MoDOT unveils plans, takes comment on Highway 54 improvements in Jefferson City
The Missouri Department of Transportation is working on plans to improve safety and expand capacity on Highway 54 in north Jefferson City.
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Insiders at Southwest reveal how the airline’s service imploded
By Gregory Wallace, CNN Ask Southwest Airlines employees about their company’s technology, and one word keeps coming up: “antiquated.” While Southwest grew from a scrappy, Texas-based discount airline operating three planes into one of the nation’s largest — union officials representing Southwest workers say the company did not keep pace with technology changes. And they
Continue ReadingSouthwest meltdown may cost the airline up to $825 million
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The cost of the service meltdown at Southwest Airlines over the year-end holidays cost the airline nearly $1 billion and will cause the company to report a loss rather than a profit in the fourth quarter, the airline said in a filing on Friday. The airline, the nation’s largest domestic
Continue Reading‘He was an angel in our community.’ These are the stories of the victims of the Buffalo blizzard
By Sharif Paget, Caroll Alvarado and Jeanne Bonner, CNN Abdul Sharifu, 26, left his home in Buffalo Saturday afternoon in blizzard conditions to get milk and other supplies. He never made it back. Sharifu is among at least 39 fatalities in Erie County, New York, from the winter storm that buried the city of Buffalo
Continue ReadingUnited and American Airlines place price caps on some cities to help Southwest customers get home
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Many Southwest customers have been desperately trying something — anything — that will get them back home. But some passengers have been horrified to find other airlines posting last-minute flights to their destinations that can cost thousands of dollars. United and American Airlines say they have a solution: The airlines will
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‘Significant damage’ caused at Faurot Field after pipe burst on Christmas Eve
Water pipes that burst over the weekend caused “significant damage” at Faurot Field, according to a University of Missouri spokesman.
Continue ReadingThe TikTok wellness trends we should and shouldn’t take into 2023, according to experts
By Kristen Rogers, Sandee LaMotte and Megan Marples, CNN TikTok can be great for many things, such as recipes, style inspiration, cat videos or comedy relief. But when it comes to wellness trends, following all of TikTok users’ suggestions could mean gambling with your health. Every year there are at least a few new wellness
Continue ReadingHomes on Lake Erie were encased in ice as blizzard whipped frigid waves onshore
By Angela Fritz, CNN Lakefront homes in Ontario were encased in a thick, spiky coat of ice after last weekend’s blizzard whipped frigid waves on shore. Residents of the Fort Erie community, coincidentally named Crystal Beach, said the waves were crashing over their Lake Erie break wall during the storm. “Then the water has frozen
Continue ReadingFormer Trump White House aide told Jan. 6 panel Mark Meadows burned documents a dozen times during the transition period
By Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz, Geneva Sands, Veronica Stracqualursi, Kate Sullivan and Kristen Holmes, CNN The January 6 committee released another batch of transcripts Tuesday, including two more of its interviews with blockbuster witness Cassidy Hutchinson and testimony from several other Trump White House officials. The transcripts shed new light on how then-White
Continue ReadingDevastating disasters and flickers of hope: These are the top climate and weather stories of 2022
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN From a small island in Polynesia to the white-sand beaches of Florida, the planet experienced a dizzying number of climate and extreme weather disasters in 2022. Blistering summer heat broke records in drought-stricken China, threatening lives and food production. In the United States, drought and sea level rise clashed at the
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 28: Immigration, Snowstorm, Southwest, Trump’s taxes, Gas
By Faith Karimi, CNN In certain corners of the internet, some women are expressing nostalgia for an era they’ve never known. These millennials and zoomers are glamorizing the aesthetics of 1950s Americana — donning retro fit-and-flare dresses and posting vintage illustrations of aproned housewives who submit to their husbands. Here’s what else you need to know
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 28: Immigration, Snowstorm, Southwest, Trump’s taxes, Gas
By Faith Karimi, CNN In certain corners of the internet, some women are expressing nostalgia for an era they’ve never known. These millennials and zoomers are glamorizing the aesthetics of 1950s Americana — donning retro fit-and-flare dresses and posting vintage illustrations of aproned housewives who submit to their husbands. Here’s what else you need to know
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Tracking above average temperatures with chances of rain
Today: Afternoon highs warm into the lower 50s this afternoon aided by mostly sunny skies. Winds remain strong with sustained winds at 10-15 mph and gusts up to 35 mph. A wind advisory is set from 6 AM Wednesday until midnight tonight for Benton, Camden, and Pulaski counties for strong wind gust up to 45
Continue ReadingFentanyl killed their son. Now they’re begging parents to understand the dangers
By Josh Campbell, CNN It was every parent’s worst nightmare. Two days after Christmas 2020, Chris Didier went into his son Zach’s bedroom in their home near Sacramento. The accomplished student, school theater actor and athlete was unresponsive at his desk — his head lying on his arm. “I could feel before I even touched
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Dennis Gates and Co. looks to keep momentum rolling into SEC play
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Mizzou men’s basketball team is coming off of two back-to-back road wins against UCF and Illinois, it’s now time for the Tigers to enter the conference part of its schedule. “You break your season down in the offseason into three parts,” said head coach Dennis Gates. “Who you are when
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Mizzou women’s basketball dealing with travel issues after holiday break
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team has had an extra challenge added onto its SEC play preparations as a few players are struggling to get back to Columbia. “When you have international players there’s an importance of allowing that space for them to get home,” Pingeton said. “We were without three last night
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Local highlights and scores: Dec. 27, 2022
HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL NORTH CALLAWAY (43) HALLSVILLE (68) FINAL HICKMAN (70) LUTHERAN SOUTH (38) FINAL WARRENSBURG (39) HANNIBAL (37) FINAL HARTVILLE (55) CAMDENTON (41) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL NORTH CALLAWAY (34) HALLSVILLE
Continue ReadingFormer Trump White House aide told Jan. 6 panel Mark Meadows burned documents a dozen times during the transition period
By Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz, Geneva Sands, Veronica Stracqualursi, Kate Sullivan and Kristen Holmes, CNN The January 6 committee released another batch of transcripts Tuesday, including two more of its interviews with blockbuster witness Cassidy Hutchinson and testimony from several other Trump White House officials. The transcripts shed new light on how then-White
Continue ReadingA Buffalo woman went out on Christmas Eve, telling her daughter she’d be right back. They found her body a few hundred feet from home
By Miguel Marquez, Bonney Kapp and Frank Bivona, CNN Casey Maccarone’s mother was always a kind of superwoman, but even so, when Monique Alexander decided to go out on Christmas Eve, Maccarone worried. It would have been a simple decision any other day, but a blizzard was setting in — one that would leave some
Continue ReadingGeorge Santos faces growing condemnation as House GOP leadership remains silent
By Kate Sullivan and Melanie Zanona, CNN GOP Rep.-elect George Santos is facing growing condemnation from House Democrats, some of whom have called on him to step aside, and even from some corners of the GOP, with at least one of his fellow incoming Republicans calling for him to face an ethics investigation. House GOP
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