At least 82 people died in a huge hospital fire Saturday night in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Sunday. Another 110 people were injured in the blaze at Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, according to ministry spokesman Major General Khaled Al-Muhanna. The fire is believed to have started after oxygen tanks exploded,
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As Covid-19 vaccinations have become more widely available across the US, the Navajo Nation has reported more than half of its adult members have been vaccinated, outpacing the vaccination rate for the rest of the US. The US’ rate is currently 36.5%, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Navajo
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Two leading US officials say fully vaccinated Americans may get more guidance in just a matter of days on what they can safely do. Part of that guidance is going to be on outdoor mask use, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. “In the next few days very likely, the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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In Columbia, Battle and Rock Bridge high schools held in-person prom events over the weekend.
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo (KMIZ) A hit and run boat crash left one man with minor injuries Saturday morning around 10. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, one fishing boat crashed into another at near the 1.8-mile marker of the Glaize arm of the lake. The boat then drove away from
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The Ingenuity helicopter has successfully flown for the third time on Mars in a week. This time, the helicopter logged a flight that was faster, farther and bolder than the previous ones, according to NASA. Ingenuity exceeded speeds and distances beyond what it proved capable of doing during testing on Earth before launching to Mars.
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Data from “NoMoDeaths,” a state collaborative project to help combat the opioid crisis, shows the first three quarters of 2020 saw a nearly 31% increase in opioid-involved overdose deaths.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Many Columbia residents and students said they have mixed feelings about the safety of the area after the armed carjacking at the Hitt Street Garage, early Saturday morning. Zi Tompkins, a junior at Mizzou, works just a few blocks from the Hitt Street Garage and said she couldn’t find an Uber late
Continue Reading The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has issued murder warrants for four suspects in connection with the death of 37-year-old Rossana Delgado, who was reported missing earlier this month. In a news release Saturday, the GBI identified those wanted in connection with Delgado’s murder as Megan Alyssa Colone, 30, who may be traveling with her minor
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Six attacks took place at four different Bronx synagogues between Friday and Sunday, and the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is now investigating four of the incidents as possible hate crimes, NYPD Detective Francis Sammon said. Two of the attacks took place Friday, three on Saturday and one on Sunday, Sammon said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A two-car crash in west Columbia blocked traffic Sunday night. ABC 17 News crews saw two vehicles involved in a crash at Fairview Road and West Broadway just after 8 p.m. Fire trucks had blocked a part of the westbound lane on Broadway while clearing the vehicles from the intersections. Fire crews
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I’ve tossed and turned more in the past year than ever before. I’ve cried more, too. On Friday morning, I woke up before my alarm, which I set at 5:45 a.m. to tackle breakfast and snack-making before getting my three kids and husband out of bed and off to the races. The routine is both
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A growing number of Americans have missed their scheduled second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna require two doses — administered three and four weeks apart, respectively — to be considered fully effective. But data shows about 8%
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A North Carolina sheriff says he wants body camera footage of Andrew Brown Jr.‘s fatal shooting to be made public, but there will have to be a court motion to do it. “Only a judge can release the video,” Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten said in a video message posted Saturday on Facebook. “That’s why
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After several weeks of reporting concerning Covid-19 case increases, the United States could be seeing the beginning of a hopeful trend, a leading health official says. The country’s seven-day average of new reported infections is going down, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House Covid-19 briefing on
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 235 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 499,554 throughout the pandemic. The state also reported 144 new probable antigen tests, bringing that total to 82,089. One new death was reported on Sunday. The death toll from the pandemic now stands at
Continue Reading Hundreds of people named Josh from around the United States have fought over their shared name with pool noodles in a Nebraska field. Sure, that sounds a little weird, but it’s been a weird 12 months. The battle has been brewing since April 2020, arguably the peak of US boredom. It started as a joke,
Continue Reading Six people are dead and several others are injured after a passenger van crashed on I-85 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Saturday night, police said. Everyone in the van at the time of the crash appeared to be adults, according to a release from the Gwinnett County Police. Police are still trying to figure out what
Continue Reading Officials in Torrance County, New Mexico, lifted evacuation orders Sunday for residents near the Paradise Loop Fire. The wildfire was sparked Saturday by burning debris on private land, officials said, and has burned at least 52 acres as of Sunday afternoon, including three buildings. It’s now 65% contained, according to a news release from New
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As the federal government ramps up its mass inoculation campaign, one Canadian hematologist is reassuring people that the benefits of receiving the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine still outweigh the risks, despite a rare risk of blood clots. Dr. Menaka Pai, an associate professor of
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