COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over 100 Columbia residents sat on pews of the Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church, listening to city council candidates take the mic Saturday afternoon. The town hall, sponsored by multiple Columbia organizations lasted a little over half an hour. Ward 1 candidate Nick Knoth and Ward 5 candidate Gregg Bush attended and
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN The ceremony for the 54th NAACP Image Awards took place Saturday. The event recognizes achievement in the arts, entertainment and culture by people of color in more than 80 categories. Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis, Will Smith and Angela Bassett, who won Entertainer of the Year, were among those honored. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College men’s basketball team put up a monster second half to in a 76-60 win over William Woods on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars outscored the Owls 53-30 after halftime. Senior Tony Burks led the offensive attack for CC. He finished with a game-high 32 points, along with three assists and
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TONIGHT: Building clouds across the area, calm winds from the SW at 5-8 mph. TOMORROW: We see some slight chances of sprinkles spread throughout the day, mostly being in the afternoon. We’ll also see winds start to pick up from the south because of the large low pressure system heading our way. Late tomorrow night
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN The sailor who spent weeks lost at sea in January, surviving largely off of ketchup, could have a new, state-of-the-art boat coming to him. And the handsome gift would be thanks to Ketchup giant Heinz, which is trying to locate Elvis Francois. The company posted a callout to social media on
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ATHENS, Ga. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team drained 14 3-pointers in an 85-63 win against Georgia on Saturday afternoon. The win lifted MU to 21-8 overall this season. The Tigers got out to a slow start, offensively, in Athens, however, the team outscored the Bulldogs 45-22 in the second half. D’Moi Hodge and Nick
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN A new bill overhauling Florida universities to match Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ vision for higher education would shift power at state schools into the hands of the Republican leader’s political appointees and ban gender studies as a field of study. The legislation, filed this week, would also require that general education courses
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Rebekah Riess, CNN An 81-year-old man died after being attacked by two dogs in San Antonio, Texas, and a suspect has been arrested in the incident, police say. The man and a female companion, 74, were attacked Friday afternoon when they got out of their car in front of a relative’s
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Chavez, CNN Two people who received Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during a clinical trial were later diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, and the US Food and Drug Administration has asked Pfizer to conduct a safety study if the shot is approved, according to agency documents released Friday. The cases were confirmed in
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Zachary Cohen, CNN As some outspoken Republican lawmakers threaten to block future aid to Ukraine, a small group of House GOP members that traveled to the country this week vowed to consider a list of key weapons and other crucial necessities during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, sources familiar
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TODAY: Sunshine breaks through clouds to kick off a warming trend near the 50s this afternoon. Winds will gradually shift out of the southwest but remain calm Saturday. TOMORROW: Winds slowly increase and shift more southerly to fuel even warmer temperatures Sunday. Highs gradually reach the upper 50s by the late afternoon though on-and-off sprinkles
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN He famously played a motel co-owner in “Schitt’s Creek” and has been able to travel all over the world throughout his acting career, which spans five decades. But Canadian star Eugene Levy freely admits that he’s “not fond of traveling” at all, describing himself as more of “the great indoors type of
Continue ReadingBy Dana Santas, CNN With spring still nearly a month away, the continued wintry weather and shorter days with less sunlight could be taking a toll on your motivation to get out and exercise. Understandably, you may be inclined to skip the gym in favor of staying cozy inside. But don’t let the winter blues
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN It was “Rail Force One” — the overnight train that took US President Biden on a diplomatic odyssey from Przemyśl Główny in Poland to Kyiv for his historic visit to Ukraine, just before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country. The 10-hour overnight journey was a top secret, high security
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)Multiple Columbia organizations have partnered together to host a community town hall for Columbia City Council candidates running in the April election for Ward 1 and Ward 5. The event is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia. Columbia City Council Candidates Don Waterman and Gregg Bush are
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is set to make his third trip to East Palestine, Ohio — a town struggling to understand the full breadth of consequences from a toxic train derailment more than three weeks ago. Michael Regan on Tuesday will visit the village of 5,000 people
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown, Sara Smart and Ralph Ellis, CNN The federal Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern to stop its shipments of hazardous waste from the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, so that it can review the company’s plans for disposal. Officials in Texas and Michigan are complaining they didn’t
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Day three of State Wrestling at Mizzou Arena consists of Class 3 boys, Class 2 girls and Class 4 boys competing in quarterfinals. The Class 3 boys that are headed to Saturday’s semifinals including two wrestlers from Helias and one from Jefferson City. 126 weight class: Helias’ Carter Prenger 150 weight class:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College women’s basketball team advanced to the AMC Tournament semifinals with a dominant win over Cottey College on Friday night. The Cougars routed the Comets, 84-48. Sophomore Mallory Shetley led the scoring attack with a team-high 16 points in the win. However, it was a by-committee effort on the box
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than a dozen people gathered Friday outside of Columbia City Hall to mark the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Demonstrators at the rally called for an end to the war with some signs reading ‘cease fire’ and ‘honk for peace.’ Since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, the United Nations says
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