WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates were mixed this week and barely changed after rising for the first time last week following six weeks of declines. Average rates for home loans remain historically low at under 3%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the average for the 30-year mortgage eased to 2.86% from 2.87% last week.
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Temperatures have been gradually increasing the last few days thanks to a shift in our winds aloft to the southwest. This weekend will be no exception as dew points continue to rise ahead of a deep low-pressure system to our northwest on Friday. Friday starts off muggy and mild and there will be an afternoon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Schools are making plans for the second year for reopening as COVID-19 cases continue across Mid-Missouri. Each public school district in Mid-Missouri plans to open with in-person classes. And each school has created its own reopening plan tailored to their local situation. Click on the name of the individual school district below
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By Cheri Mossburg and David Williams, CNN The mystery surrounding the deaths of a couple, their baby daughter and the family dog found on a hiking trail near Yosemite National Park is deepening after autopsies yielded no immediate clues as to what caused their deaths. The bodies of Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter,
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg and David Williams, CNN The mystery surrounding the deaths of a couple, their baby daughter and the family dog found on a hiking trail near Yosemite National Park is deepening after autopsies yielded no immediate clues as to what caused their deaths. The bodies of Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter,
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By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill have ended a 38-day holdout. Enough Democrats returned to the state Capitol on Thursday to allow the Texas House to resume work for the first time since mid-July. That’s when more
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Joe Biden and his administration’s requiring of nursing home staff to be vaccinated in order to receive Medicaid and Medicare funding has caused concerns for some nursing home staff. The order is the latest step taken by the White House to increase vaccinations in the United States. Roystan Pais, executive director
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A tech entrepreneur who invested in the film studio that made the “Twilight” movies has been sentenced to five years in prison for a fraud conviction. Omar Amanat was sentenced Thursday in Manhattan federal court by Judge Paul G. Gardephe. U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said in a release that Amanat defrauded
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A tech entrepreneur who invested in the film studio that made the “Twilight” movies has been sentenced to five years in prison for a fraud conviction. Omar Amanat was sentenced Thursday in Manhattan federal court by Judge Paul G. Gardephe. U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said in a release that Amanat defrauded
Continue Reading By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Close, a painter, photographer and printmaker best known for his monumental grid portraits and photo-based paintings of family and famous friends, has died at age 81. His attorney says Close died Thursday at a hospital in Oceanside, New York. No cause of death was announced.
Continue Reading THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they are investigating Britney Spears over alleged misdemeanor battery after a staff member at her home said the singer struck her. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that deputies responded to Spears’ home after the staff member reported the Monday night dispute. No one was injured. Spears’
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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aledmys Díaz singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3, avoiding a four-game sweep. Díaz finished 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for the AL West leaders. With the bases loaded in the
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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aledmys Díaz singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3, avoiding a four-game sweep. Díaz finished 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for the AL West leaders. With the bases loaded in the
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aledmys Díaz singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3, avoiding a four-game sweep. Díaz finished 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for the AL West leaders. With the bases loaded in the
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Court of Appeals has rejected an effort by the Arizona Senate to keep secret records that are in the possession of the contractors conducting its review of the 2020 election. Thursday’s ruling says the Senate must hand over documents sought by the watchdog group American
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GASCONADE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting the body of Spc. Joshua Morrison was recovered Thursday morning in the Gasconade River. Morrison was reported missing during a kayaking trip Sunday. He was last seen in the vicinity of Ruby’s Landing. According to the Associated Press, crews searching for Morrison on Tuesday found
Continue Reading HONOLULU (AP) — Organizers of the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii say this year’s contest will be postponed to February because of increasing COVID-19 cases in the state. A statement on the group’s website says COVID-19 in Hawaii is worse now than it has been at any point during the pandemic. The race had been
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three senators say they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated. The lawmakers announced their breakthrough cases Thursday as the delta variant spreads rapidly across the United States. Sens. Angus King of Maine, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, and John Hickenlooper of Colorado all said they have
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice says prosecutors have not filed criminal charges for about 30 sexual assault cases mishandled by the Wisconsin National Guard. The justice department on Thursday released findings and results of its 18-month investigation. It determined that while no criminal charges have been
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Kansas must pay more than $2.2 million in attorney fees to the groups that filed a lawsuit over problems in the child welfare system. The decision handed down Thursday also requires the state to pay more than $72,000 in expenses. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree
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