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By Brian Johnson Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KMBC) — Utility customers in Independence are raising concerns over potentially inflated bills for energy they aren’t using. Independence Power and Light, which does not use automated meter reading, serves 67,058 customers. That means a real person has to check every meter, every
Continue ReadingBy Brett Rains Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KHBS , KHOG) — The city of Fort Smith is located just outside the path of totality for the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse in Arkansas, but it is the regional hub for restaurants and hotels in the River Valley. “We’re
Continue ReadingBy Davon Taylor Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Douglas County Health Department is recognizing National Public Health Week this week. Dr. Lindsay Huse is the Douglas County Health Department Health director. She said the week is meant to inform people about public health work outside of an emergency
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is pulling out all the stops for Monday’s total solar eclipse, as it braces for potentially hundreds of thousands of visitors. At a Friday news conference, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said it was 1806 when a total eclipse last crossed the state’s path. The
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time in nearly two decades, the percentage of women in the C-suite at publicly traded US companies has dropped. And growth in the percentage of women in senior corporate leadership roles overall barely budged from 2022 to 2023. That’s according to a new report
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — An artist is suing to stop the demolition of her art installation in Des Moines. The Des Moines Art Center says an outdoor installation at Greenwood Park is a hazard. It also claims repairs would be too expensive. Artist Mary
Continue ReadingBy FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has begun testifying to prosecutors on Friday after authorities said the president possesses jewelry including Rolex watches and received cash transfers totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. The prosecutors’ office estimated that her jewelry may be worth as much
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — For many people, the upcoming total solar eclipse is a joyous and celebratory occasion. Countless skygazers are gearing up to witness the rare cosmological marvel as it crosses over Mexico, the US and Canada on April 8. Along with the 30 or so million people living in the path
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A Dominican judge denied a request by Wander Franco to suspend required monthly meetings with authorities investigating allegations the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl. The judge also rejected a petition to return a $33,000 deposit Franco paid
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal job safety officials are beginning their investigation into the collapse of a crane in downtown Fort Lauderdale that killed a worker. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday began trying to determine what caused Thursday afternoon’s collapse that crushed two cars on a busy bridge that crosses the
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as cranes, ships and diving crews work to reopen one of the nation’s main shipping lanes. Aboard Marine One, circling
Continue ReadingINNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) — Skiing power couple Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde have announced they’re engaged to be married. Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic champion who has won a record 97 World Cup races, holds her ring up to the camera in one of several photos they posted on their social media accounts. Aamodt Kilde
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press A new Hulu limited-series called “We Were the Lucky Ones” follows a Jewish family in Poland during World War II who get separated and spend years trying to reunite. It’s based on a book by Georgia Hunter, who wrote about her own family history. The show’s main cast is all
Continue ReadingBy DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Oakland Athletics no longer have to wonder where they’ll play the next few seasons. That won’t make the long goodbye any easier. The A’s reacted to the announcement that this will be their last year in Oakland with a mixture of sadness and relief. “At least
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A majority of workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are calling for a vote to join the United Auto Workers union, which is on a drive to sign up non-union plants across the country. According to the UAW, the Mercedes workers have filed a petition with the National Labor
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man found guilty but mentally ill in the killing of an Indianapolis police officer has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting his then-girlfriend but to time served for killing the officer. The city’s police chief calls the sentence “deeply” disappointing. Thirty-one-year-old Elliahs Dorsey was found guilty but mentally
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Elon Musk se dio por vencido, restaurando el sistema de marcas de verificación azules de “señores y campesinos” que una vez reprendió y atacó como elitismo. Después de insistir en que periodistas, celebridades y otros usuarios notables le pagaran US$ 8 al mes por la otrora codiciada marca azul
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is advancing a bipartisan bill to allow people convicted of felonies to apply to vote again without getting gun rights restored. The bipartisan effort to untangle the two rights has cleared early hurdles but several remain. The bill faces some GOP skepticism in the session’s
Continue ReadingBy DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Oakland A’s no longer have to wonder where they’ll play the next few seasons. That won’t make the long goodbye any easier. The A’s reacted to the announcement that this will be their last year in Oakland with a mixture of sadness and relief. “At least
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press People impacted by nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region are urging federal lawmakers to approve a plan to spend billions of dollars to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government. Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush and several people who lived along Coldwater Creek spoke Friday at a news
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