COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team lost the series finale against No. 24 Auburn on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers went down 3-0. Despite the loss, Mizzou still won its first SEC series of the season. https://youtu.be/h1tP9fcpUzo It was a scoreless game up until the 6th inning. Auburn was able to score three
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No longer working under the Trump administration, six leading US health officials now reveal to CNN the real challenges they faced during the nation’s fight against Covid-19 over the past year: death threats, mixed messages and in some cases, being kept from sharing information with national audiences. The nation’s doctors — Dr. Deborah Birx, Dr.
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The US may face another Covid-19 surge soon — one that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief says “truly is avoidable.” “We have seen cases and hospital admissions move from historic declines to stagnations, to increases,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House Covid-19 briefing on Friday. “And we know
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Eric Talley, the first police officer to arrive at the scene of the Boulder supermarket shooting last week, was the last of the gunman’s 10 victims. To honor his bravery, the non-profit Tunnel to Towers Foundation, set up to support the families of fallen first responders and service members, announced Saturday it will pay off
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Deshayla Harris, one of the stars of season 17 of “Bad Girls Club” on the Oxygen network, was one of the victims in Friday night’s shootings in Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to a spokesperson for NBCUniversal. Harris, 28, had been identified by Virginia Beach police as one of two people who was killed in one
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We have a jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the May 2020 killing of George Floyd. Now we stand on the precipice of one of the most important trials this country has ever seen. Anybody who tells you they know for sure what any jury will do has
Continue Reading A UPS employee had quite the birthday celebration this week — but he almost didn’t live to see it. William Torres battled Covid-19 in a Texas hospital for 64 days, partially in the ICU, before he was released. This week, his friends and co-workers at UPS celebrated his birthday with a parade, CNN affiliate KOSA
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The paralyzing effect of the stricken Ever Given container ship on global traffic became clear on Sunday as nearby Syria, already scarred by years of war, imposed fuel rationing to safeguard dwindling oil supplies. Suez Canal officials hoped that high tide and dredging efforts could see the giant ship freed on Saturday night, four days
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For the first time in two months, someone won the Powerball jackpot, selecting all six numbers to secure the $238 jackpot. The ticket was bought in Lutz, Florida, which is just north of Tampa. The winning numbers were 06-14-38-39-65-06 with a 3x Power Play. Before Saturday night, the jackpot was last won on January 30,
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Local homeless shelters, like the Salvation Army, are ensuring residents and clients have access to federally-approved stimulus money if eligible.
Continue Reading Dozens of doctors from the Paris public hospital group (AP-HP) warned on Sunday they were preparing to have to triage patients in the next two weeks, amid fears of surging Covid-19 cases in the French capital. In an op-ed, published in the Journal du Dimanche newspaper, 41 ICU and emergency doctors pointed to a “glaring
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When Kimberly Wallace turned on the news after she got home Friday night, she saw Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signing a bill into law that critics have labeled Jim Crow 2.0 because of the disruptions it would mean to voters, particularly Black voters. But Wallace, who is Black, noticed something else in the room where
Continue Reading New York state leaders announced an agreement on legislation that would legalize marijuana across the state — a move they say would create jobs and bring in millions in tax dollars. The bill would expand New York’s existing medical marijuana programs and establish the Office of Cannabis Management “to implement a comprehensive regulatory framework that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (CTV Network) — A Mi’kmaw uncle-nephew duo are making tiny homes in the hopes of addressing crowded Indigenous households and the lack of adequate Indigenous housing in New Brunswick and communities across Canada. Lloyd Augustine and his nephew Robert, who run Piligan Construction in Esgenoôpetitj First
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Scholastic says it has ceased publication of an illustrated children’s book from the author of “Captain Underpants” due to themes of “passive racism.” The graphic novel, originally published in 2010 and called “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future,”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 263 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday bringing the total up to 488,455. This is below the daily average in the state, which is 301 cases per day. The state reported 2,104 new cases of the virus in the past seven days. No new
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — New legislation could remove the fee North Carolina teachers have to pay if they want to take a personal day on days when class is in session. House Bill 362 proposes waiving the $50 fee teachers have to contribute towards hiring a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — It’s a bittersweet day for Michael Ko – he walked through the aisles of the Love’s Bakery thrift store on Middle Street and pointed to the last batch of the fresh bread that helped raise his family for more than 36 years. “Lot of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Genesee County, Michigan (WNEM) — A driver Genesee County shot another vehicle after being flipped off on the highway. Just before 2 p.m. on Friday, Michigan State Police Troopers were called to a road rage incident on northbound I-75 near East Holly Road. The victim was headed northbound
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — Charges could be filed against a driver following a property damage incident Saturday. Norwich Fire officials say a car struck a home at the corner of Rockwell Street and McKinley Avenue Saturday morning. The male driver was taken to an area hospital, but was
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