Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — About 50,000 Denver workers will receive larger paychecks as the city’s scheduled minimum wage increase took effect on Jan. 1. Struggling industries, like food and beverage, appreciate the employee raise. However, some restaurant owners would prefer the City of Denver delay the increase. “I had
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Click here for updates on this story LOWELL, MA (WBZ) — A pair of Lowell police officers are being praised for “beyond the call of duty thoughtfulness” after they brought groceries to an elderly woman whose items were run over by a car. Last month the elderly woman was taken by van to her weekly
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Jackson County Prosecutor has hired a former police sergeant to investigate police use-of-force cases and possible wrongful convictions. The prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that 28-year-old police veteran Sgt. Tony Sanders started working this week in the office. Sanders will also investigate allegations of police misconduct submitted by the community.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The national pharmacy chain CVS Health says it has completed coronavirus vaccinations at more than 100 long-term care facilities in Missouri, but it still has 500 more to go. The U.S. Department of Health and Senior Services last year selected CVS Health and Walgreen to administer vaccinations at nursing homes and
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There is no denying that 2020 has hampered activity levels. Between the Zoom meetings, Netflix binges and virtual cocktail hours, increased sitting is a pandemic-driven reality for many. And studies abound citing the myriad health risks of prolonged sitting. But there is good news! Despite all that sedentary time, with as little as 11 minutes
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A 31-year-old man who is serving a life sentence in the 2015 murder of his girlfriend’s abusive mother is asking a judge to set aside the criminal case. Nicholas Godejohn, of Big Bend, Wisconsin, made the request in post-conviction relief filings by his attorney on Dec. 29. Godejohn was convicted in
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The Mega Millions jackpot is close to reaching half a billion dollars in what could be the eighth largest prize in the game’s history. The next chance for a lucky winner is Friday, after no ticket matched the all six numbers pulled Tuesday night, according to a Mega Millions news release. January has a history
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A fourth grader from Parker has a steel bar behind her sternum. It was surgically placed there to push her sunken chest into a normal position. With the fix, Mackenzie Kurko is breathing easier. “Hey Mackenzie, how are you doing?” asked Dr. Steve Rothenberg during
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are back at work for what is likely to be an unusual session amid the coronavirus pandemic. The roughly five-month annual legislative session began Wednesday. Some precautions are in place to avoid spreading COVID-19. House and Senate administrative staff must wear face masks, for example. Lawmakers are strongly
Continue Reading A Washington, DC, church unveiled a massive Black Lives Matter banner Wednesday morning to take a stand against violence just hours before a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol. The National City Christian Church erected the 16-foot banner ahead of protests over Congress certifying the election for President-elect Joe Biden. “As followers of Jesus Christ,
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The Louisville Police Department fired two detectives connected to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, according to copies of the officers’ termination letters. Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room technician, was shot and killed by Louisville police officers in her apartment during a flawed forced-entry raid in the early morning hours of March 13, 2020. Detective
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — UPS says it has terminated an employee after he was caught on camera making racist remarks while making a delivery in Milwaukee. The man was caught on camera accusing the family he was delivering to of not being able to read, write or speak English.
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Former Atlanta police chief Erika Shields, who stepped down after an officer shot and killed a man following a struggle in a Wendy’s parking lot, will now lead the Louisville Metro Police Department, which is still under the spotlight almost a year after the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Shields, who stepped aside in June
Continue Reading A high school has switched fully to virtual learning after a group of Massachusetts students held a New Year’s Eve party and one person in attendance later tested positive for Covid-19, officials said. Students at Groton-Dunstable Regional High School in Groton will learn remotely until Monday, after officials learned of the gathering, which violated the
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As the Rev. Raphael Warnock makes history by being elected the first Black US senator from Georgia, he’s thinking of the remarkable journey of his mother. Verlene Warnock spent her summers picking cotton and tobacco as a teen in Waycross, Georgia, in the 1950s before becoming a pastor. “Because this is America, the 82-year-old hands
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The European Union has authorized Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, the second coronavirus vaccine to be approved for use in the EU. The move finalizes the recommendation of the European Union drugs regulator, who earlier on Wednesday recommended granting the drug a conditional marketing authorization. Emer Cooke, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) executive director, said on Wednesday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Lauren Whatley and her roommate, Dallas Seymour, were out of town visiting family when the Christmas Day bombing happened. “Honestly, it still feels very surreal,” Lauren Whatley told News4. More than a week later, they got to see what’s left of their apartment at
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The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday a St. Louis man was arrested on suspicion of a shooting on Interstate 70 West.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — A metro Atlanta law firm is stepping up to assist voters who may experience any voting irregularities during the Senate runoff. According to the Davis Bozeman Johnson Law Firm, voters in metro Atlanta as well as Macon, Augusta, and Savannah may contact a 1-800-OUR-VOTE
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Dozens of former lawmakers and opposition activists were arrested Wednesday morning in Hong Kong on suspicion of violating the city’s sweeping national security legislation, in the biggest crackdown since the law was imposed by Beijing last year. At least 53 people were arrested, police said, for the crime of “subverting state power.” Among the 53,
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