ST JOSEPH, Mo (News-Press NOW) — Just months after the creation of the Mighty Mo Youth Lacrosse Club, founder Mackenzie Porter has announced the first Mighty Mo Lacrosse clinic for Sunday, Sept. 28.
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By PAOLA FLORES and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga was once seen as a sideshow in Bolivia’s presidential races, his pleas for free markets and small government falling on deaf ears in a country dominated by budget-busting populism. Now, after three failed presidential bids, the collapse of Bolivia’s
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday marked the fourth anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members during the chaotic withdrawal at the end of the Afghanistan War by signing a proclamation honoring the fallen. Surrounded by about 35 family members of those killed, including
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By MARTÍN SILVA Associated Press AXTLA DE TERRAZAS, Mexico (AP) — Cameras flashed and reporters crowded around 15-year-old Isela Anahí Santiago Morales as she stepped from a vintage car into the pouring rain. Her friends formed a cordon so she could make it to the stage. The daughter of local garbage collectors, dressed in a
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By Mercy Sackor Click here for updates on this story Ohio (WEWS) — A Tuscarawas Valley High School freshman football player was injured Friday after a tackle during a game, according to the Tuscarawas Valley Local School District. Mayson White was playing football at Waynedale in Wayne County and fractured his C4, putting pressure on
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee has deepened its probe into the federal government’s investigation of the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, issuing a subpoena to his estate for an array of documents. The GOP-led committee issued the subpoena to Epstein’s estate Monday, demanding a slew of documents that include the
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By Jordan Bontke Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, Arizona (KNXV) — When crimes happen away from security cameras, recreating images from a victim’s memory sometimes falls into the hands of an artist. For the Tempe Police Department, that artist is Aaron Williams, who has turned his childhood passion for drawing into a
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By Jordan Bontke Click here for updates on this story MARYVALE, Arizona (KNXV) — Phoenix Union High School District is implementing additional safety measures after a student was stabbed and killed in a classroom at Maryvale High School, prompting community concerns about campus safety. The district announced there will be increased police presence on campus
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By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A “network security incident” that forced Nevada state government offices to close this week and shut down some state websites and phone lines is the result of a cyberattack, Gov. Joe Lombardo said Tuesday. “The incident is under active state and federal investigation,” a statement from Lombardo’s office said.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School Board is set to have its first meeting after the first day of school. Key items on the agenda include upgrades and revisions to report cards.
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Cracker Barrel, the struggling country-themed restaurant chain and road trip staple, is backtracking on a new logo that drew a right-wing backlash and tanked the chain’s stock. “If the last few days have shown us anything, it’s how deeply people care about Cracker Barrel,” the company posted
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Cole County Judge Brian Stumpe on Monday denied the temporary restraining order the Missouri National Education Association sought against House Bill 12, which would give $50 million to the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program for families to use on private school tuition.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts by U.S. immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, a country to which the Salvadoran national has no ties, has again focused attention on efforts by the Trump administration to send people to countries other than their own. The administration’s agreements with so-called
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts by U.S. immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, a country to which the Salvadoran national has no ties, has again focused attention on efforts by the Trump administration to send people to countries other than their own. The administration’s agreements with so-called
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By Landon Haaf Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KMGH) — For the second time in five days, law enforcement officers on Friday tracked down a runaway emu on the streets of the Front Range. This time it was animal control officers with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office who wrangled one of the
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By Chris Isidore, Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Move over, CEOs. Someone else might be angling to weigh in on your company: the president of the United States. President Donald Trump has brought a transactional mindset to the White House, one in which the US government isn’t just a regulator but a participant. The administration
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In the Monday, Aug. 25 eEdition of the St. Joseph News-Press, an article about a Patriots Day event honoring veterans was run on Page B1. The article incorrectly listed the number of the Cameron Veterans Home as 816-632-6100. The number is actually: 816-632-6010. The News-Press apologizes for this error.
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By Alyssa Bethencourt Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — State inspectors discovered bodies stored improperly for months at McDermott’s Funeral and Cremation Service before its sudden shutdown, leaving families uncertain about the ashes they received or will receive from their loved ones. For Dorothy Duran, losing her mother was devastating
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By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein on Monday as congressional lawmakers try to determine who was connected to the disgraced financier and whether prosecutors mishandled his case. The committee’s subpoena is the latest effort by both Republicans and Democrats to respond
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By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday threatening to withhold or revoke federal funding to local and state governments that offer cashless bail, arguing that it is a threat to public safety. “No cash. Come back in a couple of months, we’ll give you a trial. You never
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Property owners requesting safety checks of their businesses by the St. Joseph Police Department are now seeing extra signs of security from officers.
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By DASHA LITVINOVA and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned Woody Allen for speaking virtually at a Russian film festival over the weekend, calling his participation in the event “a disgrace and an insult” to the victims of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to Russian media, Allen spoke Sunday
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By Shannon Becker Click here for updates on this story Missouri (KOAM) — Peanut the conservation turtle turns 41! Her shell was transformed into the shape it is by litter, a cast-off plastic six-pack ring. Missouri Dept Conservation (MDC) have given Peanut a wonderful life and she has been able to remind Missourians — and
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By Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Early Thursday morning, thieves used a stolen car as a battering ram to break into Dark Matter Cannabis in Northeast Albuquerque, leaving the business with thousands of dollars in damages and stolen products. Hannah Renick, the general manager of the
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By Graham Cawthon Click here for updates on this story CONWAY, South Carolina (WJCL) — One person has been arrested, and 39 dogs have been seized in connection with an animal care and treatment case in South Carolina. Herbert Dozier, of Conway, faces 78 charges, including 39 felony counts of ill-treatment of animals. On Thursday,
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By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — While a recent bout with Covid-19 didn’t give Petra Kvitova the proper preparation she probably would have liked, the two-time Wimbledon champion did successfully make her farewell to tennis the way she wanted – at the US Open. After her 6-1, 6-0 defeat to Frenchwoman Diane Parry, Kvitova told
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Temperatures across the St. Joseph region have remained well below average, bringing cool, fall-like mornings to the area.
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By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — More than 180 current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency employees – most signing anonymously – sent a sharply worded letter to Congress on Monday, warning that the Trump administration’s sweeping overhaul is gutting the disaster relief agency’s authority and capabilities, undoing two decades of progress since the failures
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By Grace Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story RICEBORO, Georgia (WJCL) — A family in Riceboro continues to search for answers in the disappearance of their loved one, Harold Eugene Clark Sr., who has been missing since Dec. 21, 2023. Harold, a 64-year-old husband, father, and grandfather, has never missed a high school
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Texas manufacturers continue to express frustration over the Trump administration’s volatile tariff playbook and the impact of high borrowing costs. “Tariff Bingo is tough,” one furniture manufacturer told the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas in a survey released Monday. “We are probably going out of business within
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