A Capital City High School student will be subject to “full disciplinary actions” from school administrators after making a threat on social media, according to an email sent to families Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri girls golf programs came away with multiple top spots in Tuesday’s MSHSAA state championships. In class one action, New Bloomfield placed sixth overall in the team scores. Dixie Moss claimed the top spot individually for the Lady Wildcats, with a third place finish. In class two, Osage High School took the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS VOLLEYBALL Blair Oaks (3) Hickman (1) FINAL Hallsville (0) California (3) FINAL Battle (2) Jefferson City (3) FINAL HS BOYS SOCCER Moberly (3) Fatima (0) FINAL Fulton (1) Hannibal (8) FINAL
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble and Jalen Brown, CNN Weeks after residents of a Kansas City, Missouri neighborhood said they complained to police that Black women were missing, authorities are facing community backlash after a Black woman says a White man held her captive. A 22-year-old woman, identified by police in court in a probable cause form
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic Rep. Val Demings demonstrated in Tuesday’s Florida Senate debate why they are considered two of the brightest stars by their respective parties. In a spirited and testy 60-minute debate — the first and only of the race — they traded quick barbs, sharp rebukes and
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Broaddus, Bill Kirkos and Andy Rose, CNN An elementary school outside St. Louis found to have “unacceptable” levels of radioactive contamination will be closed for the rest of the semester, with students shifting to virtual learning starting Monday, the school board announced. Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri, as well as its kindergarten
Continue ReadingBy David Williams and Caroll Alvarado, CNN A woman looking for rocks along the banks of the drought-stricken Mississippi River over the weekend discovered bones that turned out to be human, local officials said. The remains include a lower jawbone, rib bones and some unidentified bone pieces, Coahoma County, Mississippi, Chief Medical Examiner Scotty Meredith
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will host Vanderbilt on Saturday for homecoming, following a much-needed bye week. You can watch extended highlights from Tuesday’s practice in the video player below. https://youtu.be/gckmSf_1vUQ Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said the bye week came at a good time for the group from a healthy and mentality standpoint,
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, Adam Pourahmadi and Tara John, CNN Clashes broke out throughout Iran Wednesday as thousands of people came to the burial site of Mahsa Amini in Saqqez, a city in the Kurdistan province, to mark 40 days since her death, semi-official Iranian state news agency ISNA said. Protests have swept through the Islamic
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 1,500 students from 50 high schools went to the Jefferson City Fairgrounds to learn about a possible career in construction. The second annual Build My Future event is meant to give students an idea of what a career in the construction industry looks like — while also addressing the shortage of workers. The
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A special commission recommended to the state school board Tuesday that Missouri pay teachers more, diversity the education workforce and help them with mental health concerns.
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN As Russia faces growing setbacks in Ukraine, it appears to be increasingly turning to Iran for help, in a development that has sparked concern from the West and Tehran’s regional adversaries. Sources familiar with US intelligence have told CNN that Iran has sent military trainers to Crimea to train and advise
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with light winds. Lows falling into the lower 20s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and a bit warmer with highs in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Tonight, winds die down enough to allow temperatures to dip into the low 20s once again. I’ve dropped our forecast to 22, which would tie the record
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Temperatures are continuing too cool as we head deeper into the fall season. This also means the relative humidity will also decrease on average as the days continue. Throughout summer, increased levels of moisture in the atmosphere allow for charges to be dissipated more regularly from the human body. This means excess positive protons are
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Christina Maxouris, CNN Dozens of law enforcement personnel are searching a large landfill in Chatham County, Georgia, where authorities believe they will find the remains of 20-month-old Quinton Simon, who has been missing for about two weeks. “We, along with our law enforcement partners go into this process with heavy hearts,”
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The shape of the new 50th District might mean a change in the party that represents the district.
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN If your body and brain fail to rev up until later in the day, you’re likely a night owl, naturally programmed to enjoy staying up late and sleeping in past traditional school and work start times. Yet getting up early to meet life’s responsibilities is the bleary-eyed reality of most late-to-bed
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Today: Temperatures remain nearly 20 degrees below average this afternoon as highs increase slightly to the upper 40s. Skies remain mostly sunny with winds gusting up to 22 mph. Tonight: Temperatures continue to fall dramatically as winds remain out of the northwest. Overnight lows cool to the lower 20s with mostly clear skies. Extended: Temperatures
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Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz will take questions from reporters at noon Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN The US Department of Agriculture has begun providing debt relief to thousands of farmers whose operations are financially struggling, the agency announced on Tuesday. The announcement comes nearly two months after the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law, which provides $3.1 billion for “distressed borrowers” whose farming operations are at
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