Roots N Blues shuttle buses lower traffic during event weekend
Attendees at the Roots N Blues music festival in Columbia say the shuttle bus system is convenient to use and lowers the amount of car traffic around town.
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Democrats concede bipartisan infrastructure plan vote won’t happen Monday
By Kevin Liptak and Devan Cole, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday night that the House will vote Thursday on the $1 trillion infrastructure plan, as the future of President Joe Biden’s sweeping economic agenda remains uncertain. The vote is set to come as Pelosi works to unite disparate wings of the Democratic Party
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Tracking a warming trend and dry conditions
Tonight: Saturday night looks to be a clear and comfortable night for the Roots N Blues festival with the overnight low dipping to 54 with winds out of the south. Tomorrow: In the early hours of the morning, Central Missouri will see patchy fog lingering around until mid-morning. Temperatures will quickly increase with warm southerly
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MU police report sexual assault but release little information
MUPD says in the release that the assault was reported at about 3:15 a.m. and happened between 1 and 2:50 a.m. Police described the attacker as “an unknown individual” and said the incident happened in an “unknown location.”
Continue Reading House Budget Committee votes to pass the $3.5 trillion spending bill
By Kristin Wilson, Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN The House Budget Committee voted Saturday to pass the $3.5 trillion spending bill out of committee and send it to the House floor. The vote was 20 to 17 with Democratic Rep. Scott Peters of California joining Republicans to vote against the bill. It came as
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Portland, Oregon, police challenged in ‘really tough environment’ as violence spikes
By Jason Morris and Ryan Young, CNN Chuck Lovell was sworn in as Portland’s police chief in June 2020, not long into the pandemic and just a couple of chaos-filled weeks after George Floyd was murdered by a Minnesota police officer. As in cities across the country, protests erupted in Portland over Floyd’s death and
Continue ReadingPolice ask for personal items of Gabby Petito’s fiancé for DNA matching, attorney says
By Madeline Holcombe, Alison Kosik and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN As authorities continue to search for Gabby Petito’s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, the FBI has asked for items that might have his DNA, the Laundries’ family lawyer said. During the agency’s visit to the family home, “The FBI requested some personal items belonging to Brian Laundrie to
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The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022
By Simone Pathe, CNN After a rough month for President Joe Biden, Republicans think they have more than historical precedent on their side to retake the Senate in 2022. Traditionally, the party out of the White House does better in the midterms. But the surging Delta variant, a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and intra-party fissures
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Tracking gorgeous conditions today, summer-like heat returns Sunday
TODAY: Dense fog early. Clouds clear by morning, leading to a nice sunny afternoon with highs in the upper 70s. TOMORROW: Winds shift out of the southwest next week, bringing a sizeable warmup. Highs already rebound to the upper 80s by the afternoon on Sunday as we stay dry. EXTENDED: A ridge will build over
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Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema ran for president five times and lost. Now he’s basking in glow of historic win
By Larry Madowo, CNN Zambian leader Hakainde Hichilema is basking in the glow of his historic win in last month’s election during his first visit to the United States as president. On Thursday, he became the first Zambian president to visit the White House since 1992, a rare honor that world leaders covet. His defeat
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The Caribbean island where you need to earn $70,000 to enter
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Whether you’re a vaccine queen, a PCR prince or a quarantine king, there sure are a lot of requirements when it comes to getting around these days. Luckily CNN Travel is here to keep you updated on the latest developments. Here’s what we learned in pandemic travel this week. 1. The
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SportsZone Football Friday 2021: Week 5 highlights and scores
You can watch the game of the week, Helias vs. Rock Bridge.
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Tracking a few showers tonight, beautiful start to the weekend
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few showers moving in around sunset. Rain moves from north to south, clearing the area shortly after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Clouds exit by daybreak, leaving us with a bright start to the weekend with sunshine and highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: Clouds have filtered in
Continue Reading Fact-checking partisan claims on government spending under Trump
By Holmes Lybrand Once again, lawmakers are in a fight over the debt limit. Democratic leaders have called for suspending the debt ceiling through 2022 in order to keep the government open but Republicans staunchly oppose the legislation. In a joint statement on Monday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said it
Continue ReadingA New York cop had a lot more than just pressure on his shoulders. He also had a stranded driver
By Mark Morales, CNN As New York City became inundated with record rainfall earlier this month and dozens found themselves in danger of drowning, a pair of police officers made sure a stranded driver in the middle of Central Park would make it out alive. Police Sgt. Matt Moschetto waded through rising waters in Central
Continue Reading Biden decides it would be inappropriate to assert executive privilege in January 6 investigation
By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden generally does not expect to assert executive privilege to shield Trump-era records from being seen by a congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection attempt, the White House said on Friday. “We take this matter incredibly seriously,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in
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Firefighters find dogs in Midway motel room where fire broke out
Firefighters were sent at about 8 a.m. to the Budget Inn at the Midway area. They saw flames coming from the motel’s ground floor.
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Del Rio Port of Entry in Texas to reopen more than a week after migrant surge
By Rosa Flores, Conor Powell and Ray Sanchez, CNN The Del Rio Port of Entry in Texas was to reopen to vehicle traffic Saturday afternoon after a week-long shutdown prompted by a surge of migrants along the border with Mexico. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic was to resume at 4 p.m. local time Saturday, and cargo
Continue Reading Tracking evening scattered showers with a warm-up next week
Today: Partly cloudy skies will remain with us this afternoon as southwesterly flowing winds aid in warming us up to the lower ’80s. Tonight: An overnight cold-front slides in from the northwest causing scattered showers beginning at 7 pm and exiting Central Missouri by midnight tonight. This will aid in cooling overnight temperatures as winds
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‘He didn’t deserve this.’ Jelani Day’s mother criticizes efforts to find son
By Ray Sanchez and Dakin Andone, CNN The mother of Jelani Day, an Illinois graduate student whose body was identified nearly a month after he was reported missing, is criticizing the way authorities handled her son’s case. “To them, Jelani didn’t mean anything,” Carmen Bolden Day told CNN on Friday. “There is no effort. There
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