Trial in Columbia murder case pushed back to June
The trial of a Columbia man accused of killing his ex-wife and throwing away her remains has been pushed back to June.
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Tracking mild temperatures through mid-week
TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and breezy with wind gusts between 20-25 mph. Lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with a breeze shifting to the southeast during the day. Highs in the lower 60s. EXTENDED: Winds will drop off significantly tonight, but we can still expect a few gusts up to 20 mph into Tuesday
Continue ReadingFour takeaways from DeSantis’ new book rehashing his culture clashes as Florida governor
By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ new book, “The Courage to Be Free,” leans into the culture wars that established him as one of the early Republican favorites for the GOP nomination for the presidency. While more sparse on biographical details than most political memoirs, the 256-page book offers some
Continue ReadingTwitter rolls out updated, ‘zero tolerance’ policy on violent speech
By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter has unveiled a new policy on violent speech that expands restrictions on some types of threats uttered on its platform, including new prohibitions on using coded language to incite violence indirectly as well as a ban on wishing harm on others and on making direct threats against physical infrastructure. “Healthy
Continue ReadingRupert Murdoch acknowledged that Fox News hosts endorsed false stolen election claims
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of Fox Corporation, acknowledged in a deposition taken by Dominion Voting Systems that some Fox News hosts endorsed false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Murdoch’s remarks were made public in a legal filing as part of Dominion’s $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News. In his
Continue ReadingCanada bans TikTok on government devices
By Brian Fung, CNN The Canadian government is banning TikTok from official electronic devices, making it the latest to announce restrictions on the short-form video app in light of cybersecurity concerns. The ban is set to take effect on Tuesday. Government-issued devices will be blocked from downloading TikTok, and existing installations of the app will
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Mizzou softball prepares for final tournament before SEC play
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 24 Mizzou softball team will hit the road for a weekend tournament one last time before conference action begins on March 10. The Tigers are 12-4 to start the season. Head coach Larissa Anderson and company have travelled quite a bit in the first few weeks, hitting tournaments in Florida,
Continue ReadingNew York City received its biggest snow of the season — and it’s not even that much
By Claire Colbert and Kelly McCleary, CNN A winter storm moving across the Northeast has dropped 1.8 inches of snow on New York’s Central Park, marking the biggest snowfall of the season for the city in what has been an unusually warm winter. The snow measurement at 7 a.m. Tuesday brings the total for this
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Utility crews work to restore power to Mid-Missouri customers after overnight storms
COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) A road in Callaway County was closed before noon Monday as contractors replaced electric poles broken by heavy winds overnight. The damage was part of what was left behind by the late-winter storm system that’s been accompanied by spring-like temperatures. About 300 Callaway Electric Cooperative members were dark just before noon as
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Governor to sign emergency spending budget Monday afternoon
By Isabella Roberts JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson is planning on signing the emergency spending budget Monday at 2 p.m. at the Harry S. Truman office building. House Bill 14 is the supplemental budget for the 2022 fiscal year. It has funds for several state programs, including $149 million for the Department of
Continue ReadingDeSantis signs bill that gives him more control of Disney’s special district
By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Appearing at the doorstep of Walt Disney World, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that gives him new power over Disney, effectively punishing the entertainment giant for speaking out against the Republican’s political agenda. The new law amounts to a state takeover of the Reedy Creek
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Tracking a blustery Monday
TODAY: After storms overnight, the remnants of this system will still have windy implications for us the rest of the day. Winds will be sustained around 15-25 mph, and potentially gust as high as 50 mph at times through the afternoon. Clouds will break shortly this morning, before they fill back in from the north.
Continue Reading‘South Park’ lawsuit: Warner Bros. Discovery sues Paramount for $500 million
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Paramount Friday, claiming the rival media company breached its half-billion-dollar exclusivity contract with HBO Max by airing “South Park” on its own streaming platform, Paramount+. HBO Max is a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, which also owns CNN. Nearly all “South Park” episodes air
Continue ReadingFacebook tests bringing back in-app messaging features as it competes with TikTok
By Clare Duffy, CNN Nearly a decade after Facebook angered some users by splitting off messaging features from its flagship social networking application and forcing people to download a separate app to chat with friends, the company is now testing out reversing the move. In an interview with CNN, Facebook head Tom Alison said the
Continue ReadingNorfolk Southern CEO sells stock and sets up scholarship fund for East Palestine
By Chris Isidore, CNN Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw sold $448,000 worth of the company’s stock this week, a month after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that is still being cleaned up. Shaw’s stock sale came the same week the company announced Shaw had personally set up a $445,000 scholarship endowment fund
Continue ReadingHundreds of newspapers drop ‘Dilbert’ comic strip after racist tirade from creator Scott Adams
by Oliver Darcy, CNN Newspapers across the country dropped the “Dilbert” comic strip over the weekend after the creator of the satirical cartoon went on a racist tirade, calling Black Americans a “hate group” and suggesting that White people should “get the hell away” from them. The USA Today Network, which operates hundreds of newspapers,
Continue Reading‘Dilbert’ to return on Scott Adams’ subscription service
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Dilbert is coming back. At least in a different sense. Scott Adams, the comic creator who was dropped by hundreds of publications after his recent racist comments, tweeted that “Dilbert Reborn” will launch exclusively on his subscription site on March 13. Adams told the Washington Post the initial strips will show
Continue ReadingJamie Lee Curtis hints that ‘Freaky Friday 2’ is really happening
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Jamie Lee Curtis has offered the ultimate hint that there is a “Freaky Friday” sequel in the works. Released in 2003, the original fantasy-comedy centered on Dr. Tess Coleman (Curtis) and her teenage daughter Anna, played by Lindsay Lohan, who switch bodies with awkward and hilarious results. Two decades on, and
Continue ReadingFirst lady on Biden’s plan to run in 2024: ‘I’m all for it’
By Elizabeth Stuart and Arlette Saenz, CNN First lady Jill Biden did not hesitate when asked if there was any chance her husband would not run for reelection in 2024. “Not in my book,” she told CNN in an interview Saturday during a five-day trip that saw her visit Namibia and Kenya. “I’m all for
Continue ReadingBiden administration tells student loan forgiveness applicants it is ‘confident’ in face of Supreme Court skepticism
By Phil Mattingly, Allie Malloy and MJ Lee, CNN The Biden administration is projecting confidence about the fate of President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation program in a message to applicants, even in the face of skepticism from conservative Supreme Court justices in Tuesday’s high-stakes oral arguments. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in an email
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