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By JoBeth Davis

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    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMBC) — Tensions boiled over at the Kansas City Finance Committee Meeting Tuesday as the public met with city officials to discuss public financing of the new Kansas City Royals downtown ballpark.

Members of the public were each given two minutes to speak while the committee discussed an ordinance that, if passed, would authorize the City Manager to execute a lease, non-relocation agreement, community impact partnership agreement, and funding agreement with the Kansas City Royals for the proposed stadium near Crown Center.

During the meeting, individuals with the group Stand Up KC, part of Missouri Workers Power, were seen standing in the committee room in protest of the public financing portion of the agreement.

Video shows one individual in a red shirt shout comments about justice during the meeting. When security intervened and attempted to escort the individual out of the room, a struggle ensued.

That struggle continued into the hallway outside of the city council chamber. KMBC 9 News Reporter Krista Tatschl watched as the individual was wrestled to the ground and placed into handcuffs.

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas exited the chambers during the struggle. Krista Tatschl caught up with him in the hallway. He told KMBC 9 News that he hoped public comment could continue and that cooler heads could prevail.

This is not the first time tempers have flared at a meeting discussing the new Kansas City Royals stadium. A meeting in July ended early after repeated disruptions.

Less than an hour later, the measure passed out of committee unanimously and will head to the full City Council on September 3.

Missouri Workers Power issued a statement shortly after the passage identifying the individual as Darrell Miller, who works at the stadium but not employed by the Royals.

“Security pinned him to the ground and handcuffed him as he told them he could not breathe. The Council continued its fast-track of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease, funding, and development agreement for a stadium at Crown Center,” a spokesperson said in the statement.

“Miller came to the hearing today, along with other Missouri Workers Power members, to speak against a deal that would commit $600 million in public money to a billionaire’s stadium while Kansas City cuts transit, schools, and housing. Instead of being heard, he was taken into custody.

“Missouri Workers Power condemns the council’s decision to move forward with public financing for the project without a public vote. When you add state incentives, the total public cost of this stadium could exceed $1.5 billion over 30 years while Kansas City faces a $100 million budget shortfall, underfunded schools, a transit system in crisis, and a housing shortage working families can’t afford.”

The group said the passage of today’s ordinance “ignores the more than 4,500 Kansas Citians who signed a citizens’ initiative petition demanding a public vote,” adding that Miller was one of the individuals who signed that petition.

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By Tom LoBianco | Quincy News Correspondent

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    Washington (Quincy News) — The Treasury Department announced Wednesday it was doubling long-term debt buybacks from $2 billion per operation to at least $4 billion, as long-term yields have recently surged to multi-decade highs.

The announcement sent 30-year and 10-year yields lower as the market reacted to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest effort to steady the bond market.

Elevated inflation, uncertainty over the economic impact of the Iran war and the possibility of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve have added to upward pressure on long-term Treasury yields. Investors have also focused increasingly on the growing federal deficit and the volume of debt coming to market.

“This increase in buyback operation sizes reflects Treasury’s desire to provide greater liquidity support in longer-dated nominal sectors where there is consistent strong sponsorship from market participants, as evidenced by the significant volume of high-quality offers Treasury routinely receives in longer-dated buyback operations,” the Treasury Department said in a press statement Wednesday.

But economists and analysts tracking the latest move from the Treasury cautioned that it looked less like a structural reform which could begin addressing the nation’s still ballooning debt and deficits and more of a short-term measure to take older debt off the secondary market and increase liquidity.

The move comes as investors have grown more concerned about the size of federal deficits, heavy Treasury issuance, persistent inflation and the economic effects of the Iran war.

Shortly after the announcement, the 10-year Treasury yield fell to around 4.65%, while the 30-year yield dropped to around 5.20%. By early afternoon, the 10-year was only slightly below its pre-announcement level.

Beyond the initial market reaction, the move raised the possibility that the Treasury could more broadly deploy a form of “yield curve control,” wrote Mohamed A. El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, on X.

But veteran analysts cautioned against characterizing the move as an attempt by the Treasury at quantitative easing.

“It’s just a twist, not money printing,” wrote Doug Kass, president of Seabreeze Partners Management, on X.com.

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By Carlos E. Castañeda

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    SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A bomb threat at two schools in Yuba County on Wednesday morning forced some classes to be canceled for the second straight day, school officials said.

The Wheatland School District and the Wheatland Union High School District issued alerts on Wednesday morning saying law enforcement was responding to another threat issued to Wheatland Union High School and a new threat at Bear River Middle School.

The high school canceled classes on Tuesday after an AI-generated voice called in a bomb threat that morning. Police swept the campus and later deemed the threat was not credible.

On Wednesday morning, the Wheatland Union High School District directed families to keep students home again until law enforcement officers swept the campus for the second day in a row, saying the goal was to get student back on campus with Wednesday already being a late start day.

