Central Bank of Boone County to remove public art piece “People”
Central Bank of Boone County is removing public artwork “People” due to deterioration of the piece over time has caused irreparable damage.
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Tracking showers, cooling temperatures Wednesday
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with spotty showers and potentially a few flurries by daybreak. Gusty west winds with lows in the low to mid-30s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and cold with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s and gusty winds. Spotty showers and flurries possible through early afternoon. EXTENDED: Most areas saw about an inch
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Talking taxes: preparing for next tax season
Experts explain about preparing for the next tax season.
Continue ReadingWe’re expecting a big increase in migrants at the US-Mexico border. But this time is different
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN More migrants are coming to the US-Mexico border, and officials say they expect the number to grow. This is something we’ve seen many times before. But some key details are different this time around. Here’s a look at what’s changing, why it’s happening now and why it matters. There’s a
Continue ReadingUkrainian members of parliament say Russia peace talks are not real
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN A delegation of Ukrainian lawmakers visiting Washington, DC, on Wednesday said they believe Russia is just using peace talks with Ukraine as a “smokescreen” for their forces to regroup and re-strategize in Ukraine. “At this particular moment, these peace negotiations are far from real negotiations,” Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, who chairs Ukraine’s Parliamentary
Continue ReadingSenate votes to advance Alvaro Bedoya’s FTC confirmation
By Brian Fung, CNN Business One of President Joe Biden’s key administrative nominees is a step closer to confirmation after Alvaro Bedoya, Biden’s pick for Federal Trade Commissioner, narrowly cleared a key procedural vote in the Senate on Wednesday. The decision paves the way for a final floor vote on Bedoya’s nomination, to be held
Continue ReadingBiden gets his 2nd booster shot and urges Congress to spend more on pandemic: ‘We can’t wait’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will receive his second Covid-19 booster shot and is set to urge lawmakers to secure more funding for his administration’s Covid-19 response in an afternoon speech from the White House.
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Weddings are booming again. They’re bigger and more expensive than ever
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Two years of pandemic uncertainty forced many couples to postpone or even cancel their nuptial celebrations. But weddings are coming back with gusto. This year’s wedding boom is projected to be big, according to a new report from wedding planning site The Knot. It anticipates as many as 2.6 million
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Some damage after strong storms move through Kansas City
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Residents in northwestern Missouri are cleaning up Wednesday after a tornado hit parts of St. Joseph overnight as a line of strong storms moved through the region. A survey team with the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-1 tornado hit the eastern side of the city Tuesday night, bringing
Continue ReadingUS works to gauge peace prospects as it warns Putin ‘misinformed’ by advisers
By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for nearly an hour Wednesday as airstrikes near Kyiv seemed to bear out Western skepticism that peace talks could ease Russia’s assault on Ukraine. Biden told his counterpart the US would provide Ukraine another $500 million in “direct budgetary
Continue ReadingTrevor Reed’s family meets with Biden as former US Marine detained in Russia stages second hunger strike
By Devan Cole, Donald Judd and Sam Fossum, CNN The family of Trevor Reed, a US citizen detained in Russia, met with President Joe Biden on Wednesday after holding a protest outside the White House to bring awareness to their son’s case. The meeting, which Reed’s family said lasted for more than 30 minutes and
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Two Amazon warehouses are vying to make history with company’s first union, but they’re very different
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business After going 27 years without a US union, Amazon now faces a test from elections at not one but two of its warehouses. A union reelection at the company’s Bessemer, Alabama, facility concluded Friday after a nearly two-month voting period by mail. Beginning that same day, thousands of workers
Continue ReadingPossible Arkansas tornado injured 7 as more potential twisters and severe weather threaten Southeast
By Judson Jones, Gregory Lemos, Caroll Alvarado and Eric Levenson, CNN A powerful storm ripped through Springdale, Arkansas, early Wednesday as part of a dangerous system that’s continuing to threaten much of the Southeast with more severe weather, flash floods and potential tornadoes. Seven people were injured, including two critically, when a possible tornado touched
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Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities blunts hopes of swift breakthrough
By Nathan Hodge, Olga Voitovych, Paul Murphy and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Hopes of an early breakthrough in war-ravaged Ukraine were fading Wednesday as Russian forces continued to pound the cities of Kyiv and Chernihiv, a day after Moscow said it would “drastically reduce” its military assault there. Officials in Ukraine said there had been no
Continue Reading Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities blunts hopes of swift breakthrough
By Nathan Hodge, Olga Voitovych, Paul Murphy and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Hopes of an early breakthrough in war-ravaged Ukraine were fading Wednesday as Russian forces continued to pound the cities of Kyiv and Chernihiv, a day after Moscow said it would “drastically reduce” its military assault there. Officials in Ukraine said there had been no
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What one meeting in Israel says about a changing world order
By Hadas Gold, CNN There have been a lot of “firsts” and “unthinkable” moments since Israel signed the normalization agreements with several Arab nations less than two years ago that were dubbed the “Abraham Accords.” But few likely come to the level of four foreign ministers from Arab nations, along with the US Secretary of
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Canadian gymnasts allege ‘abuse, neglect and discrimination’ within the sport
By George Ramsay, CNN More than 70 former and current gymnasts in Canada have called for an investigation into “ongoing toxic and abusive practices” gymnasts are allegedly subject to in the country. In an open letter addressed to Sport Canada, the athletes have called for the governing body to conduct an “independent, third-party investigation.” This
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Tracking showers and storms moving through
WEDNESDAY Showers and thunderstorms will continue for much of the morning and into the afternoon. The leading edge of storms will start to intensify towards 9-10 AM, which could bring some straight-line winds east of HWY 63. Temperatures will start to fall this afternoon, backing off into the 40’s by this evening as showers become
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Rent relief helped prevent more than one million evictions in 2021
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The federal government’s emergency rental assistance program helped prevent more than one million evictions last year. An estimated 1.36 million renters avoided an eviction filing in 2021 as a result of the government’s unprecedented $46.5 billion rent relief program and other protections, according to a recent analysis by Princeton University’s
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Academy ‘outraged’ by Will Smith’s behavior, says decision could take weeks
By Chloe Melas The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences told members its leaders are “upset and outraged” by Will Smith’s behavior during the Oscars, in a letter obtained by CNN hours before a key meeting on Smith’s future. The letter from Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson says the group is
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