High school football highlights and scores: Week 11
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 11 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
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Experts, lawmakers sound alarm on AI in mental health care
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As artificial intelligence technology continues to expand into health care, growing concerns are emerging over the use of AI-powered chatbots as substitutes for licensed therapists, particularly among young users. Research from the National Library of Medicine shows nearly 50% of people who could benefit from therapy are unable to access it due to
Continue ReadingRare footage shows sucker fish as they whale-surf in the ocean’s wildest joyride
Story by Associated Press Wellington, New Zealand (AP) — There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride. Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of Australia have captured rare footage that shows clutches of the freeloading fish peeling away from their host in what
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Mizzou escapes SEMO 89-84 in home opener
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers needed a strong finish on Friday night to remain undefeated. With the score tied at 76-all with under four minutes to go, Mizzou senior guard Mark Mitchell and junior guard Anthony Robinson II combined for 12 points to help give the Tigers an 89-84 victory over Southeast Missouri in their
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Insurance letter alleges Vienna Pointe fire was started by deputy’s cigarette; sheriff says dispatch logs refute claim
VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Maries County Sheriff’s Office deputy is being accused of playing a role in the total loss fire at an assisted living facility back in August. The Vienna Pointe facility caught fire in the early morning hours of Aug. 7. ABC 17 News obtained a letter sent to the sheriff’s department by
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Kehoe rings the first bell of the Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign as shutdown increases need
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Salvation Army’s red kettle campaign kicked off Friday in the Capitol rotunda, with Gov. Mike Kehoe ringing the first bell of the holiday season. This year, the Salvation Army and its volunteers will collect donations starting Friday and running through Christmas Eve. The Jefferson City Salvation Army has a goal
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DNR asks for public comment on Lake of the Ozarks State Park’s development plan
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has opened an online survey to get public input on its for Lake of the Ozarks State Park’s conceptual development plan. The survey – which is available on the Missouri State Parks’ website – is the beginning of the of the conceptual development planning process for
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Missouri’s energy-assistance program sees no significant increase in applications as state dips into leftover federal funds
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As SNAP benefits during the ongoing government shutdown continue to be debated in court, other assistance programs are still working to stay afloat, including the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The program is currently assisting elderly and disabled residents, whose application period opened in October. LIHEAP recently opened its application period to
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‘No one can shut our voice’: Miss Universe Mexico confronts mistreatment
By Anabella González, Sol Amaya, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A video of a Miss Universe contestant being berated by a male pageant director in Thailand has sparked widespread allegations of misogyny as well as global discussions about women empowerment and merits of the international beauty pageant. Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of Miss Grand International (MGI),
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Mistrial declared in child sex crime case after jury is deadlocked
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A mistrial was declared in a Columbia child sex crime case after the jury was unable to reach a verdict on Thursday. Francisco Rutiaga-Santoyo, 49, is charged with two counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and one count of first-degree child molestation. He is being held at
Continue Reading‘China’s Trump’ told us how he went viral. And yes, it started as a bet
By Mike Valerio, CNN Chongqing, China (CNN) — Employing the casual hyperbole of his presidential idol, the “Chinese Trump” gave our interview a 67 out of 10. He said it calmly. Cheerfully. With absolute confidence. Like people do when they’re standing in a megacity with fans seemingly on every street corner. Here in Chongqing, southwestern
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Trump grants Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions
By Christian Edwards, Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions for buying Russian oil and gas, a White House official told CNN Friday, after Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the US President in Washington. For months, Trump has berated European Union countries for continuing to
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Man sentenced 15 years for firing six shots in 2024 Columbia road rage incident
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty in September to firing six shots at another man last year during a fit of road rage. Nathan Griffin, 34, pleaded guilty on Sept. 12 in Boone County court to first-degree assault and two counts of
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Trump administration starts funding full SNAP benefits for November
By Tami Luhby, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture announced Friday it is working to fully fund food stamp benefits for November to comply with a federal court order, and the process should be completed later in the day. Several states quickly pounced on the news, saying the money should start
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Mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard is arrested. Authorities say it’s not related to her daughter’s disappearance
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The mother of a 9-year-old California girl who vanished during their road trip last month was arrested Friday on a felony charge of false imprisonment –—but it’s not directly related to the search for her daughter, officials said. Investigators were looking into the disappearance of Ashlee Buzzard’s
Continue ReadingSpain dismantles its first suspected cell of Tren de Aragua, Venezuelan gang targeted by Trump
By Anabella González, Sol Amaya, CNN (CNN) — Spanish police say they have arrested 13 people suspected of belonging to the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua, in what would be the first time one of its cells has been dismantled in the country. Most of the arrests during the operation last week took place
Continue ReadingTurkey issues ‘genocide’ arrest warrants against Netanyahu and other Israeli officials
By Hira Humayun, Betül Tuncer, Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Turkey on Friday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and dozens of other Israeli officials on “genocide” charges. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said it has issued warrants against 37 people. Besides Netanyahu, warrants target Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz, National
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2 women charged with murder in connection with officer-involved shooting incident
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women who were previously charged with hindering a felony prosecution that ended with deputies exchanging gunfire with a homicide suspect have been charged with murder. Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, Missouri, were both charged in Monroe County on Friday with second-degree felony murder. They are both
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34-year-old woman killed in crash that closed highway near Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was killed in a rollover crash Friday morning that closed a highway northeast of Columbia. Boone County fire crews responded to a call about a truck that rolled over on Route HH, according to assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp. Blomenkamp said at the scene that one person in the truck was
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Judge gives bond to man charged with manslaughter in deadly crash with scooter
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County Judge on Friday decided to give bond to a man accused of killing a teenager in a crash last week. Jervontaye Warmack, 32, was charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of child endangerment and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. He was previously held without bond, but Judge Joseph Shetler
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