Meanwhile, the Wheatland School District said classes at Bear River would be canceled for the day.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking Bear River families to keep your students home for now while we get clear direction from the Wheatland Police Department and the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office,” Wheatland School District Superintendent Angela Gouker sai in a message to the community. “No students or staff will be on the Bear River campus until we have the all clear. The Wheatland Police Department has contacted the appropriate authorities and requested bomb-sniffing dogs to conduct a full sweep of the campus. Given the time required to complete this process thoroughly, we have made the decision to cancel school for the day at Bear River.”

Gouker said all other district campuses would remain open on Wednesday.

As of 10 a.m., the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office gave the all-clear at Wheatland Union High School after nothing was found, district Newman said. She added that Wheatland Road near Bear River was closed, and instructed students to arrive via Highway 65 to Wheatland Road.

Newman added that counselors would be available for students if they wanted to talk about the events.

Tuesday’s bomb threat also forced the cancellation of a monthly food bank distribution at Wheatland Union High School.

The 2026-2027 school year at Wheatland Union High and Bear River Middle schools began last Wednesday.

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By Lesley Marin

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    LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — An 11-year-old girl from Santa Ana experienced an unforgettable moment at SoFi Stadium when international superstar Karol G invited her to sing during last Friday’s concert.

April Salazar’s dream coming true is a lesson in love and hard work. April’s mom Blanca Salazar said she saved up earnings from the family’s tamale stand, No Tamales, No Vida, for a year to buy her little girl tickets to the sold-out show.

“You go to sleep late or wake up really early in the morning to go to work,” Blanca said.

All that hard work turned into front-row seats, with Blanca surprising her daughter with help from a local boutique.

“I was crying. The girls were crying. Everyone was crying,” Blanca said.

Right next to the stage, April said Karol G noticed her and beelined toward the girl.

“She looked at me and told her cameraman and she went to me,” April said.

She sang every word, impressing the international superstar. The latin singer then turned the microphone to Blanca and that’s how she learned about the family business.

“She’s saying to the whole SoFi Stadium that I sell tamales,” Blanca said. “I was in shock. I was shaking. I couldn’t even believe it.”

Since the concert, the family business has gotten even more popular than it already was.

April hopes the next customer will be Karol G herself.

“If Karol G comes, I’ll give her a dozen on the house,” April said.

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By Jeff Nguyen, Dean Fioresi, Chelsea Hylton

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    LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — The two people who went missing while riding personal watercraft off the coast of Long Beach over the weekend are sharing their stories of survival after they were rescued by first responders.

Paul Carbullido Jr., who was found 16 hours after he was first reported missing, spoke with CBS LA over the phone while still recovering in the hospital. He was one of two people who got separated from the large group they had rented the gear from near Rainbow Harbor.

He says that when he was found by U.S. Coast Guard personnel on Monday morning, his body temperature was only 86 degrees.

Donna Dubray, who was with Carbullido when he fell off the watercraft, says that he temporarily went unconscious during the ordeal. She says that he had fallen off when he ran into her wake as they rode past the breakwall near Alamitos Bay Landing.

“I was saying, ‘You have to swim,'” Dubray said. “He was saying, ‘No, no, no. Don’t splash, don’t splash. The sharks are gonna get us.'”

Despite her attempts to help him climb back onboard the watercraft, she was unable to do so. She called the company that they rented the watercraft from, but the water got rough and she decided to swim for help as Carbullido drifted away.

She eventually made it to the breakwall, where she screamed for help. Her calls were heard by a good Samaritan in a fishing boat, who promptly called lifeguards to help. She was saved and the search for Carbullido then got underway.

“My whole body was just shaking. I couldn’t even walk because my legs were just jumping,” Dubray said. “My teeth were chattering and I was so cold. I lay down on the rocks, and I screamed bloody murder.”

Coast Guard search and rescue crews found Carbullido floating nearly three miles south of the Seal Beach Pier at around 10:45 a.m. He said that his life vest helped him paddle all night.

He was just about ready to give up and was having a conversation with God when the helicopter crew arrived.

“I appreciate all the emergency response team and the search and rescue mission,” said Carbullido’s younger brother, Robert. “They found him.”

Dubray is also grateful for the response from emergency personnel, who never gave up on her longtime friend.

“The relief was so great, I just cried,” she said. “I was so happy he made it.”

Dubray and Carbullido both said that they received no instructions from the rental company and that when they picked up the personal watercraft on Sunday night it was about an hour before the company closed.

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By Jennifer McRae

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    COLORADO (KCNC) — Firefighters in Crested Butte said that a house fire was started by a bear after the animal got inside the private residence. The Crested Butte Fire Protection District posted on its Facebook page that crews responded to a residential structure fire in the Mt. Crested Butte neighborhood.

