Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO, ID (eastidahonews.com) — A former live-in nanny accused of convincing a teen to use drugs has reached a plea agreement with Bannock County prosecutors. Wanda May Mansfield, 34, pleaded guilty to felony injury to a child, and in exchange, a felony charge for possession of a controlled
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Kid Rock isn’t the only country artist in Nashville facing backlash over words you should never say. Earlier this year, Morgan Wallen was caught on camera shouting the n-word in the driveway of his home, after what Wallen himself called a ‘72-hour bender’. He
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. ANTHONY, ID (eastidahonews.com) — Kay Woodcock was not expecting to become so emotional during Chad Daybell’s arraignment Wednesday morning. Woodcock traveled from Louisiana to St. Anthony on the one-year anniversary of her grandson, Joshua “JJ” Vallow, being found buried in Daybell’s backyard with his sister, Tylee Ryan.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland mother says her family had the scare of a lifetime when her 5-year-old son found a loaded gun in the bushes near their home. “I’m very fascinated as to the story of that firearm and how did it wind up in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EDMONTON, Alberta (CTV Network) — As pressure mounts on the Canadian government to reopen the land border with the U.S., experts say incentivizing Canadians to become fully vaccinated by providing greater freedoms and less restrictions to those who are is a good place to start. “We know from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — In light of the recent discovery of what is believed to be the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the site of a former residential school in B.C., some are renewing calls for Canada Day to be cancelled this year. On social media,
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Patients and their families are starting to inquire about the new Alzheimer’s drug approved this week by the US Food and Drug Administration. Shipments of the medication are expected to go out in just a couple of weeks. Hospitals are on tap to administer treatment when needed. And there is serious division in the FDA,
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A member of a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee said Wednesday he had resigned over the agency’s approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug. The FDA approved aducanumab, to be sold under the brand name Aduhelm, this week over the objections of its advisory Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee. Mayo Clinic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to state data, Missouri received more vaccines this week than the past two weeks combined. This week, the state received 7,540 doses of the Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Moderna vaccineS. The prior week of June 1-6, the state received a fraction of the current weeks order, with 1,670 doses. The
Continue Reading An experiment to infect mosquitoes with bacteria that stop them from transmitting viruses appears to have helped reduced the spread of deadly dengue virus in Indonesia, researchers reported Wednesday. The modified mosquitoes thrived for three years, and cases of dengue were reduced by 77% in areas where they were introduced, the researchers reported in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Show-Me-State Games are coming back to Columbia. This return will impact hospitality businesses that benefit from large events bringing people into the city. Back in 2019, the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau reported more than 20,000 athletes were involved, bringing a total
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Will it be a royal house or full house or maybe four of a kind? Maria Konnikova is used to thinking about risk tolerance. The author-turned-professional-poker-player learned how to assess what economic risks are worth taking as research for her recent bestseller, “The Biggest Bluff.” Assessing health risks — especially when you’re risking not only
Continue Reading At least nine people were killed when a five-story building undergoing demolition collapsed onto a bus in South Korea on Wednesday, according to the country’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The bus, which was stationary at the time on a busy road, was buried under the rubble in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers (168 miles)
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Law enforcement’s use of neck restraints such as chokeholds and strangleholds should be prohibited, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) said Wednesday. “The deaths of George Floyd, Eric Garner, and other instances where neck restraints were used by law enforcement have called into question whether these restraints are controllable, safe, and non-lethal,” the organization, which
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A treat for the early birds: You may be able to see a “ring of fire” solar eclipse this morning, depending on where you are. 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
Continue Reading Northern California residents, from those living by the Bay to those living on lake houseboats, are coming under threat as a severe drought continues to intensify. Nearly two million people in the San Francisco Bay Area have been placed under a water shortage emergency Wednesday as the state grapples with worsening drought conditions. Mandatory water
Continue Reading An Afghani ISIS affiliate, known as IS-K, has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack on international demining charity, the Halo Trust, that left 10 people dead and 16 others wounded, the SITE Intelligence Group reported Wednesday. The attack began at 9.50 p.m. local time, when a group of armed men entered a HALO camp in the
Continue Reading Two massive wildfires in eastern Arizona continued to spread Wednesday, leading Gov. Doug Ducey to issue two emergency declarations to further fund response efforts. The area around the Telegraph Fire and Mescal Fire, both burning nearly 100 miles east of Phoenix, was so dry that officials had said firefighters trying to tame the blaze have
Continue Reading After 65 years, a grisly double murder case of two teenagers in Great Falls, Montana, was solved with DNA evidence, according to investigators. “It was such a big case,” Cascade County Sheriff’s Office lead investigator Sgt. Jon Kadner told CNN Wednesday night. Investigators have determined that the killer was Kenneth Gould, a Great Falls native
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As a renewed sense of optimism sweeps the US this summer with lower reported Covid-19 cases, the US Surgeon General has issued a warning for those not vaccinated: don’t let your guard down quite yet. “For those who are unvaccinated, they are increasingly at risk as more and more variants develop,” Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
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