South African President Cyril Ramaphosa extended coronavirus restrictions in the country Monday, citing a “massive increase” in Covid-19 cases driven by a variant discovered there last year. The current measures were were due to expire on January 15 and include closing beaches and public parks, and banning the sale of alcohol. “The pandemic in our
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TUESDAY: We’ll be treated to another gorgeous afternoon today! Plenty of sunshine will help temperatures into the low 50’s. The only drawback might be a breeze out of the southwest, but hard to complain given the recent streak of 30’s. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies stick around overnight as lows cool off into the low 30’s.
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Two House Democrats said they tested positive for Covid-19 after sheltering in place with other members of Congress who did not wear masks during the violent attack on the US Capitol last week. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey and Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington announced their positive test results on Twitter early this
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Things are so bad in Los Angeles County that health officials are now advising all essential workers to wear masks inside their own home to prevent spreading Covid-19 within their household. “Right now, because there is so much spread, we’re recommending that people wear their face coverings while they’re inside the home,” Los Angeles County
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“Forgiveness” in the time of Covid usually refers to loans, as in TD Bank’s recent announcement that, pending new information, it was no longer “accepting new forgiveness applications.” That phrasing got me thinking about how we, as individuals, sometimes struggle to accept a “forgiveness application” — aka apology — from someone who has done us
Continue Reading This college football season had a series of stops, starts and ripped-up schedules because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, despite its unevenness, the 2020 season did conclude — and with a familiar team and coach at the top. For the sixth time under head coach Nick Saban, the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide are national champions,
Continue Reading Health officials had warned the Covid-19 pandemic would make winter one of the most difficult times in US history. That prediction is quickly proving true. December was devastating. And January could be deadlier. For the past week, the US averaged more than 3,000 Covid-19 deaths per day. And Monday marked the seventh day in a
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The US set a grim milestone Monday as the country recorded over 200,000 new Covid-19 cases for seven straight days, according to John Hopkins University. The nation has never hit this milestone before, JHU data shows. Over the last week, the US has tallied over 1.7 million total Covid-19 cases and over 20,000 deaths. On
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Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency team was continuing a search operation for the 62 people aboard Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, which crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff Saturday. The Boeing 737-500 plane was heading from Jakarta to the city of Pontianak, on the Indonesian side of Borneo, when it lost contact at 2:40
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Rescuers searching for the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed into the ocean with 62 people on board on Saturday say they have located the plane’s black box flight recorder and obtained communications data. The head of Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said late on Sunday evening that the two black
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A federal judge granted Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, a stay of execution pending a competency hearing — just hours before she was scheduled to die. Judge James Hanlon of the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana wrote in the order granting the stay, “Ms. Montgomery’s motion to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men are charged with 1st-degree robbery and armed criminal action after an incident last Friday. According to court documents, the suspects allegedly held the victim at gunpoint and threatened to kill the victim. The victim told police that the suspects came over with another person the victim knew. The victim
Continue Reading Biotechnology company Moderna believes its vaccine should protect people against Covid-19 for at least a year, a top official told investors Monday. “Our expectation is that the vaccination should last you at least a year,” Moderna’s chief medical officer Tal Zaks told the JP Morgan 39th Annual Healthcare Conference. Both Moderna’s and Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccines
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Here are the local high school basketball scores from Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS HOOPS Jefferson City (82) Ft. Zumwalt North (25) FINAL Harrisburg (40) Tolton (39) FINAL California (69) Fulton (37) FINAL Southern Boone (57) Sullivan (26) FINAL HS BOYS HOOPS Boonville (67)
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CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of California has fired two police officers after a vote during the Jan. 4 city council meeting. According to reported city council minutes, the council went into a closed session at 7:39 p.m. During the reported closed minutes, the council members discussed terminating two officers. Alderwoman Grimes and Aldermans Ash,
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Two US Capitol Police officers were suspended and at least 10 more are under investigation for their behavior during last week’s assault on the Capitol, and federal agents will look at whether current and former law enforcement officers played a role in the riot. One of the Capitol police officers took a selfie with someone
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Bitcoin prices surged to a new all-time high of nearly $42,000 on Friday, only to plunge all the way back to about $31,000 Monday morning. That’s a more than 20% drop — which means bitcoin is now in a bear market, as bizarre as it sounds. Bitcoin is still up a lot over the past
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Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by the far-right, sued Amazon on Monday in response to being deplatformed, alleging an antitrust violation, breach of contract and interference with the company’s business relationships with users. The complaint asks a federal court for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Amazon and calls Amazon Web Services’ decision
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Chief Justice John Roberts has received his two doses of the coronavirus vaccine, the Supreme Court said Monday. “The Chief Justice has taken steps to protect against infection, including minimizing contact with staff, regular testing, and receiving both doses of the Pfizer vaccine,” public information officer Kathy Arberg wrote in an email, responding to questions
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