“I’m vaccinated and I’m outside. Do I really still need to wear a mask?” “If I’m on a run and not near a lot of people. Do I need a mask?” “If I’m walking down the sidewalk and pass someone – should I put my mask on?” As the warmer weather months arrive and the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he hopes to have a new health director within the next two months. Parson said Thursday that he thought it was in the best interest of his office and Cabinet to part ways with former health director Randall Williams. The governor did not elaborate on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission met Thursday to discuss possible renovations for the former Boone County Fairgrounds. Michael MacMann member of the commission said the meeting was to apply a permanent zoning classification for the property. The classification is entitled O for open space so that future improvement of
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An alternate juror in Derek Chauvin’s trial told reporters Thursday that Dr. Martin Tobin, the soft-spoken doctor who explained how George Floyd died, convinced her of the former police officer’s guilt. “Dr. Tobin was like the turning point for me,” said Lisa Christensen. “I appreciate him explaining it in the way that all of us
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The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shooting that claimed 10 lives now faces a total of 54 charges, the Boulder County district attorney said Thursday. And more charges could follow. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa was already charged with 10 counts of murder and one count of attempted murder for the March 22 mass shooting at
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Click here for updates on this story RESEDA, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A family in Reseda called the Los Angeles Police Department to investigate a possible hate crime after they discovered a noose hanging from a tree in their backyard. “I was panicking,” said one family member, who asked not to be identified. “I was thinking
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WESTMINSTER, Colorado (KCNC) — Westminster police are now looking for the driver who threw a dog to its death. The JeffCo Sheriff’s Office reported it happened at 1:45pm on Tuesday on Interstate 76 near Sheridan Boulevard. “From what I understand from our witness says the dog was hanging
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FREEHOLD, New Jersey (WCBS) — Call it a match made during the pandemic. Two Monmouth County residents in their 90s decided to quarantine together and they ended up finding love. On Tuesday, CBS2’s Meg Baker learned more about their love story. Bill Biega, 98, and Iris Ivers, 91,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An assignment in the Moon Area School District has at least one mother calling for change. The question was: “Would you rather have been a well-taken care of slave or risked everything for the chance of freedom?” Lisa Dacunzo said there is no
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Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, New Jersey (KYW) — A South Jersey high school student is helping people with autism, with a window sticker. Joelle McElroy presented the stickers to police and fire officials from Riverside, Delanco and Delran outside of Riverside High School on Wednesday. The window stickers let first responders
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Click here for updates on this story MARLTON, New Jersey (KYW) — She’s a lawyer by day who has taken on a unique hobby in her spare time. During the pandemic, that hobby has grown into a business that’s also giving back. To make the perfect massage candle it takes skill and the right blend.
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When police officers kill a person, they are rarely charged with a crime. It’s even more rare for a jury to convict an officer for murder or manslaughter. So what made Derek Chauvin’s case different? From the beginning, the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, has stood on its own as a uniquely
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Different groups and individuals came together to help clean-up Milwaukee neighborhoods on Earth Day. The 4th annual Harambee Community Clean-up was held to improve the area and create unity among residents. “Today is really about coming together, celebrating Earth Day, it’s a beautiful day today,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — In 2018, 69% of Coloradans said “Yes” to organ donation on their drivers’ license. That makes Colorado number one in the nation for highest donor designation, but there are also people here willing to become living donors. April is Donor Awareness Month and CBS4 Health
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Ma’Khia Bryant’s cousins remembered the Black teenager fatally shot by police in Ohio as “a good student, a good person” whose life was unnecessarily cut short by “disproportionate and unjustified use of force.” “As a family we are all saddened by the tragic and unnecessary death of Ma’Khia,” cousins Don Bryant and Deja Torrence said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINEOLA, New York (WCBS) — A Long Island family is going public with a plea after the daughter was viciously attacked in her Elmont driveway. Acid was thrown in her face. By whom, and why, remains a mystery. As CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reports, Nafiah Ikram is bravely speaking
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RAHWAY, New Jersey (WCBS) — A man nearly choked to death inside a New Jersey restaurant, but a group of emergency workers that happened to be at the eatery as well rushed in and saved his life. As CBS2’s Christina Fan reports, for many EMTs like Amber Henderson,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A church community is salvaging what it can after a fire earlier this week. It happened Monday night at Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Church in northeast Minneapolis. No one was hurt. Investigators haven’t been able to figure out how it started. For
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FALL RIVER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The Fall River Police Department is explaining why a post critical of George Floyd was “inadvertently” shared on Facebook after the conviction of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday. Chauvin was found guilty of all charges in the 2020 death of Floyd
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAREDO, Texas (KTVT) — A U.S. Army soldier rescued an unaccompanied child this week who was struggling to get out of the Rio Grande River on the U.S. side. “It is frustrating to me as a parent to see a young child left by smugglers to fend for
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