By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan, Sara Smart and Amanda Watts, CNN The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students and critically wounded five others had a list of other targets, two handguns and plenty of ammunition when police found him on foot after the campus massacre, authorities revealed Thursday. After gunfire terrorized the East
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The morning after a Columbia Board of Education member left a meeting citing ongoing stress from the Missouri legislature’s continued focus on LGBTQ+ issues, lawmakers were set to meet Tuesday to discuss transgender children.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Kansas City will be packed with people Wednesday to celebrate the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory. The Kansas City Police Department says there will be hundreds of officers patrolling the parade. Nineteen local, state and federal agencies will be among those guarding the area. The city began preparations earlier this week. Kansas City Police
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TONIGHT: Breezy and partly cloudy as rain exits northeast. Lows in the upper 30s to around 40. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with cooler temperatures in the 40s to the northwest, 50s across central Missouri, and 60s near the Lake of the Ozarks. Rain and a wintry mix moving in from the west late. EXTENDED: We’re breezy
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A rollover crash briefly blocked a busy central Columbia intersection at about noon Tuesday.
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Conditions are shaping up for a decent outlook leading into Wednesday in Kansas City for the Chief’s Super Bowl celebration parade. It may not be as warm as game-day was for the game in Glendale, Arizona, but for mid-February temperatures are looking warmer than average. If you are planning on making the haul back west
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, Amanda Jackson and Dakin Andone, CNN Some Michigan State University students who survived Monday’s mass shooting — and their parents — had already been through a similar, horrific experience. “(Fourteen) months ago I had to evacuate from Oxford High School when a fifteen year old opened fire and killed four of my
Continue ReadingBy Nic Robertson and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Vadym Khodak beams and leans forward. He’s almost bouncing on his feet. “My soldiers like it a lot,” he says with a nod to the line of Polish Leopard 2 version 4 tanks behind him. “This machine is good quality.” His smile speaks volumes, revealing deep furrows that
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on lawmakers to take steps to address gun violence in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University, pledging federal support to assist in the ongoing investigation. Three students were killed and five others are in critical condition after
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the mid-50s as widespread showers continue to make their way across Mid-Missouri. Winds remain strong with gust up to 45 mph possible prompting a wind advisory until 3 AM on Wednesday. Tonight: Overnight lows cool the lower 40s as winds remain out of the southwest. Showers begin to exit the
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Get ready for heartbreak in the candy aisle. As Valentine’s Day arrives, so does the annual frenzy to buy or gift the classic Russell Stover and Whitman’s Sampler chocolate boxes that come in under $12 or so at Walgreens, CVS, Walmart and Target stores. But shoppers may be disappointed this year
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The death of a defense lawyer has prolonged the prosecution of a Columbia man accused in a 2017 murder.
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Travel on a budget is having a moment. After extended periods at home during the pandemic, people are eager to pack their bags. But as inflation has jumped, many tourists are hunting for ways to keep costs down, from opting for shorter trips to steering clear of higher-end hotels. “You have
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Ant-Man is a somewhat ironic choice for a very, very big job: Kicking off the next phase of Marvel movies. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” works on one key level, establishing Kang the Conqueror as a truly formidable and worthy villain. Yet with its plunge into inner space, “Ant-Man” comes
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN A string of “unidentified objects” entered North American skies in the past few days, only to be shot down by US military aircraft. And in the grand tradition of public speculation surrounding mysterious airborne entities, many people have questioned whether extraterrestrial activity is afoot. The short answer? No, there is not.
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Columbia Board of Education member Katherine Sasser said she could no longer fulfill her role on the board at Monday night’s meeting.
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Scott Bronstein, CNN Authorities identified the gunman in the deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University as 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae. Here’s what we know about him: FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES MSU shooter pleaded guilty to firearm charge in 2019, court records show The gunman in the Michigan State University
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The Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking an active weather pattern this week as two strong low pressure systems move through the region. Low pressure will track to our northeast tonight into tomorrow, dragging a cold front through Mid-Missouri. Rain showers move in on early Tuesday and continue through early evening. A few rumbles of thunder
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley argued Wednesday the nation was ready to move past the “division and distractions” that she said marked today’s politics and called for a new generation of leadership as she kicked off her 2024 presidential campaign in Charleston. The former twice-elected governor of South Carolina, who
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, CNN When Nikki Haley opens her presidential campaign on Wednesday she will be joined by Cindy Warmbier, whose son died days after he was released from North Korean prison in 2017. While many American voters wait to see how the Republican primary shakes out before picking a candidate, Warmbier is already all
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