Local boutique sees holiday boost as shoppers turn to vintage goods
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Retailers, large and small, have noticed a difference in consumer habits, specifically toward vintage items.
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House GOP unveils narrow health care package with key deadline looming
By Sarah Ferris, Adam Cancryn, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans unveiled a narrow health care package on Friday that does not extend soon-to-expire enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies — the latest sign that Congress is unlikely to avert skyrocketing insurance premiums for millions of Americans in the new year. The GOP proposal would
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Judge in Missouri redistricting lawsuit will not make ruling until signature verification is complete
The judge in a lawsuit surrounding Missouri’s new redistricting proposal has opted to not rule on the case until collected signatures are verified.
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Royals and All-Star 3B Maikel Garcia agree to 5-year, $57.5M contract
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a five-year, $57.5 million contract that includes a club option for a sixth season, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.
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Trump was unable to insult his way to victory in Indiana redistricting battle
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press If Indiana Republican senators had any doubt about what to do with President Donald Trump’s redistricting proposal, he helped them make up their minds the night before this week’s vote. In a social media screed, Trump accused the state’s top senator of being “a bad guy, or
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St. Joseph Lions Club kicks off annual fruit sale to support local charities
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV)– The St. Joseph Host Lions Club brings in fresh fruit from Florida annually, and sells it locally—a longtime tradition that helps them serve the community and raise funds for local charities and organizations.
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Fake name, unrecorded minutes and a backpack search. What we’ve learned at Luigi Mangione’s pre-trial hearing
By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — For two weeks now, a rotating cast of police officers have arrived to a Manhattan courtroom to lay out exactly what happened the day Luigi Mangione was arrested and accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Two questions are at the heart of this lengthy pre-trial suppression
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Guardsman wounded in shooting can now breathe on his own as doctors hail ‘miraculous’ recovery
By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — More than two weeks after being shot in the head in Washington, DC, National Guard Staff Sargent Andrew Wolfe, 24, is breathing on his own and can stand with assistance, according to MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Those are “important milestones that reflect his strength and determination,” said Dr. Jeffrey
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SJSD sees six filings for two open School Board seats in first week
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph School District saw six filings for two open seats on its School Board after the filing period opened Tuesday.
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Ex-Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore charged with home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering
CNN By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Fired University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore faces charges of a felony count of home invasion and multiple misdemeanors related to his arrest on Wednesday just hours after he was dismissed. Moore was charged with third-degree home invasion, which is a felony. He was also charged
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Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill
By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois residents with terminal illnesses may choose to end their lives on their own terms under a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Friday. Legalized medically assisted suicide takes effect in September 2026 to give the Illinois Department of Public Health and other medical participants time to
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United Way honors Carole Dunn with Distinguished Leader award posthumously as part of Class of 2025
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A group of devoted community members were officially honored as the next class of up-and-coming leaders in St. Joseph this week, highlighted by the dedication of one late member who long embodied the program’s core values.
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Gov. Kehoe’s income tax elimination plan could tax services instead
Gov. Mike Kehoe might be looking to phase out income tax in 2026, but to do that, the state would have to expand the sales tax base to include services, according to conservative group Americans For Prosperity.
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Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildren
By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials are plowing ahead with a proposal to roll back certain vaccine mandates for the state’s schoolchildren, after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis called for the state to become the first in the nation to eliminate all school vaccination requirements. Pediatricians, infectious
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Christine Choy, indie filmmaker who led seminal documentary on the killing of Vincent Chin, dies
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Christine Choy, a trailblazer for Asian Americans in independent film and whose documentary on the fatal beating of Vincent Chin was nominated for an Academy Award, has died. She was 73. Choy died Sunday, according to a statement from JT Takagi, executive director of Third World Newsreel, a filmmaking collective
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Democratic states sue Trump administration over new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of blue states is suing the Trump administration over its fee of $100,000 for H-1B Visas, several Democratic attorneys general announced on Friday. The Trump administration announced in September that it would be implementing the fee for H-1B visas, citing that the program for the visas is
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Treason trial of South Sudan’s suspended VP is further eroding peace deal, UN experts say
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The treason trial of South Sudan’s suspended vice president is further eroding a 2018 peace agreement he signed with President Salva Kiir, U.N. experts warned in a new report. As Riek Machar’s trial is taking place in the capital, Juba, the experts said forces from
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Chiefs face must-win game against Chargers without 3 starting offensive linemen, wide receiver Brown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will be without three starting offensive linemen for the second consecutive week, along with wide receiver Marquise Brown, when they play the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday in what amounts to a must-win game for them. The Chiefs, who put left tackle Josh Simmons on injured
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FEMA to send Georgia more than $300 million in Hurricane Helene relief after accusations of delays
ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday announced it would send $350 million in funding to localities and electric cooperatives for relief efforts following Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby. The announcement comes two months after Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia released a report that nearly $500 million
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US removes Brazilian Supreme Court justice and his wife from sanctions list
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes from its sanctions list on Friday after initially adding him over his role in leading the trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. De Moraes’ wife and the Lex Institute, which she leads, were
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New York is the 8th state found to have improperly issued commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer New York is the eighth state found to routinely issue commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that are valid long after they are no longer legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday, and he threatened to withhold $73 million in highway funds unless
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Wyeth-Tootle Mansion brings holiday magic with free ‘Santa at the Mansion’ event this December
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A historic St. Joseph museum is decking the halls and inviting community members to ring in the holiday spirit with Santa Claus and complimentary Christmas gifts.
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Royals and All-Star 3B Maikel Garcia agree to 5-year, $57.5M contract, AP source says
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a five-year, $57.5 million contract that includes a club option for a sixth season, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition
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Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge’s contempt inquiry in mass deportation case
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked an appeals court Friday to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March. The department also is seeking Chief Judge James Boasberg’s removal from the case, accusing him of
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Trump says he’s sealed Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire, but fighting continues
By AAMER MADHANI and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders had agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes, even as Thai and Cambodian officials suggested there is still work to do to get the ceasefire that the U.S. administration had helped
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Sen. Ron Johnson asks DOJ to investigate Wisconsin judge in former Trump attorney’s case
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson asked the U.S. Department of Justice this week to investigate allegations made by a former attorney for President Donald Trump in Wisconsin that a judge overseeing his felony case is guilty of misconduct and must step aside. The judge on Tuesday
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Commander in charge of US military operations in the Caribbean retires after clashes with Hegseth over boat strikes
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Adm. Alvin Holsey, the commander of US Southern Command who reportedly clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the legality of US military strikes in the Caribbean, officially retired on Friday in a ceremony in Florida where he handed the reins of the command to his deputy. Holsey thanked
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New photos released from Epstein’s estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Friday showing the many powerful figures in the late sex trafficker’s orbit, including President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Steve Bannon, Bill Gates, Richard Branson and others. Many of the men have
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College Basketball Scores
Friday, Dec. 12 EAST Army 63, UMBC 60 Cairn 94, Penn State-Berks 68 Daemen 83, Mercy 65 Houghton 92, SUNY-Fredonia 61 Husson 73, Maine Maritime Academy 59 Maine-Farmington 87, Maine-Presque Isle 49 Molloy 90, Roberts Wesleyan 75 SUNY-Cobleskill 72, SUNY-Delhi 67 St Thomas Aquinas 93, D’Youville 87 St. Mary’s College of Maryland 68, Goucher 63
Continue ReadingGreat Plains Lookahead Digest
By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–TITANS-ANALYSIS DESCRIPTION: NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are done with a two-game road swing and have
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