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Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s secretary of state barring him from the state's...
Prosecutors say Sen. Menendez cashed in by linking Qatari royal family member with NJ businessman
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez used his international clout to help a friend get a multimillion-dollar deal with a Qatari investment fund, partly by...
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry Reopened After an Extended Closure Due to Low Water on the Mississippi River
River forecast indicates ferry can operate this week PADUCAH, Ky. (January 2, 2024) — After an extended closure due to low water on the Mississippi River, The Dorena-Hickman Ferry has resumed...
US intel confident militant groups used largest Gaza hospital in campaign against Israel: AP source
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is “confident” that Palestinian militant groups used Gaza's largest hospital to hold “at least a few” hostages seized during...
Woman Arrested in Murray on Drug-Related Charges
MURRAY, KY - On December 31, 2023, at approximately 8:30 pm, deputies discovered Rebecca V. Widmer, 42, of Almo, KY, passed out in her vehicle near S. 12th Street in Murray. She was subsequently...
Things to know about Minnesota’s new, non-racist state flag and seal
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Love it, hate it or yawn at it, Minnesota is set to get a new state flag this spring that echoes its motto of being the North Star State,...
Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expand
By BASSEM MROUE, TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed Hamas' No. 2 political leader Tuesday, marking a...
Trump’s vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record and one family’s story
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Noelia Sanchez was born in the rolling farmlands of southwest Missouri, where her Mexican parents worked as seasonal farmworkers in the 1950s. When she was 1,...
Reckless Discharge of Firearm Leads To Arrest
Murray, KY — On January 1, 2024, around 2:30 pm, deputies from the Calloway County Sheriff's Office responded to a report from a man who had pulled over in a parking lot adjacent to grain bins and a...
New Year’s Day quake in Japan revives the trauma of 2011 triple disasters
By HIRO KOMAE and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — The powerful earthquake that shattered the peace of New Year’s Day in central Japan did not spur massive tsunamis like those...
Biden will start the year at sites of national trauma to warn about dire stakes of the 2024 election
By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary War to mark the third anniversary of the deadly...
Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash
By FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Investigators were focusing on communication between air traffic control and two aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday, a...
Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors walked off the job in Britain on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike over pay that was set to be the longest in the history...
Iran says at least 20 people killed, 40 wounded in blasts at ceremony honoring slain general
By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Explosions at an event honoring a prominent Iranian general slain in a U.S. airstrike in 2020 have killed at least 20 people and wounded 40 others, state-run...
Israel on alert for possible Hezbollah response after senior Hamas leader is killed in Beirut strike
By FADI TAWIL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel was on high alert for an escalation with Hezbollah on Wednesday after one of the top leaders of the Palestinian Hamas was killed in...
Taylor Swift’s new romance, debt-erasing gifts and the eclipse are among most joyous moments of 2023
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A FRIENDSHIP BRACELET WITH A PHONE NUMBER That’s how Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce planned to woo superstar Taylor Swift when he went to her...
Rescuers race against time in search for survivors in Japan after powerful quakes leave 73 dead
By HIRO KOMAE, RICHARD COLOMBO and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — Japanese rescue workers and canine units searched urgently through rubble Wednesday ahead of predicted bitter...
Beau’s Seven Day Outlook
U.S. Route 60 in Stoddard County will receive Drainage Repairs
SIKESTON—Missouri Department of Transportation will perform drainage repairs on U.S. Route 60 in Stoddard County. This section of roadway is located near County Road 685 and County Road 683...
SB I-55 in Ste. Genevieve, Perry, and Cape Girardeau Counites Impacted for Signage Work
SIKESTON---Southbound Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve, Perry, and Cape Girardeau Counties will have reduced shoulders while contractor crews install new signage on the right of way. Weather...
