Columbia school board candidate interviews: Chris Horn
Part of Horn’s campaign is based on continuity on the board, which can be a challenge to serve on and take time to learn. Board member terms are three years.
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Millions under the threat of strong tornadoes and flash flooding Friday
By Jennifer Gray, Aya Elamroussi, Robert Shackelford, Mallika Kallingal and Taylor Ward, CNN A strong storm system Friday will bring the potential for severe weather to 30 million people from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the lower Ohio Valley. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado emergency — the highest level of tornado warning
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Tracking showers spread through the week with breaks in between
TODAY: Rain chances increasing throughout the day, and temperatures staying in the high 40s. We see these possibilities for light showers starting up at noon, and staying that way for the rest of the day. Tonight has the highest chances for rain along with some stronger winds. TOMORROW: There’s chances of rain earlier in the
Continue Reading‘Frenzy buying’ at Murdaugh property as mounted antler sells for $10,000 among other items
By Devon M. Sayers, Maxime Tamsett and Zoe Sottile, CNN The gavel once again fell with a verdict in the Murdaugh family story — but this time at the hands of an auctioneer, not a judge. On Thursday, people from all over the Southeast gathered for an auction of items originally inside the Murdaughs’ home
Continue Reading‘Equal opportunity to be healthy’: Stricter air pollution standards would benefit some populations more than others, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN Everyone benefits when there is less air pollution, but it pays off more for older communities with high poverty rates and those where larger populations of Black people live, regardless of income, a new study finds. The study, published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at the connection
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian orphanage tried to hide its children when war began. Then the Russians came
By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Maria Avdeeva, CNN A boom of artillery fire shook the ground as Olena opened the gate to the Kherson Children’s Home. She barely flinched. Russian positions are just across the Dnipro River and Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, is under regular attack. Like many Ukrainians during this war,
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Cities and organizations submit applications as Boone County ARPA funds deadline nears
The deadline to submit applications for the first round of the Boone County ARPA funding is fast approaching and more than 20 organizations and local governments have so far asked for a chunk of the $15 million available.
Continue ReadingWhat the banking crisis means for your job
By Alicia Wallace, CNN One of the biggest unknowns since the Federal Reserve started its historic rate-hiking campaign has been how many jobs could be lost from the central bank’s deliberate effort to slow down the US economy. So far, the labor market has stayed white hot, with unemployment hovering at a half-century low. But
Continue ReadingBiden vows US will ‘forcefully protect our people’ as Iranian-backed groups launch more attacks on US troops in Syria
By Michael Callahan, Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN President Joe Biden emphasized Friday afternoon that the US will “forcefully protect our people,” a day after approving retaliatory airstrikes in response to a drone attack by an Iranian-backed group in Syria that left one American dead and more injured. But it seemed the
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Show-Me State Games to host two tournaments over the weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sho- Me State Games tournaments are scheduled to place over the weekend as local teams fight for the win. For “Hoopin’ it Up Basketball”, 41 teams in total will be playing at the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse at 4251 Philips Farm Rd. There are 11 girls teams ranging from third grade through eighth
Continue ReadingAdam Sandler performances that showcase his talent
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Never underestimate the creative powers of Adam Sandler. He’s an accomplished comedian, singer-songwriter, director, producer, screenwriter and actor whose movies have made billions at the box office. He’s also the 2023 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler received the honor at a ceremony in Washington, DC last
Continue ReadingEveryone in Washington is talking about a TikTok ban. But is it really a national security threat?
By Brian Fung, CNN After TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified for more than five hours on Thursday before a Congressional committee, one thing was clear: US lawmakers remain convinced that TikTok is an urgent threat to national security. The hearing, Chew’s first appearance before Congress, kicked off with a lawmaker calling for TikTok to be
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Tracking more rain ahead of a dry start to the weekend
TODAY: The forecast yesterday was all about a cold front, and today, that front has become a stationary boundary. It has settled just south of mid-Missouri, allowing for rain to linger, especially over southern sections, overnight. Rain chances will decrease through the morning, as showers and thunderstorms wane into the morning hours. Activity will lift
Continue ReadingA threat to democracy or much-needed reform? Israel’s judicial overhaul explained
By Hadas Gold, CNN For months, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been taking to the streets across the country to protest far-reaching changes to Israel’s legal system some say threaten the country’s democratic foundations. Tensions rose further this weekend when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over his opposition to
Continue ReadingUkraine eyes an offensive around Bakhmut, as Russian momentum stalls
By Rob Picheta, Vasco Cotovio, Olga Voitovych and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Russian forces are depleted in Bakhmut and a Ukrainian counter-offensive could soon be launched, one of Kyiv’s top generals has said, raising the prospect of an unlikely turnaround in the besieged city. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s land forces, said on his Telegram
Continue ReadingChina says it ‘firmly opposes’ a potential forced sale of TikTok
By Laura He, CNN China said it would “firmly oppose” any forced sale of TikTok, in its first direct response to demands by the Biden administration that the app’s Chinese owners sell their share of the company or face a ban in its most important market. The comments came as TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified
Continue ReadingSuspected Iranian-affiliated drone kills US contractor and wounds 5 US service members in northeast Syria
By Michael Callahan and Oren Liebermann, CNN A US contractor was killed Thursday after a suspected Iranian-affiliated drone struck a facility housing US personnel in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said in a statement. The contractor was an American citizen, a spokesman for US Central Command confirmed. Five US service members and an additional US contractor
Continue ReadingDenver public schools close for mental health day after shooting as armed guards prepare a return to campuses and students demand an end to gun violence
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN Denver Public Schools are closed after a shooting this week at a high school as the district takes steps to bring armed guards back to campuses and teachers, students and parents demand action to curb gun violence. Friday’s mental health break, ahead of a weeklong spring break, is
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Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission approves additional land for a possible new hotel
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, Columbia’s Planning and Zoning Commission held a public meeting to discuss expanding The Crosscreek Center Development area near Stadium and Highway 63. According to city documents, developers are planning to build a new four-story hotel. Developers had to request approval of an updated statement of intent to move the project forward.
Continue ReadingTrump hush money probe ends day without voting after appearance from ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker
By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jack Forrest, CNN The Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump‘s alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to an adult film star adjourned Monday without taking a vote on whether to indict Trump, a source familiar with the proceeding told CNN. The grand jury
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