By Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN When President Joe Biden rallies Democrats in Florida on Tuesday for a final-stretch campaign stop, he will finally land in the state his advisers have long eyed as the ideal backdrop for his warnings against “mega-MAGA” Republicans. For months, Biden and his team have been hoping
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Continue ReadingBy René Marsh, CNN Miles of brittle, uprooted almond trees lay dead on their sides on parched farmland in Coalinga, California, as an intensifying drought, new restrictions and skyrocketing water prices are forcing farmers to sacrifice their crops. Roadside signs warn against watering front lawns as residents brace for higher water bills as the precious
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOY’S SOCCER SOUTHERN BOONE (4) MEXICO (0) FINAL FULTON (2) HELIAS (3) FINAL FATIMA (8) CALVARY LUTHERAN (0) FINAL OSAGE (7) MONETT (2) FINAL BOONVILLE (1) ST. PAUL LUTHERAN (0) FINAL
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Scott Bronstein and Daniel A. Medina, CNN Prominent figures on social media, including some of the loudest voices on the political right, are pushing a salacious and false conspiracy theory about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, in an apparent attempt to shift the narrative about the assault.
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Amendment One would change the way state funds are allocated.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation plans to add about 35,000 trout to the lakes and waterways in the state this season For the first time, anglers will get to fish for trout at Beuth Park Lake in Moberly. About 1,000 rainbow trout were added to the lake this week. “There was kind
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As police departments across the county continue to face officer shortages, Gov. Mike Parson says a new initiative could improve the situation in Missouri. Parson announced Friday the launch of a $1 million Missouri Blue Scholarship Fund. It’s in an effort to help attract more Missourians to law enforcement careers. The Missouri
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Court dates were set Monday for two men charged in the Phi Gamma Delta hazing incident that left University of Missouri freshman pledge Danny Santulli disabled.
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Open burning season is starting in Jefferson City, right on the heels of a dry stretch that has led to outbreaks of wildfires in Mid-Missouri.
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Earlier Monday morning showers quickly exited the region to the northeast trailing behind a low pressure system. This allows for the rest of Halloween to remain dry with skies slowly clearing into the overnight hours. Temperatures officially topped out into the upper 60s across much of Mid-Missouri allowing for a warmer than average trend. According
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: We’ll be clear into the rest of tonight, dropping into the mid-40s. Sunshine returns tomorrow, but the upper pattern will bring southwesterly winds through much of the week. That allows temperatures to jump into the
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Scott Bronstein and Daniel A. Medina, CNN Prominent figures on social media, including some of the loudest voices on the political right, are pushing a salacious and false conspiracy theory about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, in an apparent attempt to shift the narrative about the assault.
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN The man alleged to have attacked Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, entered a not guilty plea Tuesday to all state charges during his initial appearance in San Francisco court. David DePape, 42, is facing a litany of state charges, including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon,
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Marshall Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN Paul Pelosi “is making steady progress on what will be a long recovery process,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Monday, following the announcement of state and federal charges against the man accused of attacking him. “Since the horrific attack on Paul early Friday,
Continue ReadingBy Drew Iden, HLN For nearly six years, Delphi, Indiana, a small town an hour north of Indianapolis, has been holding its breath. And Monday morning, when Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter stepped to the lectern to announce the arrest and charging of local resident Richard Allen with two counts of murder, it seemed
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The Columbia Fire Department’s acting chief has won the job on a permanent basis.
Continue ReadingToday: Temperatures continue to rise before eventually topping out into the mid-60s as skies continue to clear as low pressure moves away and to the east. Expect temperatures to cool into the mid-50s shortly after sunset. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-40s as winds switch back out of the southwest at 5 mph. Extended:
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN A previously little known fact about Julia Roberts is now more widely known, thanks to social media. It all started recently when a Twitter user shared a compilation video of Roberts, writing “Martin Luther King Jr. paying for her birth is still a little known fact that sends me.” A
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business In 2009, after Twitter was sued by then-St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa for being impersonated on the platform, the young company introduced a new feature: a blue and white check mark. The check indicated that Twitter had verified the accounts of artists, athletes, government officials and agencies and
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