By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN When TikTok was the title sponsor last summer for Vidcon, an annual convention for the creators and brands that make up a key part of the short-form video app’s audience and business, it was Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Pappas who got on stage for the industry keynote event. Months later, when
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man facing murder charges for a shooting in 2018, is set to continue his bench trial on Friday morning at the Cole County Courthouse. Alfred Chism Jr. allegedly admitted to killing a Lincoln University student back in 2018. According to court documents, Chism says he shot Charon Session in self-defense. Chism claimed Session had been verbally harassing him prior
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday took its biggest swipe yet at app stores run by Apple and Google, with a new report accusing the two tech giants of exercising “gatekeeper” power that has led to “suboptimal” levels of competition in digital markets. The report published by the Commerce Department finds that
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TODAY: Winds continue from the west-northwest today, and clouds may be stubborn. This combo keeps us in the 30s for highs today, unless we can get clouds to break in which case 40s would be possible. TONIGHT: Skies should clear overnight, allowing for temperatures to fall into the 20s. EXTENDED: Saturday will start with better
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN This weekend, millions of Americans with roots in China, Vietnam, South Korea and other Asian countries will ring in the Lunar New Year. Many who follow the Chinese zodiac calendar will usher in the Year of the Rabbit, symbolizing hope and good fortune. Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN CIA Director Bill Burns briefed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv last week on the US’ expectations for Russia’s battlefield planning in the spring, according to a US official and two Ukrainian sources familiar with the meeting. The secret meeting comes as US officials are
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Biden administration is stuck in a standoff with Germany over whether to send tanks to Ukraine ahead of a key meeting of Western defense leaders in Germany on Friday. In recent days, German officials have indicated they won’t send their Leopard tanks to Ukraine, or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL JEFFERSON CITY (50) BATTLE (29) FINAL ST. FRANCIS BORGIA (53) TOLTON (45) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (55) BOONVILLE (48) FINAL SULLIVAN (53) CAPITAL CITY (38) FINAL LINCOLN (22) TIPTON (91)
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN The administration of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is blocking a new Advanced Placement course for high school students on African American studies. In a January 12 letter to the College Board, the nonprofit organization that oversees AP coursework, the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Articulation said the course
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN CIA Director Bill Burns briefed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv last week on the US’ expectations for Russia’s battlefield planning in the spring, according to a US official and two Ukrainian sources familiar with the meeting. The secret meeting comes as US officials are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson’s State of the State address on Wednesday included a proposal for an 8.7% cost-of-living pay increase for state employees. According to state pay data, the average gross pay for full-time employees in 2021 was $45,021.85. For any worker who makes the average salary, the increase would be roughly $3,916.
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Legendary rocker Neil Young has paid tribute to former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmate David Crosby. “David is gone, but his music lives on. The soul of CSNY, David’s voice and energy were at the heart of our band,” the statement, posted to Young’s website, read. Crosby’s family announced Thursday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After Gov. Mike Parson announced maternal mortality would be a priority for this year, one Missouri mother felt relieved, but still wonders if it’s enough. In his State of the State address on Wednesday, Parson said he’s requesting $4.3 million go towards the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop a
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Missouri’s governor is again proposing a one-year fix to pay teachers more in this fiscal 2024 budget.
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TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny and chilly with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. EXTENDED: Clouds stick around overnight, but temperatures will be a bit cooler as we drop into the upper 20s by tomorrow morning. We’ll see more sunshine tomorrow, getting
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A man robbed a Jefferson City credit union at gunpoint Thursday morning, police say.
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When hearing about snow entering a region, many people’s immediate thoughts turn to the question, “How much?” As a meteorologist, there are countless things to think about when forecasting snowfall. One of the less thought of principals falls under the category of melting snow. It might seem counterintuitive to worry about melting snow before snowfall
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst The Supreme Court’s stunning report Thursday on its failure to discover who leaked a draft decision reversing abortion rights last year laid bare shortfalls at the nation’s highest court, in its technology, protocols for confidentiality and overall institutional safeguards. Further, the lack of success in discovering who
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN They gathered on set at Bonanza Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, in October 2021 to film a movie in the Old Western style. Fifteen months later, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is dead, director Joel Souza was injured and two people, including star actor Alec Baldwin, face criminal charges. Another has
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BOONE COUNTY Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, a pre-trial conference is scheduled for a Columbia man who admitted to killing his wife back in 2006. Comfort first reported his wife as missing after he allegedly killed her in 2006. After 13 years, Comfort finally confessed to killing his wife, Megan Shultz after she allegedly told him she was
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