MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Carlotta has formed in the eastern Pacific, but is moving away from Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says in an advisory that a tropical depression was upgraded to the tropical storm Wednesday. The system has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and is centered 345 miles southwest of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A July 21 fire at Orr Street Studios in Columbia was started unintentionally, according to a fire incident report. The fire has since left the business closed. A sign posted on the door of the business on Wednesday showed it was still closed. The fire incident report claims $110,00 of contents and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Five years after Hong Kong’s massive anti-government protests erupted, the lives of many young people who were jailed or arrested during Beijing’s political crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement remain in limbo. While some industries have been lenient, other employers, especially those in some professional sectors, tend to see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China will ban the export of all unregulated civilian drones that can be used for military purposes or in terrorist activities and restrict certain drone features. The new regulations come as Beijing faces repeated Western criticism for its stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Commerce Ministry said Wednesday
Continue ReadingPADEN CITY, W.Va. (AP) — A small West Virginia school will remain open after a judge sided with residents who fought a decision to relocate classes due to contaminated groundwater in the town being on a national cleanup priority list. News outlets report a judge ordered Paden City High School to be reopened immediately. Last
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The judge who presided over the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL said the jury did not follow his instructions in determining damages. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez made the remark as he heard the NFL’s post-trial motion asking that Gutierrez rule for the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s false assertions about her race were the “same old show” as she emphasized the need for Black women to organize for his defeat this November. Addressing the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. — one of “Divine Nine” historically Black
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A scuba dive boat captain has been ordered to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019. Jerry Boylan’s criminal negligence as captain of the Conception led to the deadliest maritime disaster in recent
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On July 27 at 7:25 p.m., former President Donald Trump gave his endorsement in the race for Missouri’s governor. But instead of bestowing it to one candidate in the nine-person race, Trump offered support to one-third of the field. “All have had excellent careers, and have been with me from the beginning,”
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates in the major races on the August primary ballot.
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates in the major races on the August primary ballot.
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ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates in the major races on the August primary ballot.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to build Habitat for Humanity homes in Columbia that are funded by American Rescue Plan Act grants. The groundbreaking took place at 3909 Brown Station Road. ARPA funds will be used to build five homes in the Boone Prairie Subdivision. Five families will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement was reached Monday in the wrongful death lawsuit of a University of Missouri student who was found dead at the residence of a woman accused of stabbing him and burning the body. The mother of Samuel Clemons, Jennifer Riley, filed the wrongful death petition against on Feb. 2. The lawsuit
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is no longer enforcing a law making it a felony to impersonate election officials as it faces a legal challenge from critics who argue that the law has hindered efforts to register new voters. Attorneys for the state and groups suing over the law agreed on stopping
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The president of the University of California has announced he will step down after serving in the role for five years. Michael V. Drake was the first Black person to lead the system in its more than 150-year history. He began the role during the coronavirus pandemic, and he led it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed into law a bill requiring businesses with 25 or more employees to disclose a salary range when posting a job. The new law signed Wednesday also protects a worker’s right to ask their employer for the salary range for their position when applying for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state superintendent of schools said Wednesday that he believes a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies violates the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts, explaining that is why he won’t recommend it become an approved state course. Until now, Richard Woods, the state’s elected Republican superintendent,
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The City of Columbia has three new electric city buses on routes this summer, with three more getting ready to hit the road.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Records released by Illinois authorities show that two emergency response calls were made from the home of Sonya Massey in the days leading up to her death. In one call released Wednesday, her mother said her daughter was suffering a mental health crisis and asked the no officers be
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