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TUESDAY UPDATE: Cole County to adds coronavirus vaccine sites with mobile pantry locations

June 8, 2021 4:24 PM ABC 17 News Team

Cole County will be adding more locations at mobile pantry locaitons in the month of June. SATURDAY, JUNE 5Helias Football Stadium – Lower Level1305 Swifts Highway in Jefferson City9 – 11 a.m.COVID Vaccines availableTUESDAY, JUNE 8Trinity Lutheran Church13007 Route C in Russellville1:30 – 3:30 p.m.COVID Vaccines availableTHURSDAY, JUNE 10Knights of Columbus1822 Tanner Bridge in Jefferson

An American teacher was jailed for child abuse in China in 2014. He still says he’s innocent — if only anyone would listen.

June 8, 2021 7:59 PM CNN Newsource

David McMahon hated the design of his classroom. Located on the ground floor of the Pudong campus of the Shanghai French School, its almost floor-to-ceiling windows made him feel like he was “teaching in aquarium,” in the words of one of McMahon’s colleagues. Passersby couldn’t help but look in, and their attention would inevitably distract

The coming flu season may be a doozy. Here’s why

June 8, 2021 7:11 PM CNN Newsource

The coming flu season may be a doozy. Even as coronavirus was devastating populations around the world, killing 3.7 million people globally, doctors and public health officials noticed something else was missing: There was almost no flu. One child died from flu this year in the US. In 2019-2020, there were 199 flu-related deaths in

ABC 17 Investigates: Moniteau County deputy put on probation after verbal exchange

June 8, 2021 6:56 PM ABC 17 News Team

CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News Investigates what happened with a Moniteau County deputy getting put on probation. That deputy is back on duty after he was put on probation last week because of an interaction with a citizen. This is body camera footage from the interaction on May 27th that we got through a

Local hospitals reporting more COVID-19 hospitalizations as transmission rates spike in northern Missouri

June 8, 2021 6:49 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hospitals in Mid-Missouri are reporting a small increase in people battling COVID-19, as transmission rates go up and vaccinations continue to decline. According to the Columbia/Boone County Health Department, 30 people were dealing with COVID-19 infections in hospitals. Of those, 18 are in the ICU, and nine are on ventilators. Only four

Body camera video not available in Jefferson City police shooting

June 8, 2021 4:37 PM Leila Mitchell

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is leading the investigation into the officer-involved shooting that happened Monday near Capital Mall.

High school recipient of $40K scholarship asks that it be given to a community college student

June 8, 2021 6:21 PM CNN Newsource

A Massachusetts high school student made an unexpected announcement during her graduation ceremony last week when she asked that a $40,000 scholarship awarded to her be given to a student attending community college instead. “I am so very grateful for this. But I also know that I am not the one who needs this the

Three injured after a two-vehicle wreck Tuesday morning in Cole County

June 8, 2021 5:31 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are seriously injured and one person is moderately injured after a two-vehicle crash on Route B, south of Schulte Lane in Cole County Tuesday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Zion Strickland was driving a 2018 Chevy Malibu and tried to pass another vehicle when

Players Retreat starts handing out buttons to vaccinated guests for when it reopens

June 8, 2021 5:00 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Things are going to be different when the Players Retreat in Raleigh reopens in about two weeks. Guests will have to show a button, proving they’ve been vaccinated, to dine indoors. Owner Gus Gusler admits there’s been strong backlash about how he’s reopening.

New details emerge about Aiden Leos shooting suspects

June 8, 2021 4:43 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ORANGE (KCAL, KCBS) — With the arrest of two suspects in connection to the 55 Freeway shooting of 6-year-old Aiden Leos May 21, residents of the southland are learning more about the pair currently in custody, each being held on $1 million bond. Marcus Anthony Eriz, the 24-year-old

Human error eyed in MTA bus crash into building

June 8, 2021 4:41 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, NY (WABC) — Human error is thought to be the reason for an MTA bus crash into a Brooklyn brownstone Monday that left 16 people injured. The exact cause is still being determined, but senior officials believe actions by the driver will end up being the cause.

Police arrest two women accused of placing packages resembling body bags at state Capitol

June 8, 2021 4:28 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Two women are facing charges after being accused of leaving suspicious packages that resembled body bags on the grounds of the state Capitol back in April. Connecticut State Police have arrested Erin Melocowsky, 19, and Olivia Rae Rinkes, 30, and charged them both with

Attorney General sues spa accused of human trafficking

June 8, 2021 4:23 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story CRESTWOOD, Missouri (KMOV) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a civil lawsuit against a Crestwood spa accused of human trafficking. Schmitt’s office said Tuesday there have been multiple accounts of young Asian girls at the Royal Day Spa providing sex acts in exchange for money. The

Yellow fever mosquito detected

June 8, 2021 4:23 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (KOVR) — A mosquito that can spread yellow fever was detected in San Joaquin County. The invasive insect was found in Stockton’s Brookside neighborhood, according to the county’s Mosquito and Vector Control District. This is the third year in a row this yellow fever mosquito

No charges filed against drivers, protesters involved in 2020 incidents in downtown Columbia

June 8, 2021 4:16 PM Lucas Geisler

Assistant prosecutor David Hansen laid out his reasoning in an 11-page letter to Columbia police Chief Geoff Jones on Tuesday.

Grandmother of 8 killed during attempted carjacking

June 8, 2021 4:21 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WESTLEY (KOVR) — The woman who was gunned down during an attempted carjacking outside an Executive Inn in rural Stanislaus County was a mother of three and grandmother of eight, her family told CBS13 on Monday. The family identified the woman killed as 60-year-old Elizabeth Mann of Tracy.

Washington state approves offering free marijuana joints to those getting the Covid vaccine

June 8, 2021 4:18 PM CNN Newsource

Add free weed to the list of incentives being offered to people to encourage them to get vaccinated against Covid. Officials at the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) on Monday gave state licensed cannabis retailers permission to offer one pre-rolled marijuana joint “to adult consumers who receive a vaccination at an in-store vaccination

New York City to end solitary confinement in its jails

June 8, 2021 4:14 PM CNN Newsource

The New York City Board of Correction voted unanimously Tuesday to end solitary confinement in city jails, according to a statement from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office. The vote by the independent oversight board for the city’s jail system comes after an extensive public engagement process and builds on 2015 reforms that ended solitary confinement

A total of 27 graves have been found so far at 1921 Tulsa massacre search site

June 8, 2021 4:01 PM CNN Newsource

There are now 27 graves that have been uncovered at an excavation site for the remains of those killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at Oaklawn Cemetery. That is 15 new burials since the 12 that were uncovered in October, according to Oklahoma state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck. This is the sixth day of the

Deputies find Laclede County man dead after he shoots at Camden County home multiple times

June 8, 2021 3:26 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Laclede County man killed himself after shooting at a Camdenton home Monday evening. According to a Camden County Sheriff’s Department release, deputies responded to 70 block of Bear Ridge Road Monday night about a man, Michael Horonzy, on foot from Laclede County to allegedly kill someone at the residence. When deputies