Almost half of Myanmar’s population could be forced into poverty by the end of the year as the country teeters on the brink of economic collapse caused by the double shock of a bloody military coup and the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new United Nations report. Rising food costs, significant losses of income and
Continue Reading A former Louisiana police officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly punching, pistol-whipping and kicking a man who was under arrest. Dylan Hudson of the Shreveport Police Department was arresting a man in Caddo Parish in August 2019, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice, when he allegedly
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man is charged with child molestation after an investigation began April 13. According to court documents, Caleb “Logan” Phillips confessed to two people about molesting a 3-year-old. On April 14, the victim told two people that Phillips had hurt the victim. Phillips lived with the victim from Nov. 2020 to
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Responsibility for the devastating second wave of Covid-19 now sweeping India belongs “first and foremost” to the government, according to Narendra Taneja, a spokesman for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “We are in power, we are the government in India so of course responsibility is first and foremost ours, good or bad, whatever it
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Leaders across the country have been grappling with the idea of “vaccine passports” and other vaccination requirements to take part in public life. Here in Missouri, Gov. Mike Parson has made it clear he will not support vaccine passports or requirements of any type state-wide.
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With demand for Covid-19 vaccines falling off, mass vaccination sites around the country find themselves facing a dilemma of how to deliver vaccines without wasting precious doses. State and local leaders have been asking Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to scale down the size of vaccine vials and how much is being distributed. “Many of our health
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ST. JAMES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Saint James man is now charged with second-degree murder in connection to a fentanyl overdose that happened in Maries County. Tanner Orr, 26, is also charged with delivery of a controlled substance. Kenneth Ahart Junior was found dead in his home in Saint James on Oct. 12 from an overdose.
Continue Reading At least 28 people have been killed in a crush at a mass gathering in northern Israel, according to a spokesman for the ZAKA emergency service. Attendees were celebrating the religious Lag B’Omer holiday, he said. Another emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA), said through a spokesman that at least 50 people had been injured
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The seven-day average of daily vaccinations reached 54,187 that day, the highest seven-day average since the state begin distributing coronavirus vaccines in December. On Wednesday that seven-day average had dropped to 26,508 per day.
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Experts have made it clear: to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, America needs to get vaccinated. And that includes younger Americans, some of whom still are hesitant or may think they don’t have as much to fear from the virus. Everyone 16 and older is currently eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine. But a recent Quinnipiac University
Continue Reading A murder suspect who was being extradited to Arizona from Georgia escaped while handcuffed and slipped into the woods near the Atlanta airport, authorities said Thursday. Jsaan Carlos Strover, 20, ran from deputies while walking to a tram connecting to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, according to a news release from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation will close down Business Route 54 between River Road and Valley Road over the next two weeks. Crews will be replacing a culvert pipe near Bagnell Dam beginning on Wednesday, May 5 and repair shoulders on May 10 through May 13 from 6 a.m.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District has announced the hiring of three elementary school principals for the upcoming school year. ● Chris Schmitz will be the new principal for Moreau Heights Elementary● Delora Scaggs will be the new principal for Thorpe Gordon Elementary● Dr. Dawn Day will be the new principal for
Continue Reading The earliest description of cancer is from an ancient Egyptian papyrus, and going back further, even dinosaurs suffered a form of the disease. But cancer long has been thought to have become a common disease only in the last two centuries or so. This is, in part, down to longer life expectancies, habits like smoking,
Continue Reading Aaron Rodgers, the reigning NFL MVP and the starting quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, does not want to return to the team, according to a report from ESPN. ESPN’s Adam Schefter, citing unnamed league and team sources, said Rodgers has told some inside the organization he wants to leave. The ESPN report says that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — High winds and hail forced air traffic controllers to evacuate an air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The forced evacuation happened on April 25 just after 8:38 p.m. During the evacuation, The Atlanta Terminal Radar Approach Control facility in Peachtree City, assumed
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Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer. His family shared the news Wednesday after his passing on Collins’ Facebook page. “We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfather passed away today, after a
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The Missouri Senate voted late Wednesday against funding the Medicaid expansion voters approved last year, saying the cost would be too high for the state.
Continue Reading Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has announced the postponement of planned parliamentary elections, saying Israel has failed to confirm it will allow voting in East Jerusalem. The announcement ends weeks of mounting speculation that Abbas would nix the vote and looks certain to trigger a blame game involving the international community, as well as widespread
Continue Reading As the vaccine rollout continues and parts of the US loosen restrictions, school reopenings in some communities are still in flux. For many families of remote students, parents returning to work remain in a difficult position. “We don’t want them to make the choice, me earning a living versus my child getting an education. What
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