By Jessie Yeung, Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN China has banned residents from leaving Xinjiang over a Covid-19 outbreak — just weeks after the far-western region began relaxing restrictions from a stringent extended lockdown, fueling public frustration among those scarred by food shortages and plunging incomes. On Tuesday, the region — home to 22
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Downtown Community Improvement District is opening it’s second round of minority-owned business grants. The grant was created in 2020 and was approved in 2021. CID Executive Director Nickie Davis said the goal was to “increase the viability, visibility and growth of each awardee’s business.” “We have a glaring problem in the
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District fired a newly hired school officer on Thursday after CNN identified her as one of the officers under investigation for her actions during the Uvalde school massacre in May. Crimson Elizondo was one of the state troopers who arrived
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials are warning of the dangers rainbow-colored fentanyl, as deaths related to the drug continue to rise. “Rainbow fentanyl” looks like brightly colored candy and law enforcement says one of the pills could be deadly. The powerful drug is made in bright colors to be more appealing to young people. “Thats why
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A woman died hours after she was found in a wooded area off Highway 63 on Tuesday night and police say they arrested the man who pushed her on suspicion of murder.
Continue ReadingBy Kiely Westhoff, CNN Federal authorities have accused a New Jersey woman of concealing approximately 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills in a Lego box as part of a drug trafficking scheme, in what US Drug Enforcement Administration authorities said in a news release is the largest seizure of the drug in New York City history. Latesha
Continue ReadingBy Kiely Westhoff, CNN Federal authorities have accused a New Jersey woman of concealing approximately 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills in a Lego box as part of a drug trafficking scheme, in what US Drug Enforcement Administration authorities said in a news release is the largest seizure of the drug in New York City history. Latesha
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis and Justin Gamble, CNN Latronia Latson said she feels like she has been neglected in the recovery efforts from Hurricane Ian. Latson, who lives in the Dunbar neighborhood in Fort Myers, Florida, said she can’t get to a relief center to get bottled water and other necessities being distributed because she
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EUGENE, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson and Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven met students and staff Wednesday while touring the Cole County R-V School District. As Parson toured the school, he made stops in the cafeteria, the school gymnasium, an art class and the school’s welding and woodworking shop. The tour comes at a tie
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TONIGHT: Decreasing clouds with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Sunshine to start, with clouds increasing through the day. A few isolated showers possible. Breezy with highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: Clouds slowly decrease overnight, but we manage to remain in the lower 50s. Tomorrow starts off sunny, but as our
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny and Alex Rogers, CNN Sen. Mike Lee stepped in line behind Donald Trump. Evan McMullin crossed it. In fewer than five weeks, the Utah Senate race will determine which of those decisions proved to be the wiser course for a conservative seeking elected office. Lee, a two-term incumbent Republican, is facing an
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston and Kyung Lah, CNN As she vies to become Arizona’s next governor, Kari Lake has told supporters they can call her “Trump in a dress any day.” She has courted female voters by describing herself as a “Mama Bear” compelled to run by her anger about Covid-19 restrictions. And she warns drug
Continue ReadingBy Nadia Kounang, CNN According to a source familiar with discussions between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over changes to the league’s concussion policy, updates to the concussion protocol could come as early as Thursday. “The urgency on getting it done before tomorrow is that we’ll have new protocols heading into Thursday night’s
Continue ReadingToday: Scattered light showers will begin to dissipate as we heading towards the late afternoon hours today. Skies will become partly cloudy as afternoon highs increase jus below 80 degrees. Tonight: Winds begin to shift back out of the northwest tonight at 4-8 mph thanks to the passage of a cold front from the northwest.
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Temperatures are finally starting to fall as Mid-Missouri heads deeper into fall. Multiple cold fronts heading into the second half of this week will lead to winds returning back out of the north cooling overnight lows back towards the mid to lower 30s. This will lead to many parts of Central Missouri seeing the first
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Changing America’s fleet of trucks and buses to run on electricity while, at the same time, changing the nation’s power grid to renewable fuels could prevent 67,000 premature deaths by 2050, according to a report from the American Lung Association. Trucks make up only 6% of vehicles on America’s roads
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Many people who have traveled by boats along Missouri public rivers have had the experience of flying fish jumping out of the water all around them. These flying fish are typically overly populated species of non-native invasive carps. There are five separate species of carp in Missouri waterways that include Bighead, Grass, Black, Silver, and
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that if North Korea continues “down this road” of provocation following its ballistic missile launch over Japan on Tuesday, “it will only increase the condemnation, increase the isolation and increase the steps that are taken in response to their actions.” Blinken
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Gov. Mike Parson signed off on the products of the special legislative session Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN As Aaron Judge hit his record-breaking 62nd home run, one fan struck the jackpot. The New York Yankees slugger moved clear of Roger Maris’ single-season American League record with his 62nd home run Tuesday, and Cory Youmans — sitting in left field with a front-row seat — was the lucky fan
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