By Andrew Torgan, CNN With the arrival of December, the year is drawing to a close — and some might say not a moment too soon. What does 2023 hold in store for us? Well, it appears the future looks bright … magenta to be exact. Here’s what else you need to know to Start
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TODAY: Clouds fill in early, keeping morning lows insulated in the 20s. Highs manage to reach the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Lows hold just above freezing early Monday. Temperatures warm slightly further to the low 50s under cloudy skies. A stray shower is possible during the day south of I-70. EXTENDED: A cold front moves in
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Twitter announced late Monday that it was disbanding its “Trust and Safety Council,” according to an email the company sent to the council’s members that was obtained by CNN. The company said in the email that it was “reevaluating how best to bring external insights into our product and policy development
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN A core of ice age sediment from northern Greenland has yielded the world’s oldest sequences of DNA. The 2 million-year-old DNA samples revealed the now largely lifeless polar region was once home to rich plant and animal life — including elephant-like mammals known as mastodons, reindeer, hares, lemmings, geese, birch trees
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Parenting can be hard, even for musical legends. Singer Gloria Estefan, in a new episode of the HBO Max and CNN series, “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”, opened up to Wallace about being reluctant to let her daughter, Emily, come out to her grandmother before she died. (CNN and HBO Max
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Some deals are just too good to be true. Both in-person and online, holiday scams have returned this season.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE AT 9:30 P.M.: The consensus at Saturday afternoon’s Jefferson City Christmas parade was the same: despite recent events, parade watchers felt safe knowing that Jefferson City Police was present during the entire parade. Mayor Carrie Tergin told me she was appreciative of the department’s presence today. She said the police presence
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is dead and two people are seriously hurt after a multi-vehicle crash in Camden County. The crash happened Northbound on Highway 5 on the Niangua Bridge just before 7:30 Friday night. Troopers say, Miles Aldrich, 32, tried to avoid hitting a motorcycle driven by 54-year-old Drew Fairchild but ended
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri, Jen Deaton and Heather Chen, CNN A former Iran national team football player has criticized authorities for their “silence” over the death of a man who celebrated the country’s World Cup defeat to the United States earlier this week. Mehran Samak, 27, died in Bandar Anzali city, northern Iran, during public celebrations
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL SOUTHERN BOONE (55) KIRKSVILLE (34) FINAL BLUE VALLEY NORTH (58) JEFFERSON CITY (33) FINAL BATTLE (54) BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH (44) FINAL HERMANN (32) MONTGOMERY COUNTY (31) FINAL CUBA (37)
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TONIGHT: Clouds start to move in, temperatures dropping back down into the lower 30s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy, winds dying down, with a high in the upper 40s. EXTENDED: Rain chances enter early Monday morning. If we see any precipitation, it will be on the lighter side. Tuesday chances increase slightly, but the highest chances of
Continue ReadingBy Leyla Santiago, Jaide Timm-Garcia, Hannah Sarisohn and Alaa Elassar, CNN When James Michael Grimes fell overboard from a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico, he said the sheer will to live, along with strength from God, kept him alive as he miraculously swam for what he believes was more than 15 hours.
Continue ReadingBy Leyla Santiago, Jaide Timm-Garcia, Hannah Sarisohn and Alaa Elassar, CNN When James Michael Grimes fell overboard from a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico, he said the sheer will to live, along with strength from God, kept him alive as he miraculously swam for what he believes was more than 15 hours.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks Falcons are once again Class 2 State Champions after a back-and-forth game with Lamar Friday at Faurot Field. The Falcons were down at the half 14-12 going just 2-of-7 on third down, but managed to make a second-half comeback to take down the Tigers 32-27. The action went all
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Noodle, the geriatric pug who captured hearts across the internet for his “bones or no bones” ritual, has died at age 14, his owner says. Jonathan Graziano, Noodle’s owner, announced that his beloved dog died on Friday, in a tearful update posted to his TikTok and Instagram. “This is incredibly sad,
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TODAY: Lows in the lower 20s with the wind chill in the teens to start the day. High pressure calms winds by this afternoon but will trap temperatures in the upper 30s despite sunny skies. TONIGHT: Clouds begin to filter in Saturday evening as a minor disturbance ripples through the area. This could bring a
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN If you’ve seen the astonishing trailer for “Cocaine Bear” making the rounds on Twitter, you might have questions about the film’s claim that it is “inspired by true events.” But the story is indeed based on the true story of a bear who overdosed on cocaine in the 1980s. The film,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands flocked to Downtown Jefferson City for Living Windows, an annual holiday event with performances, food and more. Despite the large crowds and recent gun violence in the area, Jefferson City residents feel safe having a good relationship with law enforcement. In addition, Jefferson City’s Christmas parade will take place 4:30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL BLUE VALLEY NORTH (55) ROCK BRIDGE (47) FINAL FULTON (33) BOWLING GREEN (43) FINAL HALLSVILLE (21) SOUTH SHELBY (56) FINAL CAPITAL CITY (38) ELDON (57) FINAL CALIFORNIA (56) TIPTON
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COLUMBIA, Mo. State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-St. Charles) prefiled a bill ahead of the legislative session that would use a portion of Missouri’s $6 Billion surplus to expand Interstate 70. The proposal filed on Thursday would set aside funds to rebuild Interstate 70 from a two-lane highway, to a four-lane highway in both directions. Funding
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