Two people died in separate avalanches in Colorado on Sunday, the latest in a series of deadly avalanches that have already claimed the lives of 17 others across seven states this year. The fatalities mark the fifth and sixth avalanche deaths in the state in 2021, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) A
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Vaccine distribution in states and cities across the US are slowing down because of winter storms that have left more than a third of the continental US with below-zero temperatures Monday. The severe winter weather sparked emergency declarations in at least seven states, including Alabama, Oregon, Oklahoma, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Texas. Here are the
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Is it possible to make bars safe in a pandemic? One experiment in Scotland last summer went flat, according to new research published Monday in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Despite guidance from the government and efforts on the part of bar owners to implement safety measures, customers and staff alike failed
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At least one person is dead after a crash involving a snowplow near Sturgeon.
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Multiple Boone County Sheriff’s department vehicles are on scene of a shooting on the 4700 block of W. Millbrook Drive.
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ABC17 News previously reported that about 10 out of the Jefferson City Public Works Department’s 24 snowplows were past their life expectancy.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team will open up its 2021 season this weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. The Tigers will face Grand Canyon University for a three game series starting Friday at 4 p.m. We spoke with head coach Steve Bieser to preview the season on Monday. You can watch the full interview in
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Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is at the center of an escalating controversy over deaths in nursing homes, how they were counted and how they handled requests for that data. Cuomo was lauded early in the outbreak for his forthright news conferences and passionate pleas for more medical equipment from the federal government. He
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The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating whether employees were involved in sharing or creating an offensive Valentine’s Day-themed image making light of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last year. The post in question was described to CNN by an LAPD official as using an image of Floyd with the
Continue ReadingSome of the warmest places in Texas, where rolling power outages are occurring across the chilly state, are inside cars and trucks parked in the driveway of a home without electricity. Chey Louis of Irving told CNN his family in Grand Prairie had planned a small socially distanced gathering to celebrate his younger brother’s birthday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State and local health leaders are using different outreach methods to overcome coronavirus vaccine hesitancy within communities of color. Agencies from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to MU Health Care are using various partnerships to address racial minorities who may be skeptical of the vaccines. That includes linking up
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Crews with Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road and Bridge continue to fight the snow. Crews are plowing roads, but because the area has seen so much snowfall and the extreme cold temperatures, it is more difficult to clear them.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local utility providers in Mid-Missouri want customers to limit their usage. Three Rivers Electric Cooperatives tells these cold temperatures have put a strain on the electrical grid. The utility provider has more than 17,000 customers across seven counties. CEO Roger Kloeppel says customers who limit their use can help avoid problems like
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The City of Columbia has put its snow-route parking policy in effect as a winter storm continues to blanket Mid-Missouri.
Continue Reading NBA legend Michael Jordan is donating $10 million to open two new medical clinics in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina. The clinics, slated to open in 2022, will serve the uninsured or underinsured residents of New Hanover County, according to a news release from Novant Health, a regional health care system. “Everyone should have
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday defended his administration’s decision to delay releasing data on Covid-19 deaths in long-term care facilities as state lawmakers say they are considering repealing the governor’s emergency powers. Cuomo said the Department of Health had “paused” the state lawmakers’ request for the data because they prioritized a related inquiry
Continue Reading Armored vehicles on the streets of major Myanmar cities, an internet blackout and nighttime raids on prominent critics on Sunday, did not stop protesters taking to the streets for a tenth consecutive day on Monday to oppose the recent military coup. In some instances, authorities appeared to respond with force. A protester from the city
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ARDEN, NC (WLOS) — An Avery’s Creek Elementary School teacher is using virtual science lessons to take her students back in time. Linda McDonald is teaching her students about a time when dinosaurs walked the earth 230 million years ago. The giant creatures dominated the land for 160
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — In time for Valentine’s Day during American Heart Month, we have a story about the heart. A medical procedure involving the organ is giving a York County woman a new lease on life and some much anticipated time with her daughter. “I would
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