The Jefferson City Council will hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss and vote on its property tax rate for the 2023 fiscal year after a council member asked to lower the mayor’s proposed rate.
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Hundreds of tips have been made to Missouri’s anonymous school safety hotline, Courage2Report, so far this year.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Amy Simonson and Rob Frehse, CNN Three men have been indicted in the beating death of imprisoned Boston gangster and convicted murderer James “Whitey” Bulger, prosecutors announced Thursday. Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 55, Paul “Pauly” DeCologero, 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death
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Animal shelters and rescues around the country have seen an uptick in pet owners giving up their animals because of the pandemic and inflation.
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Millions of children are using computers, which doctors say could lead to digital eye strain.
Continue ReadingBy Kiely Westhoff and Emma Tucker, CNN Two men and a teenage girl wanted in connection with an attempted robbery and fatal assault of a New York taxi driver have been arrested, according to a New York Police Department spokesperson. The men turned themselves into police Wednesday on allegations of assault and other crimes, and
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Carter teaches music lessons fulltime, anything from guitar to banjo to piano. But a few years ago, Carter was in a financial hole.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and warm with highs in the mid-80s. Showers and storms return by late afternoon or early evening and could bring isolated gusty winds. EXTENDED: After another beautiful day, we drop back into the lower 60s with a few more clouds building
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Adults across the United States are being diagnosed with colon and rectal cancers at younger ages, and now 1 in 5 new cases are among those in their early 50s or younger, according to the American Cancer Society’s latest colorectal cancer report. The report says that the proportion of colorectal cancer
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Elizabeth Stuart and Jeremy Herb, CNN In the days since the FBI seized classified and top secret documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, the former President and his allies have claimed that Trump had a “standing order” to declassify documents he took from the Oval Office to the White House residence. But
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Elizabeth Stuart and Jeremy Herb, CNN In the days since the FBI seized classified and top secret documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, the former President and his allies have claimed that Trump had a “standing order” to declassify documents he took from the Oval Office to the White House residence. But
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business No sentence in the English language may be more infuriating than the following 12 words: “We have been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.” If you’ve picked up the phone in response to an unknown caller anytime in the last several years, chances are you’ve encountered this
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When consumers were stuck inside during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, there weren’t many places to spend money. So they turned their attention to technology, scooping up new gaming consoles, monitors and PCs that made living and working from home a bit easier. Now, as people return to
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Dodge, famous for offering cars with big and powerful V8 engines, is phasing out some of its iconic, gas-powered muscle cars in favor of electric power. To ease fans into this new era, the company has opted to mimic some muscle car sensations — including shifting gears and a loud
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This Afternoon: Partly cloudy and gorgeous with highs in the mid-80s. Tonight: Clear and mild as winds turn southerly. Lows in the mid to lower 60s. Extended: By sunrise Friday, we’ll see clouds approaching from the north. This will likely be ahead of a line of showers from storms that developed to our northwest Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Hundreds of workers at Google-parent Alphabet are calling on the company to take steps to expand abortion protections for users and contractors in a post-Roe world, according to a statement Thursday from a union representing the workers. In the petition, which was signed by more than 650 workers at the
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a 15-year-long tax fraud scheme, and as part of the deal he has agreed to testify against former President Donald Trump’s real estate company at trial. In court Thursday, Weisselberg said, “Yes, your
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TODAY: Thursday starts clear and crisp again, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s again. Winds are variable and relatively calm through the day with mostly sunny skies in the morning, before becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs climb back into the mid-80s. TONIGHT: Skies clear overnight, and winds shift out of the south. EXTENDED:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Colleges and universities in Mid-Missouri are preparing for the return of students next week. Thursday is the second day for the University of Missouri students to move into their dorms. Mizzou students and staff are scheduled to start classes Monday. As more students move in, MU officials remind families about detailed maps
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN The Hawaii most tourists see is one of azure waters and towering resorts, of “aloha” and “ohana” and hula. But as it exists now, the powerful tourism industry dictates the lives of Native Hawaiians, often for the worse, said Kyle Kajihiro, a lecturer at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and
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