Mizzou’s Thursday night football game to impact Columbia’s economy, traffic
The return of Mizzou football is just one day away and the game is expected to bring several thousand fans to Columbia.
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Tracking a warm and dry Thursday
Tonight: Winds remain variable at 5 mph as overnight lows cool to the lower 60’s. Skies become partly cloudy. Tomorrow: Skies remain partly cloudy as the humidity stays low. Afternoon highs increase into the upper 80’s nearing 90 degrees. Winds switch back out of the south at 4-8 mph. Extended: Friday morning sees slight chances
Continue ReadingTrump tells court that classified material should have been expected in presidential records found at Mar-a-Lago
By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed, Kara Scannell, Holmes Lybrand and Marshall Cohen, CNN Former President Donald Trump argued in a court filing Wednesday that the National Archives should have expected to find classified material among the 15 boxes Trump turned over in January from Mar-a-Lago because they were presidential records. The filing, his closing written
Continue ReadingTrump’s attorneys face scrutiny over level of cooperation with Justice Department on classified docs
By Jeremy Herb and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department’s court filing Tuesday laying out the case that classified documents had been concealed at Mar-a-Lago raises new scrutiny for former President Donald Trump‘s lawyers who worked with federal investigators to return classified material to the government. The FBI’s search on August 8 uncovering scores of
Continue ReadingFirst responders remind drivers to slow down, move over
Emergency roadside workers and first responders came together Wednesday in Columbia to remind drivers about the slow down, move over law ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend. Last year three people were killed and more than 70 were hurt in 246 crashes with parked emergency vehicles that had their emergency lights on in Missouri. Missouri
Continue ReadingInternational Overdose Awareness Day and the growing opioid epidemic
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. This annual international campaign is designed to end overdoses, remember those who have died without stigma, and to increase awareness of addiction. Fake prescription pills have risen to popularity with people thinking they are taking a certain drug, only to be taking a combination of others
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Man shot in vehicle on Columbia street
Police closed off part of an east-central Columbia street Tuesday.
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is fighting California’s fast food bill
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business California lawmakers want more control over how fast food chains treat workers. Restaurants, including McDonald’s, are fighting back. Earlier this week, the state’s legislature passed AB 257, a bill that would create a fast food council to “establish sectorwide minimum standards on wages, working hours, and other working conditions,” for
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Tracking continued dry conditions today
Today: Highs in the upper 80s with clear blue skies overhead. Tonight: Skies look a little cloudier overnight, but we stay dry. Temperatures fall into the mid-60s. Extended: Slight chances for rain start to develop as a cold front moves in from the northwest on Friday. Some storms are possible ahead of the front, but
Continue ReadingMonkees’ drummer Micky Dolenz is suing the FBI
By Marianne Garvey, CNN The Monkees’ only surviving group member, Micky Dolenz, has filed a lawsuit against the FBI for any records that may involve him, his late bandmates, or the band itself. The Monkees were investigated by the FBI for alleged anti-Vietnam war activities in 1967 related to a concert in which they flashed
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Tracking high pressure and a clear day
TODAY: Wednesday starts clear and cool with high pressure overhead. Some fog will be possible early, before a sunny day ahead. Expect temperatures in the upper 80s, with winds calm and variable most of the day, but turning out of the south later in the evening. TONIGHT: Skies look a little cloudier overnight, but we
Continue ReadingA recession may be looming, but Congress isn’t likely to rescue struggling Americans this time
By Tami Luhby, CNN “Some pain” is on the horizon for Americans, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned last week of the central bank’s effort to fight inflation. Already, more people are struggling to cover their usual expenses, and more lower-income folks are falling behind on their credit card bills. Meanwhile, many economists are projecting
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the historic Justice Department court filing on the Mar-a-Lago search
By Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump has pushed an “incomplete and inaccurate narrative” in his recent court filings about the Mar-a-Lago search, the Justice Department said in a historic court filing late Tuesday night. Prosecutors fleshed out new details about the ongoing criminal investigation into Trump’s potential mishandling
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: The rise in extreme heat is taking a toll on our well-being. It’s about to get worse
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Extreme heat is on the rise around the world, and a new study shows it is taking a significant toll not just on our physical health but also our sense of well-being. A new analysis by Gallup in collaboration with Citi, shared first with CNN, found that people who experienced extreme
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 31: Mar-a-Lago, Flooding, Heat waves, Artemis I, Gun laws
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN About a month ago, a lottery ticket was sold for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever, netting the winner nearly $1.34 billion. But there’s just one problem: The massive prize hasn’t been claimed yet. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 31: Mar-a-Lago, Flooding, Heat waves, Artemis I, Gun laws
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN About a month ago, a lottery ticket was sold for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever, netting the winner nearly $1.34 billion. But there’s just one problem: The massive prize hasn’t been claimed yet. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 31: Mar-a-Lago, Flooding, Heat waves, Artemis I, Gun laws
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN About a month ago, a lottery ticket was sold for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever, netting the winner nearly $1.34 billion. But there’s just one problem: The massive prize hasn’t been claimed yet. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue ReadingBlack pastor arrested while watering neighbor’s flowers, video shows
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A Black pastor in Alabama says he was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers — and his attorney has called the incident “irrational, irresponsible, and illegal.” In police body camera footage from May and released last week, an officer is seen approaching the man, Michael Jennings, who tells the officer he
Continue ReadingAugust 31, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Tara Subramaniam, Lianne Kolirin, Adrienne Vogt and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingJustice Department says classified documents at Mar-a-Lago were likely ‘concealed and removed’ to block investigation
By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen, Evan Perez and Sara Murray, CNN US government documents were “likely concealed and removed” from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago as part of an effort to “obstruct” the FBI’s investigation into former President Donald Trump’s potential mishandling of classified materials, the Justice Department said in a blockbuster court
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