By Ella Nilsen, CNN Hurricane Ian last week slammed into one of the fastest-growing areas of the country, putting hundreds of thousands of people in harm’s way — many of whom had never experienced a hurricane. Florida has added nearly 3 million people since 2010. And the Fort Myers area, which was ravaged by Ian’s
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid restrictions embrace a return to travel. Except, that is, in one country: China. After having their economies battered by nearly three years of halted travel, several countries in the region have reopened
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 6 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Osage’s Aidan Williams avoided defenders and took a long run in for a touchdown. Nominee No. 2: Rock
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on PowerMizzou’s Jarod Hamilton in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
Continue ReadingBy Michael Manduley, CNN Baseball great Alex Rodriguez is opening up about mistakes in his personal and professional life, and how they are shaping his growing business empire. In an interview on CNN and HBO Max’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”, Rodriguez said the performance-enhancing drug scandal that marred his legacy was “the most embarrassing
Continue ReadingTonight: Overnight temperatures cool to the lower 50’s tonight as skies remain mostly clear with winds out of ENE at 5-10 mph. Tomorrow: Skies remain mostly clear with afternoon highs back into the upper 70s. Winds remain out of the east. Extended: Temperatures remain into the upper 70s nearing 80 degrees by Wednesday afternoon. Two
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger and Olga Voitovych, CNN As Vladimir Putin lost more of the Ukrainian territory he is seeking to annex, his government on Tuesday sought to finalize the formalities of its claim to four Ukrainian regions, none of which are fully controlled by Russia anymore. The upper house of Russia’s rubber-stamp legislature, the Federation
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police told ABC 17 on Sunday no one was hurt in a central Columbia shooting. Columbia police investigated a shooting Saturday night near Providence Road and Forest Avenue intersection. Shots were reported to the police around 8 p.m. ABC 17 crews arrived on the scene around 8:45 p.m. and saw at least
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 headed to Orlando late Friday evening to help with search and rescue efforts following Hurricane Ian. A division of the Boone County Fire Protection District, known as Missouri Task Force 1, was deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A team of 47 crew members was deployed with
Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh and Victoria Butenko, CNN The ghostly emptiness of the streets of Lyman in eastern Ukraine belies this city’s strategic significance. There are no signs of Russian troops at all on Sunday — few damaged Russian tanks, or Russian dead, or Russian prisoners. Members of the Ukrainian National Guard from the Dnipro-1
Continue ReadingBy Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN Helen Anoia puts gas in her truck but does not fill up the tank. “I’m only going to get a few cents right now,” she said, explaining that she has a dollar-off coupon that she’s waiting to use. “I’ll be able to have a little bit more savings
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Dakin Andone, CNN The number of people killed in Florida by Hurricane Ian rose to at least 101 on Monday, days after the storm made landfall at Category 4 strength, decimating coastal towns and leaving rescue crews searching for survivors while communities face the daunting task of rebuilding. At least 54
Continue ReadingBy Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent With concerns growing that Vladimir Putin will escalate Russia’s war in Ukraine, the US is considering how to respond to a range of potential scenarios, including fears that Russians could use tactical nuclear weapons, according to three sources briefed on the latest intelligence. The US has since the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As student aid for the new academic school year has just become available for students, the Biden Administration has now changed the qualifications needed to utilize the student loan forgiveness program. According to the student aid website, as of September 29th, people who have Federal Family Education Loans or Perkins Loans not held by the department of education,
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN Anthony Grande moved away from Fort Myers three years ago in large part because of the hurricane risk. He has lived in southwest Florida for nearly 19 years, had experienced Hurricanes Charley in 2004 and Irma in 2017 and saw what stronger storms could do to the coast. Grande told CNN
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, Masrur Jamaluddin and Issy Ronald, CNN FIFA, the head of soccer’s international governing body, has led football’s mourning of Saturday’s stadium crush at an Indonesian league football match, describing the incident, which killed at least 125 people, as a “dark day” and a “tragedy beyond comprehension.” In what is one
Continue ReadingBy Katharina Krebs and Kara Fox, CNN Russian officials have criticized their military leadership following the retreat of Russian forces from the strategic eastern city of Lyman, in the Donetsk region, underlining concerns that Moscow could be eyeing nuclear weapons on the battlefield. A Russian lawmaker and former army commander told Soloviev Live, a digital
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said Sunday that he will vote against any potential congressional disaster aid for victims of Hurricane Ian if lawmakers “load it up with stuff that’s unrelated to the storm.” “Sure. I will fight against it having pork in it. That’s the key,” the senator told
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said Sunday that “it’s never ever OK to be a racist” when asked about former President Donald Trump‘s personal attack on Elaine Chao, his onetime Transportation secretary. Scott offered a measured response to Trump’s mocking of a notable Asian American in the GOP. Trump, in
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Chief Justice John Roberts is looking forward to the start of the Supreme Court’s new term on Monday, especially now that the public will be able to attend oral arguments in person and the metal barricades erected to ward off protestors on the plaza have been removed.
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