COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission held second readings today to decide the allocation of remaining CARES Act funds. Thursday morning, commissioners discussed using the money to pay for better internet connection at the county jail. Those improvements would help lawyers meet virtually with their clients. These reimbursements would use up the rest of
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ASHLAND, MO (KMIZ) The Southern Boone School District announced Tuesday evening it would hold all classes virtually on Thursday, due to staff vaccinations. Southern Boone School District’s Superintendent, Chris Felmlee, says it was a collaborative effort to make the decision to hold classes online after staff members received their second dose of the Moderna vaccine.
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Algebra I exam requirement waived for all 2021 high school seniors
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A US Army soldier stationed at Fort Jackson in South Carolina was arrested and charged with third-degree assault and battery after the airing of a video that authorities say shows him push and threaten a young Black man on a neighborhood sidewalk. Jonathan Pentland was arrested on Wednesday morning, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Cooper County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of possible human remains in a rural area west of Boonville. Once on scene, deputies confirmed were the remains were human. The Missouri State Highway Patrol Divison of Drug and Crime Control and the Cooper County Coroner’s Office were requested to assist with processing of
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BOONE/COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Due to last weekend’s weather, Missouri Department of Transportation contractors were unable to complete the necessary geological testing at the Missouri River Bridge near Rocheport. Crews will be boring through the bridge deck to collect soil samples and rock characteristics of the land below as crews prepare for the construction of
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Soaring Covid-19 cases in Michigan — where one of the nation’s worst outbreaks is underway — are pushing hospitals to critical capacity levels, and residents need to help stop the virus’s spread, the state’s largest health care system said Thursday. Beaumont Health’s eight hospitals in two Detroit-area counties are 90%-95% full, and the number of
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Billions of Tyrannosaurus rex roamed North America during their fascinating reign as top predators, according to a team of researchers that went about the daunting task of making the calculation. Paleontologists from the University of California, Berkeley, set out to put a number on how many T. rex lived during the Cretaceous period — about
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The clinical trial is testing the safety and effectiveness of NVX-CoV2373 which was developed by the U.S. biotechnology company Novavax. The trials for the Novavax vaccine involve 30,000 people across approximately 115 sites in the United States and Mexico.
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[Breaking news update at 3:50 p.m. ET] Authorities in Chicago have released body camera video that shows a 13-year-old being shot by police officers on March 29. CNN teams have viewed the footage, which appears to show less than one second pass between the time Adam Toledo draws a handgun and an officer fires a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The sudden deaths of a Mobile woman and her infant son in a four-vehicle pileup has left their neighbors stunned. Mobile police said Thursday that a sedan driven by 28-year-old Deidreana Jasper got sandwiched between a UPS truck and a pickup truck. The crash
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal appeals court said a school resource officer working at a Columbia school is protected by qualified immunity for her part in the questioning of a student. A panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision to leave Sgt. Keisha Edwards in the Rock Bridge
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WIND LAKE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — One lucky woman from Wind Lake, Wisconsin thought she won $25,000 on a Super Mega Star Crossword game, when she actually had a top prize-winning ticket worth $500,000! The Wisconsin Lottery says Bobbi Mangan picked up the ticket at GP 4 Petroleum LLC,
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers seized cocaine and marijuana after an Interstate 70 traffic stop Thursday morning in Montgomery County. Officials report troopers stopped a vehicle for expired registration on eastbound I-70 at the 167 mile marker. Troopers report a probable cause search revealed 2.5 pounds of cocaine and 15 pounds
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SPALDING COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged a man with murdering two people who were found inside a burning truck Tuesday afternoon. Erik Eduardo Cabrealopez was arrested Thursday in Fulton County after a police chase. He is charged with two counts
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Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, CA (KPIX) — Boba tea shops in the Bay Area and fans of the popular drink are scrambling amid an impending nationwide shortage of tapioca pearls that may last weeks, possibly longer. “So a lot of this will affect not just us, but the greater boba
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Click here for updates on this story EL DORADO COUNTY, CA (KOVR) — A woman and her beloved dog are okay tonight after being rescued from Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe. Search teams found the pair after they lost their way and became stranded in the mountains. Courtney Leasure is from Ohio and had just
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — A judge granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday against a scrap metal recycler in South LA, just two days after Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer sued the company for being a public nuisance. Atlas Metal, which neighbors Jordan High School on
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Click here for updates on this story AURORA, CO (KCNC) — Keep your eyes on the road while driving. That’s the message from the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT unveiled a new way to teach people about the dangers of distracted driving. It’s a display at the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora. The life-sized dashboard allows
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With millions more Americans getting vaccinated every day, some have complained about fever, fatigue and other ailments they weren’t expecting. Don’t panic, doctors say. Side effects from Covid-19 vaccines won’t last long. And they’re actually proof that your immune system is working the way it’s supposed to. (Though vaccines are still very effective even without
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