By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Some passengers who were recently affected by Southwest Airlines’ holiday travel meltdown are receiving thousands of frequent flier miles as a “gesture of goodwill” for enduring such turbulent times. Meanwhile, lots of luggage remains in limbo — and it could be several days to weeks until some passengers are reunited with
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Jacob Lev, CNN As Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition after suffering a mid-game cardiac arrest, his childhood friend and high school teammate, Indianapolis Colts safety Rodney Thomas II, says there is “no doubt in my mind” that Hamlin will recover. Thomas drove directly to the hospital where
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Capital City (28) Rock Bridge (57) FINAL Russellville (48) California (63) FINAL Brookfield (35) Harrisburg (71) FINAL Mexico (56) Fulton (45) FINAL Sullivan (46) Southern Boone (52) FINAL Hallsville
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Some passengers who were recently affected by Southwest Airlines’ holiday travel meltdown are receiving thousands of frequent flier miles as a “gesture of goodwill” for enduring such turbulent times. Meanwhile, lots of luggage remains in limbo — and it could be several days to weeks until some passengers are reunited with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2023 Missouri legislative session starts Wednesday. As expected, Republicans and Democrats in the State Senate have differing priorities. Republican Party Republican State Sen. Caleb Rowden, of Columbia, returns to the Capitol this year with a new title: Senate President Pro Tem. The position will have to be ratified by the
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Jessica Dean and Sonnet Swire, CNN Republican leader Kevin McCarthy suffered a third rebuke for speaker before the House adjourned Tuesday evening. Twenty Republicans voted against him — an increase from the 19 defections in the first two rounds of balloting. McCarthy, who needed 218 votes, had failed
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN The interception of a United States Air Force reconnaissance jet by a Chinese fighter over the South China Sea last month should be seen as a potential warning of how easily, and quickly things can go terribly wrong — raising the risk of a deadly military confrontation between the two powers,
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Elizabeth Joseph and Veronica Miracle, CNN One of the two roommates who survived the fatal November stabbings of four University of Idaho students told investigators she saw a masked man dressed in black in the house the morning of the attack, according to a probable cause affidavit released Thursday in prosecutors’ case
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Broaddus, Elizabeth Wolfe and Jason Hanna, CNN After suffering a cardiac arrest during a game on Monday, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition in intensive care, with “signs of improvement” noted over the past day, his team tweeted Wednesday afternoon, while uneasy supporters across the nation awaited word of his
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There has been various instances of extreme weather across portions of the United States the last few days. Northern California has seen increased rainfall in short periods of time leading to flash flooding instances trapping people in their vehicles. The same system that is causing flooding in California is causing up to 10″ of snowfall
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TONIGHT: Clouds developing with temperatures dropping into the upper 20s to around 30. Gusty west winds up to 25 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with highs near 40. Breezy, with westerly winds up to 40 mph. EXTENDED: Tonight, winds shift more west/northwesterly as cooler air settles in along with cloud cover. We’ll drop into the upper
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, Aya Elamroussi, Stella Chan and Holly Yan, CNN A 41-year-old California man faces multiple charges after he allegedly drove off a cliff on the Pacific Coast Highway with his wife and two children, authorities said. All four occupants of the Tesla survived the crash Monday after the car plunged 250 to 300
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Missouri’s next attorney general was sworn in Tuesday at the Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City.
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona and Kristin Wilson, CNN The new House GOP majority is locked in a chaotic once-in-a-century fight to determine who will serve as the next speaker after Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the necessary support to win in three rounds of voting on Tuesday. The House is now
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will make the trip back down to Alabama to meet the Crimson Tide, just days after recording a gritty win against Auburn. With MU’s win over the other SEC Tigers, head coach Robin Pingeton and company improved to 13-2 on the season and 2-0 in conference play.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Developers at a Microsoft-owned gaming studio voted on Tuesday to form the first ever US union at the tech giant, in a milestone moment both for the company and the video game industry. Some 300 quality assurance workers at Microsoft’s ZeniMax Studios voted to unionize with the Communications
Continue Reading Today: Temperatures have already hit their maximum before noon just above 60 degrees thanks to winds still remaining out of the southwest. Gust up to 25 MPH can be expected this afternoon making for a breezy day. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to near freezing as winds switch out of the west overnight leading to a
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN Most of us know the travel fear of a bag not appearing on the belt after a flight. Some of us — ever more, thanks to the aviation chaos this year — know the gut punch of it not appearing. But an increasing number of travelers know what it’s like to lose
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business “The View” returned from its holiday hiatus to pay tribute to its creator, Barbara Walters, who died last week at 93 years old. Whoopi Goldberg began the show saying tributes were “pouring in from around the world” to celebrate Walters’ life and legacy. “The reason why we’re all sitting here,
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Hermann (48) Southern Boone (63) FINAL South Callaway (10) North Callaway (73) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Green Ridge (24) Eugene (73) FINAL Blair Oaks (65) Linn (39) FINAL
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