By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Most people learn about “the birds and the bees” when they’re young, but sex in the animal kingdom is not for the faint of heart. For every peacock fanning out its dazzling feathers to attract a peahen, there’s another creature doing something strange, or downright deadly, in the name of passing
Continue ReadingBy CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh, Darya Tarasova and Jo Shelley Video by Oscar Featherstone The audio is garbled at times, but the emotions are unmistakable. “I am being taken to be shot. I lost a lot of people there. Remember this: do not send more people here. It’s enough, they want to kill us all.”
Continue ReadingBy Caroll Alvarado, Dakin Andone, Aya Elamroussi and Michelle Watson, CNN Claire Papoulias was sitting in a history class on Cuba at Michigan State University Monday night when she said a gunman entered the classroom and opened fire. “The teacher was presenting a lesson and all of sudden I heard gunshots directly behind me,” Papoulias
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Recreational marijuana sales began in early February in Missouri but after April they could become more expensive for some Mid-Missouri consumers.
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in our travel roundup: New footage of the Titanic revealed for the first time, the medieval treasure trove found under the streets of Amsterdam and the Air New Zealand flight that went on a 16-hour round trip from Auckland to Auckland. What lies beneath Video footage showing the wreck
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane said he “would love to give the storybook ending” to Damar Hamlin’s recovery from a cardiac arrest, but admitted it’s still unclear whether the 24-year-old would play again. Hamlin collapsed after making a tackle in a game between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals on
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Watch a livestream announcing details from the parade in the player above. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation has begun preparations for the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade and rally being held on Wednesday. This comes as the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN The unidentified flying object shot down in Canadian airspace on Saturday appeared to be a “small, metallic balloon with a tethered payload below it,” according to what sources described as a Pentagon memo sent to lawmakers on Monday and obtained by CNN. The memo offers the first official
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon have new authority over Disney’s iconic Florida theme parks, leeway to transport migrants from anywhere in the country and fewer hurdles to put people behind bars for voting errors — all top priorities that have animated conservatives who may decide the next Republican nominee for
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Although marijuana is now legal in Missouri, illegal black market sales continue to happen, along with the dangers of street-level drug dealing.
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with rain moving in shortly before sunrise. Lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. TOMORROW: Rain likely through much of the day with gusty winds. Wind gusts could to 45 mph during the day. Highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Tomorrow is looking soggy and windy as we’ll be tracking rain that
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN In the shadow of Lee McCall’s crumbled home sits an old RV and two tents that are now housing her family. The house, located in St. James City, is still rotting after Hurricane Ian pounded Southwest Florida in September, flooding thousands of homes, including theirs. The small community outside Fort Myers
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Most people have looked up into the sky on sunny days like today and noticed the blue hue. But, not many people wonder on a daily basis what gives the sky this color. From blue on a sunny day, to red and orange during the sunset, what changes? To find the answer, you must first
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The Kansas City Chiefs landed Monday at Kansas City International Airport after a night of celebration.
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Today: A wind advisory remains across portions of Mid-Missouri until 3 AM on Wednesday morning with potential gusts of wind up to 55 mph possible. Skies remain mostly sunny with highs into the upper 50s. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 40s with skies seeing increasing cloud cover. Extended: Showers will pull back into
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CLEARWATER, Fl. (KMIZ) No. 23 Mizzou softball team went 3-2 to open at the season at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic with the Tigers biggest win coming against No. 8 Northwestern. “I think what’s most impressive is Jenna Laird’s performance battling .500 out of the shoot,” said head coach Larissa Anderson. “I thought our
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Some Chiefs fans couldn’t wait to get their favorite team’s championship gear Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is coming off of a big win Saturday in Knoxville knocking off No. 6 Tennessee, but the Tigers have a quick turn around as the group returns to the court Tuesday at Auburn. “We did several great things, but also didn’t play a complete game,” said head
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ram revealed the production version of its electric pickup in a Super Bowl commercial, and it turns out that it looks much like today’s internal combustion powered Ram 1500 truck, instead of the futuristic concept unveiled just last month. Stellantis, Ram’s parent company, had previously revealed a sleek looking concept
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Six Raleigh, North Carolina, police officers are on administrative leave and an investigation is underway after a man died in their custody last month, according to statements and newly released videos from the Raleigh Police Department. Darryl Tyree Williams, 32, died in a Raleigh hospital in the early hours of January
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