COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The second-oldest rivalry West of the Mississippi River is set to be renewed on Friday night at Alumni Stadium. Hickman will be seeking its first three-game winning streak in more than a decade when Jefferson City travels to Columbia in Week 6. The Jays and Kewpies are our SportsZone Football Friday Game
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden’s latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire. Just as it briefly appeared the Biden administration would have a window
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, seeking to capitalize politically on the devastation from Hurricane Helene, falsely claimed in a social media post on Thursday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris “are universally being given POOR GRADES for the way that they are handling the Hurricane, especially
Continue ReadingEminem killed off his alter ego Slim Shady with his latest album, but he’s making way for a new nickname: Grandpa. The rapper announced his daughter Hailie Jade is pregnant through a touching music video that is a tribute to their relationship. Home videos dating back to 1999 and photos of the father-daughter duo, along
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers were hitting golf balls into a lake and some people couldn’t figure out why. Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat played dominoes in the Bahamas until the wee hours of the morning. The Golden State Warriors sprawled out on a Hawaiian lawn for some morning
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La FIFA, el organismo rector del fútbol, anunció un plan para abordar la petición palestina de prohibir la participación de Israel en el fútbol mundial durante una reunión celebrada este jueves en su sede en Zúrich. “El Consejo de la FIFA ha actuado con la debida diligencia en este asunto tan delicado
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Sam Dutcher had just finished running errands when the 18-year-old’s Honda Pilot suddenly began to accelerate, even though his foot wasn’t on the gas pedal. The brake wouldn’t work, he couldn’t shift into neutral, and before long, the runaway SUV was speeding into the western Minnesota countryside with no way to stop. “I
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — One month until voters head to the polls, the Justice Department is caught in a thorny intersection of election-year politics and continuing the work of the nation’s top law enforcement agency – trying to maintain its reputation for impartiality while also continuing to pursue the prosecution of Donald Trump,
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit from a “Jane Roe” who says she worked as a hairstylist and makeup artist for the award-winning singer. The complaint, filed in a state court in California on Thursday and obtained by CNN,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is expanding its program that allows people to file their taxes directly with the agency for free. The federal tax collector’s Direct File program, which allows taxpayers to calculate and submit their returns to the government directly without using commercial tax preparation software, will be open to more
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit bus driver with a record of crashes and aggressive driving has been sentenced to at least six months in jail for killing a pedestrian. It was the second time that Geraldine Johnson’s bus had struck and killed someone. Janice Bauer was hit by a city bus while walking
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election clerks referred more than two dozen instances of suspected fraud and other voting irregularities to prosecutors over the last year. The Wisconsin Elections Commissions presents a annual report on suspected election fraud and other voting irregularities to the Legislature. The commission was set to approve a report detailing incidents
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A TikTok content creator was arrested in Dallas this week and is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of a Baton Rouge counselor and life coach whose body was found on the side of a Louisiana highway over the weekend, law enforcement officials said Thursday. Terryon Thomas,
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A Jefferson City man has downloaded files showing child pornography for “decades,” he allegedly told investigators during a search at his home Wednesday.
Continue Reading By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — State prosecutors in Georgia who are pursuing election subversion charges against former President Donald Trump urged the US Supreme Court on Thursday to allow their case against his former chief of staff Mark Meadows to continue in state court. Meadows, a former North Carolina congressman who served as White House chief
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Líbano, Abdallah Bou Habib, declaró a Christiane Amanpour, de CNN, que el líder de Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, había acordado un alto el fuego de 21 días pocos días antes de que fuera asesinado por Israel. El alto el fuego temporal fue solicitado por el presidente
Continue ReadingBy Tim Didion and Karina Nova Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURG, California (KGO) — A unique facility here in the Bay Area is helping fight climate change as well as create renewable energy. The Keller Canyon Renewable Natural Gas plant was dedicated in Pittsburg on Wednesday. It’s a short distance from a
Continue ReadingBy Dan Noyes Click here for updates on this story SANTA ROSA, California (KGO) — A Santa Rosa man battling Parkinson’s Disease took in a tenant at his home to help pay the bills, but that tenant turned out to be a nightmare. He also turned out to be the ex-boyfriend of fashion designer Calvin
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is speeding up its switch to a new schools chief after Mayor Eric Adams’ indictment. Adams says Thursday that Schools Chancellor David Banks nation’s leading the nation’s largest public school system will exit on Oct. 16, not at the end of the year as originally planned.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey relishes the fact that she has become culturally synonymous with Christmas. That’s thanks in part to the longevity of her iconic song “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” But the Grammy winner admitted she initially wasn’t sure about doing a Christmas album when her label pitched
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