Today’s sunny skies with mild 49 degree high forecast
The article notes sunny daytime conditions with a high near 49 degrees and humidity around 37 percent. A west wind 13 to 16 mph is expected. Tonight partly cloudy with a low near 35 and a west wind 9 to 14 mph. The record high for today is 71 set in 1982, with a historical note of 0 inches of precipitation in 1949 and 18 inches in 1987.
Residents Split Over Federal Public Housing Smoking Ban
The proposed nationwide ban on smoking inside and near public housing drew mixed reactions from residents. Some saluted protections against secondhand smoke and fires, while others warned of government harassment and possible evictions for lawful activity in private homes.
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Middleton to Lead MU System Amid Turbulent Racial Unrest
Michael Middleton, 68, MU's first Black law graduate, named interim president of the four campus system. He vows to address racial issues after protests and the resignations of President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin. Also reports a Missouri man charged over online threats tied to campus campuses.
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Obama awards Medal of Honor to Army captain
President Obama honors Army Captain Florent Groberg as Medal of Honor recipient for tackling a suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2012. Four service members died, Groberg suffered a severe leg injury after 33 surgeries, and he later retired from the Army. Groberg, born in France and naturalized in 2001, studied at the University of Maryland where he ran track before enlisting in 2008.
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