Business leaders mixed reactions to I-70 expansion through Columbia
Gov. Mike Parson will ceremoniously sign the bill funding the expansion of Interstate 70 on Tuesday afternoon on The Loop in Columbia.
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson will ceremoniously sign the bill funding the expansion of Interstate 70 on Tuesday afternoon on The Loop in Columbia.
Continue ReadingFarmers and politicians gathered Monday at the Missouri State Fair to talk about the next extension of the Farm Bill.
Continue ReadingAs children across the U.S. head back to classes and practices for fall sports, four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls teams.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Board of Education is set to review a contract to put four police officers in district high schools.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council held its 2024 fiscal year budget meeting on Thursday. The total budget is $79,285,619.11. The General Fund Budget Expenditures is the largest expense at $39,129,487.14 because it covers different personnel services such as police, fire, city administrator and human resources. “I’d like to point out that the personnel
Continue ReadingCNN By Christiane Amanpour, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran are now under house arrest – the first step in a deal between the United States and Iran that would include making $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds more accessible to Tehran in exchange for
Continue ReadingCNN, ALAN DICKAR, TMX, MARJORIE ST. CLAIR, FACEBOOK, GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN, JEFF MELICHAR, CLINT HANSEN OF MAUI REAL ESTATE RADIO, KGMB, KHNL, COUNTY OF MAUI, AIR MAUI HELICOPTERS By Priscilla Alvarez and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden issued a federal disaster declaration following “devastating” Hawaii wildfires across several parts of the Big
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden issued a federal disaster declaration following “devastating” Hawaii wildfires across several parts of the Big Island and Maui and promised to send whatever is needed to help the recovery. The fires have killed at least 36 people and devastated Lahaina, a town on
Continue ReadingCNN By Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — Calls to implement tougher ethics standards on Supreme Court justices are likely to be stirred again following the publication of a new report about Clarence Thomas’ lifestyle, though sources in both parties say there’s no chance that Congress will pass new legislation. Last month, the Democratic-led Senate
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Joe Manchin, the moderate West Virginia Democrat who has yet to decide whether to run for reelection next year or mount a long-shot third party bid for the White House, said Thursday that he’s “thinking seriously” about becoming an independent. Manchin has long flirted with
Continue ReadingBy Christiane Amanpour, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran are now under house arrest – the first step in a deal between the United States and Iran that would include making $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds more accessible to Tehran in exchange for their
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — Calls to implement tougher ethics standards on Supreme Court justices are likely to be stirred again following the publication of a new report about Clarence Thomas’ lifestyle, though sources in both parties say there’s no chance that Congress will pass new legislation. Last month, the Democratic-led Senate Judiciary
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A group of teenage hackers managed to breach some of the world’s biggest tech firms last year by exploiting systemic security weaknesses in US telecom carriers and the business supply chain, a US government review of the incidents has found, in what is a cautionary tale for America’s critical
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The 16 Michigan Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020 have pleaded not guilty to the first-of-their-kind felony charges stemming from the Trump-backed election subversion plot. Nine of the defendants were arraigned on the state charges Thursday at a virtual court hearing in Lansing. The other seven defendants
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The lifestyle Justice Clarence Thomas has enjoyed over the last three decades bankrolled by gifts and hospitality from his wealthy friends is more extensive than previously known, according to a new ProPublica report, and has included numerous flights on private planes, skybox tickets to sporting events, stays at
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The lifestyle Justice Clarence Thomas has enjoyed over the last three decades bankrolled by gifts and hospitality from his wealthy friends is more extensive than previously known, according to a new ProPublica report, and has included numerous flights on private planes, skybox tickets to sporting events, stays at luxury
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is turning to a reliably Republican state – and its GOP governor – to highlight one of his key bipartisan accomplishments he’s trying to sell to voters heading into 2024. The visit to Utah, where he arrived Wednesday, caps a four-day sales pitch
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Randi Kaye, CNN Ft. Pierce, Florida (CNN) — Donald Trump’s body-man Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty to new criminal charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, while the arraignment for his co-defendant Carlos De Oliveira has been postponed because he still doesn’t have a Florida
Continue ReadingCNN By John King Waterloo, Iowa (CNN) — The homes are nearly identical, dotting both sides of the curvy road in a middle-class subdivision. But one stands out: 10 solar panels newly attached to its sloping roof as the crew links the system to the electric meter. The finishing touch: a new Midwest Solar magnet
Continue ReadingCNN, KSL By Hannah Rabinowitz, Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — FBI special agents shot and killed a Utah man Wednesday while attempting to arrest him for allegedly making threats against President Joe Biden ahead of the president’s trip to the state. FBI SWAT agents were giving commands to the man when he
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