People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. “If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic,”
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Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that Missouri will not expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 275,000 low-income residents who were set to become eligible for the program July 1. Missouri voters in August approved a state constitutional amendment to expand the program, but Parson said the legislature did not fund the expansion, make it unconstitutional.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A Princeton man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing property valued at nearly $33,000 after breaking into a room at Comfort Inn in Walcott. According to court documents, John David Daniels, 42, broke into a hotel room on March 26, with the
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Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Prayers and support from around the state and even across the country continue to pour in for the New Haven Fire Department. Ricardo Torres Jr. lost his life on Wednesday while responding to a house fire on Valley Street. During an update on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story POYNETTE, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — A teacher in the Poynette School District has been placed on administrative leave following an incident at the high school Tuesday. A video being shared on social media allegedly shows a Poynette teacher berating a student for failing to wear a mask,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — A Missoula man accused of dealing large amounts of methamphetamine and having 9 pounds of the substance on his property admitted to a trafficking crime on Tuesday. Terry David Starrett, 53, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth, a Tuesday press release
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (The Courier) — When an Animal Rescue League of Iowa Animal Control Services officer responded to a call about a puppy in distress, she came across a dire situation: the young puppy’s collar was deeply embedded in her neck, nearly killing her. The person responsible
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BISMARCK, North Dakota (The Bismarck Tribune) — The Dakota Access Pipeline has faced cyberattacks like the one against the Colonial Pipeline last week that forced it to shut down and disrupted fuel supplies to the East Coast, Energy Transfer Executive Chairman Kelcy Warren said Wednesday during an appearance
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROBBINSVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The first days of May in Robbinsville, Snowbird Cherokee artists and community members gathered to see the official installation of a 400-square-foot mural honoring women of the Snowbird Cherokee community. The long-awaited project was initially launched in 2019, when the Graham Revitalization Economic
Continue Reading It’s a good thing Liz Rodriguez’s daughter doesn’t turn 12 until January. That will give the New York City mom time, she says, to see how the first groups of children as young as 12 respond to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. It will also give her time to consult a pediatrician and then — the hard
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People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. “If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic,”
Continue Reading In recent days the country has been captivated by the search for an escaped tiger in a Houston neighborhood. But the occurrence is not as exotic as one might think. There are more tigers in captivity in the United States than in the wild around the world, experts say. The World Wildlife Fund estimates about
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — In an Omaha grocery store, just right of the floral section and before the aisles of greeting cards, a hip-hop legend was greeting fans and promoting his cognac brand Wednesday night. Hundreds waited in line for hours to meet Curtis James Jackson III,
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The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday that motions have been filed to revoke probation for Gerrod Taylor, 20, of Columbia.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Changing one life by rescuing another. That’s what one New Mexico cowboy has been doing for several years. If you think you’ve seen a cowboy in the Bosque lately, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. Every Friday for the last five
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — In February, Super Bowl LV was played in front of thousands of fans and thousands of cardboard cutouts. Lifelong Buccaneers fan, LJ Govoni sat next to a cardboard cutout of a Chiefs fan, who he jokingly nicknamed “Frank”. After a social media hunt
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLUMBUS, Ohio (WLWT) — Any Ohioan who has received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine is eligible to win $1 million, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday. Five Ohioans will be chosen at random in five separate weekly drawings. The first drawing will be held on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — The city of New Haven is remembering a hero. Ricardo Torres Jr., a firefighter who lost his life while battling a fire early Wednesday morning, always wanted to be a firefighter, according to those who knew him. “Today, we lost one of our
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WEST BATH, Maine (WMTW) — A West Bath couple was wounded Wednesday morning when their 2-year-old shot them with a handgun. The incident was reported just before 8 a.m. on New Meadows Road. Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said the child picked up the gun that was on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story STORRS, Connecticut (WFSB) — Chemicals, possible bomb-making materials, guns and drugs were seized during a search warrant execution in Storrs. State police said they arrested Scott Barber, 31, on Wednesday afternoon, at his home on Hillyndale Road. Investigators said they had intelligence that bomb-making materials could be in
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