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Art of War through Midnight Hammer
DOD Press Briefing at 0800am ET on June 22, 2025 Commentary The Pentagon briefing this morning showed the stellar mission planning, deception, and operational security of “Midnight Hammer”. This strike mission was focused on destroying nuclear...

Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival axes show due to weather damage
Willie Nelson has been forced to cancel a concert after stage equipment was damaged by "extreme weather". The Outlaw Music Festival - which is headlined by the 92-year-old musician and also features artists including Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Rateliff...

Sports play through another dangerously hot day in parts of the US
CHICAGO – The shade — under the roof and the upper deck, in every dugout and tunnel — was a popular place at Wrigley Field on Sunday. The sunny seats, not so much. Several major league teams played through a second straight day of muggy conditions...

Official FBS welcome: Delaware and Missouri State join Conference USA
Five, four, three, two, one — Happy New Year! Every year, July 1 officially marks the beginning of the fiscal year for NCAA Division I athletics, meaning most of college football’s seismic shifts — such as the passing of NIL legislation and...

This Day in Sports History: July 1
July is exciting for sports fans, with MLB action, NBA Summer League games, the British Grand Prix, the Tour de France, NASCAR Cup Series races, golf tournaments, the MLB All-Star game, and track and field meets. In past years, July 1 has produced...

Summer Fun Heats Up In Northeast Missouri State Parks
The summer fun heats up in northeast Missouri as several state parks and historic sites plan activities for the whole family! Saturday, July 5, 9-11 p.m. – Dark Sky Program at Thousand Hills State Park. Thousand Hills State Park, located at 20431...

Mid-Missouri crews mourn loss of firefighters in Idaho ambush
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ambush killing of two firefighters in Idaho on Sunday has left firefighters nationwide shaken. While battling a blaze in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, two firefighters were killed and another was seriously injured. The gunman is...

Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival forced to cancel first Oklahoma show
The Outlaw Music Festival's Oklahoma debut has been cancelled due to extreme weather damage at a prior tour stop. Severe storms in Missouri damaged equipment, making it unsafe for the Oklahoma show to proceed. Refunds will be issued to...

2025 Missouri Football Opponent Previews: Vanderbilt Commodores
Welcome back to Rock M Nation’s annual opponent preview series of the upcoming season. Each week we will break down one opponent from the schedule in chronological order. Given that rosters are ever fluid - and this is done by a hobbyist rather...

Willie Nelson & Bob Dylan’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour Delayed After Storm
Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan’s co-headlining Outlaw Music Festival Tour has temporarily hit pause after a powerful storm damaged gear during a recent stop in Missouri, forcing the cancellation of their July 1 show in Oklahoma. Explore Explore See...

’Horns top SEC poll; Hogs 14th
FAYETTEVILLE -- Texas was the pick by media members to capture the SEC regular-season title, while Arkansas was projected to finish 14th in the conference in voting at SEC media days released on Friday by the league office. The Longhorns lost...

Guatemalan Man Dies in Missouri Cereal Plant Oven While Working Under an Alias
A Guatemalan man working under an assumed name at a Missouri cereal plant died after getting stuck in an industrial oven. The accident took place on Thursday at about 3:06 p.m., Perryville police posted on Facebook. An alarm was phoned in from the...

SD Missouri River Fish & Game Report
Fishing on the Fourth The summer weather is in full force in Central SoDak, and anglers are seeing peak season fishing on the whole river. Temperatures for the week will be high 80s and 90s, pushing 100, with some chance of storms over the...

WOMEN'S SOCCER: Miners sign four more recruits
Missouri S&T women’s soccer head coach Matt Perry continues to add to his roster for the upcoming 2025 season, bringing in four more student-athletes to bolster the program. The new recruits include: Adriana Benassi, Forward, Lee’s Summit, MO.: A...

Outlaw Music Festival in El Reno canceled
NEW. AT 5:00, THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED OUTLAW MUSIC FESTIVAL CANCELED DUE TO, QUOTE, UNFORESEEABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. ITS HEADLINERS WERE SOME BIG NAMES WILLIE NELSON AND BOB DYLAN. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PLAY LUCKY STAR AMPHITHEATER IN EL RENO TOMORROW....

Eli Drinkwitz reflects on new revenue share era and changing landscape of college sports
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new age of college sports will officially kickoff on July 1, when revenue sharing is set to begin as a result of the recent House v. NCAA settlement. Tiger football coach Eli Drinkwitz took some time to reflect on the era,...

Why It's Impossible To Watch Marlon Brando's Last Movie
Marlon Brando was the most consequential actor of the 20th century and, when he could resist his desire to dominate a production to its detriment, arguably the best. When he brought his method-acting brilliance to the big screen, he changed the...

Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour Hits Pause After Extreme Weather Damages Gear
Heavy rains, high winds thwart June 29th stop in Missouri and cancel a planned July 1 date in Oklahoma The Outlaw Music Festival tour’s June 29th stop in Ridgedale, Missouri, was cut short on Sunday after extreme weather brought heavy rains and...

Outlaw Music Festival in El Reno canceled following weather damage to equipment
The Outlaw Music Festival’s 10th Anniversary concert scheduled for July 1 at the Lucky Star Amphitheater in El Reno has been canceled due to equipment damage caused by severe weather during a prior tour stop in Missouri. The show was set to...

Trash pickup, city services in Mid-Missouri impacted by Independence Day
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Independence Day is on Friday this year and residential trash pickup will be impacted in a number of Mid-Missouri cities. Trash pickup normally scheduled for Fridays in Jefferson City, Fulton and Boonville will occur on...