Click here for updates on this story OSCODA COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A father and son hailed as local heroes after saving a family after their car overturned in a swampy area in Oscoda County. Jace Lear said it was fate. “Right place, right time, doing the right thing,” Lear said. The right thing was
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Nearly a week after eight people were killed at spas in the Atlanta area, hundreds gathered to remember the victims and call for an end to hate towards Asians in a year that has seen an uptick in attacks against members of the community. Six of the eight victims in Atlanta were Asian women. And
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone Electric Cooperative is reporting a power outage affecting that is now affecting nearly 400 customers on Sunday. A spokeswoman for the company said a car crash brought down power lines on New Haven Road. The outage originally was affecting more than 1,500 people. As of 9:45 p.m., 397 customers are
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) After more than 2,000 doses were given out during the first two-day clinic in Boonville, people can now return for their second dose starting Monday. The second two-day clinic is set to begin at 9 a.m. Monday morning and run until 3 p.m. In total, 2,454 vaccinations were given out within 23
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AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease and 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalization in a new, US-based clinical trial, the company said Monday. The findings from the new Phase 3 trial, which included more than 32,000 participants, may boost confidence in the vaccine, which was originally developed by the University of
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AstraZeneca is expected to apply in the next few weeks for emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in the US, and if and when it does, advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will likely have questions. Lots of questions. In interviews with CNN,
Continue Reading Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) — Sergei stood on a small sheet of ice in the Dnieper River and breathed in the icy air hard. He had escaped, but that relief was overwhelmed by both the pain of leaving his homeland and the fear he might not survive the rest of his perilous journey. He was wanted,
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The outpouring of grief and anger over the news that six Asian women were among those killed in the shootings at three Atlanta area massage parlors has drawn attention to the rise of anti-Asian violence in the US. And it’s not just an American problem. From the UK to Australia, reports of anti-East and anti-Southeast
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More than a million passengers have traveled through US airports daily for at least 10 days in a row, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration — at a time experts say cases of a dangerous variant are climbing across the country. On Friday alone, the country saw more than 1.4 million passengers in
Continue Reading More than two months after the January 6 insurrection, the temporary protective fencing around the US Capitol finally came down. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.)
Continue Reading New York City is set to reopen its public high schools on Monday, welcoming some students back to in-person learning about a year after schools first closed because of Covid-19. The majority of high school students in the nation’s largest school district will continue remote instruction. But as many as 55,000 students between grades 9
Continue Reading The Philippines has demanded that China recall more than 200 Chinese boats it said had been spotted at a disputed reef claimed by both Manila and Beijing, describing their presence as a “clear provocative action.” Philippine government officials on Saturday released pictures of what they said were 220 Chinese vessels moored at the boomerang-shaped Whitsun
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More than a million passengers have traveled through US airports daily for at least 10 days in a row, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration — at a time experts say cases of a dangerous variant are climbing across the country. On Friday alone, the country saw more than 1.4 million passengers in
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The coronavirus pandemic changed the way millions of Americans work.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team held its annual spring game on Saturday at Faurot Field. You can watch ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman’s full recap in the video player above.
Continue Reading Diplomats from more than two dozen countries were denied access to a Chinese court Monday as detained Canadian Michael Kovrig went on trial in Beijing on espionage charges. Kovrig is one of two Canadians detained since 2018, following the arrest in Vancouver of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who is currently fighting extradition to the United
Continue Reading A mask may have been covering his face, but Benjamin Netanyahu’s pleasure was undeniable as Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz complimented the Israeli Prime Minister’s handling of the pandemic and world-leading coronavirus vaccination campaign at an event in Jerusalem earlier this month. Kurz, who was visiting Israel with his Danish counterpart to discuss a trilateral vaccine
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boonville girls basketball team won its first ever state championship on Saturday. ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones recapped the Lady Pirates’ historic run on SportsZone. You can watch the full story in the video player above.
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on PowerMizzou writer Mitchell Forde in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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