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Hundreds of appointments available ahead of last day of MU Health Care’s vaccine clinic

April 17, 2021 4:02 AM Ben Fein

MU Health Care is set to host the third and final day of its vaccine clinic Sunday at Faurot Field.

Portland police disperse crowd with pepper spray following fatal officer-involved shooting

April 17, 2021 3:21 AM CNN Newsource

Police in Portland, Oregon, said they used pepper spray and smoke canisters to break up a crowd that gathered on Friday as they investigated the fatal shooting of a suspect by police in Lents Park. A suspect who has only been described as a White male was fatally shot in the morning by an officer

Indianapolis was already seeing a rising number of homicides when a gunman killed 8 at a FedEx facility

April 17, 2021 3:00 AM CNN

When a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday night, the city was already experiencing a plague of rising homicides. The killings mark the latest mass shooting in America — a troubling recurrence that has seen at least 45 such tragedies in the US since March

Loneliness won’t end when the pandemic ends

April 17, 2021 2:04 AM CNN Newsource

When the world goes back to normal, Shanan Cale’s life won’t change much. She’ll still work mostly from her home in California. She’ll mother her two college-aged daughters. And she’ll continue to ponder intimacy and connection as a 54-year-old woman experiencing loneliness. “Post-pandemic, even now that I’m vaccinated and everyone in my household is vaccinated

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts have landed back on Earth

April 17, 2021 1:15 AM CNN Newsource

Just days after the International Space Station’s crew reached 10 people, three have returned to Earth. Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins ended their 185-day mission on the space station Friday. Their departure in the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft aired live on NASA’s TV channel and website. The hatch closed

Nearly half of US states reported an increase in Covid-19 cases this week. Here’s what experts say can help stop another surge

April 17, 2021 1:14 AM CNN Newsource

At least 21 states have recorded at least a 10% rise in daily average positive cases of Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University data Thursday, demonstrating that the fight against the pandemic is far from over. In Michigan, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed and reaching full capacities in part due to the influx of new coronavirus

A student harnessed the power of beets to make healing from surgery safer — and more equitable

April 17, 2021 1:03 AM CNN Newsource

Dasia Taylor didn’t expect to become a nationally recognized scientist at 17 years old. The Iowa student has dedicated her life to equity work, from serving as one of her school district’s diversity equity leaders to participating in her high school’s Black History Game Show club. But when her junior year chemistry teacher at Iowa

Liberty University files lawsuit against former president Jerry Falwell Jr.

April 16, 2021 10:19 PM CNN Newsource

Liberty University has filed a lawsuit against former school president Jerry Falwell Jr. that alleges he breached his employment contract and conspired to withhold damaging information from the university’s board of trustees. The university’s lawsuit alleges Falwell was dishonest with the executive committee when negotiating an exceptionally generous severance package, when he knew a brewing

Four bodies recovered as search continues for nine still missing from capsized ship off Louisiana coast

April 16, 2021 9:50 PM CNN Newsource

The US Coast Guard said Friday that four bodies have been recovered so far from the water near a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week several miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Divers recovered two more unresponsive people Friday. On Thursday, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew spotted a person in the water at 7:10

Now Hiring Sign On The Rocks Bar Downtown Columbia, MO

Local Columbia bars and restaurants still facing staffing issues

April 16, 2021 7:12 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Bars and restaurants have been struggling to keep a full staff since the start of the pandemic, that issue continues a year later. People walking and driving through downtown Columbia may notice more ‘Now Hiring’ signs than usual. Matt McGee, the owner of On The Rocks bar, says he’s posted a large

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts are returning to Earth

April 16, 2021 9:31 PM CNN Newsource

Just days after the International Space Station’s crew reached 10 people, three are ready to return to Earth. Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will end their 185-day mission on the space station Friday. Their departure in the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft is airing live on NASA’s TV channel and

Baltimore teen leaves children’s hospital after receiving life saving transplant

April 16, 2021 9:26 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — It’s was a moment 19-year-old Macey Brietenback has been waiting for her whole life. Ringing the transplant bell. The extremely grateful Baltimore teen left Holtz Children’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial full of life after receiving a critical organ transplant that saved her. “It was so

Baby taken to hospital after being found with dead woman in YMCA facility

April 16, 2021 9:23 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A baby is hospitalized after being found with a dead woman in the transitional housing wing of a Boston YMCA facility. Boston Police said they were conducting a death investigation on Huntington Ave. Thursday around noon. It is not clear how the woman died. The

Maryland becomes first state to repeal the law enforcement’s Bill of Rights

April 16, 2021 9:20 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland is now the first state in the nation to get rid of a set of rules that gave police protection because of the nature of their job. The changes will start to go into effect later this year against the wishes of many police

State of Missouri reports two cases of Legionnaires’ disease after guests stay at Macon Hotel

April 16, 2021 8:48 PM ABC 17 News Team

MACON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), in collaboration with the Macon County Health Department, is warning recent guests of the Comfort Inn & Suites located at 1821 N. Missouri St, in Macon, after two guests were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in April 2021. The two guests used the hot tub

2 transgender women killed in shootings at separate Charlotte hotels

April 16, 2021 8:05 PM CNN Newsource

Authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the killings of two transgender women in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dontarius Long, 21, and Joel Brewer, 33, were charged in the deaths of Jaida Peterson, 29, and Remy Fennell, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said at a news conference on Friday. Peterson, 29, was found dead by

Doctors home in on cause of blood clots potentially linked with Covid-19 vaccines

April 16, 2021 6:47 PM CNN Newsource

Doctors say they are homing in on the cause of blood clots that may be linked with certain coronavirus vaccines, and said their findings have important implications for how to treat the condition, regardless of whether vaccines cause it. Even though the link is not firm yet, they’re calling the condition vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia

ABC 17 News coronavirus April 15 roundtable discussion: Johnson and Johnson Vaccine

April 15, 2021 9:39 AM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local health care experts are discussing the Johnson and Johnson vaccine after Missouri temporarily suspended use of it. At least six cases of a rare blood clot disorder have been linked to the shot across the US. All of those patients were women. So far, more than seven million doses of the

Authorities were warned about FedEx gunman Brandon Hole’s potential for violence, sources say

April 16, 2021 6:30 PM CNN Newsource

The gunman in the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility was a former employee there and, according to law enforcement sources, known to federal and local authorities prior to the attack. The gunman was identified as Brandon Hole, 19, who was last employed at the facility in 2020, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police

Vaccine providers are planning for booster shots

April 16, 2021 11:36 AM Chanel Porter

Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna have both pointed to people needing booster shots or re-vaccinations in the future.