The department said that law enforcement “safely addressed the bear” and that the fire was contained to the kitchen. No injuries were reported.

CBFPD posted this advice to help prevent wildlife encounters as bears become more active due to drought conditions:

Locking doors and windows when you are away or asleep Securing food, pet food, and trash Cleaning up outdoor grills and food residue Never approaching or attempting to remove a bear yourself Firefighters said those simple precautions can help protect your home, family and wildlife. Anyone who encounters a bear inside or near their home is urged to move to a safe location and contact Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has received more than 6,000 reports of bear sightings so far this year, which is roughly double the same period last year. Wildlife officials say recent drought conditions have reduced natural food sources in parts of Colorado, pushing bears out of the mountains and into communities in search of food.

On Tuesday, a small bear was spotted near Eddy Hall in the morning as Colorado State University students moved into their new homes on the campus in Fort Collins.

A few hours after the original sighting, the bear was tranquilized so it could be relocated.

CPW has posted a Living with Bears section on its website to help educate Colorado residents about bears, their habits and how to keep both wildlife and people safe as they cohabitate.

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By DeJanay Booth-Singleton

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    Detroit (WWJ) — Tuesday’s Dearborn City Council meeting was not business as usual, with anti-Islam protesters gathering before and during the meeting.

Led by conservative activist Jake Lang, protesters gathered for the “Christian Crusader March,” which has gained national attention. Lang and his supporters, including Detroit pastor Lorenzo Sewell, and community members crowded the meeting space at the Henry Ford Centennial Library.

Tuesday night’s meeting was moved from its usual location, the Dearborn Administrative Center, as city leaders and police prepared for protesters. Last week, Police Chief Issa Shahin urged residents not to engage with protesters, saying, “These groups that are coming here are coming for one reason, and that is to provoke a reaction and generate attention.”

Residents in Dearborn and surrounding communities traveled to the library. The crowd tried to rush through the doors ahead of the meeting, with police providing crowd control.

“We are a Christian nation. We love Jesus, and that’s why we’re here to take freedom of speech, and it’s a free country, and that’s why we’re here,” said AnnMarie Clark from Livingston County.

“We stand up for our grandkids and our kids and our country. We believe in USA, and we believe in God,” said Denice Watts from Livingston County.

Meanwhile, Dearborn residents Mohammed Hijazi and Stephanie Butler called for unity and condemned any hate speech.

“I think we should all stand united together as one, you know. And I don’t think there’s room for people like Jake Lang to come cut us up, divide us,” Hijazi said.

“When you come into a city that you don’t live in, and you cause trouble, and you come and to just specifically burn their holy books, and, you know, incite violence by bringing bacon and wanting to do a pig roast and stuff, you are representing the worst of society,” said Butler.

Tensions flared at the council meeting as members opened public comment, allowing people from both sides to speak.

Sewell, the senior pastor of 180 Church in Detroit, accused the city of being “under Sharia Law” and demanded that councilmembers renounce it. The topic has been a hot-button issue in other U.S. states, including Florida and Texas. Sewell previously hosted then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and even spoke at the 2024 Republican National Convention.

“America, we have lost this city. This is a city that is no longer under American laws,” Sewell claimed.

Lang, a former Florida U.S. Senate candidate, criticized the Muslim community, claiming that they are “looking to destroy us” and called for all Muslims to be removed from the country.

“Your time in this country is running short,” Lang said, adding that the “crusade has begun.”

Lang immediately left the meeting after his speech, but not before ripping pages from a book, which some observed as a Quran, and shouting, “Christ is King.” Following his speech, council members struggled to restore order as some of Lang’s supporters began shouting, and one was escorted out by police.

Lang was charged with assaulting an officer, civil disorder and other crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 riot before he was pardoned by President Trump.

Democratic state Rep. Alabas Farhat, who represents Dearborn, called out Lang and urged everyone not to bring hate to the city.

“Dearborn is a shining beacon of unity and co-existence,” Farhat said.

Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud spoke of community members, including children, who were afraid of the protesters coming to the city. Hammoud said some business owners did not open for the day, and he did not send his own daughter to day care.

Hammoud also spoke of meeting a boy earlier Tuesday, who asked if the “crusaders” were coming to kill him.

“Children that age should be thinking about what game they’re going to the park to play. They should be thinking about whether they’re going to have another scoop of ice cream at the end of the night. They should be wondering if they’ll get an extra hour of time before bed. They should not be wondering whether someone wants to kill them because of how their family prays,” Hammoud said.

Hammoud had a message for the young boy and other residents: “You belong here as much as anyone.”

“Dearborn was built by people with different names, different accents, different traditions and different ways of worshipping God,” Hammoud added.

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