TODAY: Tuesday brings the long awaited return of rain to the forecast. Low-level winds are pumping in moisture this morning, and will spread showers and rumbles of thunder across mid-Missouri through the morning hours. A general decrease in coverage comes this afternoon, but some south of I-70 may see off and on showers through the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, Stella Chan and Ray Sanchez, CNN Los Angeles City Council member Nury Martinez took a leave of absence and a labor union leader resigned as the fallout widened from a leaked audio recording of racist remarks by Martinez about a fellow council member and his Black child. Councilmember Mike Bonin, a White
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re planning to take a trip this winter, now’s the time to pounce on the best prices available for airfares. Some travel experts recommend securing holiday flights before Halloween because prices typically increase considerably as Thanksgiving gets closer. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re planning to take a trip this winter, now’s the time to pounce on the best prices available for airfares. Some travel experts recommend securing holiday flights before Halloween because prices typically increase considerably as Thanksgiving gets closer. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent A new European study on colonoscopies — the largest of its kind — has complicated results, and it’s left some people wondering whether they should have the procedure to screen for colon cancer. “I think the most important message is that colon cancer screening is effective, and you
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, Taylor Romine and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Jennifer Siebel Newsom, an award-winning filmmaker and wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is set to testify in the sexual assault trial of disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein in Los Angeles, her attorneys told CNN Monday. “Like many other women, my client was sexually assaulted by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Steak N Shake in west Columbia was damaged after a car hit the building. The Columbia Fire Department responded to the restaurant on Worley Street at 2:15 p.m. A car went into the building but the area was determined to be safe. The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle and was
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday after a deluge of Russian missiles targeted cities across Ukraine, condemning the strikes and pledging continued US security assistance “including advanced air defense systems.” During the call, a White House statement said, Biden “expressed his condemnation of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police were dispatched to the 1700 block of High Quest Drive at 3:40 p.m. for a welfare check. While checking the residence, police began to investigate a suspicious death. Neighbors claim two women lived in the house. “The circumstances surrounding the death have been proven to not be natural,” CPD spokesman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia was awarded $25.2 million from the federal government to address the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through the American Rescue Plan Act. The city is now accepting preliminary applications from individuals and organizations for certain project proposals relating to community violence and workforce development. The
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TONIGHT: Showers and storms developing after midnight with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Morning rain and a few storms, becoming mostly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: Low level winds increase overnight from the southwest, increasing moisture across the region. That will help force up a round of
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Sunday night kicked off October’s full moon phase known typically as the “Hunter’s Moon.” The Hunter’s Moon is similar too many other full moons and is labeled this as it resides during the fall season when many hunting seasons are or are on their way to opening. Early during the evening hours, this moon seemed
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During the 2022 special legislative session, the Missouri House of Representatives spent $126,706.80 in taxpayer money.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) A Boone County family’s mobile home was burnt down Saturday evening, and with it destroyed several irreplaceable items. “I lost my mom’s necklace that had ashes in it. My grandbaby’s half-brother passed away in May, we lost his ashes,” Tammy Crow said. The house fire on Saturday occurred on Wyatt Lane and
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN A shooting that wounded two teenagers on the property of Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for governor of New York, was a disturbing development in a campaign that has seen him hammer Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul over public safety and a controversial bail reform law enacted more than three years
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Travis Noble — an attorney representing Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism — claims his client was not drinking and driving. “I’m not sure how sitting in a parked vehicle not running waiting for someone to come pick you up is driving while intoxicated under Missouri law,” Noble said. Chism was waiting to meet
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Did Madonna just come out? That’s the debate after she posted a video on her verified TikTok account. In it, the legendary singer holds a pair of what appear to be pink panties with writing on the video which states, “If I miss, I’m Gay.” Madonna then tosses the underwear
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will hold its biweekly meeting with its new public comment policy Monday night. The meeting is 6:30 p.m. at the Neil C. Aslin District Administration Building. The district said these changes are reflective of new laws passed by the state legislature last session. The district also wants its public
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri student presented a check to the Molly’s Miles on Sunday in Columbia. Raven Smith began selling t-shirts in the university book-store with the intention of raising money to benefit Columbia. The shirts are now also sold at Hy-Vee. With the funds from her “GO COMO” shirts, Smith donated $500
Continue ReadingBy Eoin McSweeney, CNN Four-time NBA champion and 2000 NBA MVP Shaquille O’Neal has sent out a cryptic message reiterating his wish to invest in an NBA team, after rebuffing reports earlier this month that he wanted to buy the Phoenix Suns. “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say,” the eight-time All-NBA First Teamer
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