By JACK DURA and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota higher education officials are deeply worried about losing students and revenue in 2024 when neighboring Minnesota makes tuition free for thousands of its residents at public colleges and universities. North Dakota State University President David Cook has recently warned of “catastrophic
Continue Reading GREEN POND, S.C. (AP) — Police in South Carolina have charged a suspect with the attempted murder of the lone survivor of a house fire where authorities found six bodies. the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office says authorities found the deceased victims and one person in critical condition at a home in Green Pond around 11
Continue Reading By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift’s rerecording of her “Speak Now,” a documentary on Wham! and survivalist Bear Grylls has found more celebrities to take out of their comfort zone and be tested by the great outdoors. Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan of “The Real Housewives of New
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is in open rebellion. Georgia is all but out. South Carolina and Nevada are on board but face stiff Republican pushback. Michigan’s compliance may mean having to cut the state legislative session short, despite Democrats controlling both chambers and the governor’s mansion. Then there’s Iowa,
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military launched a large-scale raid in a stronghold of militants in the occupied West Bank early Monday, and local health officials said at least three Palestinians were killed. Israeli forces raided what the military described as a “unified command center” for militants in the Jenin refugee camp, but did not
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military launched a large-scale raid in a stronghold of militants in the occupied West Bank early Monday, and local health officials said at least three Palestinians were killed. Israeli forces raided what the military described as a “unified command center” for militants in the Jenin refugee camp, but did not
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Skies are tracking to be partly cloudy across mid-Missouri tomorrow, causing a UV Index of 10. With these partly cloudy skies and the sun out, it only takes up to 15 minutes for a sunburn to occur without an SPF protection of 50 or higher. As we dry back up, mid-Missouri will see pollen levels
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have launched a murder investigation after six people died and one person was critically injured in a house fire in Green Pond, South Carolina, Sunday, the county sheriff says. Officers found the bodies after responding to reports of a fire on Folly Creek Lane around 11 a.m. on
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA, NICOLAS GARRIGA and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop pleaded Sunday for rioters to stop after five nights of unrest, while authorities expressed outrage at an attack on a suburban mayor’s home that injured family members. The
Continue Reading By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Space disco cowboy. Yacht Shabbat. Burning Man Formal. Dress to Express Your Inner Spirit. More bridal couples are tossing tradition when it comes to what guests should wear. Summer is a busy wedding season. For some guests, that means boomeranging from Dive Bar Semiformal to Whimsical
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing Thursday in an effort to thaw U.S.-China relations, a Treasury official said. Yellen, who has called the notion of an economically decoupling from China “disastrous,” has frequently said in the past year that she would like to visit China.
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By Artemis Moshtaghian and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Nearly three dozen people were injured in New Hampshire Sunday after an SUV plowed into a roadside restaurant in Laconia, officials said. The SUV crashed into the Looney Bin Bar and Grill during lunchtime and injured 34 people, according to the Laconia Fire Department. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Como Community Bail fund announced on Facebook it is splitting ways with its former partner, Race Matters, Friends. On Friday, Como Community Bail Fund, formerly Race Matters Friends Community Bail Fund, posted a statement on Facebook sharing that it was told by the Race Matters, Friends executive board to “suspend operation as the
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The suspect in a shooting investigation in Auxvasse is believed to be on the run with his 10-year-old son, according to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The MLB announced Sunday that Kansas City Royals Captain Salvador Perez has been named an American League All-Star for the eighth time in his career. With his eighth selection, Salvy now has the second most All-Star selections in Royals history. Perez was selected as a reserve for the second time in his
Continue Reading By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Globs of asphalt binder that spilled into Montana’s Yellowstone River during a bridge collapse and train derailment could be seen on islands and riverbanks downstream from Yellowstone National Park a week after the spill occurred, witnesses report. Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency said cleanup
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Five people have died following a plane crash in North Myrtle Beach on Sunday, according to police. The plane, a Piper PA-32R-300, had departed Grand Strand Airport before crashing two miles northwest of the airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday. “The Horry County Coroner’s Office is still in
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA, NICOLAS GARRIGA and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop pleaded Sunday for rioters to stop as the nation faced a sixth straight night of unrest, while authorities expressed outrage at an attack on a mayor’s home that
Continue Reading JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys general from 10 states plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying its failure to review and ensure emissions standards for residential wood-burning stoves has allowed the continued sale of appliances that could worsen pollution. That means programs that encourage people to trade in older stoves and other wood-burning
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jordan Montgomery beat the Yankees for the second time since they traded him last summer, leading the Red Birds to a 5-1 win on Sunday to take the series 2-1. Montgomery allowed an unearned run, two hits and three walks in nearly seven innings pitched, not to
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