Parson looks to temporary fix to boost Missouri teacher pay for second straight year
Missouri’s governor is again proposing a one-year fix to pay teachers more in this fiscal 2024 budget.
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Tracking a chilly Friday, rain and snow possible on Saturday
TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny and chilly with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. EXTENDED: Clouds stick around overnight, but temperatures will be a bit cooler as we drop into the upper 20s by tomorrow morning. We’ll see more sunshine tomorrow, getting
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Man robs Jefferson City credit union
A man robbed a Jefferson City credit union at gunpoint Thursday morning, police say.
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The science behind melting snow
When hearing about snow entering a region, many people’s immediate thoughts turn to the question, “How much?” As a meteorologist, there are countless things to think about when forecasting snowfall. One of the less thought of principals falls under the category of melting snow. It might seem counterintuitive to worry about melting snow before snowfall
Continue ReadingSupreme Court embarrassed by the opinion leak is embarrassed again
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst The Supreme Court’s stunning report Thursday on its failure to discover who leaked a draft decision reversing abortion rights last year laid bare shortfalls at the nation’s highest court, in its technology, protocols for confidentiality and overall institutional safeguards. Further, the lack of success in discovering who
Continue ReadingThe key figures who were on the ‘Rust’ movie set the day of the shooting
By Eric Levenson, CNN They gathered on set at Bonanza Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, in October 2021 to film a movie in the Old Western style. Fifteen months later, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is dead, director Joel Souza was injured and two people, including star actor Alec Baldwin, face criminal charges. Another has
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Pre-trial conference scheduled for man who confessed to killing his wife in 2006
BOONE COUNTY Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, a pre-trial conference is scheduled for a Columbia man who admitted to killing his wife back in 2006. Comfort first reported his wife as missing after he allegedly killed her in 2006. After 13 years, Comfort finally confessed to killing his wife, Megan Shultz after she allegedly told him she was
Continue ReadingCloudflare says White House asked tech firm to bypass Iran censorship, but US sanctions got in the way
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A senior White House official asked US tech company Cloudflare to help circumvent internet censorship in Iran after protests erupted in that country last September but US sanctions prevented the firm from doing so, Cloudflare CEO Mathew Prince said Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “I got a
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin intends to finish ‘Rust’ production despite facing involuntary manslaughter charges, source says
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Josh Campbell and Jay Croft, CNN Despite facing involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the “Rust” set shooting death of a cinematographer, Alec Baldwin intends to finish the movie’s production, a source close to the actor told CNN. Meanwhile, the New Mexico prosecutor who is planning to charge Baldwin is gearing up for
Continue ReadingM3GAN is already an icon. Could existing AI turn her into reality?
By Scottie Andrew, CNN There is no shortage of robot uprising fiction in the Western canon (see: the works of Ray Bradbury and Philip K. Dick; classics like “The Terminator”; family-friendly spins like “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”). It’s a conceit that preys on one of mankind’s great fears, that robots will replace us. But
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Tracking weekend snow
Today: Highs warm into the upper 30s with a light drizzle finally parting the region by the late afternoon hours. Winds remain gusty out of the west gusting up to 35 mph. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the upper 20s tonight with partly cloudy skies. Wind gusts from the west once again reach into the
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San Francisco art gallery owner arrested after spraying water on homeless person
By Chuck Johnston and Eric Levenson, CNN Police have arrested the owner of an art gallery in San Francisco after he was seen on video spraying water on a homeless person outside his shop last week. Police issued an arrest warrant Wednesday charging the gallery owner, Shannon Collier Gwin, with misdemeanor battery “for the alleged
Continue Reading‘Rust’ to be completed and still star Alec Baldwin as he faces involuntary manslaughter charges in death of crew member, attorney says
By Aya Elamroussi and Josh Campbell, CNN Alec Baldwin, who is set to face involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a crew member during a “Rust” film rehearsal, will continue starring in the lead role, a production attorney told CNN on Friday. As the film proceeds, operations will include “on-set safety supervisors and union
Continue ReadingHow the blare of a crypto mine woke up this Blue Ridge Mountain town
By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent When Judy Stines first heard about cryptocurrency, “I always thought it was smoke and mirrors,” she said. “But if that’s what you want to invest in, you do you.” But then she heard the sound of crypto, a noise that neighbor Mike Lugiewicz describes as “a small jet
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin and armorer to be charged with involuntary manslaughter after fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of ‘Rust’
By Travis Caldwell, Paul Vercammen and Holly Yan, CNN Actor Alec Baldwin, who fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal for the Western movie “Rust” in 2021, and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Thursday. Baldwin has maintained he was not aware the gun he
Continue ReadingDonald Trump mistook E. Jean Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples in a photo, deposition transcripts show
By Elizabeth Hartfield and Kara Scannell, CNN Newly unsealed transcripts from Donald Trump’s deposition in the E. Jean Carroll case show that the former president mistook Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples in a photo. The transcripts show that during his October 2022 deposition, Trump was shown a black and white photo where he is
Continue ReadingMost new car buyers are now paying less than sticker price
By Chris Isidore, CNN Americans can once again buy cars for less than sticker price. But that doesn’t mean they’re finding bargains at their local dealerships. A year ago, record tight inventories meant 80% of buyers were paying more than the manufacturers’ suggested retail price (MSRP), or sticker price, according to data from Edmunds. For
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Tracking blustery conditions and a wintry mix for Thursday
TODAY: Early Thursday morning, visibility may be an issue for some as fog has developed overnight behind a wet day on Wednesday. Additionally, clouds are moving in, making for another dreary day ahead. Precipitation returns Thursday with aforementioned clouds, but in a much more isolated fashion than Wednesday. Light rain and snow showers will be
Continue ReadingUS Coast Guard tracking suspected Russian spy ship off coast of Hawaii in international waters
By Mary Kay Mallonee and Michael Callahan, CNN The US Coast Guard says it is tracking a suspected Russian spy ship off the coast of Hawaii in international waters as heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow remain over Russian’s war in Ukraine. “In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian
Continue ReadingUS Coast Guard tracking suspected Russian spy ship off coast of Hawaii in international waters
By Mary Kay Mallonee and Michael Callahan, CNN The US Coast Guard says it is tracking a suspected Russian spy ship off the coast of Hawaii in international waters as heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow remain over Russian’s war in Ukraine. “In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian
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