JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple road closures will be required in Downtown Jefferson City for the annual Salute To America festival on July 4, a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department says. Road closures in Downtown Jefferson City will begin 6 a.m. Thursday and are expected to reopen by 2 a.m. Friday, the
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — As last summer came to a close, the four criminal cases that had been brought against former President Donald Trump posed both extraordinary political peril as well as the very real threat that the 2024 Republican White House front-runner would be convicted by multiple juries before the first ballot
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — The government of China now possesses something that no other humans have ever encountered — rocks and soil from the far side of the moon. The successful return of the Chang’e-6 lunar mission with the historic cache on June 25 was a scientific coup that further solidified China’s place
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, dijo este lunes que el ejército del país se acerca al “final de la etapa de eliminación” del ejército de Hamas en Gaza. “Regresé ayer de una visita a la división de Gaza. Vi logros muy considerables en los combates que se libraban en
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer Federal prosecutors and victims’ families are waiting for Boeing to decide whether to accept a plea deal that would settle a criminal fraud charge. The charge is based on the aerospace giant misleading regulators who approved the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed. Relatives of some of the 346
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden is launching a groundbreaking new law that allows grandparents to care for their grandchild and get paid. The Scandinavian country of 10 million people was the first in the world to introduce paid parental leave for fathers in addition to mothers 50 years ago. The new law came
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Education Department to move ahead with a plan to lower monthly payments for millions of student loan borrowers, putting on hold a ruling last week by a lower court. The ruling from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals puts back
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By Vince Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KOAT) — The New Mexico Army National Guard has rescued several people who were stranded as flooding hit Ruidoso this weekend. On Saturday, members of the New Mexico Army National Guard rescued 4 elderly residents from Ruidoso. The National Guard says soldiers
Continue ReadingBy KNXV Staff Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KNXV) — A Scottsdale mom will serve more than a decade behind bars after she pled guilty to second degree murder in the overdose death of her 13-month-old child. In September of 2022, Scottsdale police received a call regarding a young child who
Continue ReadingBy Athena Jreij, Tali Letoi Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO, California (KGTV) — San Diego police are actively searching for two suspects involved in an attempted kidnapping at the Tecolote Shores South Mission Bay Playground on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The incident, reported at 1:27 p.m., involved an attempted kidnapping of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials say they will designate a police station in the city’s historic French Quarter as a vocational-technical school where officers receive training. The designation means carrying handguns will be forbidden within a 1,000-foot radius of the station — an area that includes much of bar-lined Bourbon Street
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Steve Bannon, exestratega de la Casa Blanca de Donald Trump, se presentó este lunes en una prisión federal en Danbury, Connecticut, para comenzar una sentencia de cuatro meses por desafiar una citación del Congreso. Bannon, el segundo exasistente de Trump en ser encarcelado por una condena por desacato al Congreso después
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Otscon Inc. plant on North Rangeline Road in Columbia is expected to close on Oct. 31, according to a WARN notice filed by the company. The brake manufacturer announced in April that it was planning to close the Columbia facility after 36 years, but did not announce the specific date of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — José Raúl Mulino has been sworn in as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia. The 65-year-old former security minister has promised to shut down migration through the jungle-clad and largely lawless border. More than half a million
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City is making an effort to address its homeless population, offering help even while vowing to crack down on people sleeping outdoors on public property. In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling enabling municipalities to ban homeless encampments, Atlantic City plans to enact an ordinance
Continue ReadingDUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — France soccer player Jules Koundé says he is “disappointed to see the direction our country is taking.” Speaking to reporters at Euro 2024 on Monday, Koundé was referring to the first round of legislative elections in France, which left a far-right party closer than ever of getting into power. Marine Le
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the murder trial of a former Houston police officer who took part in a 2019 drug raid that led to the death of a couple and revealed systemic corruption within the police department’s narcotics unit. Gerald Goines faces two felony murder counts for the January 2019 deaths of a married
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Applications are open for Boone County’s property tax exemption for seniors. Applications are available on Boone County’s website. Applications can also be picked up in person at the Boone County Collector of Revenue’s Office on the first floor of the Boone County Government Center. A state law allowing a property tax freeze for seniors
Continue ReadingOpinion by Norman Eisen, E. Danya Perry and Joshua Kolb (CNN) — Now that the Supreme Court has issued its historic decision on presidential immunity — one that will be “for the ages,” as Justice Neil Gorsuch put it — the most pressing question yet to be answered is far more immediate: What does this
Continue ReadingOpinion by Bryan Reesman (CNN) — Protest songs, from “John Brown’s Body” to “Fight the Power,” have had a long and celebrated history of advocating for social change — and, in many cases, of uniting people behind important causes like labor rights, the anti-war movement, and equality for all. Given the current fragile state of our democracy,
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