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City offers some lenience for temporary signs While the Jefferson City Council chose not to extend its emergency declarations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses still have options if they want to keep up COVID-19-related signs. by Michael Shine Published Jun. 12 2021 @ 12:40am

Veterans, community to celebrate Old Glory American Legion Post 5 in Jefferson City, in conjunction with the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold its annual Flag Retirement Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Monday to commemorate Flag Day. by News Tribune Published Jun. 12 2021 @ 12:00am

JC School Board to review telework, sick leave policies The Jefferson City School District Board of Education will vote Monday on whether to approve policy changes, bids for several projects and the final budget for the 2021-22 school year. by Layne Stracener Published Jun. 12 2021 @ 12:00am

JC man gets 25-year sentence in 2017 death A Jefferson City man was sentenced to prison Friday after a Cole County jury issued a split decision in his murder trial in March. by Jeff Haldiman Published Jun. 12 2021 @ 12:00am

Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president to meet queen LONDON (AP) — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who's met, well, almost everyone. Such is the challenge for President Joe Biden, who is set to sip tea with Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday at Windsor Castle after a Group of Seven leaders' summit in southwestern England. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Some J&J vaccine doses can be used, but many must be tossed U.S. regulators are allowing the release of about 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but many more doses can't be used and must be thrown out. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Lobster diver injured when caught in whale's mouth A commercial lobster diver who got caught in the mouth of a humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod on Friday morning said he thought he was going to die. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Nevada schools reckon with race, triggering polarization RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada has become the latest flashpoint in a national debate over how to teach students about racism and its role in U.S. history, with parents clashing over curriculum proposals. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Pulitzers honor coronavirus pandemic, US protest coverage The Associated Press won two Pulitzer Prizes in photography Friday for its coverage of the racial injustice protests and the coronavirus' terrible toll on the elderly, while the New York Times received the public service award for its detailed, data-filled reporting on the pandemic. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

2 House Dems: Trump's Justice Dept stole data WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has made no secret of his long list of political enemies. It just wasn't clear until now how far he would go to try to punish them. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Biden sells G-7 on global minimum tax President Joe Biden might have persuaded some of the world's largest economies to hike taxes on corporations, but the U.S. Congress could be a far tougher sell. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

In US, Pride Month festivities muted by political setbacks It's Pride Month, and gay Americans should have a lot to celebrate: A new president who has pledged to advocate for LGBTQ people, an easing of a pandemic that has disrupted their communal activism, and increasing public acceptance of their basic rights, including record-high support for same-sex marriage. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Florida supermarket shooter had recently declared bankruptcy FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The gunman who killed a grandmother and her 1-year-old grandson inside a Florida supermarket had declared bankruptcy earlier this year after falling deeply into debt, federal court records show, though detectives don't know of any connection between him and his victims. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Racial tensions simmer as Southern Baptists hold key meeting NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Race-related tensions within the Southern Baptist Convention are high heading into a national meeting next week. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Harris touts child care funding and payments to families Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the Biden administration's efforts to expand child care and relieve the financial pressures of parenthood during a visit to a child care center Friday. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Hungary: Bill would ban 'promoting' homosexuality to minors BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's governing conservative party has prepared new legislation that bans showing pornographic material and any content portraying or promoting sex reassignment or homosexuality to anyone younger than 18. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Vatican regulates lay movements to prevent governance abuses ROME (AP) — The Vatican took steps Friday to better regulate Catholic lay religious movements by imposing term limits on their leaders and requiring internal elections to be representative of their memberships. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel attacked Iran nuclear assets DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgment yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear program and a military scientist. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Afghan Hazaras being killed at school, play, even at birth KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Just running errands in the mainly Hazara neighborhoods of west Kabul can be dangerous. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

MoDOT releases details on Deer Creek Bridge improvement project in Osage County Information is now available regarding the deck replacement on the Missouri 100 bridge over Deer Creek in Osage County, located west of Chamois. by News Tribune Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

State AG: I can't enforce governor's Sunshine Laws Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has determined his office cannot investigate an alleged violation of the state's open records laws by the Governor's Office, an interpretation of state law that has transparency advocates alarmed. by Tessa Weinberg, The Missouri Independent Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Probation ordered in shots fired at funeral fight case A Jefferson City man has been placed on two years of unsupervised probation for a misdemeanor charge of unlawful use of a weapon for firing a handgun into the air to try to break up a fight at the funeral of a friend who was the victim of a homicide in Jefferson City. by News Tribune Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

New comprehensive plan headed to Jefferson City Council Jefferson City officially has a new comprehensive plan, designed to help guide decision-making over the next 20 years. by Michael Shine Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm