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Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development suspends Algebra testing requirement for A+ Scholarship eligibility

April 15, 2021 9:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

Algebra I exam requirement waived for all 2021 high school seniors

Maxine Waters tells Jim Jordan to ‘shut your mouth’ after GOP congressman feuds with Fauci

April 15, 2021 8:53 PM CNN Newsource

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan and the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci got into a heated exchange Thursday over the country’s Covid-19 mitigation measures, which ended with Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters telling Jordan to “shut your mouth.” During a House subcommittee hearing about federal government’s response to the pandemic, Jordan, an Ohio conservative,

Fort Jackson soldier arrested after a video showed him pushing and threatening a young Black man

April 15, 2021 8:49 PM CNN Newsource

A US Army soldier stationed at Fort Jackson in South Carolina was arrested and charged with third-degree assault and battery after the airing of a video that authorities say shows him push and threaten a young Black man on a neighborhood sidewalk. Jonathan Pentland was arrested on Wednesday morning, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said

Westbound I-70 shuts down near Missouri River Bridge.

Rain delays geological testing near Rocheport Bridge

April 15, 2021 8:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

BOONE/COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Due to last weekend’s weather, Missouri Department of Transportation contractors were unable to complete the necessary geological testing at the Missouri River Bridge near Rocheport. Crews will be boring through the bridge deck to collect soil samples and rock characteristics of the land below as crews prepare for the construction of

Human remains found in rural area west of Boonville

April 15, 2021 8:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Cooper County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of possible human remains in a rural area west of Boonville. Once on scene, deputies confirmed were the remains were human. The Missouri State Highway Patrol Divison of Drug and Crime Control and the Cooper County Coroner’s Office were requested to assist with processing of

Biden says sanctions against Russia are proportionate response: ‘Now is the time to de-escalate’

April 15, 2021 8:17 PM CNN

President Joe Biden said Thursday that the newly announced sanctions against Russia are a proportionate response to cyberattacks against the US and interference in two presidential elections, but also emphasized that “now is the time to de-escalate” tensions with the country. Biden said during remarks at the White House that he told Russian President Vladimir

Cruz joins Paul in ditching mask despite CDC recommendations

April 15, 2021 7:38 PM CNN Newsource

Sen. Ted Cruz is no longer wearing a face mask as he walks the halls of the Capitol complex or goes to the Senate floor for debates and votes. “At this point I’ve been vaccinated. Everybody working in the Senate has been vaccinated,” the Texas Republican told CNN, even though many staff members and reporters

Covid-19 surge in Michigan is putting some hospitals at critical capacity levels, health care provider says

April 15, 2021 7:25 PM CNN Newsource

Soaring Covid-19 cases in Michigan — where one of the nation’s worst outbreaks is underway — are pushing hospitals to critical capacity levels, and residents need to help stop the virus’s spread, the state’s largest health care system said Thursday. Beaumont Health’s eight hospitals in two Detroit-area counties are 90%-95% full, and the number of

Biden to use meeting with Japan’s prime minister to send ‘clear signal’ to China

April 15, 2021 7:00 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden plans to use his meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday to send a signal to China that the countries are united in their opposition to recent aggression against Taiwan as the US seeks to refocus its foreign policy in East Asia. In what will be Biden’s first in-person meeting with

Researchers now have an estimate for just how many T. rex once roamed Earth

April 15, 2021 6:54 PM CNN Newsource

Billions of Tyrannosaurus rex roamed North America during their fascinating reign as top predators, according to a team of researchers that went about the daunting task of making the calculation. Paleontologists from the University of California, Berkeley, set out to put a number on how many T. rex lived during the Cretaceous period — about

Karen Olivo leaving Broadway’s ‘Moulin Rouge’

April 15, 2021 6:53 PM CNN Newsource

Tony-winning actress Karen Olivo has announced she is leaving the Broadway production of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” due to a lack of response by the theater community over allegations producer Scott Rudin verbally and physically abused numerous staff members at his production company over the years. Olivo made the announcement on Instagram Wednesday, “For all

Body camera video in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by Chicago police has been released

April 15, 2021 6:08 PM CNN Newsource

[Breaking news update at 3:50 p.m. ET] Authorities in Chicago have released body camera video that shows a 13-year-old being shot by police officers on March 29. CNN teams have viewed the footage, which appears to show less than one second pass between the time Adam Toledo draws a handgun and an officer fires a

Lujan Grisham settles with former campaign staffer who accused governor of sexual mistreatment

April 15, 2021 6:06 PM CNN

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her gubernatorial campaign have settled with a former staffer who accused the Democrat of sexually mistreating him during a meeting, paying out at least $62,500 as part of the agreement. A spokesman for Lujan Grisham said they “strenuously deny that there is any merit or truth” to the

Neighbors, friends mourn death of young Mobile mother and infant son

April 15, 2021 5:51 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The sudden deaths of a Mobile woman and her infant son in a four-vehicle pileup has left their neighbors stunned. Mobile police said Thursday that a sedan driven by 28-year-old Deidreana Jasper got sandwiched between a UPS truck and a pickup truck. The crash

Appeals court dismisses Columbia SRO from civil rights lawsuit

April 15, 2021 5:49 PM Lucas Geisler

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal appeals court said a school resource officer working at a Columbia school is protected by qualified immunity for her part in the questioning of a student. A panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision to leave Sgt. Keisha Edwards in the Rock Bridge

Woman thought she won $25K on crossword ticket, later learns it’s $500K

April 15, 2021 5:46 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WIND LAKE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — One lucky woman from Wind Lake, Wisconsin thought she won $25,000 on a Super Mega Star Crossword game, when she actually had a top prize-winning ticket worth $500,000! The Wisconsin Lottery says Bobbi Mangan picked up the ticket at GP 4 Petroleum LLC,

Marijuana and cocaine seized during Interstate 70 traffic stop Thursday

April 15, 2021 5:44 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers seized cocaine and marijuana after an Interstate 70 traffic stop Thursday morning in Montgomery County. Officials report troopers stopped a vehicle for expired registration on eastbound I-70 at the 167 mile marker. Troopers report a probable cause search revealed 2.5 pounds of cocaine and 15 pounds

2 found dead in burning truck identified, suspect arrested after chase

April 15, 2021 5:22 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SPALDING COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged a man with murdering two people who were found inside a burning truck Tuesday afternoon. Erik Eduardo Cabrealopez was arrested Thursday in Fulton County after a police chase. He is charged with two counts

Clay Walker & Tracy Lawrence Performing May 22nd, 2021 at Riverside Amphitheater Giveaway

April 15, 2021 5:14 PM ABC 17 News Team

Enter to win tickets to the Two (2) front row tickets to the SOLD OUT Clay Walker & Tracy Lawrence Concert on May 22, a hotel room (night of show), and a custom event poster designed and produced by Hatch Show Prints in Nashville!

Bay Area bubble tea shops prepare for looming national shortage of boba

April 15, 2021 5:10 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, CA (KPIX) — Boba tea shops in the Bay Area and fans of the popular drink are scrambling amid an impending nationwide shortage of tapioca pearls that may last weeks, possibly longer. “So a lot of this will affect not just us, but the greater boba

Month: April 2021