WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Blair Oaks R-2 was one of seven school districts that earned the 2023 Missouri Purple Star designation by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, according to a Thursday press release. 2023 Purple Star School Districts · Blair Oaks R-II · Carl Junction R-1 · Desoto 73 · Hickory Co. R-1 · Knob Noster R-VIII · St.
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By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for the six people killed in this week’s school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving city mourns the victims of the horrific attack that transformed what should have been a normal day of school on a bright, sunny
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Veterans Padraig Harrington and Matt Kuchar each shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to share the early lead with MJ Daffue and Roberto Diaz in the weather-delayed first round of the Valero Texas Open. Daffue eagled the par-5 18th hole at TPC San Antonio and Diaz made birdie on 18. Play
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow wasn’t to blame for a 2016 collision with a retired optometrist on a beginner run at a posh Utah ski resort during a family vacation, a jury decided Thursday following a live-streamed trial that became a pop culture fixation. A jury awarded Paltrow
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Every day, hundreds of people are taken into law enforcement custody in New York City. Former President Donald Trump is expected to become one of them as early as next week. Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, after
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that seeks to criminalize helping minors get an abortion without parental consent has won final passage in Idaho’s legislature and is bound for the governor’s desk. The measure, which passed on Thursday, would be the first of its kind in the U.S. It seeks
Continue Reading By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Funeral services are set for five of the six people killed in this week’s school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving city mourns the victims of the horrific attack on what should have been a normal day of school. Police said three adults
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker told staff in a memo Thursday that she was “very concerned” for the safety of Russia-based reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested Wednesday by security forces in the city of Yekaterinburg. “I am very sorry to let you know you that one of our reporters
Continue ReadingSofÃa Benavides (CNN Español) — El gobierno de México informó este jueves que los familiares de las vÃctimas del mortal incendio en un centro migratorio de Ciudad Juárez recibirán una reparación del daño. La secretaria de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana, Rosa Icela RodrÃguez, dijo que “se iniciará un proceso para lograr la reparación del daño
Continue ReadingSofÃa Benavides (CNN Español) — La PolicÃa Nacional de Venezuela informó este jueves que procedió con lo que denominó la segunda fase del operativo especial contra la corrupción en la Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), que agrupa a las llamadas empresas básicas de materiales como hierro, oro y aluminio, entre otros. El cuerpo de seguridad
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The chair of the San Diego County board of supervisors says he will resign amid accusations that he sexually assaulted a government employee. Nathan Fletcher’s announcement completes a swift and shocking fall for a decorated Marine combat veteran whose star seemed to rise in sync with
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Editor’s note: This story will be updated with more reactions as they come in. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former President Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury Thursday in New York. The indictment has been filed under seal and will be announced in the coming days, according to CNN. The charges are not publicly known
Continue Reading By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The high-stakes gambler who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern America, killing 60 and injuring hundreds more in Las Vegas, was apparently angry over how the casinos were treating him despite his high-roller status, according to a fellow gambler. An FBI
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By Devan Cole, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s indictment by a New York grand jury has thrust the nation into uncharted political, legal and historical waters, and raised a slew of questions about how the criminal case will unfold. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has been investigating Trump in connection with his alleged role in
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Gwyneth Paltrow has prevailed in the civil trial relating to a 2016 ski collision. A Utah jury on Thursday found Paltrow, an Oscar-winning actor and the founder and CEO of Goop, not liable and ruled in her favor in her counterclaim against the man who sued her. Terry Sanderson, a retired optometrist,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball junior forward Ronnie DeGray III announced Thursday afternoon that he has entered the transfer portal after year one under head coach Dennis Gates. DeGray is one of just three Tigers that were at MU during the 2021-22 season under Cuonzo Martin and stuck around when Gates took over. DeGray’s
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Robbie Grossman and Brad Miller homered in a big comeback for Texas to beat the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies 11-7 in the season opener. Grossman hit a three-run homer that tied the game at 5-5 in the middle of a nine-run outburst in the
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By Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Key House Republican leaders lined up to defend former President Donald Trump on Thursday following the news that Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury — a sign of the powerful grasp Trump still has on his party on Capitol Hill. House Speaker Kevin
Continue Reading By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Oneil Cruz homered shortly after a pitch clock violation and later hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on opening day. The game was played in 3 hours, 2 minutes under new rules this season designed
Continue ReadingSofÃa Benavides (CNN) — Gwyneth Paltrow salió victoriosa en el juicio civil por un accidente de esquà en 2016. Un jurado de Utah la declaró no responsable por un choque de esquà ocurrido entonces. La actriz también salió victoriosa en su contrademanda. Después de que se leyera el veredicto, Paltrow emitió un comunicado a través
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