JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A powerful Missouri state lawmaker is trying to strip state funding for libraries over a fight about books. Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith on Tuesday proposed cutting all library funding next year. He’s upset that state and school libraries are suing to overturn a new Missouri law that
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) Morgan County R-2 School District said there was no threat of harm or gun found on campus Monday. According to the district’s Facebook page, a student allegedly claimed to have a gun and ammunition. “We immediately involved our School Resource Officer and did a full investigation,” the district wrote on Tuesday. “There
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By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District have walked off the job over stalled contract talks. Tuesday marked the start of a planned three-day strike by Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union, which represents about 30,000 teachers’ aides, special
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Christina Maxouris, CNN A student drag show aimed at raising money for the LGBTQ community was canceled Monday by West Texas A&M University’s president, who called such shows “derisive, divisive and demoralizing misogyny,” drawing backlash from students and free speech advocates. In an email to the school community, university President Walter
Continue Reading FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida deputy accused of using a Taser stun gun on a man and taking his cell phone while the man was trying to video-record a family member’s arrest faces misdemeanor charges. The Broward Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Carlos Ferrufino turned himself in Tuesday morning at the county’s main
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After more than 13 hours of filibustering, Missouri senators gave initial approval to a pair of bills dealing with transgender issues and children.
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For 40 years, former President Donald Trump has navigated countless legal investigations without ever facing criminal charges. That record may soon come to an end. Trump could be indicted by a Manhattan grand jury as soon as this week, potentially charged with falsifying business records connected
Continue Reading By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Abortion-rights supporters filed an amended lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block Wyoming’s new abortion pill ban from taking effect. A group hoping to open what would be the state’s second clinic offering abortions filed the amended lawsuit days after Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed what is the nation’s first explicit ban
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana couple faces charges of murder and tampering with evidence in the 2019 disappearance and death of a 6-year-old girl on the Crow Indian Reservation. Prosecutors said that Mildred Alexis Old Crow was physically assaulted and left in a bathtub to drown before the girl’s
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow’s lawyer called the story of a retired optometrist who is suing her over a 2016 ski collision “utter B.S.” on Tuesday during the trial’s opening day in Utah, where the actor-turned-lifestyle influencer appeared in court looking somber. Paltrow and Terry Sanderson, the man
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French journalist Olivier Dubois has been welcomed home by President Emmanuel Macron, one day after he was released in Mali. Dubois was held hostage by Islamic extremists for nearly two years. He was kidnapped in April 2021 from northern Mali, a region of the country wracked by jihadi violence linked to al-Qaida
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One Black lawmaker and nine white ones have been chosen to negotiate final versions of bills that could expand the territory of a state-run police department inside Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city. Critics say the bills are a way for the Republican-controlled state government to exert
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press As he mulls a 2024 presidential bid, former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called for “common sense and compassionate solutions” to reform entitlement programs and the nation’s debt burden, suggesting changes to Social Security and Medicare programs hurtling toward insolvency, particularly for younger generations, without naming specific recommendations. “What
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, Kaitlan Collins and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Justice Department has convinced a federal judge that former President Donald Trump used one of his defense attorneys in furtherance of a crime or fraud related to the existence of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The finding — part
Continue ReadingBy Naomi Keitt Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Some mental health care providers have several concerns about a new statewide health information exchange. They want to be excluded from the program that they say violates their client’s privacy. “I have a lot of clients who ask is this going
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the state’s lead prosecutors who helped convict Derek Chauvin of murder in the May 2020 killing of George Floyd has been appointed as a judge in Hennepin County. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that Matt Frank will be a remarkable judge in Hennepin County. Frank is an experienced attorney
Continue ReadingBy Karen Larsen Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — The BOK Center arena in Tulsa will mark it’s 15th year in 2023. The arena’s management team has already booked major entertainment acts such as Madonna, Zach Ryan, Jon Pardi and Chris Stapleton. Last week, Tulsa hosted the NCAA Division 1
Continue ReadingBy Christinna Bautista Click here for updates on this story BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) — Boise twins follow in their father’s footsteps by enlisting in the Idaho Army National Guard. Sons Grayson and Riley,19-year-old twins, will attend basic and advanced training for the Idaho Army National Guard on Tuesday morning. Serving in the military isn’t out
Continue ReadingBy Brendyn Jones Click here for updates on this story BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) — On Monday, the Ada County Board of Commissioners heard public testimony on the decision of bringing the dissolution of the Meridian Library District (MLD) to the ballot of the next general election. The petition, which was accepted last month, came from
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Chuck Click here for updates on this story CHULA VISTA, California (KGTV) — On the heels of Governor Gavin Newsom’s appearance in San Diego on Sunday, a spokesperson for a local crisis center says the Governor’s push to boost funding for behavioral health housing is needed. “If someone comes in and receives services
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