Spring weather could bring home improvement scams to Mid-Missouri
With spring just around the corner the Better Business Bureau is suggesting homeowners watch out for scams as people begin to make repairs after winter weather.
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USDA extends waivers that provide free meals to students through the summer
The United States Department of Agriculture extended key waivers on Tuesday that make it easier for children to access free meals in their communities through the summer. The waivers, which were extended until September 30, give all students regardless of income access to free meals provided by summer meal programs. They also allow parents or
Continue Reading FBI, police investigating man charged with impersonating a peace officer
Click here for updates on this story FOLEY, Alabama (WALA) — The FBI and Foley Police Department are investigating a man arrested Thursday morning and charged with impersonating a peace officer. According to Foley Police, this morning a male subject approached an officer on North Pine Street inside the school zone near Foley Middle School.
Continue ReadingPolice: Naked man steals cop car, leads officers on chase
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A man who led Omaha Police on a high-speed chase after stealing an OPD vehicle Thursday morning is in police custody. OPD said the incident started at 5:15 a.m. Thursday when a woman called police about a man chasing her in a car. Officers
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Ameren working to restore power in Ashland
Nearly 1,200 customers were without power when the outage began just after noon.
Continue Reading Police investigating 4-month-old baby’s death as a homicide
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — Kansas City police are investigating the death of a 4-month-old boy as a homicide after finding that the baby suffered internal injuries. Officers responded Tuesday at 6:15 a.m. to Harrison Street just off of East 54th Street in response to a baby who
Continue ReadingCity looks for public’s input for improving 38 city parks, 3 golf courses
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — The City of Davenport’s Parks and Recreation Department has put together a 10-year comprehensive plan to update and upgrade the 38 local parks and 3 golf courses. They now are at a stage where they are inviting the public for input so the parks
Continue ReadingDA: Murder suspect charged in second case; investigators believe there may be more victims
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland man who was arrested for a 1999 cold case last year has now been charged with a second murder, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. The district attorney’s office announced Wednesday that Christopher Charles Lovrien, 53, was indicted by a
Continue ReadingChurches partner with Walgreens, Uber in vaccination events
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — In an effort to distribute more COVID-19 vaccines in communities of color, Walgreens is partnering with Uber to help parishioners of three metro-Atlanta churches get vaccinated. “Uber picked us up at our home this morning,” said Ronald Stevens. He and his wife Venus are parishioners
Continue ReadingCops: Hallucinating man arrested after shooting gas meter
Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — Salem Police Department responded Tuesday to a call of a man firing his gun inside a backyard on Capitol Street Northeast, hitting the house’s natural gas meter. “There was nobody out here I could see he was shooting at,” Gary Hunter said. Gary Hunter
Continue Reading Perseverance rover sends back sounds of zapping rocks on Mars
The Perseverance rover is sending back the sounds of Mars — and it’s contributing to the soundtrack. New audio returned from the rover’s SuperCam includes the popping sound of the instrument as it zaps rocks with its laser. It’s the first time we’ve heard what it sounds like when a laser interacts with a rock
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Biden to sign $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package into law Thursday
President Joe Biden will sign his sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 economic relief package into law on Thursday afternoon, the White House said. He had originally been expected to sign it on Friday.
Continue Reading Nigerian startup Flutterwave secures $170 million in capital injections from investors, now valued at over $1 billion
Flutterwave, an African fintech startup has secured $170 million in capital injections from investors, the firm said in a statement Wednesday. The new capital flows — facilitated by “a leading group of international investors” — will bolster Flutterwave’s client base in the global market, the statement said. “The fundraise brings the total investment in Flutterwave
Continue ReadingBlack leaders forming coalition to promote love, peace at shooting scenes
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The shootings in Portland are becoming more brazen, after a man died from a gunshot wound in Dawson Park Tuesday afternoon. Portland Police identified the victim as 42-year-old Titus McNack. Several leaders in the Black community are joining the conversation about the spike in
Continue Reading Boy sickened with COVID-19 develops new and rare complications
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Pediatric specialists and researchers at Washington University are behind a major research effort led by the Nation Institutes of Health to investigate an illness common in children that develops weeks after contracting COVID-19. According to doctors, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, also known as
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A grandmother was eager to get a Covid-19 vaccine. She called a hotline but no one answered for weeks
Rosie Arguello spent the past couple of months glued to her cellphone and landline, calling a hotline to get a Covid-19 vaccine. When she heard the busy signal, she called again, and again, and again. The 66-year-old who lives in San Antonio’s South side would only put her phones down to take her 2-year-old grandniece
Continue Reading Search suspended for person swept downstream in flash flood
Click here for updates on this story PEARL CITY, Hawaii (KITV) — Officials have suspended the search for a person who was swept away by a raging river on Oahu’s north shore on Tuesday. Wednesday at 5:58 a.m., the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) resumed the search for a person in the Waiawa Stream in Pearl
Continue ReadingHelp available for veterans struggling during the pandemic
Click here for updates on this story MAUD, Texas (KTBS) — Stress from the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on people’s mental health. But for military veterans already suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, it can be even worse. Tony Vargas has been living at the Lancer Legacy Ranch since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Over 1 in 5 health care workers experience depression and anxiety during the pandemic, study says
Staggering numbers of health care workers — more than one in five — have experienced anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder during the pandemic, new research has revealed. Health care workers have been working for long hours under strenuous conditions. Because of this, Nathaniel Scherer, co-lead author of the systematic review and meta-analysis published Wednesday
Continue Reading Woman with husband in memory care facility reflects on 1 year of visitor restrictions
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — March 10 marks one year to the day that Gov. Roy Cooper issued a state of emergency in North Carolina as COVID-19 cases began popping up across the state. On that same day, state health officials began recommending long-term care facilities start restricting
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