SUNDAY UPDATES: New COVID-19 cases jump past 2,000
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,137 new COVID-19 cases Sunday.
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The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,137 new COVID-19 cases Sunday.
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Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady dropped a hype video shortly before his team took the field Sunday against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC title game. Brady posted the video, showing highlights from past games and shots of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to his Twitter account three hours before the game with
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Multiple agencies responded after reports of shots fired in Boone County Saturday.
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The Columbia Fire Department responded to the 4600 block of Blackford Court around 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Police broke up an “illegal nightclub” with a full bar and waitress that had been set up in the basement of a Massachusetts residence — and authorities are investigating possible violations of Covid-19 restrictions. After a complaint of loud music in a residential area of Lawrence early Monday, police initially did not find anything but
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Click here for updates on this story Arkansas (KFSM) — The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) both reported an increase in license sales and a record-breaking harvest for the 2020-2021 deer hunting season. In Arkansas, hunters have checked more deer than any season since the AGFC began
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Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — A detective with the Moline Police Department was seriously injured while arresting a man who had been dodging the police for several days. According to a statement from the Moline Police Department, officers tried to stop 23-year-old Zakary L. Veach for a traffic violation
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In her Ohio hometown, she’s known as an Army veteran who runs a bar and set up a small self-styled militia her boyfriend says she created to help neighbors if tornadoes hit. To the FBI, she’s a militant leader who traveled to Washington, DC, and stormed the US Capitol, encouraging others to do the same. The two worlds of
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Click here for updates on this story HERSHEY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Hershey certainly missed the sight of teddy bears raining down from the Giant Center stands, ranging from fun-sized stuffed animals, all the way to teddy bears the size of a car, which in 2021, was fitting. “We couldn’t do our normal teddy bear toss
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Walter Bernstein, the Oscar and Emmy-nominated screenwriter, passed away at his home in Manhattan on Saturday at the age of 101, his widow, Gloria Loomis, told CNN. He died of pneumonia, Loomis said. Bernstein was best known for being blacklisted during Hollywood’s “Red Scare” of the 1950s. Caught up in the anti-communist movement punctuated by
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Click here for updates on this story YORK, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Ella Floyd is a fourth-grader at New Salem Elementary School and came up with the idea to help women who are less fortunate in the community to receive essential items all with just one fashion accessory. The 9-year-old decided to fill purses with toiletries
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Here’s a look at the life of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome “Jay” Powell. Personal Birth date: February 4, 1953 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Jerome Hayden Powell Father: Jerome Powell, attorney Mother: Patricia (Hayden) Powell, mathematician Marriage: Elissa (Leonard) Powell (1985-present) Children: Samuel; Lucy; Susie Education: Princeton University, A.B. in Politics, 1975; Georgetown University,
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Interstate 70 in part of St. Louis closed Saturday night after a water main break.
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Many people suffer from a chronic sleep deficit, and that was the case even before the pandemic hit — bringing with it stress, fear and anxiety. A third of us get fewer than seven hours of shut-eye a night, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and that’s before you factor
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Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — New figures from UNESCO shows that two-thirds of an academic year has been lost on average worldwide due to COVID-19 closures. Data released from UNESCO’s interactive monitoring map shows that one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 800 million students still face
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Don’t forget to check your Mega Millions lottery ticket, especially if you bought it in the state of Michigan. One ticket that matched the six numbers for the $1 billion prize was sold in the state, according to a Mega Millions news release on Saturday. The winning numbers were 4-26-42-50-60 and a Mega Ball number
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is set to give out free COVID-19 tests in Mexico on Monday.
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Imagine suffering a serious accident and calling 911 but not getting an ambulance immediately. Or having a severe asthma attack and fighting for every breath but having to wait an extra minute or two for help. The winter Covid-19 surge has been the worst surge of this pandemic in the US. And it’s impacting patients
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Here is a look at the life of Oprah Winfrey, who hosted the award-winning “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Personal Birth date: January 29, 1954 Birth place: Kosciusko, Mississippi Birth name: Oprah Gail Winfrey Father: Vernon Winfrey, a barber Mother: Vernita Lee, a maid (parents never married) Education: Tennessee State University, B.A., Speech and Performing Arts,
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Here’s a look at the life of Emmy award-winning news anchor Tom Brokaw. Personal Birth date: February 6, 1940 Birth place: Webster, South Dakota Birth name: Thomas John Brokaw Father: Anthony Orville “Red” Brokaw, construction foreman Mother: Eugenia “Jean” (Conley) Brokaw, post office clerk Marriage: Meredith (Auld) Brokaw (August 17, 1962-present) Children: Sarah, 1970; Andrea,
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