By Nicki Brown, CNN Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to ex-President Donald Trump, testified Wednesday afternoon in front of a New York grand jury as part of an investigation into hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. “This isn’t a question of vindication. It’s not a question, as I stated before,
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TODAY: Showers and thunderstorms are forecast for Thursday. Light showers will develop early this morning, primarily for those near Marshall, Booneville, Columbia and folks northward. Spotty shower activity will be possible farther south, but the best coverage should come north of I-70. This round of rain will come to an end around mid-to-late morning, before
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes and Jason Morris, CNN Fulton County investigators have an audio recording of a phone call that former President Donald Trump made to the Georgia House speaker to push for a special session to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Fulton County special grand
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, the City of Columbia leaders is scheduled to meet to get the community’s input on a proposed roundabout in South Columbia. The meeting is scheduled to run from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at Columbia City Hall. The construction of the new roundabout is anticipated to take place in the
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Olha Konovalova and Tom Booth, CNN Driving deep into the forest, the hush between the towering pine trees and the clear blue skies was splintered every few seconds by the sound of distant explosions from the frontline battles for eastern Ukraine. Guiding us through the woodland on foot, Ukrainian soldiers
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A fleet of first responders from two counties was called to a house fire on Highway 98 in Cooper County on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN The federal judge overseeing a high-profile challenge to the FDA’s two-decade-old approval of certain drugs used to terminate a pregnancy is a deeply conservative jurist with a proclivity for siding with plaintiffs looking to roll back reproductive and LGBTQ rights or block key Biden administration policies. US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk,
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, Michelle Watson, Brian Todd and Eric Levenson, CNN Seven sheriff’s deputies in central Virginia were arrested and charged with second-degree murder Tuesday in the death of a Black man who prosecutors say was fatally “smothered” while in custody. Irvo Otieno, 28, died on March 6 at a state mental health facility during
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile early Thursday, the same day leaders from the two US allies were due to meet in Tokyo for the first such summit in 12 years. The missile was fired into the waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula early Thursday morning local
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN The United Kingdom banned TikTok from official government devices on Thursday, adding to similar restrictions imposed by allies in Canada, the European Union and the United States. The social media app is not widely used by UK officials, according to a government announcement, but the measure reflects concerns about TikTok’s links
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been change to correct where notice of a camp cleanup will be posted. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Columbia says it’s planning to clean out a homeless encampment after receiving complaints from both the Department of Natural Resources and residents. The encampments are typically full of trash, leading to
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The man accused of killing a Hermann police officer and gravely wounding another appeared Wednesday by video for his first court hearing on murder and four other felony charges.
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We are 15 days into meteorological spring, the average has continued to climb as we’re currently set at 55 degrees. Every year when trees begin to bloom their colors, a familiar white flowered tree draws attention to the eye. The Callery Pear, otherwise known as the Bradford pear sprouts its white flowers and offers it’s
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers arriving before sunrise. Lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Showers for much of the morning with afternoon thunder possible. Highs in the upper 50s to around 60. Rain amounts between 0.25″ and 0.5″ with gusty winds all day into the night. EXTENDED: Clouds have spilled in along with gusty winds
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN The fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 24 hours after a torrid week for Switzerland’s second biggest bank. Local media reported that the Swiss cabinet had gathered for a crisis meeting at 5 p.m. local time (12 p.m. ET) Saturday to discuss the ailing bank’s future, as
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Mortgage rates dropped this week in the wake of several bank failures, reversing course after rising half a percentage point over the past month. But longer-term uncertainty is expected to hamper many homebuyers and keep the cost of buying unaffordable for many. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.60% in the week
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed on Wednesday that US aircraft will continue to “fly and to operate wherever international law allows,” one day after Russian aircraft hit a US drone over the Black Sea, forcing it to be brought down in international waters. “This
Continue ReadingBy Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, CNN Matt McCaw cringes if you say the word “secessionist” around him. A native of eastern Oregon, McCaw is a mild-mannered, former high school math teacher who fosters children to help his community. “We don’t think of ourselves as a secessionist movement. We see ourselves as a self-determination movement,”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz addressed the decision made Wednesday morning to move the Saturday’s spring game to an indoor practice by saying that was the best decision for the team to improve. Drinkwitz said when looking at what went into the decision, playing outside in below freezing temperatures was not a good option. He
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the lower 60s with mostly sunny skies. Winds remain out of the south at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph possible. Tonight: Skies become mostly cloudy as winds remain out of the southwest with gusts up to 30 mph. Overnight lows cool to the upper 40s. Extended: Showers
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