By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Debate that began Tuesday on a Nebraska bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors, which led one lawmaker to stage an epic weekslong filibuster, quickly grew contentious, with supporters and opponents angrily voicing their frustration and admonishing each other for a lack of collegiality. Sen.
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Debate that began Tuesday on a Nebraska bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors, which led one lawmaker to stage an epic weekslong filibuster, quickly grew contentious, with supporters and opponents angrily voicing their frustration and admonishing each other for a lack of collegiality. Sen.
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just six months after passing what was billed as the largest tax cut in Missouri history, the Republican-led state House voted Tuesday for an even bigger income tax cut that could return over $1 billion annually to individuals, corporations and retirees. The Missouri legislation
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Aileen Graef, CNN The Ukrainian soldiers waved and honked their horns as they drove along a dirt road at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, moving their vehicles into position to defend against a hypothetical Russian missile barrage. These were not ordinary trucks, however. The Ukrainians were manning a US Patriot air defense system,
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A lawyer says a 15-year-old arrested in a fatal shooting outside a Dallas-area high school will remain in custody. The shooting Monday on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington left one student dead and another injured. The early-morning gunfire prompted officials at Lamar High School to lock the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Clerk’s Office is reminding voters of important dates and deadlines over the next two weeks for the April 4 election. No excuse absentee voting is available now for all Boone County voters. Voters can stop by the Boone County Government Center, 801 E. Walnut Street between 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Continue Reading NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student said it has changed her life and she has vivid memories and nightmares about that day. “I just will never forget the look on his face that he gave me while he pointed the gun directly at me,”
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the state’s near total ban on abortion, ruling women have a right to abortion when pregnancy risks their health, not just in a medical emergency. It was a narrow win for abortion rights advocates since
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people even in remote villages. At least nine people died. More than 100 people were brought to hospitals in the Swat valley region of Pakistan’s
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Singer and actress Halle Bailey has found her voice. While Bailey is known for her velvety vocals as one half of sister singing duo Chloe x Halle, the star of Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” told CNN in an interview that “a lot of the time it can
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Jim Sciutto, CNN The US is flying surveillance drones farther south above the Black Sea after a Russian jet collided with a US drone last week, according to two US officials. The drone flights have remained in international airspace, but since the collision between one of the Russian jets and the
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb, Devon M. Sayers and Zoe Sottile, CNN The contents of the home of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh and his family will be auctioned off on Thursday, according to a South Georgia auction house. The house is located in Colleton County, South Carolina, on a hunting property called Moselle. The property became a
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Gretener, Darya Tarasova and Jack Guy, CNN Russia is “deliberately trying to disinform,” said the UK Ministry of Defense on Tuesday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned London against providing Ukraine with ammunition that contains depleted uranium. On Monday, the UK confirmed that it will send ammunition containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, a
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just six months after passing what was billed as the largest tax cut in Missouri history, the Republican-led state House voted Tuesday for an even bigger income tax cut that could return over $1 billion annually to individuals, corporations and retirees. The Missouri legislation
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 Amy Simonson and Zoe Sottile, CNN A 60-year-old man was swimming in Hawaii’s Anaehoomalu Bay Sunday when he was attacked by a shark, local officials say. The man was about 200 yards offshore when a shark attacked him around 12:40 p.m. HST, according to a news release from the Hawaii Fire Rescue Department. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was arrested Friday evening on accusations of domestic assault, tampering with evidence, endangering the welfare of a child and armed-criminal action, according to the Jefferson City Police Department. The woman’s name was not released. Police said she is being held at the Cole County Jail. Around 10:57 p.m. Friday,
Continue ReadingBy Kim Berryman, Brian Todd, Andy Rose, Michelle Watson and Eric Levenson, CNN Surveillance video released by a prosecutor Tuesday shows Irvo Otieno being pinned to the floor by multiple security officers at a Virginia state mental health facility in the moments leading up to his death earlier this month. Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court on Wednesday delved into the complexities of federal trademark law in a case concerning a poop-themed dog toy that resembles a Jack Daniel’s bottle, at times erupting into laughter as the justices explored how much protection should be given to parodists that rip off trademarks they don’t own.
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The Jefferson City Animal Shelter is back to being open by appointment only.
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