COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In less than a week, Missouri residents will have the chance to vote on Amendment 3. A “yes” vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to remove state prohibitions on the purchase, possession, consumption, use, delivery, manufacture and sale of marijuana for personal use for adults 21 years old and older. The amendment would also
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Alongside the many impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on pediatric care, researchers have seen a stark increase in young adults seeking treatment for disordered eating behaviors. Across the United States, inpatient admissions for young adults and adolescents with eating disorders rose by a rate of about 0.7% a month in the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is still working to rebuild his home after an electrical fire caused extensive damage Monday. Jefferson City firefighters responded to reports of a house fire in the 1800 block of Mississippi Street on Monday morning. The department’s investigation revealed “the more probable cause of the fire was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team opening up the beginning of the Dennis Gates era at Mizzou Arena Thursday with a 89-61 win over Washington University in St. Louis. The Tigers were led by returner Kobe Brown with 25 points and 11 rebounds. With 12 different players scoring in the win, Rock Bridge
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It was announced Thursday that Mizzou has signed defensive coordinator Blake Baker through the 2025 season, which includes an increase in his annual salary. In his first season at Mizzou, the Tigers are allowing just 310.6 yards per game, which is a big improvement from the 2021 team which allowed 434.7 yards
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Every 20 years, the same question appears on the Missouri ballots: “Shall there be a convention to revise and amend the constitution?”
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN China has reiterated its unswerving commitment to its longstanding zero-Covid policy, despite mounting public frustration the stringent measures are costing the very lives they’re intended to protect. Unfounded rumors of an exit from the costly strategy had sent Chinese stocks soaring last week, but at a news conference Saturday, Chinese health
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Elon Musk said Friday that Twitter has seen a “massive drop in revenue,” as a growing number of advertisers pause spending on the platform in the wake of his $44 billion acquisition. “Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business A little over a decade ago, the dominant narrative about the housing market was that Millennials simply weren’t buying. They were either too cheap, lazy, or itinerant to commit to something as weighty as a mortgage. Cut to 2020 and that narrative got flipped on its head. It wasn’t that
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz and Jeremy Herb, CNN As Donald Trump inches closer to launching another presidential run after the midterm election, Justice Department officials have discussed whether a Trump candidacy would create the need for a special counsel to oversee two sprawling federal investigations related to the former president, sources familiar with the
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Kyrie Irving will miss the first of several Brooklyn Nets games Friday after he was suspended for comments regarding his tweet linking to an antisemitic documentary. The Nets suspended Irving Thursday after he initially doubled down on his decision to share the content on his Twitter account. The star point guard
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN A new power couple has taken the stage. A former Miss Argentina and former Miss Puerto Rico shocked and delighted fans by announcing their surprise marriage on Instagram. Mariana Varela and Fabiola Valentín met at the 2020 Miss Grand International competition in Thailand, where they represented Argentina and Puerto Rico, respectively.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and mild with lows in the mid-60s. Breezy with wind gusts up to 30 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with wind gusts between 35-40 mph. Highs in the upper 70s. Storms moving in from the west after sunset. EXTENDED: Clouds move in tonight in advance of our next storm system, keeping temperatures in
Continue ReadingBy Bob Ortega, Isabelle Chapman and Curt Devine, CNN Early voters dropping off ballots in Berks County, Pennsylvania, are confronted by a sight surprising for elections in the United States: A pair of uniformed sheriff’s deputies armed with guns and tasers guarding the ballot box. Directed by local election officials to question voters before letting
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Gov. Michael Parson visited a growing Columbia business Thursday morning.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN New details regarding the death of Takeoff have been revealed as the artist continues to be mourned. Takeoff, who came to fame as one-third of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was shot and killed early Tuesday at a private party in Houston, Texas. He was 28. The Harris County Medical
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN Our planet’s rising temperatures are making it harder for planes to take off at certain airports, presenting yet another challenge to civil aviation. And as heatwaves become more frequent, the problem could extend to more flights, forcing airlines to leave passengers on the ground. “The basic challenge facing any aircraft as
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said the Republican focus on crime ahead of the 2022 midterm elections was clear hypocrisy, telling CNN’s Don Lemon that the party is not “concerned about voter safety, they just want to keep voters scared.” Clinton, who will headline her first candidate specific
Continue ReadingBy Pedram Javaheri, Jennifer Gray, Allison Chinchar and Monica Garrett, CNN meteorologists A clash of two seasons will see an early winter blast meet record autumn warmth over the next few days — and that meeting will lead to a robust storm system with heavy mountain snow in the West and severe storms in the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business If you bought your first home during the past year, consider yourself one of the fortunate few. Skyrocketing home prices and climbing interest rates pushed the share of first-time homebuyers to an all-time low, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors. And those first-time buyers were
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