By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation continues to loosen its grip on American consumers, with price hikes slowing by the most in three and a half years, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index, a measurement of price changes for a commonly purchased basket of
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The U.S. Census Bureau released a report Tuesday saying Americans’ inflation-adjusted income had rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
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Associated Press MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm that knocked out electricity to more than a quarter-million customers and threatened widespread flooding as it sent a potentially deadly storm surge rushing inland along the Gulf Coast. Francine crashed ashore in Terrebonne
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some University of Missouri students say the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to put a question about abortion access back on the November ballot was the right move. The court overturned a lower court’s decision that would have removed a question regarding legalizing abortion from the Nov. 5 ballot on Tuesday. The decision
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cheryl Howard, the executive director of the Nora Stewart Early Learning Center, is one of thousands of childcare providers across the state relying on state reimbursements to keep their daycare alive. However, due to a backlog in the state, Howard says the NSELC, which has been operating in Columbia for 91
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage for the first — and possibly the last — time. The Democratic vice president opened Tuesday night’s faceoff with a power move, marching across the stage to Trump’s lectern to shake his hand. “Kamala Harris,” she said, introducing
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Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to debate on ABC at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned a lower court decision that would have removed a question on legalizing abortion from the November ballot.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey are scheduled to provide an update on the state’s work to restrict sales of THC derived from hemp.
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HURDLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A 51-year-old Moberly man was seriously injured in a Tuesday crash on Highway 6 in Knox County, about three miles east of Hurdland, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2019 Kenworth dump truck – driven by Shane Whitacre – was heading westbound when it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty last year to two federal gun charges was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years and 10 months in prison, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Shaune Aaron Price, 36, pleaded guilty on Nov. 7, 2023, to two counts of being a felon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested after he led law enforcement on a chase throughout Columbia on Monday afternoon was charged with an additional six felonies on Tuesday. Rickey Ross Deford, 46, of Huntsville, Missouri, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated fleeing from a traffic stop causing injury, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree property damage,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four vehicles were involved in a crash on Tuesday in the westbound lanes of the Missouri River Bridge, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. According to the release, a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado – driven by David Hernandez, 42, of Holts Summit – rear-ended a 2005 Ford
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The Hickory County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help finding a 74-year-old woman who went missing Tuesday.
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There are no signs of the Faurot Field sellout streak coming to an end, any time soon.
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. Francine was about 295 miles from Morgan City, Louisiana, Tuesday evening, according to the National Hurricane
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AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans’ purchasing power. The proportion of Americans living in poverty also fell slightly last year, to 11.1%, from 11.5% in 2022. But the
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 was deployed to Louisiana on Tuesday in preparation for Tropical Storm Francine. The 45 member group left from Boone County Fire Protection District headquarters in Boone County at 6:30 a.m., according to Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp. The storm remained a tropical storm Tuesday morning
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TODAY: Sunny skies remain in the forecast today, but you may notice a haze from wildfire smoke. Fortunately this should not impact our air quality at the surface. Temperatures return to the mid-80s thanks to more south wind today. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in the 60s and 50s overnight, with clear skies. EXTENDED: Wednesday is warmer,
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The Boston College Eagles have entered the Top 25 and they’re coming to Columbia.
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