With Covid-19 vaccinations on the horizon for children ages 12 to 15 in the United States, pediatricians are concerned about the challenge of getting children up to date on their childhood vaccines, and balancing that with scheduling potential Covid-19 shots. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in 12-15-year-olds on
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — They are quick to be there for us, but now a therapy dog needs help of his own. For the past 10-plus years, Spork has been an ear and symbol of support for Kimi Anderson. “I’ve been a step away from having to go
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Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — For many people, going for a walk is one of the most reliable ways to get some fresh air and alleviate stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. But for people like Claudia Tersigni, the closure of public washrooms during lockdowns has made leaving the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — In 2012, Vishal Vijay, then 12, returned home from a family trip to India determined to make a change. For the first time in his life, Vijay had witnessed the realities of extreme poverty and saw first-hand the impact it has on children.
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Phelps County Sheriff has identified the couple that died from a murder-suicide reported Saturday. According to a Facebook post from the department, deputies responded to the 11000 block of County Road 3160 around 7:30 a.m. after a family friend found 66-year-old Vita M. French dead. Officials report 73-year-old Lawrence R. French
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch discussions about attendance area changes and COVID-19 in schools in the player below. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. The Columbia Board of Education will hear recommendations on a possible change to attendance areas Monday night. You can find the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education meeting agenda here. The board
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After spending two-and-a-half years together, a NASA spacecraft bid farewell to its asteroid companion Monday and began the long journey back to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, and it carries a generous amount of material collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. It’s the culmination of years of hard work
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FOLSOM, California (KOVR) — There’s a kiddie kitchen, a sandbox and climbing toys in the Jones’ backyard, but right in the middle of all the baby toys, Debbie Jones found a massive arrow. Kevin and Debbie spend a lot of time in their backyard. So they set up
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — People in southwestern Pennsylvania reported seeing a strange line of lights in the sky. People took to Twitter on Friday to see if others saw what they claimed: a line of lights shooting across the night sky. But it was not an alien invasion. KDKA
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A disoriented duck got a big helping hand from New York’s Finest. Two NYPD officers rescued the dozen ducklings, who had wandered to Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side Sunday morning. The officers placed the ducklings into a large carrier. Video posted to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ANDOVER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Andover parents Kristin and Scott are speaking out on behalf of their daughter. She along with two of her friends are freshmen at UMass Amherst. A picture posted on social media of the three friends not wearing masks outside was handed over to the
Continue Reading A Florida school principal did not commit a crime when she paddled a 6-year-old girl on the buttocks, as she appeared to have been asked by the child’s mother to discipline the girl, according to a review by the state attorney’s office. The girl’s mother secretly recorded the incident at Central Elementary School in Clewiston,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Lauren Swope’s daughter Arabella will have quite the story to tell when she grows up. “What a crazy birth story she has, especially because the outcome was what we wanted it to be,” Swope said. Swope, now a mother of three, was a patient at
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota golden retriever puppy has been special since birth. Marvel was the only puppy from her Litchfield litter born without a front right paw, says Barb Felt, the breeder of Rolling Oaks Goldens. “When she was born, we knew right away she had a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — “Special” probably isn’t a strong enough word to describe this Mother’s Day holiday for one Plymouth family. Autumn Wiste donated one of her kidneys Friday to her youngest son, Lucas. She was released from the hospital Sunday and got to visit him. “I think it
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Tensions in Jerusalem reached their highest point in years Monday with rocket sirens sounding just after 6:00 p.m. (11 a.m. ET), capping another day of violence in the holy city, where hundreds of Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli police. In response to what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said were dozens of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball standout Jenna Laird is the SEC Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season. The New York native was a big part of the Tigers series win over No. 17 Tennessee this past weekend. Laird hit safely in all three games. She batted .375 with a home run
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PACIFIC PALISADES, California (KCNC) — Police are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti that has been sprayed on benches and pathways from Will Rogers State Park south into Venice over the past month. The neon spray-painted messages are hard to miss and especially upsetting with phrases like “the Jew is guilty”
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Tensions in Jerusalem reached their highest point in years Monday with rocket sirens sounding just after 6:00 p.m. (11 a.m. ET), capping another day of violence in the holy city, where hundreds of Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli police. In response to what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said were dozens of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PINE, Colorado (KCNC) — Starting in June, a handful of all-terrain wheelchairs will be made available to disabled “hikers” at Staunton State Park. Four battery-powered Action Trackchairs and one GRIT Freedom Chair have been provided to users through the end of October. “Being able to offer the therapeutic
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