SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that two employees who sued the Springfield school district over mandatory racial equity training must pay the district more than $300,000 in legal fees. Jennifer Lumley and Brooke Henderson argued in their lawsuit that the district violated employees’ rights by forcing them to take racial equity
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Electric Cooperative is opening its new headquarters at 8 a.m. Monday, according to a press release. The building is located at at 1413 Rangeline St. Boone Electric’s temporary office at 1905 W. Ash St. will be closed on Friday, according to the press release. On Sept. 18, 2019, the Boone Electric
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at helping parents opt their children out of public school lessons with LGBTQ-themed materials. The Republican-controlled Kansas House voted 76-46 on Thursday to approve a “parental rights” measure that would allow a parent to place their child in
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By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at helping parents opt their children out of public school lessons with LGBTQ-themed materials. The Republican-controlled Kansas House voted 76-46 on Thursday to approve a “parental rights” measure that would allow a parent to place their child in
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE and SAM McNEIL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has struck targets in the Gaza Strip following a day of rocket fire from the Palestinian territory and from Lebanon. A pair of explosions were heard in Gaza late Thursday. It was not immediately clear what was targeted. The
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Republicans on Thursday expelled a Democratic lawmaker from the Tennessee Capitol for his role in a protest that called for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. Two more Democrats
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Details of how tech executive Bob Lee came to be fatally stabbed in downtown San Francisco early Tuesday were scarce as friends and family continued to mourn the man they called brilliant, kind and unlike others in the industry. San Francisco police found
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Details of how tech executive Bob Lee came to be fatally stabbed in downtown San Francisco early Tuesday were scarce as friends and family continued to mourn the man they called brilliant, kind and unlike others in the industry. San Francisco police found
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending his administration’s actions on clean water, President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have overturned protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as overly intrusive. Republicans — and some Democrats — targeted an Environmental Protection Agency rule protecting thousands of
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched six scoreless innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio hit home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays won their third straight game, 6-3, over the Kansas City Royals to take the four-game series. Gausman gave up just four hits to the struggling
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched six scoreless innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio hit home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays won their third straight game, 6-3, over the Kansas City Royals to take the four-game series. Gausman gave up just four hits to the struggling
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Airbus announced plans Thursday for a second final-assembly line in China, the latest sign that it has a lock on the key aviation market over rival Boeing. The announcement came as part of a state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to China. The signing of the agreement by Airbus CEO
Continue Reading The past two national champions will meet when Connecticut visits Kansas as part of the Big East-Big 12 Battle next season. The announcement of the fifth year in the scheduling alliance comes four days after the Huskies beat San Diego State for the NCAA Tournament title. Kansas, the 2022 champ, lost in the second round
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The risks of severe complications during pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum can vary drastically depending on where the person lives, a new study suggests. Among people with Medicaid insurance in the United States, rates of severe maternal morbidity — life-threatening complications during pregnancy, delivery or after childbirth — range dramatically from about
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will close Highway 163 at the Bonne Femme Creek Bridge on Monday in order to replace the bridge. The bridge was built in 1958 and is in poor condition, according to a press release. The bridge replacement is scheduled to be completed on or before Aug.
Continue ReadingLeila Medina (CNN) –– El FBI y fiscales federales abrieron una investigación de derechos civiles sobre el disparo mortal contra Dalaneo Martin, de 17 años, por un agente de policía en la ciudad de Washington, después de que el adolescente fue hallado durmiendo en un vehículo supuestamente robado. El anuncio se produjo después de que
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager has been charged after he allegedly assaulted multiple people at a south Columbia residence on Tuesday. Troy Bateman Jr., 18, is charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree domestic assault, second-degree assault, fourth-degree assault and armed-criminal action. He is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — En Argentina, el Ministerio Público de la Provincia de Buenos Aires informó que dos hombres fueron detenidos por orden de la Justicia por presuntamente atentar contra la autoridad tras la agresión que sufrió el ministro de Seguridad provincial, Sergio Berni. Este lunes, el funcionario fue golpeado en medio de una
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story SOUTH CAROLINA (WYFF) — The owner of a dog named Nugget, found in the Upstate and reunited with its owner after seven long years, gave a sad update on his journey this week. Jessie Springer posted on Nugget’s Facebook page on Tuesday that the beloved
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Two teenagers in love. A retiree who would “give you the shirt off his back.” A woman with a fondness for her dog, and pigs. A young man who was the “life of the party.” Those were the lives lost in the early-morning darkness Wednesday when a
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