Missouri is rounding the corner and passing the halfway point into the winter season. Although average highs wain into the lower 40s currently, we will start to see this number increase steadily each day. This is a sure sign that Spring is on its way meaning its time to gear up for more storms Widespread
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The University of Missouri Board of Curators discussed Thursday a loose plan of action ahead of a suspected peak of high school graduates around 2026 and the subsequent forecast drop in students that will come after it.
Continue ReadingBy Zayn Nabbi and Darren Lewis, CNN Nigerian tech entrepreneur Dozy Mmobuosi has “made a deposit” to buy Sheffield United, in a takeover that would make him the only Black majority owner in England’s top two professional leagues. Sheffield United currently lie second in the Championship competition and are on course to being promoted to
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Yes, the seven floating stages during Rihanna’s Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show were theatrical and cool, but they also had a very practical purpose. And it had everything to do with the grass on the field. That’s according to Bruce Rodgers, the halftime show production designer, who spoke
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TODAY: Rain will be out of mid-Missouri by the afternoon. This afternoon is drier, with temperatures climbing just back into the low-40s, meaning conditions are prime for any accumulated snow to begin melting. Some breaks in the clouds are possible by late afternoon. TONIGHT: Clouds build back in ahead of precipitation round number two. Overnight,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, Aditi Sangal and Gregory Wallace, CNN Southwest’s December meltdown was front and center at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Thursday, but there was little sign that members of Congress were in agreement on steps to take to make sure it wouldn’t happen again. Southwest’s CEO Bob Jordan did not attend, despite an
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