The UM System Board of Curators heard information about the proposed tuition increase during a meeting Thursday. A vote is expected when curators meet in May.
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Spring rainfall has come in at 33% higher than normal this year, causing flooding and saturating the ground. The excess water has led to increased demand for the work ServiceMaster does, a company representative said Friday.
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When my husband and I realized that we weren’t going to get pregnant the old-fashioned way, we initially talked to my obstetrician and later on, our fertility specialists. While we were on this roller coaster of emotions, we didn’t even know what IVF (in vitro fertilization) or IUI (intrauterine insemination) stood for. We certainly didn’t
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Five people were injured early Saturday in a shooting on New Orleans’ famous Bourbon Street, and no arrests had been made as of a few hours after the incident, police said. The shooting was reported to police at 1:16 a.m. CT on the street popular with tourists near an address on the edge of the
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If you have unwanted prescription drugs sitting in your medicine cabinet, the Drug Enforcement Administration will be happy to help out. The federal drug agency wants your unused or expired prescriptions for its 20th National Prescription Take Back Day on Saturday — to help ensure homes are safe from drug abuse. When walk-in clinics and
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As the pace of daily vaccinations slides in the US, the Biden administration is directing fresh urgency to one of the biggest political challenges it faces in stopping the spread of the coronavirus: tackling vaccine hesitancy, particularly among conservative and rural voters in the Southeast and Mountain West. The nation’s vaccine supply got a boost
Continue Reading Debris believed to be from the missing Indonesian navy submarine has been found, Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Yudo Margono told a news conference Saturday. Six pieces of debris believed to be from the submarine, which was lost in the Bali Sea on Wednesday, were presented to journalists. The latest update came as hopes faded
Continue Reading Following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, his family has received death threats, an attorney for the mother of his child said Friday. “There have been some threats to the family, which is disturbing,” attorney Thomas Bowers said during a press conference Friday. Bowers said he has received racist calls
Continue ReadingIn the moments following the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., first responders can be heard on dispatch audio saying a man has been hit and has gunshot wounds to the back. Audio of the call, posted to the archives of the website Broadcastify, includes a dispatcher saying crews are responding to a call of “shots
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By mid-May, the US will likely be coming up against a significant obstacle in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic — more doses of the vaccines than people who are willing to receive them, according to data that is worrying experts. “Facebook runs a survey every day — and we look at that data on
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that pregnant people get a Covid-19 vaccine, Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday. Her comment follows a new study that found no safety concerns among a large group of pregnant people who received the vaccine in their third trimester, and no safety concerns for their babies. “As
Continue Reading A Grand Rapids, Michigan, officer who is seen on bodycam footage punching a man during a March traffic stop initiated for littering has been defended by his police department. Bodycam footage of the incident, provided by an attorney for the man who was punched, Diabate Hood, shows at least four officers attempting to handcuff Hood
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson is extending the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Energy Assistance (EA) Program for one-time primary heating bill payments through May 31 of this year. The state is expanding eligibility for both the heating and cooling programs for Missouri households with incomes up to 135 percent of the
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It’s been a big week for climate. US President Joe Biden’s new emission cutting target has sparked a game of climate one-upmanship among leaders of the world’s most polluting countries. The United Kingdom, Japan and Canada all came up with new ambitious climate goals, while the European Union agreed on a new climate law on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A parking app used in Columbia experienced a security breach which resulted in some user information being accessed. ParkMobile says the company experienced the breach due to an issue linked to a third-party software used. An investigation into the problem has ended and the company says the issue has been fixed. ParkMobile
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Some state lawmakers say it’s time school bullies faced real consequences. A new bill would rewrite the state’s bullying prevention policy and require school districts to adopt it. Right now, they’re encouraged to do so. Rick Padilla is among those pushing for the bill. “I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANTA ANA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A 26-year-old man was charged with multiple hate crimes after punching an elderly Asian couple as they took a walk and a verbal attack on Japanese American Olympic karate athlete, Sakura Kokumai, all at the same park in Orange. Michael Orlando Vivona,
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Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A nice swing on the green, but if that golf ball doesn’t end up in the hole, chances are they’re getting picked up next door. They’re wayward balls of the worst kind. You expect them when you live next to a golf course, but these
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — Santa Clara County fire officials are putting out a call to action because of the triple threat of drought, wildfires and unhealthy air. “We are urging residents to take action now to prepare for wildfire,” said Luisa Rapport, Public Information Officer for Santa
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be making improvements to Stadium Boulevard in Columbia beginning Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Crews will patch potholes on Stadium Boulevard between Interstate 70 and Highway 63. One lane in each direction will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. each
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