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FDA authorizes first pill to treat Covid-19

December 22, 2021 11:51 AM CNN Newsource

This is the first antiviral Covid-19 pill authorized for ill people to take at home, before they get sick enough to be hospitalized.

Biden assures Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 that they can go ahead with holiday plans despite Omicron surge

December 21, 2021 9:15 AM CNN Newsource

Conversely, he warned those who have not yet received shots of the potential for severe illness or death in the coming months.

Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of US COVID-19 cases

December 20, 2021 5:08 PM Associated Press

Federal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted for an estimated 73% of new infections last week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers show nearly a six-fold increase in the proportion of infections in only one week. Since the end of June, the delta variant has been the main version causing U.S. infections.

Task Force 1 heading back to Columbia after taking part in Kentucky tornado recovery

December 15, 2021 5:44 PM Matthew Sanders

Task Force 1 ran assessments on more than 1,600 structures and did wellness checks while in Mayfield. The team searched buildings for survivors and assessed the damage, which ranged from none to destruction. Task Force 1 uploaded its data into a GPS system that helped populate a map that local officials could use.

Missouri Task Force 1 members help assess tornado damage in Mayfield, Kentucky

December 14, 2021 4:51 PM Matthew Sanders

The members of Task Force 1 arrived in Mayfield on Monday. The team is based at the Boone County Fire Protection District.

Missouri Task Force 1 gets Kentucky assignment

December 13, 2021 1:31 PM Matthew Sanders

The task force said in a news release that it received the assignment at 7 a.m. Monday. The group arrived early Monday in Kentucky, the state hardest hit by the December tornado outbreak that also destroyed an Amazon warehouse in southern Illinois.

Deadly tornadoes demolish more than 1,000 homes, claiming lives and livelihoods in several states

December 13, 2021 12:25 PM CNN Newsource

It’s been two days since tornadoes tore across eight states, killing dozens of people and pulverizing houses in Kentucky.

Omicron found in Minnesota patient who recently visited New York

December 2, 2021 10:47 AM ABC 17 News Team

The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been found in a person in Minnesota who recently traveled to New York City last month.

First confirmed US case of Omicron coronavirus variant detected in California

December 1, 2021 12:52 PM CNN Newsource

The World Health Organization designates Omicron a “variant of concern.” In a technical brief released this week, WHO noted that the variant poses a “very high” global risk. The variant was first identified by scientists in South Africa, and has since been detected in several countries.

3 dead, 6 injured in shooting at Michigan high school, undersheriff says

November 30, 2021 3:15 PM CNN Newsource

Three people died and six were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, authorities said.

3 men involved in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing found guilty of murder and other charges

November 24, 2021 12:50 PM CNN Newsource

A jury found Travis and Gregory McMichael guilty of murder Wednesday on charges they chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, as he jogged last year through their neighborhood in Glynn County, Georgia.

At least 18 children were hospitalized and 5 people died after SUV crash into Christmas parade

November 22, 2021 12:20 PM CNN Newsource

At least 18 children were hospitalized after the Waukesha Christmas parade, said Children’s Wisconsin, a pediatric hospital in nearby Milwaukee.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you agree with the Rittenhouse verdict?

November 22, 2021 3:37 AM ABC 17 News Team

Two of the people Rittenhouse shot died. The protests occurred last summer after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

The Biden administration announced on November 4 that its vaccine rules applying to private businesses with 100 or more employees

Vaccine rule for larger employers, federal contractors and certain health care workers to take effect January 4

November 4, 2021 7:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hoffman, CNN The Biden administration announced Thursday that its vaccine rules applying to private businesses with 100 or more employees, certain health care workers and federal contractors will take effect January 4. The rules stipulate that employees that fall into those groups will need to have received the necessary shots to be fully

COP26 climate talks off to an ominous start after weak G20 leaders’ meeting

November 1, 2021 5:16 AM CNN

By Angela Dewan, CNN International Climate Editor It was in the city of Glasgow that Scottish engineer James Watt improved the workings of the steam engine and, unwittingly, kicked off the Industrial Revolution. Never could he have imagined that humans would burn so much coal, oil and gas over the next two centuries that they

COU flights among hundreds canceled due to Skywest Airlines technical issues

October 22, 2021 7:37 AM Josie Anglin

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Skywest Airlines is having to cancel flights due to technical issues. Skywest Airlines confirmed it had to cancel 608 flights Thursday night and at least 217 flights that were scheduled for Friday. Media relations for American Airlines confirmed these technical issues also impacted the Columbia Regional Airport as well. COU had to

Dental records show remains found at Carlton Reserve are those of Brian Laundrie, FBI says

October 21, 2021 4:53 PM CNN Newsource

The FBI’s Denver office said Thursday that remains found in a Florida nature reserve are those of Brian Laundrie, who went missing last month. The FBI said dental records confirmed the identification.

CDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines

October 21, 2021 4:29 PM CNN Newsource

The CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices accepted the US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorizations for each vaccine — after considerable discussion about whether such broad authorization as needed for Moderna’s. Members broadly agreed that people who got Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine need a second vaccination, as that vaccine is less effective than Moderna’s and Pfizer’s in preventing infection.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has the coronavirus vaccine mandate for large employers affected you?

October 21, 2021 4:00 AM ABC 17 News Team

The mandate is part of the Biden administration’s push to increase vaccination rates nationwide. However, it has met with pushback from conservative politicians and workers who say it impinges on their freedom.

Suspected human remains, items belonging to Brian Laundrie found in Florida park, FBI says

October 20, 2021 3:45 PM CNN Newsource

What appears to be human remains and items belonging to Brian Laundrie, including a backpack, have been found in a nature reserve in North Port, Florida, according to FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael McPherson.