March 2021

Delayed oversized load passes through Callaway County

March 1, 2021 12:14 PM Matthew Sanders

An oversized load that was initially scheduled to go through Callaway and Montgomery counties last week hit the road Monday.

Biden throws support behind Amazon workers holding milestone union vote

March 1, 2021 11:59 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Sunday night lent his support to Amazon workers who are pushing to unionize — and appeared to warn Amazon not to deter them. In a video posted on Twitter, Biden didn’t mention the company by name, but he did reference workers in Alabama, where a milestone union election is underway at

Here’s why 2021 could be a big year for labor unions

March 1, 2021 11:48 AM CNN Newsource

Rarely has the chasm between rank-and-file-workers and the extremely wealthy been this wide. While millions of people have lost jobs, gone hungry and struggled to pay for their basic needs, billionaires’ wealth soared to new heights in 2020. And although the pandemic made things worse, America’s wealth gap has largely been expanding since the 1980s.

Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses coming to Mid-Missouri just days after approval

March 1, 2021 11:47 AM Zola Crowder

Boone Hospital Center is set to receive 1,000 doses of the newly approved single-shot vaccine.

Track club gets creative by turning shopping center garage into own running facility

March 1, 2021 11:33 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WEST NYACK, NY (WABC) — A local track club is getting creative in the pandemic by turning a shopping center parking garage into their own running facility. Most indoor tracks are closed and others have become vaccination sites, and with a harsh winter making outdoor track challenging, the

Police: Woman face felony charge after stealing neighbor’s goat and painting it

March 1, 2021 11:29 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, AL (WALA) — A Gulf Shores woman was arrested on an animal cruelty charge after officials say she took her neighbors’ goat and painted it without permission. Erica Marie Farmer, 34, was arrested for the crime. Farmer also faces a theft of property 2nd charge. According

Wall Street’s new bogeyman: the bond market

March 1, 2021 11:26 AM CNN Newsource

Covid-19 no longer seems to be the biggest concern on Wall Street as more people are getting vaccinated. Now, the focus is squarely on the bond market and inflation. Investors are starting to worry that the economy may heat up too much, and that inflation will make an unwelcome return. That has led to some

One student hurt in school shooting in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

March 1, 2021 11:25 AM CNN Newsource

One student was hurt in a shooting that is being called an “isolated incident” at Watson Chapel Junior High in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, according to the school district’s Facebook page. All students “are safe at this time,” the district reported. “The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and the Pine Bluff Police Department are on site to

Veteran walks 22-miles to bring awareness to veteran’s mental health

March 1, 2021 11:16 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — A former servicemember and co-founder of a veteran’s organization came to Atlanta to bring awareness to veteran’s mental health. Curtis Drafton, co-founder of the US Veterans Hall of Fame, walked 22-miles in metro Atlanta on Saturday; each mile represented the number of veterans who

Gillian Anderson’s American accent throws some people off

March 1, 2021 11:16 AM CNN Newsource

The Golden Globes helped remind some people that Gillian Anderson was born in Chicago. Anderson won for best supporting actress in a TV series for her role as Margaret Thatcher in Netflix’s “The Crown.” She accepted the award using her American accent which tickled Twitter. Writer and culture editor for New Zealand’s “The Spinoff TV”

Metro Atlanta mayor announces possible third round battle with cancer

March 1, 2021 11:15 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — A metro Atlanta mayor announced he may be battling a third round of cancer. Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary made the announcement during a city council retreat over the weekend. The mayor said that he is seeking further treatments and medical opinions and will know

McDonald’s CEO responds after report alleges sexual harassment among workers

March 1, 2021 11:11 AM CNN Newsource

Sexual harassment against McDonald’s restaurant employees “will not be tolerated,” McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a statement responding to a CBS News report detailing some female employees’ disturbing allegations. “Let me say plainly: every single person working under the Arches must have a safe and respectful work environment,” Kempczinski wrote Sunday. “Sexual harassment in

Missouri governor frees $281M from budget cuts

March 1, 2021 11:10 AM Associated Press

The Republican on Monday said state finances have improved since the coronavirus first hit the state, allowing him to release the money.

Ancient ceremonial chariot unearthed in Pompeii

March 1, 2021 10:48 AM CNN Newsource

Excavators have discovered a large four-wheel ceremonial chariot at a villa near Pompeii, an ancient city in southern Italy. Excavators found the bronze and tin chariot almost fully intact, with wooden remains and the imprint of ropes, according to an announcement on Saturday from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. “It is an extraordinary discovery for

Rocket Lab joins the SPAC craze

March 1, 2021 10:31 AM CNN Newsource

Rocket Lab, a startup that builds small rockets to shuttle satellites to orbit, announced Monday that it’s going public via SPAC, joining a wave of companies opting to list themselves on the stock market by reverse merger rather than more traditional IPO routes. The deal will value the company at $4.1 billion, according to a

Ethiopia rejects US calls to pull troops from Tigray after CNN investigation into massacre

March 1, 2021 10:29 AM CNN Newsource

Ethiopia on Monday rejected a call from the United States to pull regional forces out of the country’s Tigray region, and defended the deployment of some of those troops amid reports of human rights violations. The exchange between Ethiopia and the US comes after investigations were published by CNN and Amnesty International into the massacre

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail in historic ruling

March 1, 2021 10:27 AM CNN Newsource

A French court on Monday sentenced former President Nicolas Sarkozy to three years in prison for corruption and influence peddling, but suspended two years of the sentence. President from 2007 to 2012, he was found guilty of trying to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about an ongoing investigation into his campaign

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Stover man killed in fiery crash

March 1, 2021 10:15 AM Matt Ragsdale

State troopers say a Stover man was killed in a fiery crash in Benton County Sunday night.

US begins distribution of a third Covid-19 vaccine as concerns grow over latest coronavirus trends

March 1, 2021 10:12 AM CNN Newsource

The US just added another powerful weapon in the battle against Covid-19: a third vaccine. The single-dose shot, from Johnson & Johnson, comes at critical time in this pandemic. Weeks of tumbling case numbers have plateaued, raising concerns from top health experts that highly contagious variants are taking a stronger hold in the US. “There’s

12-year-old student runs booming clothing company with dad

March 1, 2021 10:08 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, TX (KTRK) — When Harrison Kincade decided he didn’t just want to play on a baseball team anymore, he wanted to learn how to own it, his dad Lamar was taken aback. Harrison had played nearly year-round, starting his athletic journey on the baseball diamond with t-ball.

Month: March 2021