Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris went to a Philadelphia suburb for a CNN town hall to take questions from undecided voters. The event Wednesday night was arranged after Donald Trump declined to participate in a second debate with her. Harris left no doubt that she believes Trump is a fascist and she widened
Continue Reading Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to rescue trapped villagers, some on roofs. The government shut down schools and offices — except those
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was injured in a kitchen fire Wednesday night at a senior living facility in Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department was called after 8 p.m. to Gentry Estates in the 4100 block of South Bethel Street, CFD spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez wrote in an email to ABC 17 News. One person was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In a Wednesday evening press release, Jefferson City stated that none of its workers would be left without health care coverage. The city wrote that the City Council approved an agreement on Monday with Quantify Specialty Care to help employees with “more complex medical needs.” “At present, the City’s health trust
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Martin Energy Group on Wednesday stated it will spend $1.7 million to expand in Tipton, with 225 new jobs on the way, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. “Martin Energy Group’s expansion is yet another example of our state’s ability to support business growth,” Gov. Mike
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are the standard the Las Vegas Raiders are trying to reach. Their AFC West rivals have provided a roadmap for Las Vegas and other teams hoping to get into the orbit of a franchise that has appeared in four of the past five Super
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A journalism trade publication is reporting that the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned. Mariel Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review in an interview Wednesday that she resigned because the LA Times’ owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission on Tuesday approved a $2.5 million funding agreement with the state to build a public safety childcare center, according to a Wednesday press release. The release claims this will be the “first purpose-built public safety childcare center in the nation.” The release says the money from the state
Continue Reading Associated Press The top election official in one of the nation’s most politically important counties says she was forced out of her role just weeks before the November presidential election, disputing an official statement that she asked for a leave after experiencing “stress issues.” The abrupt departure of Cari-Ann Burgess as the interim registrar of
Continue Reading Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says trash carried by a North Korean balloon has fallen on the presidential compound in central Seoul. It’s the second time since North Korea began floating trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea since late May in a resumption of Cold War-style psychological campaign. South Korea’s presidential security
Continue Reading AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on a recommendation made by a scientific panel Wednesday. It lowers the minimum recommended age for
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Cardi B says she has been hospitalized with a medical emergency and will have to miss a Saturday night headlining performance at an Atlanta music festival. “I am so sad to share this news, but I’ve been in the hospital recovering from a medical emergency the last couple of days and
Continue Reading SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting her two young sons last year. Tiffanie Lucas entered guilty pleas to murder charges in Bullitt County Court, news outlets reported. She had previously entered a not guilty plea by reason of insanity and was scheduled to stand trial in December before
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia in a Wednesday press release reminded residents that the first day to file for the April 8 election is Oct. 29. Races in April for the city include mayor and the Wards 3 and 4 council seats. Election packets for potential candidates can be picked up at the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said Tuesday that his office is now open to hiring applicants from areas up to 45 minutes away, allowing candidates from Boone to Osage counties to apply without having to relocate. Wheeler explained during a county commission meeting that this change came after multiple applicants brought
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Police in Mexico have captured a man suspected of strangling an Illinois attorney to death in 2016. The U.S. Marshals Service announced Wednesday that Mexican authorities arrested John Panaligan in Tepic on Monday. Panaligan had been on the marshals’ 15 Most Wanted Fugitives List since 2020. Investigators allege he strangled 36-year-old
Continue Reading Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court has ruled people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots. That decision Wednesday is sure to affect some of the thousands of mail-in votes experts say are likely to be rejected this fall for not following
Continue Reading RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli army has accused six Al Jazeera journalists covering the war in Gaza of also being current or former paid fighters for Palestinian militant groups. Al Jazeera rejected the claims made Wednesday. Israel cited documents it purportedly found in Gaza, and other intelligence it gathered, in making the accusations.
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man is facing new federal charges after being arrested in a courthouse bomb attack that injured five people last month. Federal officials say Wednesday that Nathaniel McGuire has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction, maliciously damaging a building with an explosive, and possessing unregistered
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86. Ely’s daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that her father died Sept. 29 at his home in Los Alamos, California, an unincorporated
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