By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant families crossing the southwest border is again breaking records, and the crush is overwhelming border agents and straining facilities, officials said Tuesday. More than 76,000 migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border last month, more than double the number from the same period last…
Columbia, MO (KTRS) A new program is effectively treating hypertension in underserved communities, according to a Mizzou study. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects an estimated 31 percent of the world’s population. Low income countries, such as the Dominican Republic, are disproportionately affected. To combat the issue, researchers at the University of Missouri partnered with…
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — Hillary Clinton says she won’t run for president in 2020, but vows she’s “not going anywhere.” The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out another campaign during an interview posted Monday by New York TV station News12 . Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, says, “I’m…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Missouri’s general revenue is growing, with the month of February up almost 18 percent over last February. State Budget Director Dan Haug announced Monday that net general revenue collections for February 2019 increased 17.9 percent compared to those for February 2018, from $476 million last year to $561 million this year.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A woman is dead after an overnight shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was found shot to death in a vehicle in the 8300 block of North Broadway around 1 a.m. Monday. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings…
By KIM CHANDLER , Associated Press BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Rescuers prepared Monday to tear through the rubble of mobile homes and houses in search of survivors of a powerful tornado that rampaged through southeast Alabama and killed at least 23 people. The trail of destruction was at least half a mile wide and overwhelmed…
SELMA, AL (AP) — Thunder rolling above Brown Chapel AME Church, Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker warned Sunday of a looming threat to American democracy and called for protecting the legacy of the civil rights movement with love and action. “It’s time for us to defend the dream,” Booker said in a keynote speech at…
Fulton, MO (AP) A mid-Missouri museum honoring Winston Churchill is launching its 50th anniversary celebration tomorrow with an art exhibit featuring the work of roughly 4,000 students. Officials with America’s National Churchill Museum on the campus at Westminster College in Fulton say the art was inspired by Churchill’s famous “Iron Curtain” speech. The longtime British…
Stay off the roads during the snowstorm! That from MODOT. They’ve issued a No Travel Advisory for the duration of the weekend snowstorm. Blowing snow is expected to reduce visibility during the storm. especially on Sunday. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch that starts at 6PM Saturday and runs until 6PM…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials say the state is “on track” to soon begin offering licenses and identifications that comply with stricter federal identification requirements under the Real ID Act. But the Missouri Department of Revenue says in a news release that there’s no immediate need to rush to apply when they become…