This article will update. Snow began falling rapidly throughout Central Indiana shortly before noon Friday, adding another layer to the already-covered ground. The National Weather Service is predicting 2-4 inches of accumulation. Kids who didn’t get their fill of snow days earlier this week just may be in luck. Here is a list of what … Read more
Expectations heading into this week showed projections of about 155,000 new jobs having been added in the United States in December. As it turns out, according to the new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the totals were far better than that. NBC News reported: President Joe Biden will end his term with a … Read more
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is taking a police action that prevented workers from picketing in front of the Perryville IKEA distribution center to U.S. District Court, asking a judge to allow demonstrators to cross a road in front of the business. The IAM represents about 320 striking Local Lodge 460 workers, … Read more
Gov. Janet Mills gives State of the State address at the Maine State House in Augusta on Jan. 30, 2024. (Jim Neuger/Maine Morning Star) This story will be updated. Gov. Janet Mills proposed an approximately $11.6 billion biennial budget on Friday that maintains many of the state’s existing commitments to education and health care, reduces … Read more
KCCI news director Allison Smith is leaving the Des Moines station, Hearst Television announced. News director since 2018, Smith has been named the new president and general manager of KCCI’s sister station KETV in Omaha, Nebraska. Allison Smith Hearst Television president calls Smith ‘accomplished news leader’ Michael J. Hayes, Hearst Television president, called Smith “an … Read more
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s highest court on Friday upheld a judge’s dismissal of civil rights complaints against a white nationalist group that prosecutors say trespassed when it displayed without a permit “Keep New England White” banners from an overpass in 2022. The New Hampshire Supreme Court, in its first look at the state Civil Rights … Read more
Jefferson County Public Schools were supposed to return from winter break Monday, but the weather had different plans. After calling off school Monday through Friday due to inclement weather, JCPS officials will continue to monitor conditions and plan to issue a decision on whether students will return to classes by 5 a.m. Monday at the … Read more
Tuscaloosa just missed having a white Christmas a little more than two weeks. People in the Tuscaloosa area on Friday morning woke up to a rare snowfall in the Druid City. Since classes had been canceled, University of Alabama students had the opportunity to make snowmen on the Quad, while public and private school students … Read more
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Robert Menendez, the disgraced former U.S. senator from New Jersey, should spend at least 15 years in prison following his corruption conviction, after he betrayed voters by putting his office “up for sale” in exchange for bribes, U.S. prosecutors said. The recommendation was filed on Thursday night in … Read more
Florida’s high school graduation rate hit a record high last year, with nearly 90% of the class of 2024 earning a diploma, the Florida Department of Education announced late Thursday, though the statistic comes with an asterisk. The state’s graduation rate of 89.7% was its best ever — not counting the two COVID-19 pandemic years … Read more