By Ben Morse, CNN When Lovie Smith was hired by the Houston Texans in February 2022 as the team’s new head coach, he said the NFL had “a problem” with hiring Black coaches and diversity. “I realize the amount of Black head coaches there are in the National Football League,” Smith told reporters just under
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football found out Tuesday afternoon that another key piece of the defense will be returning for the 2023, with linebacker Ty’ron Hopper announcing that he’s staying with the Tigers. The Mizzou football twitter page made the official return video. Hopper finished his first year in Columbia second on the team to
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL BLAIR OAKS (68) HALLSVILLE (54) FINAL FAYETTE (31) CENTRALIA (68) FINAL SOUTHERN BOONE (49) CALIFORNIA (37) FINAL CAPITAL CITY (59) MOBERLY (38) FINAL HELIAS (58) LUTHERAN ST. CHARLES (54)
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN C-SPAN isn’t packing up its cameras quietly. The public affairs network on Tuesday sent a letter to new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy asking for permission to operate its own independent cameras in the House chamber. “Allow C-SPAN to cover House floor proceedings on behalf of our network and all Congressionally-accredited news
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) We now know who will be on the April 4 ballot for the Columbia City Council election. The election will be for the Ward 1 and Ward 5 council seats. First Ward Councilwoman Pat Fowler filed to run again. Nick Knoth also announced a bid for the Ward 1 seat. Ward 5 Councilman Matt
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman convicted of killing her husband is dropping her request for an appeal. Lynlee Renick told the court that she would drop the appeal of her case. A Clay County jury convicted of her of second-degree murder in 2021 for killing her husband, Ben Renick. She’s serving a 16-year sentence. Her codefendant,
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The city is ramping up to make changes to Columbia’s trash collection process. But before any any solutions make way to the City Council, the first step in the timeline is to get input from the community. Columbia Solid Waste held an open meeting Tuesday at the Activity and Recreation Center, where community members filled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The title of the article previously stated ‘Columbia Police investigate shots-fired call’ which has been corrected to ‘Columbia Police investigate shots-heard call’. A Columbia Police Department spokesman said it was investigating multiple reports of shots heard in the 1000 of Claudell Lane on Tuesday afternoon. CPD said around three officers
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Uvalde school police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo told investigators he was more concerned about saving students in other classrooms than trying to stop a gunman who had already shot children and teachers. An interview with investigators the day after the May 2022 massacre at Robb
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Uvalde school police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo told investigators he was more concerned about saving students in other classrooms than trying to stop a gunman who had already shot children and teachers. An interview with investigators the day after the May 2022 massacre at Robb
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Alex Marquardt, CNN As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its 11th month, US and Ukrainian officials tell CNN that Russia’s artillery fire is down dramatically from its wartime high, in some places by as much as 75%. US and Ukrainian officials don’t yet have a clear or singular explanation. Russia
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Just under 200,000 residents remain without power in portions of California as of Tuesday afternoon due to the continuous showers and storms seen throughout the last several weeks. This past Monday night, severe storms rolled through the area bringing with it tornado warned storms. Atmospheric rivers continue to form along approaching cold fronts nearly daily
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A Missouri Department of Conservation team was expected to be in Boone County sometime Tuesday to investigate a mountain lion sighting.
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly, Evan Perez, Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden’s legal team found another batch of classified government records following the initial discovery of classified documents at his former think tank office in Washington this past fall, people briefed on the matter told CNN on Wednesday. Searches for additional
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TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 30s to around 40. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and mild with highs in the upper 50s. Showers possible after sunset. EXTENDED: Lows fall to about 40 overnight thanks to cloud cover, but we can expect some peeks of sunshine tomorrow that will help us warm into
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Three incidents in just a couple of months’ time on the University of Missouri’s campus have raised questions about what can be considered free speech and what expression is not protected.
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, the City of Columbia is looking for community feedback about the future of trash collections in the city. Residents looking to provide any comments can attend an input meeting on Tuesday night at the Activity and Recreation Center from 6 – 8 p.m. Tuesday’s discussion comes after the city unanimously voted to get
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN Allen Weisselberg, former President Donald Trump’s long-time chief financial officer, was sentenced by a New York judge to five months in jail for his role in a decade-long tax fraud scheme after testifying as the state’s witness against the Trump Organization. Following the court hearing, Weisselberg, 75,
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The Columbia Board of Education narrowly approved Monday an extension of the district superintendent’s contract after his first year on the job.
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the upper 50s with mostly sunny skies. Winds remain out of the south at 4-8 mph. Tonight: overnight lows cool to 40 degrees with partly cloudy skies and winds out of the southeast at 4-8 mph. Extended: Wednesday sees mostly cloudy skies with highs nearing 60 degrees. just after midnight
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