CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Air Force One will be repainted in President Donald Trump’s preferred red, white, gold and dark blue color scheme — a design proposed during his first term in office but later reversed by the Biden administration. The change will replace the baby blue and white livery that has defined the
Continue Reading By Martin Goillandeau and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Eight skiers buried by snow and debris near California’s Lake Tahoe amid dangerous conditions were killed in what is now the deadliest avalanche in the state’s recorded history, authorities said Wednesday. One skier is still missing and presumed dead, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said at
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By CNN staff (CNN) — As the Year of the Horse galloped in, revelers ushered in the most prominent festival on the lunar calendar with some quirks – from kung fu robots to Harry Potter’s teenage nemesis – and some reflection. Here’s a round-up of CNN’s coverage: 1. Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for
Continue Reading KING By CNN staff (CNN) — As the Year of the Horse galloped in, revelers ushered in the most prominent festival on the lunar calendar with some quirks – from kung fu robots to Harry Potter’s teenage nemesis – and some reflection. Here’s a round-up of CNN’s coverage: 1. Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store
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CNN By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Mandy Pruna remembers with a nostalgia-filled grin the influx of American travelers that came to Cuba after then-US President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with the island in 2015. Pruna and his bright red 1957 Chevrolet were in constant demand and he says countless visitors including
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Mandy Pruna remembers with a nostalgia-filled grin the influx of American travelers that came to Cuba after then-US President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with the island in 2015. Pruna and his bright red 1957 Chevrolet were in constant demand and he says countless visitors including celebrities
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a woman who was killed in flooded waters in Boone County in 2024 claims the City of Columbia and Boone County were at fault. The wrongful death lawsuit filed Friday in Boone County alleges the city and county “failed to use ordinary care to either prevent Gillespie Bridge Road
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Editor’s Note: AI was used in background research for this article. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Teachers and parents faced Missouri legislators on Tuesday as two Missouri senators work to write a new grading system for schools into law. Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order creating school report cards in January, before his State of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Montgomery County residents and property owners has filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of a data center. Preserve Montgomery County, LLC, is suing two parties, Montgomery County and the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The group is asking for a Cole County judge to invalidate and ban the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is moving forward with its plans for a proposed 1% Public Safety Sales Tax it believes will help close a $156 million funding gap in the Columbia Police and Fire retirement fund. The police pension has a $66 million funding gap with nearly $81 million currently in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved modifying a hiring incentive for police officers. The council at its regular meeting upped the lateral transfer incentive from $10,000 to $15,000. Prior to this, the $10,00 lateral transfer was paired with a $5,000 hiring incentive for non-licensed academy recruits, according to meeting documents.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old motorcycle rider was seriously injured in a Tuesday afternoon crash on Route W in Miller County, just east of Lighthouse Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man rode his 2013 Harley Davidson 1200 Custom westbound when he crossed the centerline
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few spot showers, lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the upper 60s to around 70. EXTENDED: A few spotty showers or rumbles of thunder are possible tonight ahead of a weak front that will clear out clouds for Wednesday. Morning temperatures will remain
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s preferred paint colors will be applied to the new planes which will serve as Air Force One, an Air Force official tells CNN. The new heavily modified Boeing 747s, which the military designates VC-25B, will be painted red, white, gold and dark blue, a color
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An out-of-state resident who was diagnosed with measles traveled through St. Louis Lambert International Airport earlier this month, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The release says the infected person was at the airport between 5-7 p.m. Feb. 7 and was at Terminal
Continue ReadingBy Jordan D. Brown, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A Netflix docuseries has reopened the wounds of “America’s Next Top Model.” Tyra Banks, former contestants and other judges look back at the show’s legacy — one messier than we ever knew. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — What was supposed to be a quiet studentless staff planning day for teachers at a Georgia public school turned into a day of mourning when a man fleeing immigration agents crashed a car into a cherished educator’s vehicle. Linda Davis, a special education teacher in her first year at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A septuagenarian has been charged in Boone County after he was accused of robbing a downtown Columbia bank at gunpoint over the weekend. Basil Kyles, 71, of Columbia, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. He is being held at
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Tension boiled over at Tuesday morning’s Cole County Commission meeting, leaving the signing of a towing contract tabled.
The county was set to sign with Broadway Wrecker Service after awarding it a bid last week to be the towing and storage company for the sheriff’s office.
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By CNN staff Peru’s president has been ousted after being censured by Congress, marking the country’s eighth change of leader in nearly a decade of political instability. Peru’s Congress on Tuesday approved a motion of censure against José Jerí by 75 votes to 24 in a move that came just four months after he took
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