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WATCH: President Joe Biden delivers speech in White House Rose Garden

November 7, 2024 10:23 AM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation Thursday in his first appearance on camera in the aftermath of Donald Trump ’s decisive victory over Kamala Harris. Control over the U.S. House of Representatives hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic majority with dozens of races left to be called. The Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate early Wednesday. Watch

Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris

October 7, 2024 11:27 AM Associated Press

Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday to become a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay, leading to evacuation orders and lending more urgency to the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, which swamped the same stretch of coastline less than two weeks ago.

Missouri governor, state Supreme Court refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing

September 23, 2024 5:24 PM Associated Press

A Missouri man seeking to avoid execution suffered dual setbacks Monday as the state’s top court and governor each rejected requests to cancel his scheduled lethal injection.

Georgia No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 and Ohio State No. 2 as expanded SEC; Mizzou is No. 11

August 12, 2024 1:17 PM Associated Press

Georgia is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll for the second straight year as the superconference era begins with the SEC and Big Ten dominating the top 10 of the rankings.

Shock and relief cross party lines as past and present leaders react to shooting at Trump rally

July 13, 2024 8:23 PM Associated Press

Republican and Democratic leaders, past and present, expressed shock Saturday night following the news that gunfire had broken out during a Donald Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania — and relief that the former president had survived the attack.

Missouri, Kansas judges temporarily halt much of President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan

June 25, 2024 5:24 AM Associated Press

Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers

Celtics win 18th NBA championship with 106-88 Game 5 victory over Dallas Mavericks

June 17, 2024 10:30 PM Associated Press

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics again stand alone among NBA champions. Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the Celtics topped the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on Monday night to win the franchise’s 18th championship, breaking a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial

June 11, 2024 10:23 AM Associated Press

Hunter Biden has been convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, he lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.

Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes

May 30, 2024 3:44 PM Associated Press

Jury in Donald Trump’s hush money case has reached a verdict, asks for additional 30 minutes to fill out form.

Young missionary couple with links to Missouri gunned down in Haiti

May 24, 2024 12:05 PM Associated Press

A U.S. missionary couple was shot and killed by gangs in Haiti’s capital who ambushed them as they left a youth group activity held at a local church, according to a police official and a religious group.

Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote

April 23, 2024 9:00 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars. The bill passed the Senate on an overwhelming 79-18 vote late Tuesday after the House

Cardinals World Series champion manager Herzog dies at 92

April 16, 2024 11:02 AM Associated Press

Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” has died. He was 92.

Chiefs’ Rashee Rice facing aggravated assault charge after high-speed Dallas crash

April 10, 2024 5:40 PM Associated Press

Dallas police said Wednesday that Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver Rashee Rice faces charges including aggravated assault after he and another speeding driver of a sports car caused a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis must step aside or remove special prosecutor in Trump case, judge says

March 15, 2024 9:45 AM Associated Press

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship before the case can proceed, the judge overseeing it ruled Friday.

Three men face federal gun charges in relation to Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting

March 13, 2024 4:18 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Three Missouri men have been charged with federal firearms counts after a shooting at last month’s Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade and rally left one person dead and roughly two dozen others injured, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The federal charges were unsealed Wednesday, three weeks after state authorities charged two other men,

Supreme Court to decide if Trump can be prosecuted in election interference case

February 28, 2024 4:23 PM Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution.

McConnell to step down as Senate Republican leader in November

February 28, 2024 11:29 AM Associated Press

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.

Donald Trump fraud verdict: $364 million in civil fraud case

February 16, 2024 2:21 PM Associated Press

A New York judge ruled Friday against Donald Trump, imposing a $364 million penalty over what the judge ruled was a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated the former president’s wealth.

Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting seemed to stem from a dispute, police say

February 15, 2024 10:31 AM Associated Press

Kansas City Police planned to provide an update on the shooting that hurt more than 20 people and killed at least one outside Union Station after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.

Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign funds

January 30, 2024 2:13 PM Associated Press

The Justice Department is investigating whether Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri misused campaign funds for her own personal security, the progressive lawmaker confirmed in a statement Tuesday.