The state of Nevada is banning “racially discriminatory” school mascots after legislation was signed into law on Friday, as well as banning town sirens historically used to discriminate. Gov. Steve Sisolak was joined by members of the Nevada Indian Commission and tribal elders during the signing. Assembly Bill 88 specifically prohibits using “a name, logo,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Special Olympics Missouri State Summer Games are back! More than 700 athletes, coaches and volunteers participated in the event on Saturday at Hickman High School. The athletes competed in multiple sports – including track & field, volleyball, swimming and powerlifting. “The Games were sidetracked by a tornado in 2019 and the
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Protesters gathered for a second straight night in Minneapolis’ Uptown area late Friday and early Saturday over the killing of a suspect by law enforcement — a Black man authorities say had fired a gun. Demonstrators, protesting Thursday’s shooting death of Winston Boogie Smith Jr., blocked intersections as fires of debris burned nearby, video from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two homicides have happened in Columbia within the past two weeks that has shined light on the growing nationwide issue of gun violence. Sgt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said gun violence is definitely picking up. “We do see this every now and then it seems like in the
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A federal judge overturned California’s longtime ban on assault weapons on Friday in a ruling that likened the AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife. Assault weapons have been banned in California since 1989, according to the ruling. The law has been updated several times since it was originally passed. According to the ruling by US
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Fire crews battled a fire in Southern Boone County on Saturday evening. The fire happened in the 21000 block of South Slate Creek Road near Hartsburg. ABC 17 News crews on the scene saw smoke coming from about a mile away. Several firefighters and equipment were on the scene. It’s unclear
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable diabetes drug for long-term weight control. “This under-the-skin injection is the first approved drug for chronic weight management in adults with general obesity or overweight since 2014,” the FDA said in a statement Friday. Studies have shown the once-a-week injection, called semaglutide, can help people
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As the US may miss a vaccination goal set by President Joe Biden for July 4, officials are warning against complacency and states are ramping up measures to encourage reluctant residents to get a Covid-19 vaccine. The country was averaging just more than 1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered per day as of Friday, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE (4:05 p.m.): Both lanes of I-70 are back open. The Boone County Fire Protection district said during the investigation, they found that the troopers car was not hit. No information about the cause of the crash has been released. UPDATE (3:20 p.m.): One lane is back open. The Boone County Fire
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Over 150 small earthquakes have been recorded Saturday in a rural area near the Salton Sea in Southern California, with the largest having a magnitude of 5.3, a US Geological Survey seismologist told CNN. “There have been 152 earthquakes measuring all magnitudes,” said seismologist Paul Caruso, speaking by phone from Golden, Colorado. Caruso said the
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported the state’s positivity rate as 4.6% on Sunday. That is still in the green level for the state, but the rate of change in the past seven days is 0.3%, which is now in the orange level. In the past 7 days, 1,666 cases of COVID-19
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Auxvasse man was taken to University Hospital after a crash Friday night. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports, 59-year-old Mark Crum, hit a roundabout curb on his motorcycle, causing him to be ejected. Crum suffered moderate injuries in the crash. He was wearing his helmet. It all happened
Continue Reading A Florida man faces aggravated child abuse and other charges after hurling his infant at a deputy near the end of a high-speed chase, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said. The 32-year-old suspect is seen being tackled by law enforcement as a deputy cradles a baby in a sky-blue outfit, according to video released
Continue Reading Fisher-Price has recalled models of its baby soothers and gliders after the deaths of four infants who were reportedly left on their backs unrestrained and later found on their stomachs. In a joint statement with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the company announced on Thursday the recall of the Fisher-Price 4-in-1 Rock ‘n
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Some experts call the novel coronavirus delta variant “a wild card.” It’s fuelling a sharp spike in cases in parts of the U.K. — as other strains drop. “The delta variant has grown at the fastest rate of any of the other variants
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada’s global reputation is at stake experts warn as the country receives over 2 million COVID-19 vaccines per week through June and July with another 9 million from Pfizer slotted for August, but won’t commit to donating doses to the global vaccine-sharing alliance
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On June 5, 1981, a curious report appeared in the Center for Disease Control’s weekly public health digest: Five young, gay men across Los Angeles had been diagnosed with an unusual lung infection known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) — and two of them had died. It was the first time that acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A grandmother intervened Wednesday when a dog attacked a 6-year-old boy in the Summit Circle area of Hendersonville. The child suffered severe but non-life-threatening injuries. The dog was taken to Henderson County Animal Services, where it’ll undergo a mandatory 10-day quarantine, which is
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The Nigerian government has ordered federal prosecutors to arrest and prosecute users of the Twitter app, after a ban on the social media company took effect on Friday. Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, issued the directive Saturday in a statement signed on his behalf by his spokesman, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Every day Toni Helms cares for her 30-year-old son’s Todd Foster. He needs a wheelchair and 24-hour care. “He has cerebral palsy. He has epilepsy and chronic asthma. He really needs me,” Helms said. What they both need, Helms said, is a place to call
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