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Columbia bars prepare for first weekend with normal hours of operation

March 5, 2021 4:53 PM Victoria Bragg

The Columbia/Boone County Health Department this week released a revised county health order that relaxes some of the restrictions on businesses.

Is there a border crisis? It depends who you ask, but it’s clear that more migrants are crossing into the US

March 5, 2021 11:04 PM CNN Newsource

An American flag blew in the South Texas wind as Father Roy Snipes prepared to welcome 100 migrants to the school close to his church. He set the church bells to chime just in time for the migrants’ arrival and play “Santa Maria del Camino,” a hymnal honoring traveling pilgrims. But the bells went off

Myanmar’s ethnic groups have long suffered from military brutality. The junta gave them a common foe

March 5, 2021 10:29 PM CNN Newsource

For many of Myanmar’s ethnic minorities, the bloodshed inflicted across the country’s towns and cities this week is a continuation of the oppression they have suffered at the hands of the military for decades. The Southeast Asian country is home to some of the world’s longest civil wars, where myriad ethnic insurgencies have fought the

Local highlights and scores: March 5, 2021

March 5, 2021 10:18 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local scores from Friday, March 5, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Hickman 27 | Rock Bridge 61 FINAL https://youtu.be/nDZUENCs2qQ Blair Oaks 38 | Fatima 35 FINAL Eldon 60 | Osage 55 FINAL BOYS HOOPS Jefferson City 65 | Helias 63 FINAL https://youtu.be/trTTguHIJfA St. Elizabeth

Suspect shoots himself after killing wife, her 2 children in St. Louis County home, police say

March 5, 2021 10:09 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ST LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The man who police say killed his wife and her two children in a north St. Louis County home is dead after shooting himself before he could be taken into custody Friday morning. According to police, Bobby McCulley III shot and killed his

US could reach herd immunity by summer through vaccinations alone, CNN analysis finds

March 5, 2021 9:38 PM CNN Newsource

The pace of Covid-19 vaccine administration in the US continues to improve, each day bringing the country closer to herd immunity — the point at which enough people are protected against a disease that it cannot spread. This week, President Joe Biden said that the US will have enough vaccine for every adult by the

Woman says she is being fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine

March 5, 2021 9:20 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Cumberland County healthcare worker says she is being fired after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. 26-year-old Desiree Pelletier of Newville says her employer Hempfield Behavioral Health is requiring the vaccine in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Pelletier says she isn’t

A Black police officer in Florida was fired for using the n-word, but his police union wants him reinstated

March 5, 2021 9:04 PM CNN Newsource

A Black police officer in Florida was fired this week after footage from his body camera showed him using the n-word during a personal phone call and while making an arrest last November. Delvin White, an eight-year veteran of the Tampa Police Department, was a school resource officer at Middleton High School in Tampa. He

MU Health Care to build Boonville clinic

March 5, 2021 8:44 PM Matthew Sanders

MU Health Care has signed a long-term lease needed to open a multi-specialty clinic in Boonville, the organization said Friday.

Camden County man charged with murder in possible drug overdose death

March 5, 2021 8:28 PM Matthew Sanders

Timothy C. Evans, 31, is also charged drug delivery and tampering in connection with the death of Dennis Born, 63.

Some states are lifting coronavirus restrictions but keeping mask mandates in place

March 5, 2021 8:07 PM CNN

As coronavirus cases and deaths continue to fall in many states, political leaders are facing decisions on when to loosen restrictions meant to help curb the spread of Covid-19. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has said his state is reopening 100%, and as of next Wednesday people in the Lone Star State won’t be required to

A judge ruled photos of enslaved individuals belong to Harvard, not their direct descendant

March 5, 2021 7:34 PM CNN Newsource

A woman who says she is the direct descendant of a man and woman pictured in some of the earliest known photographs of enslaved people does not have a property interest in the images, now owned by Harvard University, a Massachusetts judge ruled Tuesday. Tamara Lanier, 58, took Harvard to court in March 2019 for

Doctors in Chicago are making house calls to give vulnerable patients the Covid-19 vaccine

March 5, 2021 7:28 PM CNN

Hattie Blumenberg can’t easily get to a mass vaccination center. The 90-year-old woman has limited transportation, and leaving her Chicago home would require someone physically carrying her from the house to a vehicle. But a new program at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center is helping protect Blumenberg and other people who live in neighborhoods with

Woman’s perseverance sees dream of Appalachian Trail artist retreat space become reality

March 5, 2021 7:20 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story Hot Springs, North Carolina (WLOS) — There is a special place nestled in the mountains south of Hot Springs where artists can come together to create. It is an ever-evolving space that began as a small log cabin on some farmland off Highway 209. The place is Azule,

Stop sitting still and do these 8 activities throughout the workday — 3 minutes at a time

March 5, 2021 6:57 PM CNN Newsource

Over the course of the pandemic, many people who previously commuted to office spaces and job sites joined the at-home workforce. Unfortunately, that additional time at home easily equates to more sedentary time. Whether you work from home or not, if your normal daily schedule has you sitting still for hours at a time, it’s

Two accused of taking items worth more than $15,000 in Columbia burglary

March 5, 2021 10:31 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police say two people were arrested and booked into the county jail on suspicion of a January burglary.

Some Columbia residents receive high utility bills following dangerously cold weather

March 5, 2021 12:03 PM Meghan Drakas

Some Columbia Water and Light customers have seen large increases in their monthly utility bills.

Around 5,000 customers are still without water in Jackson, Mississippi, city official says

March 5, 2021 6:27 PM CNN Newsource

Though thousands are still under boil water advisories, about 5,000 customers in Jackson, Mississippi, don’t have water service, a decline from earlier this week. Charles Williams, public works director in Jackson, said in a news conference Friday that there have been improvements in water restoration in the city, estimating that “less than possibly 5,000 customers”

Four sisters in their 80s and 90s reunited to get their Covid-19 vaccines together

March 5, 2021 5:57 PM CNN Newsource

Four elderly sisters in New Jersey haven’t been able to have their regular get-togethers during the coronavirus pandemic, but they made an exception to get their Covid-19 vaccinations. Edith Camp, 96, Bernice Cecil, 92, Nora McDonald, 86, and 84-year-old Rose Ramsey — got their second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on Tuesday at Inspira Medical

No ‘mass exodus’ in California during the pandemic, study finds

March 5, 2021 5:48 PM CNN Newsource

No, Californians have not been packing up and leaving the Golden State en masse during the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s despite some headlines and anecdotal claims to the contrary, according to a new study published Thursday by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab. And as for the thousands of Californians who did move during 2020, most stayed