COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County leaders approved the final proposal for wind farm regulations. Some of the proposed regulations include: Noise from wind turbines cannot exceed 50 decibels during the day or 40 decibels at night.Turbines will have to be built more than 1,700 feet off the nearest public roadThey will also have a height
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) According to Boone County Fire Protection District officials, two vehicles crashed head-on Route B near East Low Crossings road. At least one person was hurt in the crash. However, the extent of the injuries is unknown. The road was closed for about thirty minutes for the investigation. ABC 17 News crew saw
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Danny Fenster, a US journalist who was detained in Myanmar over three weeks ago, has appeared at a court in Yangon according to Frontier Myanmar, the news publication Fenster works for as managing editor. The 37-year-old was detained by Myanmar’s military at Yangon International Airport on May 24, shortly before he could board a flight
Continue Reading A video showing wolves chasing actors across the stage during a live show in China has raised alarm about the safety of the performers and audience. The clip, filmed in a theater in the northwestern city of Xi’an, was posted on Chinese social media platform Weibo last week. It quickly went viral, garnering more than
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A herd of 15 wild Asian elephants has been wandering across Yunnan province in southern China since March last year. They have trekked more than 300 miles in search of food and a new habitat. CNN’s Anna Coren talks to an expert on what this migration means for the species and its survival in China.
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For three years, Eleanor Liao and her boyfriend Aaron Leung lived about 12 miles away from each other. But the onset of the coronavirus pandemic made them feel like they were in a long-distance relationship. Liao lived in Shenzhen, a metropolis at the southern tip of Chinese mainland, while Leung was based in neighboring Hong
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China will reach one billion doses in its Covid-19 vaccination drive — a scale and speed unrivaled by any other country in the world. As of June 16, China had administered more than 945 million doses — three times the number delivered in the United States, and almost 40% of the 2.5 billion shots given globally. CNN’s Ivan Watson.
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If you’re planning to travel to New York City, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics On June 15, almost all pandemic restrictions were lifted in New York state (including New York City) as 70% of New Yorkers 18 or older had received
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The first reported Asian giant hornet of 2021 in the United States was found dead near Seattle by a Washington state resident in early June. The dead insect, nicknamed the “murder hornet,” found in Marysville, Washington, was dried out and emerged earlier than usual, so it may have been an “old hornet from a previous
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John Legend has offered a brief update on how his wife Chrissy Teigen is doing during the backlash over her being accused of bullying people on social media in the past. In a video posted on TMZ, Legend was asked about Teigen and he said simply, “She’s doing great.” This week, “Project Runway” contestant Michael
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South Korean Han Sa-hyun lived and breathed basketball both as a player and a coach. He competed at Sydney and then led the South Korean wheelchair basketball team to its first Paralympics in 21 years. He had wanted to be at the Tokyo Paralympics, but after the Covid-19 pandemic postponed the Games by a year,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Battle football team started summer workouts with a clean slate, which included a slew of new coaches and players. Head coach Atiyyah Ellison said it is good to hit the reset button at the end of each season. “You don’t want the kids to focus on their past accomplishments and think
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After over a year of staying at home and following strict safety guidelines, many people are understandably reluctant to step out their front door and re-enter society. For some, they’re downright terrified. Psychiatrist Dr. Arthur Bregman calls this fear “cave syndrome,” a non-medical term he’s coined. At his practice in Coral Gables, Florida, he found
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The Justice Department on Thursday released horrifying new police body camera footage from the January 6 assault on the US Capitol, after CNN and other outlets requested the tapes. The footage was used in the case against Thomas Webster, a former Marine and retired police officer from the New York City Police Department accused of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Due to the high summer heat, Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) is reminding residents about the resources available to assist community members seeking relief from the weather and the health risks involved with extreme heat. Cooling centers are available to the general public during the building’s normal business hours.
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Police departments in communities northwest of Phoenix told CNN there were multiple shootings in the West Valley region Thursday afternoon. “We have two people confirmed shot in random acts,” Surprise Police Sgt. Greg Welch told CNN. He said there were multiple shooting locations but could not provide an exact number. Banner Health officials said three
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), working with a contractor, will begin replacing the deck and upgrading guardrail on the Callaway County Route O bridge over Auxvasse Creek, southeast of Fulton, beginning Monday. The existing bridge was built in 1967 and the driving surface has reached a point where rehabilitation is
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A north Georgia police officer and a motorist are dead after the fleeing driver’s car dragged the officer down a road and the officer shot the driver, authorities said Thursday. Holly Springs police Officer Joe Burson, 25, and at least one other officer had stopped Ansy Dolce on suspicion of speeding on Holly Springs’ eastern
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The US military’s Special Operations Command reinstated its head of diversity following an investigation that concluded there were no violations of laws or Defense Department regulations in controversial social media posts, including one comparing former President Donald Trump to Hitler. Richard Torres-Estrada was reassigned to a new job shortly after he was brought in as
Continue Reading Early Medieval graves in Europe were reopened as part of widespread burial traditions — not only by grave robbers, as experts previously thought. Hundreds of graves dating from the fifth century to the seventh century AD in an area stretching from Transylvania to England were opened as part of regular mortuary customs in order to
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