By Paul Vercammen, CNN Doreen Jansen looked at the brown hills from her Thousand Oaks home. “My plants are suffering,” Jansen said. “The animals, coyotes, rattlesnakes; they are all out in droves. It’s dry and unusually hot.” The signs of drought are everywhere here, from the shrinking lakes to the deathly drained color of trees
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Columbia Police confirmed one person is dead after a shooting in the parking lot of Moser’s grocery store on Keene Street.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team wrapped up fall camp in front of fans at Faurot Field on Saturday night. The Tigers hosted an open practice, followed by a movie on the field ahead of the season opener on Sept. 1. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said it was not the most exciting practice in
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Christina Maxouris, CNN Washington state’s King County, which includes Seattle, declared monkeypox a public health emergency Friday, with more than 270 recorded cases, according to a proclamation from county executive Dow Constantine. The proclamation, which went into effect immediately, will help boost local health officials’ response efforts to the outbreak, including
Continue ReadingTonight: A cold front is currently pushing through Central Missouri firing up scattered showers and storms along with it. The main threat tonight will be strong winds and heavy downpours at times. Storms will push to the southeast of the highway 44 corridor tonight after midnight leaving partly cloudy sky conditions. Winds will switch out
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Amy Simonson and Rob Frehse, CNN Three men have been indicted in the beating death of imprisoned Boston gangster and convicted murderer James “Whitey” Bulger, prosecutors announced Thursday. Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 55, Paul “Pauly” DeCologero, 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death
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Today: Isolated showers are possible early in the morning, clearing by noon. Another round of storms sparks across our eastern counties this afternoon, with a very low risk of producing high winds. Still a mild afternoon otherwise, especially further west, with highs in the mid-80s. Tomorrow: Partly cloudy as highs hold steady in the mid
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Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services is set to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday, at their office on 1005 W. Worley St.
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Bugatti has unveiled what the French automaker hopes will be the world’s fastest convertible. The 1,600-horsepower, $5 million W16 Mistral is, essentially, an open-topped version of the Bugatti Chiron supercar, though there are major design differences. It is also Bugatti’s last gasoline-only car. Future models will be hybrid. Only 99
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri uses the MU Alert system to notify students, faculty, and parents about possible threats on or around campus 24/7. MU Spokesperson Christian Basi says the system includes a variety of alerts. “We have a very robust emergency alert system. It involves a number of different tools,” Basi said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) You can watch the highlights from the high school football jamborees on Friday, August 19, 2022 in the video player above.
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Of all the pandemic-inspired business changes, there’s one that will likely stick around for the long haul: QR codes. Many restaurants utilized the technology when they ditched physical menus to help slow the spread of Covid-19. But now, QR codes are more than just a way for businesses to offer a
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State education leaders are calling it the Great Resignation, and the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t help keep teachers in the classroom.
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Columbia residents have been sharing experiences on social media platforms of getting their cars rummaged through, often while they’re sleeping.
Continue ReadingTonight: Scattered showers and storms will surge ahead of an incoming cold front from the northwest this afternoon into the overnight hours. Strong winds and a few impressive downpours tonight will be the main threats. Overnight lows cool to the mid-60’s with winds out of the southwest. Tomorrow: Scattered showers and storms will remain throughout
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN A Los Angeles County resident’s death has been attributed to monkeypox, the county Department of Public Health said Monday, the first known death from the virus in the US. The department and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the link and said the person had a severely weakened
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for hopes that the Federal Reserve will tap the brakes on its aggressive interest rate hikes. Stocks tumbled Monday as investors once again began to worry that the central bank will raise rates by three-quarters of a point next month. The Dow ended the day with
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Natasha Bertrand, CNN White House officials have privately expressed deep concern over the tranche of classified material taken to former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida, including some documents that are only meant to be viewed only in secure government facilities, CNN has learned. As more information has emerged
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Alec Baldwin says he doesn’t believe he or anyone else will face criminal charges in the fatal shooting last year on the “Rust” movie set — a tragic episode he says “has taken years off” his life and has cost him professionally. Prosecutors awaiting the investigative report from the Santa Fe
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District welcomed back staff Friday before classes start next week. The back-to-school event, “Open Session,” took place at 9 a.m. at Capital City High School and went on for about an hour. Superintendent Bryan McGraw and others spoke to over 1,500 staff and others about the upcoming
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