BOWLING GREEN, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks Falcons football team has advanced to the Class 2 State Championship after a 66-48 win in the semifinals against Bowling Green. Both teams entered this game 12-0 on the season, but the Falcons put up a big second half to be the team to remain undefeated. Blair Oaks
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: This article was updated to more accurately represent the findings of the police investigation. A vigil was held Saturday evening for the two Jefferson City residents killed earlier that day during a fight at J. Pfenny’s Sports Grill and Pub. The Cole County prosecutor charged a Kansas City man
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team remains unbeaten as the seven-game homestand comes to an end with a 105-69 win over Houston Christian. Watch the full post-game press conference below. https://youtu.be/iq4udcu_y9k The Tigers were led by DeAndre Gholston with 22 points, 19 of which came in the first half. Kobe Brown had 19
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TONIGHT: Cloudy with rain chances starting to increase, and temperatures dropping back down into the low 40s. TOMORROW: Morning showers likely with clouds sticking around. Showers exit mid-day, but with the clouds, temperatures won’t change much. Rainfall amounts look to be a little under an inch maximum for the Columbia area. EXTENDED: Monday and Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, CNN Actress and singer Irene Cara, an Oscar and Grammy winner best known for the theme songs of “Fame” and “Flashdance” in the early ’80s, has died, her publicist said. She was 63. “Please share your thoughts and memories of Irene,” Judith Moose said in a tweet announcing the singer’s death. “I’ll
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen and CNN’s Beijing bureau Chinese authorities said Saturday they would ease a months-long Covid lockdown in the country’s far western region of Xinjiang “in stages”, following protests over a deadly fire at an apartment building in the regional capital of Urumqi. At least 10 people were killed and nine injured when the
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump hosted White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and rapper Kanye West at his Mar-a-Lago estate this week, demonstrating his continued willingness to associate with figures who have well-publicized antisemitic views as he embarks on another White House run. West, who has legally changed
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Today: Saturday morning begins mostly sunny before clouds begin to push in from the south at noon. After 3 pm, widespread showers begin to develop ahead of an approaching low pressure system. Widespread showers remain in Central Missouri throughout the overnight hours. Afternoon highs Saturday reach into the lower 50s. Tonight: Heavier bands of showers
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Tina Burnside, CNN In the first hours after the Carnival Valor set sail from New Orleans on Thanksgiving eve, a brother and sister set off for a place apropos of a holiday mood: They headed to an onboard bar. Predictably, the man at one point stepped away to use the restroom.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN As well-fed holiday travelers pack their bags, hit the roads and squeeze into planes this weekend, widespread rain and snow could cause delays in the trip home. Several weather systems are forecast to trouble regions of US on Saturday and Sunday, including two in the Northeast and another pair dumping snow
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN The youngest victim in this week’s mass shooting inside a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, is a 16-year-old employee who reportedly used his first paycheck to buy his mother a gift before he was killed two days ahead of Thanksgiving. Fernando Chavez-Barron, along with five other coworkers, was shot and killed Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Martha Shade, CNN Sebastian Junger is used to dodging bullets in war zones, so he didn’t expect to almost die in his own driveway. Junger was walking with his wife in the woods near his home in Massachusetts when he suddenly felt so ill he could barely move. By the time paramedics arrived, Junger
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers are now eligible for a bowl game after ending the season with the Battle Line win 29-27 against Arkansas. https://youtu.be/ARMglWOZc5M You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/JjZicIu2yFg MU was led by starting quarterback Brady Cook going 16/26 for 242 passing yards and
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The Columbia Mall saw a familiar Black Friday sight Friday morning: Lines of people, waiting for stores to open. About 150 people stood outside Target at 7 a.m. Rusty Strodtman, the general manager of the Columbia Mall said. While that sounds like a common Black Friday event, he said the mall hasn’t seen anything like
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local business owner says this year’s football season was great for business in Downtown Columbia. Mizzou just wrapped up its last home game of the season with a 29-27 win over Arkansas. Despite students still being away for Thanksgiving, restaurants Downtown were still busy before the game started. Jason Paetzold owns
Continue ReadingTonight: Skies remain mostly clear thanks to a high pressure system passing overhead. Overnight lows cool to the lower 30s as winds remain out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. Tomorrow: Saturday morning begins mostly sunny before clouds begin to push in from the south at noon. After 3 pm, widespread showers begin to develop
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Decking the halls may hurt your wallet a little more than usual this year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia fire and police departments responded to a water rescue call around 1:30 p.m. Friday at the pond behind Solstice Senior Living in the 100 block of North Keene Street. An ABC17 News reporter saw crime scene tape near a lake. A police officer told ABC17 that it was part of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, Nov. 28, Room at the Inn will begin providing overnight emergency shelter services and Turning Point will begin offering overnight warming center and Sunday homeless drop-in center services.Room at the Inn’s winter overnight shelter will open Monday, Nov. 28 and run through April 2, 2023. The shelter will be open
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN The gunman in this week’s deadly Walmart shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia, purchased the handgun he used the morning of the attack and left a “death note,” outlining grievances against people in his life, city officials said Friday. The note — found on his phone — talks about
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