Boone County deputy shooting ruled justified in deadly February chase
A special prosecutor declined to charge a Boone County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man in February.
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Biden heads to Europe to keep allies united against Russia as a grinding war in Ukraine takes its toll
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden departed Saturday for a week of summits in Europe, where the grinding war in Ukraine — entering its fifth month and fading from Americans’ attention — will be thrust back to the forefront. Biden hopes to announce new sanctions and military assistance alongside European allies during his visits
Continue ReadingTrump’s allies claim they were assured editorial input before filmmaker was subpoenaed
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Several of Donald Trump‘s closest allies sat for interviews with a British filmmaker during his final weeks as president after being assured they had editorial input over the final product, according to two people familiar with the situation, a claim the filmmaker’s team has denied. Multiple people said they had been
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UM Board of Curators approves $3.9 billion budget
The University of Missouri Board of Curators unanimously passed a $3.9 billion budget for the coming fiscal year Thursday.
Continue ReadingA movie theater will not fast-forward a same-sex kiss in ‘Lightyear’ after all
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A movie theater in Oklahoma has removed a warning sign it initially posted about a same-sex kiss in the new Disney/Pixar film “Lightyear.” The notice outside of the 89er Theater in Kingfisher cautioned parents about a scene that depicts two female characters sharing a brief kiss, according to CNN affiliate KTUL.
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MoDOT says bridge graffiti now painted over
Graffiti that included references to a white nationalist group on a pedestrian walkway on the Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City has been covered, the Missouri Department of Transportation said Thursday.
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Salvation Army baby pantry now open for families in Columbia
The Columbia Salvation Army, is set to open a new monthly baby pantry Thursday, from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.
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Lawyer for Greitens’ ex-wife calls for public statement denouncing threats
The ex-wife of former Missouri governor Eric Greitens wants a public statement from the politician denouncing violence against her, Sheena Greitens’ lawyer said Thursday in court.
Continue Reading5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power.
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Tracking showers and storms to end the week
TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with showers and storms possible late. Lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms. Humid, with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Clouds have started to spread in ahead of some showers and a few storms to our west, but the air looks to be dry enough
Continue Reading3 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power.
Continue ReadingOil CEOs call for ‘tone shift’ from White House on finger-pointing over gas prices
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The oil industry pushed for an easing of tensions and a dialing back of finger-pointing from the White House during a Thursday meeting with the Energy Department as high gas prices continue to anger politicians and consumers. “Our guys raised concerns about the ongoing tone from the administration. We asked
Continue ReadingFeds search home of Jeffrey Clark, former DOJ official who pushed Trump’s false election fraud claims
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Federal investigators on Wednesday conducted a search of the home of former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, people briefed on the matter tell CNN. Clark is the former DOJ lawyer who former President Donald Trump sought to install as attorney general in the days before the January 6 Capitol
Continue ReadingClarence Thomas’ Second Amendment ruling shows power of conservative supermajority
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer For more than a decade, individual Supreme Court conservatives lamented lower court decisions that endorsed gun regulations, as their own court failed to expand a 2008 ruling that said the Second Amendment protects a right to a handgun in the home for self-defense. One of
Continue ReadingSenate passes first major federal gun safety legislation in decades
By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Thursday night passed a bipartisan bill to address gun violence that amounts to the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades. The final vote was 65 to 33 with 15 Republicans joining Democrats in support of the measure, marking a
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United Way of Central Missouri launches fundraising drive
The United Way of Central Missouri embarked Thursday on a drive to raise more than $2 million to help community organizations.
Continue ReadingCoach dives into pool to rescue American swimmer Anita Alvarez at World Championships
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN American swimmer Anita Alvarez was rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, after she lost consciousness. Coach Andrea Fuentes jumped into the pool after she saw the 25-year-old artistic swimmer sink to the bottom at the end of
Continue Reading‘Elvis’ drowns Austin Butler’s spot-on performance under a frenetic flood of style
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Elvis” has entered the theaters, but in a package that often recalls the excesses associated with his Vegas-residency years: Looking bloated, gaudy and at times bordering on self-parody. Those missteps, courtesy of director Baz Luhrmann and an ill-used Tom Hanks, squander Austin Butler’s brilliant moments in the title role, which
Continue Reading5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power.
Continue ReadingTracking scattered showers before a major cooldown ahead
Today: Highs looking to top out into the upper 80’s this afternoon with skies slowly becoming partly cloudy by late afternoon. A few scattered light showers are possible this evening into tonight as storms off to the west towards Kansas will lose moisture and energy leading to rainfall near a tenth of an inch in
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