Columbia PD dispatch shows nearly 100 shots fired, heard calls this year
According to Columbia Police’s Dispatch, the department has responded to 98 shots fired and heard calls in 2021.
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She publishes booklets in seven languages to help Asian Americans and others face hate crimes
A Korean American woman living in Los Angeles has created a hate crime booklet for Asian American seniors to prepare them in case they are racially targeted. The idea was born amid the coronavirus pandemic, after Esther Lim heard the term “China virus,” a phrase often used by former President Donald Trump, followed by a
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Spring breakers flock to South Florida while some residents worry about another Covid-19 surge
Veronica Pena says she’s spent the past year carefully navigating the Covid-19 pandemic in the mostly restriction-free state of Florida. The Miami Beach resident stopped going to bars, gets regularly tested and has a tight circle of friends she interacts with, who are as cautious as she is. Now, as she waits to get her
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Experts say it’s a tight race between coronavirus variants and vaccines in the US as air travel hits records and spring break crowds grow
The pandemic’s end is in sight — but right now, the US is in a critical spot. A highly contagious — and potentially more deadly — coronavirus variant is spreading across the US, threatening to send infection numbers spiking once again. Meanwhile, the number of vaccines administered across the country is growing, as officials work
Continue Reading Man arrested after taking his toddler into an elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo
A visitor at the San Diego Zoo was arrested on Friday shortly after taking his two-year-old daughter into an elephant enclosure, according to a press release from the San Diego Police Department. Jose Navarrete, 25, made it into the elephant enclosure with his daughter after passing multiple barriers, the release said. Once the father and
Continue Reading Largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will be moving unusually fast
The largest asteroid that has been predicted to make a close approach of Earth this year will zip by from a safe distance on Sunday, according to NASA. Scientists estimate the asteroid is between 1,300 and 2,230 feet wide. The near-Earth asteroid, known as 2001 FO32, will be 1.25 million miles, or more than five
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Mizzou wrestling finishes seventh at NCAA Championships
ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The Mizzou wrestling team finished in seventh place at the NCAA Championships. The Tigers had three All-Americans. 165 pounds: Keegan O’Toole – 3rd place 149 pounds: Brock Mauller – 5th place 197 pounds: Rocky Elam – 5th place Former Mizzou and Tolton standout Jaydin Eierman took second place at 141 pounds. He’s
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A mother was killed in the Atlanta spa shootings. A GoFundMe page for her sons has now raised millions
Hyun Jung Grant was one of the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings Tuesday, leaving behind her two children. “She was a single mother who dedicated her whole life to providing for my brother and I,” her son Randy Park wrote on a GoFundMe page after the shooting. “It is only my brother and I
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Lakers superstar LeBron James ‘out indefinitely’ with ankle injury
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James will be out indefinitely after suffering a high ankle sprain in Saturday’s game, according to the team’s website. The injury occurred in the second quarter of the Lakers’ 99-94 loss to the Atlanta Hawks at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. While chasing after a loose ball in the second quarter
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A Virginia restaurant is giving away free meals, no questions asked
Perfectly Frank‘s customers are a loyal bunch. Last year, they carried the restaurant through the darkest days of the pandemic with donations. Now, they’re carrying each other — with donated meals. The restaurant, a nearly 16-year staple in Norfolk, Virginia, has begun a free meal initiative to feed the community with meal donations from customers.
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Public school teacher brings chemistry into his students’ kitchens
After schools moved online a year ago because of the pandemic, one public school science teacher was determined to make his chemistry labs interactive and accessible. Jonte Lee, a teacher at Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington, DC, figured the way to do so was to connect to the students on social platforms. As a
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Minnesota veteran knits hundreds of hats for Salvation Army
Tom Cornish, a 96-year-old World War II veteran, continues to serve his country decades later by knitting and donating hundreds of hats to the Salvation Army. Cornish, who lives at the Champlin Shores senior living community in Minnesota, took to knitting hats during the coronavirus pandemic. Last year, the veteran donated 400 handmade hats to
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Mizzou basketball falls in first round of NCAA Tournament
INDIANAPOLIS (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team’s late comeback came up just short in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers lost to Oklahoma 72-68 on Saturday night. Mizzou senior Dru Smith hit two consecutive three-pointers to bring the Tigers within three with under a minute to play, but Oklahoma was able to hang
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Julia Letlow wins Louisiana’s 5th District special election, CNN projects
Republican Julia Letlow will win the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. Letlow will take the seat that her late husband Luke, who won last year’s election but died in December after being diagnosed with Covid-19, was never able to hold. She will make history as the first Republican woman to represent
Continue Reading Julia Letlow wins wins Louisiana’s 5th District special election, CNN projects
Republican Julia Letlow will win the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. Letlow will take the seat that her late husband Luke, who won last year’s election but died in December after being diagnosed with Covid-19, was never able to hold. She will make history as the first Republican woman to represent
Continue Reading A 2-year-old boy died after ingesting fentanyl his mother bought, police say
A Kentucky mother has been arrested after her 2-year-old son ingested fentanyl, according to a news release from the Ludlow Police. The mother, Lauren Baker, faces charges of murder, importing fentanyl and trafficking in a controlled substance, the release says. According to an initial post-arrest complaint obtained by CNN, Baker admitted to Ludlow, Kentucky, police
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More than 5,000 unaccompanied children are in CBP custody, documents show
There are more than 5,000 unaccompanied children in US Customs and Border Protection custody, according to documents obtained by CNN, up from 4,500 children days earlier. The growing number of unaccompanied children at the border is adding greater stress to the system and has overwhelmed resources, which had already been strained as a result of
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Ron Johnson falsely claims there was ‘no violence’ on Senate side of US Capitol on January 6
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson falsely claimed there was no violence on the Senate side of the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection, the latest in his continued attempts to downplay the severity of the attack. Johnson described the events of January 6 to a group of conservative Wisconsin residents at a local political
Continue Reading How the border problem caught the Biden team off guard, and how they’ve scrambled to fix it
As the number of unaccompanied children in Border Patrol custody ballooned this month, President Joe Biden‘s team raced to find more places to house them, leaving thousands of children stuck in jail-like facilities for longer than the 72 hours allowed under the law. But the process of scouring government sites for adequate shelters was taking
Continue Reading Duke University will end its stay-in-place order as new Covid-19 cases decline
Duke University said it will end its stay-in-place order for undergraduate students Sunday, citing a decline in new Covid-19 cases among students. In letter sent to students Saturday, Duke said most parts of the order will be lifted at 9 a.m. Sunday. All in-person courses can resume and students living in university housing will be
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