COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A complaint has been filed against a Missouri lawmaker for describing COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.” Kansas City Democratic Rep. Emily Weber filed the complaint against Branson Republican Rep. Brian Seitz with House human resources Wednesday. Seitz didn’t immediately return an Associated Press request for comment Wednesday. Weber says the term
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican-led Missouri House has voted to make it harder to amend the state Constitution. Lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a proposal to require a two-thirds majority vote to change the Constitution. Currently, constitutional amendments are adopted if approved by at least 51% of voters. Republican lawmakers say it’s too easy
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China is assembling an increasingly offensive military and expanding its regional footprint, as Beijing steps up efforts to supplant American military power in Asia, a top US commander warned Congress on Tuesday. “I cannot for the life of me understand some of the capabilities that they’re putting in the field unless it is an aggressive
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The University of Texas has long faced allegations that its famous alma mater, “The Eyes of Texas,” had a racist past, but a committee tasked with researching the tune’s history and intent found it’s not as clear as it seems. UT President Jay Hartzell established The Eyes of Texas History Committee in October, saying it
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Columbia police officers investigated a stabbing in the 400 block of Ripley Street late Tuesday night, a department spokeswoman said.
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Missouri’s attorney general said Wednesday that more than 100 charges have been filed against a couple who operated a girls’ ranch in southwest Missouri.
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The Republican said in a statement Wednesday that he’ll continue serving as the state’s top elections official.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congress is sending President Joe Biden the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after the House approved the bill Wednesday with a vote of 220 to 211. The Senate passed the measure over unanimous Republican opposition four days ago. All of Mid-Missouri’s congressional delegation voted against the COVID-19 relief bill. Representative Vicky Hartzler
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Columbia Public Schools saw a more than 10% increase in its staff vaccination rate in just a single day.
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Texans were no longer under a statewide mandate to wear masks in public as of Wednesday, but they shouldn’t be too quick to throw out their face coverings. Gov. Greg Abbott last week announced he would be loosening restrictions meant to stop the spread of Covid-19, including doing away with the mask requirement and allowing
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Ultrathin dolls could be detrimental to young girls’ body image, a new study has shown. Researchers observed 5- to 9-year-olds playing with dolls of different body types and found girls who played with ultrathin dolls were more likely to want thin bodies, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Body Image. The ultrathin
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Click here for updates on this story TRUCKEE, California (KOVR) — A FedEx driver braved freezing cold water to save a woman who lost control of her car and crashed into the Truckee River near Alpine Meadows on Monday. “It was definitely some of the coldest water,” FedEx Express driver Brandon Alt said. “I felt
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KOVR) — A Modesto woman has been on a mission to fulfill her dad’s dying wish, while he battles COVID-19. He hopes to be buried in his Marine Corps dress blues, but his were stolen decades ago. “One day he might be feeling really good and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, CA (KPIX) — It was an explosive, close call for some neighbors in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood on Tuesday, when a lightning strike sent a redwood tree flying in all directions. Shards of wood smashed through a sliding glass door of a home and straight
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Ride-hailing service Lyft has also banned a woman caught on camera coughing on and assaulting an Uber driver who refused her and her friends service over in San Francisco over not wearing masks, the company announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, the woman in question has apparently
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Incredible cell phone video shows a Good Samaritan rescuing a woman trapped inside the cab of an overturned truck, using his bare hands to break through the glass windshield. The truck flipped over on Highway 160 Saturday afternoon near Arden-Arcade. The cell phone video
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Jigsaw puzzles have seen a boom in popularity as Canadians continue to hunker down at home. But puzzle makers have struggled to meet the explosion in demand. One of those puzzle-makers is David Manga, who is president of Cobble Hill Puzzles in Victoria,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CASTLE SHANNON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Imagine navigating your way through a so far very successful life only to discover you’ve been carrying around baggage you did not know you had. “I have Autism but didn’t know it,” says Dr. Rueben Brock. A practicing clinical psychologist, a professor at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MERCER COUNTY, New Jersey (KYW) — Parents, teachers and administrators clashed during a heated meeting on the reopening of schools in Mercer County. As CBS3’s Kimberly Davis reports, students with special needs were caught in the middle. “Why haven’t parents, teachers and staff been included in making decisions
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A video posted on Twitter shows Miami Heat player Meyers Leonard using an anti-Semitic slur while playing Call of Duty on a Twitch stream. The team is aware of the video, the NBA is also looking into the matter. Tuesday evening, Leonard apologized in an
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