TODAY: Much like Monday, Tuesday starts in the upper 60s with abundant sunshine. With more of a south wind element in today’s forecast, expect temperatures to climb 5 to 10 degrees warmer. Officially, today’s forecast for Columbia sits at 97. TONIGHT: Late Tuesday night cloud cover will increase, and a wind shift will occur as
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Heat-related sickness is top of mind today for many people around the world not used to coping with extreme heat. When the body’s temperature rises faster than it can cool itself, damage to the brain and other vital organs can occur — even death. Here are the key signs of heatstroke
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business General Motors said strong sales and demand for vehicles doesn’t suggest any signs of an economic slowdown, but the company is preparing for a possible recession — just in case. GM reported a sharp drop in earnings Tuesday, but that was caused by Covid lockdowns in China, one of its
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business In an early victory for Twitter, a judge on Tuesday ruled that the company’s lawsuit against Elon Musk over their $44 billion acquisition agreement should go to a five-day trial in October. The decision came at the end of the first hearing in the case over whether to expedite the
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The city sent out a survey to the community to see what areas they would like to see the second half of the second half of the funds on.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) “Our culture is starting to be set,” was the words of Coach Eli Drinkwitz at SEC Media Days ahead of the 2022 season. Drinkwitz is entering his third season as the head coach of the Tiger’s football team. With that, he says it’s important to have a winning record, and he relies
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ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz brought his patented humor to SEC Media Days in Atlanta, but he also put an emphasis on working to move into the upper half of the conference. “We’ve got a long way to go as far as, you know, you can’t be in the upper echelon with a
Continue ReadingBy Peter Nickeas, CNN The much-anticipated report released Sunday by the Texas legislative committee probing the massacre at Robb Elementary School leaves significant gaps in the public understanding of what took place that day. The report by the Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting was written to present “factual findings” into the May 24
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After setting records at Mizzou and becoming an All-SEC player, MU baseball’s shortstop Josh Day entered the transfer portal. With one year of eligibility, Day says he hopes he doesn’t have to spend another year in college as his goal is to hear his name called in the upcoming MLB draft. You
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An ongoing labor shortage is to blame for longer response times for emergency services in both 911 dispatchers and Columbia Police Department.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council heard concerns about a shelter in the downtown area at its meeting Monday night. Members of The Downtown Community Improvement District (CID) shared a letter about proposed recommendations to the shelter at the Wabash Bus Station. Downtown CID Executive Director Nickie Davis outlines concerns on behalf of business
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index between 100-102. EXTENDED: Dew points remain in the mid-upper 60s the next few days, so while our temperatures will be 7-10 degrees warmer than normal every day, the
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ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team opened up the first day of SEC Media Days in Atlanta on Monday by speaking with local reporters. The focus of the team continues to be on building Eli Drinkwitz’s culture. “I think going into year three there’s a lot more routine and foundation in our program,” Drinkwitz
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN America’s CEOs made 324 times more than the workers at their companies last year, according to a new report from one of the nation’s top union groups. S&P 500 CEOs on average got a roughly 18% bump in compensation — about $18 million each — while many of their workers struggle
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ABC 17 News is welcoming back a familiar face to Mid-Missouri.
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Chris Evans isn’t too sure about these daggum newfangled iPhones. During an interview with Collider, Evans groused about the bulky buttonless-ness of his new iPhone 12 Pro, saying he still prefers his dearly departed iPhone 6s. “I feel like my new phone is too heavy,” says the man famous for playing
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Students are heading to another school year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but this time, there seem to be fewer discussions and fretting about masks and other mitigation measures — despite a rise of infections sweeping the country. Most of the largest public school districts in the United States are not requiring
Continue ReadingBy Nic Robertson, CNN It was always going to be awkward — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s greeting with US President Joe Biden. Much speculated about, the image itself, from a camera position that was denied to the press traveling with Biden, was even more powerful than all the conjecture that preceded it. Like the
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is working on ways to protect the abortion rights of pregnant migrant minors who are in government custody following the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade last month, according to a source familiar with the discussions. The Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate a constitutional right to abortion
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