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State audit finds documentation gaps, policy violations in former Gov. Mike Parson’s office

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new audit of former Gov. Mike Parson’s office found insufficient documentation for hundreds of thousands of dollars in state travel expenses, unallowable employee payments and a lack of recordkeeping, leading Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick to give the office a “fair” rating. The State Auditor’s Office rates agencies on a four-point

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Jefferson City’s Salute to America is taking extra precautions during the heat advisory

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Kmiz) The annual Salute to America Fourth of July Celebration began Thursday at the Missouri Capitol, and organizers and emergency personnel are implementing extra safety measures to address the heat advisory in effect through the holiday weekend. The festival will include events for multiple days for the first time since 2022. Organizers

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Firefighters surround the wreckage of a skydiving aircraft that crashed in Butler

No indications of engine problems in deadly Missouri skydiving crash last month, NTSB says

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — There were “no indications” of any mechanical malfunctions or failures of the engine on a skydiving plane that crashed last month in Missouri, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released on Thursday. On June 14, just after takeoff at Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri, the

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The Chilean Fire Department shared video on Twitter of the man Hernán trapped beneath a collapsed building in Venezuela as rescue efforts continue to get him out.

Man pulled from rubble in ‘miraculous’ rescue 8 days after devastating Venezuela earthquakes

By Helen Regan, Osmary Hernandez, Ivonne Valdes, Chandler Thornton, Diego Mendoza, CNN La Guaira, Venezuela (CNN) — Sigue nuestra cobertura en español Rescuers pulled a man from under the rubble of a nine-story building in Venezuela in a “miraculous” operation eight days after the devastating earthquakes that hit the country. Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, who

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