Friday’s UV index and pollen tracker
The UV index will be higher on Friday with clouds exiting the region. Tree pollen levels will continue to be high despite rain over the weekend.
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Local highlights and scores: May 2, 2024
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, May 2, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER TOLTON (0) HICKMAN (3) FINAL FULTON (0) MOBERLY (5) FINAL HS BASEBALL KIRKSVILLE (2) JEFFERSON CITY (8) FINAL CALIFORNIA (5) KNOB NOSTER (1) FINAL CUBA (2) SALEM (3) FINAL/9
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Man accused of throwing boiling water on woman in Cole County, charged with domestic assault
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in multiple domestic violence cases was charged on Thursday after he allegedly threw boiling water on a victim he was not allowed to be near, according to court documents. James Lamore Glass was charged with first-degree domestic assault, two counts of first-degree assault, first-degree property damage and armed-criminal
Continue ReadingE-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and JAE C. HONG Associated Press HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — The world is producing more electronic waste than ever — 62 million metric tons in 2022. And it’s growing faster than formal efforts to recycle it. Some gets picked up by a web of low-paid workers who pull apart
Continue ReadingIndianapolis police fatally shoot male who pointed a weapon at others and threatened them
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police have fatally shot a male pointing a weapon at other people and threatening to shoot them. Officer William Young of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says officers were sent to the scene on the city’s north side Thursday afternoon on a report of a person armed with a weapon. Young
Continue ReadingUn orangután es visto curando sus heridas con una planta medicinal por primera vez en el mundo
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Científicos que trabajan en Indonesia observaron a un orangután tratando intencionalmente una herida en su cara con una planta medicinal. Es la primera vez que se documenta este comportamiento. Rakus, un orangután macho de Sumatra, trató una herida en su cara masticando hojas de una planta trepadora llamada Akar Kuning y
Continue ReadingMississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature completed a last-ditch effort Thursday to revive a bill to regulate transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings. Lawmakers pushed the proposal through the House and Senate in the final days of their
Continue Reading‘None go forward without the others.’ US mega-deal would tie together the futures of Saudi Arabia, Israel and Gaza
Analysis by Becky Anderson, Mostafa Salem and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia and the United States are finalizing the details of a landmark deal to strengthen bilateral trade and defense – but an agreement will not be reached if the kingdom and Israel do not establish diplomatic relations, US officials said. A defense
Continue ReadingA former Milwaukee election official is fined $3,000 for obtaining fake absentee ballots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Milwaukee election official convicted of misconduct in office and fraud for obtaining fake absentee ballots has been sentenced to one year of probation and fined $3,000. Forty-seven year-old Kimberly Zapata also was ordered Thursday to complete 120 hours of community service. Prosecutors charged Zapata in November 2022 with one
Continue ReadingComcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in contract dispute with distributor
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. The cutoff that began Wednesday affects games played by a dozen Major League Baseball teams based in nine states. Diamond Sports Group, which distributes the networks under the Bally name, called the
Continue ReadingComcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in contract dispute with distributor
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. The cutoff that began Wednesday affects games played by a dozen Major League Baseball teams based in nine states. Diamond Sports Group, which distributes the networks under the Bally name, called the
Continue Reading‘She’s pure evil’: Nurse gets life in prison after admitting she intentionally gave patients excess insulin, prosecutors say
By Brammhi Balarajan, Jillian Sykes, Caroll Alvarado and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A former nurse who killed at least three patients and tried to kill more than a dozen more at nursing facilities across Pennsylvania has been sentenced to life in prison, the state’s attorney general said. But the family of one of her
Continue ReadingJill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering ‘a calling’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has honored her fellow educators by hosting the 2024 national and state teachers of the year at a swanky White House dinner to recognize their commitment to their students and to excellence in the classroom. The first lady said Thursday night that teaching isn’t just
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Mariska Hargitay addresses Harvey Weinstein’s overturned conviction in powerful speech about the power of women’s voices
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actress and activist Mariska Hargitay is weighing in on the New York Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn once-powerful Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction. On Thursday, Hargitay accepted an honor at Variety’s Power of Women event in New York for her work as an advocate for survivors
Continue ReadingSe enamoró de un extraño que conoció en la playa y cambió Estados Unidos por la Riviera Francesa
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Ella había viajado a una isla paradisíaca durante unos meses para hacer introspección. Allí, Niki Benjamin, de EE.UU., descubrió que su vida tomaría una dirección completamente nueva cuando su perro corrió hacia un extraño. Todo comenzó a finales de 2014, cuando Benjamin, una exejecutiva musical, realizó un largo viaje al destino
Continue ReadingPolice detain driver who accelerated toward protesters at Portland State University in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say they have detained the driver of a white Toyota Camry who briefly accelerated toward a crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Portland State University in Oregon. The Portland Police Bureau said in a written statement late Thursday afternoon that the man was taken to a hospital on a police mental
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Here’s what we know about those arrested at NYC pro-Palestinian campus protests Tuesday night
KABC, CNN By Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — At Tuesday’s pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and The City College of New York, 282 people were arrested, according to the New York Police Department. Of the 112 people arrested at Columbia, 32 (or 29%) were not affiliated with the university, according to
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MU, CPD remind students of Columbia’s nuisance ordinance as Stop Day approaches
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is working with the Columbia Police Department to try and prevent students from violating the city’s nuisance ordinance during Stop Day this Friday. Stop Day, or Reading Day, is a decades-old tradition at the University of Missouri that gives students a day off before finals each semester. The
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American conservatives embrace Hungary’s authoritarian leader at Budapest conference
CNN By Casey Tolan, Kyung Lah, Anna-Maja Rappard and Curt Devine, CNN Budapest, Hungary (CNN) — At a conference center plastered with slogans like “Let’s drain the swamp,” Republican after Republican endorsed harsh immigration policies, crackdowns on LGBTQ rights, and a battle against “woke ideology.” The scene could have been any recent GOP event –
Continue ReadingFlights to Dubai disrupted as rain hits the UAE 2 weeks after its heaviest recorded rainfall ever
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airport authorities in Dubai say several flights have been cancelled and diverted as heavy rains hit the United Arab Emirates for the second time in a month. An airport authority spokesperson said Thursday five inbound flights were diverted overnight, while nine arriving and four
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