Blair Oaks School Board tables transgender student policy discussion
The board was prompted to take a look at the policy when someone wrote a letter frustrated about the policy.
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The science behind fronts and pressure systems
Every day, meteorologists mention cold fronts, warm fronts, high-pressure systems, and low-pressure systems.
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Boone County Sheriff’s Office warns about latest phone scam
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is warning about the latest phone scam where scammers are posing as a deputy and attempting to steal the victim’s money.
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Recreational marijuana has signatures for November ballot
The campaign to get a constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana on Missouri’s November ballot scored a victory Tuesday when the Secretary of State’s Office said the petition had enough valid signatures.
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Tracking a cooler night with patchy fog by morning
TONIGHT: Mostly clear with fog developing after midnight. Lows in the low to mid-60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and comfortable with highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: Tonight will be quite comfortable with lows falling into the low 60s. With light winds and high relative humidity as temperatures sit near the dew point, we could wake up
Continue ReadingIn Nashville, it’s against the law to live in a tent on public land. Is that the best way to deal with homelessness?
By Nick Watt, CNN Across Tennessee, pitching a tent on public land outside of designated camp sites is now a felony offense. Tennessee is the first state in the nation to take such a draconian step, but it’s just one of a number of states essentially criminalizing homelessness in an effort to reduce the number
Continue ReadingRussia dangles freedom to prisoners if they fight in Ukraine. Many are taking the deadly gamble.
By Nick Paton Walsh, Daria Markina, Sebastian Shukla, Oleksandra Ochman and Darya Tarasova, CNN Promises of freedom and riches are made to convicts in cramped jail cells. Frantic phone calls ensue between relatives and inmates weighing the offer. Then prisoners vanish, leaving their loved ones to sift through reports of the wounded arriving in hospitals.
Continue ReadingThe next frontier in the tech battle between the US and China
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business The technological arms race between the United States and China has cut across everything from smartphones and cellular equipment to social media and artificial intelligence. But a new battleground is emerging that goes a layer deeper: to the components that power our smartphones, computers, automobiles and home appliances. President Joe
Continue ReadingHundreds of tips helped police identify and charge ‘primary suspect’ in killings of Muslim men, police say. Now they’re searching for motive
By Nouran Salahieh and Christina Maxouris, CNN Hundreds of tips poured in after Albuquerque police sounded an alarm about the shooting deaths of four Muslim men in the city, leading to an arrest in the killings on Tuesday. Though authorities are still searching for a motive and working to confirm whether they’re all related, police
Continue ReadingRicher people are eating more at Applebee’s and IHOP
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Cash-strapped consumers are starting to trade down, swapping higher-priced goods for more affordable alternatives. That’s good news for Applebee’s and IHOP. In the three months ending June 30, sales at the two chains, which are both owned by Dine Brands, grew about 6% to 8% among households earning over $75,000
Continue ReadingRicher people are eating more at Applebee’s and IHOP
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Cash-strapped consumers are starting to trade down, swapping higher-priced goods for more affordable alternatives. That’s good news for Applebee’s and IHOP. In the three months ending June 30, sales at the two chains, which are both owned by Dine Brands, grew about 6% to 8% among households earning over $75,000
Continue ReadingRepublicans rush to Trump’s defense after FBI executes search warrant at Mar-a-Lago
By Alex Rogers and Melanie Zanona, CNN Top congressional Republicans are rushing to former President Donald Trump’s defense after the FBI executed a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida as part of an investigation into the handling of potentially classified material. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told Attorney General Merrick Garland to “preserve
Continue ReadingGabby Petito’s family seeks $50 million from Utah police department for inadequate response to Brian Laundrie’s abuse
By Dakin Andone and Chuck Johnston, CNN The family of Gabby Petito has submitted a $50 million claim against the Moab, Utah, Police Department, arguing the 22-year-old may not have been killed last year by her fiancé if officers had recognized he was the “true primary aggressor” in a domestic dispute about two weeks before
Continue ReadingTracking a cooler and drier rest of the week
Today: Skies become partly cloudy as the last showers push to the southeast along with the past cold front we experienced this morning. Highs top out into the mid-80’s. Tonight: Skies remain partly cloudy with overnight lows cooling to the upper 60’s. Winds remain out of the northeast at 4-8 mph. Extended: High’s remain into
Continue ReadingAugust 11, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Heather Chen, Jack Guy, Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Maureen Chowdhury and Elise Hammond, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingWhat’s in the Democrats’ package on climate, health care and taxes
By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN The Democrats’ budget reconciliation package, which contains several landmark climate and health care provisions, was signed into law by President Joe Biden Tuesday. The House passed the legislation, titled the Inflation Reduction Act, Friday after being approved by the Senate on August 7 on a party-line vote. Still,
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Tracking less muggy air
TODAY: Showers this morning will continue to diminish through sunrise. Partly cloudy skies will remain, if not mostly cloudy south of I-70 where the best rain has remained overnight. Closer to I-44, residual moisture will lead to the chance for isolated storms this afternoon. Highs this afternoon climb into the mid-80s, while dewpoints land in
Continue ReadingUS Open: Serena Williams’ last hurrah at home grand slam headlines fascinating two weeks of tennis
By Matias Grez, CNN The curtain will soon come down on one of the greatest careers the world of sport has ever seen and Flushing Meadows, the home of the US Open, will provide a fitting stage for Serena Williams’ final act. Williams announced earlier this month that she would “evolve away from tennis” after
Continue ReadingNew business taxes are coming. Wall Street isn’t worried
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The most powerful business lobby in the United States is not a fan of the landmark heath care and climate package President Joe Biden is expected to shortly sign into law. “Business Roundtable opposes the ‘Inflation Reduction Act,’ which, among other things, includes tax provisions that would undermine American economic
Continue ReadingUS consumers continue to spend, but rising inflation has shifted their priorities
Martha C. White for CNN Business With lower gas prices effectively putting more money back in their pockets, Americans continued to spend last month. But persistent inflation has reshaped their shopping habits. In July, US retail sales were flat compared to the previous month, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. That marks a slowdown from June,
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