COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team put up a much-needed win against Mississippi State on Thursday night. The Tigers topped the Bulldogs 75-62 at Mizzou Arena. MSU got out to an early lead against MU, but the Tigers stormed back in the second quarter to take a lead into the locker room. The
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN A Denver city council member who uses a wheelchair faced a difficult situation this week when he participated in a political debate at a venue that did not have full accessibility, prompting him to drag himself onto its stage. Chris Hinds, who is running for reelection, said he has received apologies
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Watts, CNN After the Michigan State University community was paralyzed by a horrific mass shooting that killed three students, injured five others and halted campus activity, the school will begin to resume athletic and academic life, as many are still struggling to make sense of the tragedy. Athletic events, some
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, CNN A battle to compel former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia has come to an end after the case was dismissed Thursday. Gingrich had been ordered to appear before the grand jury and was in the midst of appealing that decision when the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri released the results of its faculty job satisfaction survey and found the university is succeeding in three areas of strength, and is looking to improve two other areas. The survey was conducted by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education in during the spring 2022 semester. Nine
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The House General Laws Committee met in the Capitol on Thursday and voted “yes” on two bills, pushing them forward to the floor of the House of Representatives. House Bill 419 would ban gender affirming care for anyone under the age of 18. According to the bill, no doctor or healthcare
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Miracle and Emma Tucker, CNN A man suspected of killing seven people and injuring one other person in shootings last month at two farms in Northern California pleaded not guilty to all charges against him at a an arraignment on Thursday. Chunli Zhao entered the pleas for seven counts of murder and one
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TONIGHT: Snow showers ending by mid-evening, with a few slick spots possible across northern Missouri. Lows in the upper teens to around 20, wind chills in the low teens by morning. TOMORROW: Chilly and bright with highs in the upper 30s to around 40. EXTENDED: Slick spots may be possible in untreated areas tonight, especially
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The family of Bruce Willis has announced that the actor has been diagnosed with a form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, or FTD for short. In a statement shared Thursday, the 67-year-old star’s family stated that while the news “is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.”
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan, CNN In its annual “worldwide threat assessment,” top US intelligence officials have warned in recent years of the threat posed by so-called deepfakes — convincing fake videos made using artificial intelligence. “Adversaries and strategic competitors,” they warned in 2019, might use this technology “to create convincing—but false—image, audio, and video files to
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday said that the United States has no indication that the three objects shot down in North American air space are tied to China’s spy balloon program and are likely from private entities. “We don’t yet know exactly what these three objects were but
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TODAY: Rain this morning will become freezing rain for some as temperatures continue to fall into the morning hours. Freezing rain and sleet will be possible along and north of a line from Marshall to Paris. As the atmosphere cools through the morning, precipitation turns gradually to snow in these same areas, before light snow
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, Marshall Cohen, Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Portions of the highly anticipated report from a special grand jury in Georgia that investigated Donald Trump’s actions in the state after the 2020 election were released Thursday, revealing two findings of its monthslong probe but leaving many key questions unaddressed. Fulton County Superior
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UPDATE As of Thursday morning, freezing rain and drizzle has left parts of mid-Missouri with potentially slick roadways, and more certainly, a glaze of ice on elevated surfaces like decks and vehicles. Rain and drizzle is expected to switch to snow by this afternoon. BLOG SETUP A stalled warm front is draped just south of
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN The haunting theme song of “The White Lotus,” which has become an unexpected viral sensation in night clubs around the country, is getting an official dance remix release. Tiësto on Friday will drop his EDM remix of “Renaissance,” the theme song of HBO’s hit show, making it available on all digital
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN “The Masked Singer” unmasked two stars on Wednesday’s Season 9 premiere, one of whom is their oldest contestant ever. Dick Van Dyke, 97, was the first of two celebrities to reveal themselves to judges Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke. The premiere had been teased beforehand as “the
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN Nestlé, the world’s largest food group, says the price of staple items will rise further this year, adding to a string of warnings from consumer giants of more pain to come for stretched households. The maker of Nescafé coffee and KitKat chocolate bars increased prices by 8.2% in 2022, but said
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN One of the largest universities in Texas is now reviewing its hiring procedures after one department closely scrutinized candidates over their knowledge of diversity, equity and inclusion, more commonly known as DEI. “We could see that this could be viewed as possibly exclusionary,” Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Jack Forrest, CNN Two Tennessee National Guardsman were killed Wednesday after their helicopter crashed during a training flight in northern Alabama, the national guard confirmed. The UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter was approaching the Huntsville Executive Airport when it “rapidly descended” and crashed around 3 p.m. near Highway 53 and Burwell Road in
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Ryan Seacrest is saying goodbye to his morning co-host duties alongside Kelly Ripa. Seacrest and Ripa announced the news during their morning talk show, “Live with Kelly and Ryan” on Thursday. “I’ve decided to make this my last season as co-host,” Seacrest said, calling his decision, “bittersweet.” “You’ve gone from being
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