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August 3 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

August 3, 2021 10:58 PM CNN Newsource

Team USA Junior Wrestling holds training camp in Columbia

August 2, 2021 6:19 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of some of the best junior wrestlers in the world are in Mid-Missouri this week, including three Tigers. From August 1-5, the Team USA junior wrestling team is training at the Hearnes Center ahead of the United World Wrestling Junior World Championships. MU’s Keegan O’Toole, Rocky Elam and Colton Hawks

Former Mizzou star competes at the Olympics

August 2, 2021 8:10 AM Andrew Kauffman

TOKYO (KMIZ) Former Mizzou star Karissa Schweizer finished in 11th place in the 5,000-meter final at the Olympics on Monday morning. The six-time national champion was the first American across the finish line. Schweizer finished with a time of 14:55.80. Here’s a link to the full results. The Iowa native will compete again on Saturday

Man charged after an altercation at Columbia Mall Sunday morning

August 2, 2021 6:19 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is now in custody after allegedly assaulting a woman at the Columbia Mall. 34-year-old Joseph Jones is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. Police were called to the parking lot of the Columbia Mall around seven Sunday morning. Officers learned Jones allegedly tried to run over the

Chapman's pygmy chameleons walk atop and blend in with dead leaves on the forest floor

A rare species thought to be extinct is clinging to survival, study finds

August 2, 2021 10:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN A species of tiny chameleons presumed to be extinct due to deforestation has been found, but it is clinging to survival. Up to only 5.5 centimeters (2.2 inches) long, the critically endangered Chapman’s pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon chapmanorum) is native to the low-elevation rainforest of the Malawi Hills in southern Malawi, a

Columbia man charged after Saturday morning shooting near Clark Lane

August 2, 2021 5:39 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was arrested and charged after a shooting near Clark lane Saturday morning. One woman was shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. 28-year-old Darrius Davis of Columbia was arrested in connection to the shooting. According to the probable cause statement, police found eight shell casings inside the apartment. The victim told police

Signs at the Ferry Building in San Francisco last month.

Bay Area counties reinstate mask mandate, joining other cities and states as Covid-19 cases surge

August 2, 2021 5:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Cheri Mossburg and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A mandate to wear face coverings in indoor public places is back for millions of residents — even those fully vaccinated — in the San Francisco Bay Area as the highly contagious Delta variant causes a spike in new Covid-19 cases. Health officers from San Francisco, Santa Clara,

A Black man feared the vaccine because of the Tuskegee experiment. After Covid-19 devastated his family, he changed his mind

August 2, 2021 4:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Timothy Moore grew up wary of medical treatments in his hometown of Tuskegee, Alabama. His parents had seen what happened to Black people who participated in the unethical Tuskegee syphilis study, where researchers let syphilis progress in Black men without treating them to justify treatment programs for them

Kansas man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks

August 2, 2021 4:44 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas man went missing Saturday night at the Shady Gators Bar and Grill and his body was found two days later according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the drowning incident report, Cornelious Anderson, 20, of Elwood, KS. was last seen entering the water by contracted security at

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 800 total coronavirus cases; over 100 hospitalized

August 2, 2021 8:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 124 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 800 active cases in the county, an increase of 19 from Friday. The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 21,120. The 800 active cases is the highest reported since the weekend

Jefferson City Council discussed the rise in Covid-19 cases after a hotspot advisory was issued for the county

August 2, 2021 3:51 PM Chanel Porter

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council met Monday at 6 p.m. to give a pandemic update, just three days after the state issued a COVID-19 hot spot advisory for Cole County COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks have increased to 363 in Cole County. Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the state health department,

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft presided over the franchises three Super Bowl wins between 2001 and 2004.

Florida judge orders destruction of suppressed video evidence in Robert Kraft case

August 2, 2021 3:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, Gregory Lemos and Amir Vera, CNN A Palm Beach County, Florida, judge ordered the destruction of video evidence previously suppressed in the case against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, according to court documents. Judge Leonard Hanser on Friday ordered that the “state shall destroy the suppressed evidence forthwith and submit documentation

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro mark new smartphone era for Google

August 2, 2021 3:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google on Monday kicked off smartphone season by previewing its new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones. But it also signaled a new era for the Pixel, shifting it away from a mid-tier line with a niche user base to premium status, in a move that could position

450,000 honeybees have been occupying the walls of this home for 35 years. They just got rehomed

August 2, 2021 3:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Sara Weaver and her husband knew their newest home purchase in Pennsylvania needed some extra love and attention — but what they didn’t know is that an estimated 450,000 bees had been living in the walls for almost 35 years. Weaver bought the 1872 farmhouse in Skippack, about 30 miles northwest

Dion Green holds a cell phone showing a picture of himself and his father

Families of Dayton shooting victims file suit against manufacturer of large-capacity magazines

August 2, 2021 2:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Watts, CNN A group comprising survivors and victims’ families in the 2019 mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the large-capacity magazine (LCM) used in the shooting, according to court documents. The lawsuit filed in Clark County District Court in Nevada is asking for damages as well

The Tennessee Department of Transportation in May released photos of the crack that shut down the Hernando DeSoto bridge.

A vital Memphis bridge shut down since May due to a structural crack has fully reopened

August 2, 2021 2:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Tina Burnside, CNN A major bridge connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas reopened to traffic in both directions on Monday afternoon, nearly three months after a crack forced its closure, the Arkansas Department of Transportation announced in a tweet. The Hernando DeSoto Bridge, which carries Interstate 40 over the Mississippi River, was shut down for

Columbia man charged after domestic assault after Friday night incident

August 2, 2021 2:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with first-degree domestic assault after an incident Friday night on the 120 block of Benton St. According to a probable cause statement, the assault occurred after the victim threw a glass at Travis Groce. Groce allegedly pushed the victim to the ground, then hit her head several

FAMU President Larry Robinson greets a 2020 graduate during the July 31 ceremony.

Florida A&M becomes the latest HBCU to forgive student debt, totaling over $16M, for the 2020-21 graduating class

August 2, 2021 2:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Florida A&M University students got a welcome surprise when the university announced it would be paying off student financial balances for the 2020-2021 school year. President Larry Robinson broke the news at the commencement for 2020 graduates Saturday. “This is an indication of our commitment to student success and our

Man charged with second-degree murder after Friday morning stabbing in Ashland

August 2, 2021 1:48 PM Karl Wehmhoener

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is facing multiple charges after a Friday morning fatal stabbing. According to court documents, Robin Morales-Sanchez allegedly assaulted Moises Hernandez-Sanchez and then stabbed him in the torso 10 times and the neck once on the morning of July 30. Morales-Sanchez is charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal

Neanderthals were painting caves in Europe long before modern humans, study finds

August 2, 2021 2:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Whether Neanderthals thought symbolically and had an artistic sensibility has been a question that has vexed experts in human evolution. But evidence is mounting that our Stone Age cousins were our cognitive equals and created forms of art in Europe long before Homo sapiens were on the scene. A new study