By Zoe Sottile, CNN A California man has recounted his near-death experience after he narrowly avoided being crushed by a boulder in his car. Mauricio Henao was sitting in the driver’s seat of his parked car in Malibu, California, on Tuesday when he received a phone call. He left the car to take the call
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s offensive line gained one, crucial returner on Saturday afternoon. Starting left tackle Javon Foster announced that he will be returning for his sixth year of eligibility in 2023. The veteran has appeared in all of the last four seasons for the Tigers, after taking a redshirt year in 2018. Foster currently
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The No. 20 Mizzou men’s basketball team could not hold on to an early lead against the Florida Gators on Saturday, as the group fell 73-64 in Gainesville. The loss marks the first losing streak of the season for the Tigers. With the loss, MU is now 13-4 this season and 2-3
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TONIGHT: Winds picking up from the south at 10-15 mph, with gusts up to 20. Temperatures dropping back down into the lower 30’s. TOMORROW: Warming up into the lower 50’s through the day. Chances for rain increase as we get later into the night, with highest chances after sundown. A warm front moves through our
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau, CNN Two paramedics in Illinois are facing murder charges after a patient died of positional asphyxiation shortly after he was taken to a hospital in December, court documents say. Peggy Finley, 44, and Peter Cadigan, 50, responded to a home in Springfield on December 18 after police requested medical assistance for a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time since 2020, the St. Louis Cardinals Caravan rolled through Columbia on Saturday afternoon, with multiple current and former Red Birds in tow. Cardinals utility player Brendan Donovan, pitcher Packy Naughton and minor league pitchers Connor Thomas and Michael McGreevy were all in attendance at the Stoney Creek Hotel.
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Kester Howard was painting on a balcony of her luxury cruise ship when a startling announcement came over the loudspeakers. A nearby boat appeared to be in distress, and the captain was turning around to reach them. Howard, a retiree from Brisbane, Australia, grabbed her phone to record what was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC News has reported at least 17 people dead as a result of the severe storms that have passed through California. ABC News has also shared numerous photos of flooding in several parts of California, including a photo of a sinkhole in the road that swallowed two vehicles. Reports say, four people
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A 31-year-old father and English teacher died from cardiac arrest last week after he was repeatedly tased by police, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, marking the third officer-involved death in the city this year. Police encountered Keenan Anderson, who is the cousin of Black Lives Matter
Continue ReadingKevin Dotson, CNN The head coach of Louisiana State University’s gymnastics team said there will be added security when it travels to an away meet after an incident last week where fans of Tigers gymnast and TikTok influencer Olivia Dunne disrupted a meet against the University of Utah earlier this week in Salt Lake City.
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TODAY: Bitingly cold in the early morning with lows in the teens. Bright blue skies and southerly winds push highs to the mid-40s. TOMORROW: More clouds, with breezes picking up out of the south. Highs hit the mid-50s. EXTENDED: We’ll be tracking a chance for showers by Sunday evening, becoming more widespread into Monday morning
Continue ReadingKathleen Magramo R’Bonney Gabriel from the United States was crowned the 71st Miss Universe on Saturday night. Gabriel, who last year became the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA, took the crown ahead of Amanda Dudamel from Venezuela and Andreína Martínez from the Dominican Republic. The pageant was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, with 84
Continue ReadingBy Andy Scholes, CNN The NFL playoffs are where legends are born and incredible moments happen leaving us in awe. From the Music City Miracle, to Kurt Warner, to David Tyree, to the Philly Special, the NFL always seems to deliver the drama in the postseason. And I can’t wait. One month from now, here
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 14 Mizzou gymnastics team opened up the Hearnes Center with a big conference win over No. 20 Georgia on Friday night. The Tigers edged out the Bulldogs 196.975 to 196.425. Senior Sienna Schreiber picked up the all-around honors for MU. She was the Tigers’ top score on the vault and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Miller Career Academy (48) Tolton (50) FINAL Versailles (64) Blair Oaks (80) FINAL Hallsville (61) Boonville (46) FINAL Van-Far (58) Bowling Green (60) FINAL Wellsville-Middletown (27) Mark Twain (60)
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Since the November slayings of four University of Idaho students, Ben Mogen says he has been going through life “one day at a time.” It’s all he can do. His daughter, 21-year-old Madison Mogen — a bright, bubbly girl that loved to watch live music with him — was among the
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly, Chief White House correspondent A White House facing the first full day of a special counsel investigation sought to maintain a business-as-usual attitude, highlighting what has become a central objective amid an uncertain and potentially perilous new reality. President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to the White House, making
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN Richneck Elementary School in Virginia will install walk-through metal detectors after officials were alerted last week that a 6-year-old student who allegedly shot his teacher might have had a weapon but failed to find it after a search. Before last week’s shooting of a first-grade teacher, school officials were told that
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, Marshall Cohen, MJ Lee, Arlette Saenz and Zachary Cohen, CNN It was an office fit for a former vice president working in Washington — dark hardwood floors, plush seating and a spacious desk set to a lofty backdrop of the Capitol building. This week, what took place inside that office — a
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Republican Rep. George Santos, said a company later accused of running a “Ponzi scheme” was “100% legitimate” when it was accused by a potential customer of fraud in 2020, more than a year before it was sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Once the company, where
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