At least seven people, including the bus driver, were injured after a bus crashed through a overpass barrier in New York City’s Bronx area, according to the New York Police Department. The tandem bus is now dangling over the roadway below, the NYPD said. The crash happened close to midnight Thursday on the westbound Cross
Continue Reading Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in California, is running out of space to store the bodies of Covid-19 victims and officials are scrambling to secure additional capacity. About 900 bodies are currently being held at the Los Angeles Medical Examiner Coroner’s Office, which usually has a capacity of 500, according to
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The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services extended coronavirus health orders for the city and county Thursday.
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The coronavirus pandemic is not only having an immediate impact in terms of the deaths of thousands of Americans, it’s also taking more than a year off the average US life expectancy. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences projects that Covid-19 will reduce US life expectancy in 2020
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With high winds and snow in the forecast, officials say driving conditions could deteriorate quickly late Thursday into Friday morning. The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day through early Friday night for the potential of accumulating snow and strong gusty winds. MoDOT issued a warning about travel, saying
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are on scene at Heather Ridge Apartments after receiving multiple calls of a shooting. A resident told an ABC 17 News crew on scene that she heard three shots fired. Columbia police report one person was shot and taken to Unviersity Hospital. Officials say they don’t know the condition of
Continue Reading Children across the globe have seen their schools closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the World Bank, 1.6 billion students were out of school during the first peak of the pandemic in April 2020, and almost 700 million remained out as 2020 drew to a close. It may take years for the full
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) An Alabama man is charged with kidnapping, two counts of statutory rape and statutory sodomy after an August incident involving a Mexico teen later found in Alabama. According to court documents, a 13-year-old victim was reported missing in Mexico, Mo. and then located in Limestone County Alabama. According to court documents, Bailey
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man is charged with DWI – death of another and 1st degree involuntary manslaughter after a fatal wreck in December. Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the wreck just before 9:30 on US Highway 40. According to court documents, Richard Nichols was driving in the eastbound lane of Highway 40
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Ameren Missouri customers should see an increase on their electric bills after a a fuel adjustment charge was approved by the Missouri Public Service Commission. Ameren Missouri made two filings with the Commission affecting your bill. Customers should see a current FAC credit of $1.89 flip to a charge. Ameren
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSION VIEJO, California (KABC) — As a symbol of solidarity, a team of local ICU nurses is honoring each other and their work to save coronavirus patients with some ink. “We all decided to get a tattoo to commemorate our time together. So we got a tattoo, we
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Urban Meyer — three-time national champion as a college football coach — will now lead the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced Thursday. Meyer, formerly the head coach at Ohio State University, will become the seventh head coach in Jaguars franchise history. This will be his first time as an NFL head coach. “I’m ready to
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Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci turned himself in to police Wednesday and faces a murder charge in connection to a fatal shooting last month, Atlanta Police told CNN. YFN Lucci, whose real name is Rayshawn Bennett, is currently being held in Fulton County Jail, police said. Atlanta Police announced Tuesday that he was wanted on charges
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Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — “2020 has been one of the most horrific years that I’ve seen since I’ve been alive and I like to give back to my community when I can,” said Septerhed, a Los Angeles-based artist specializing in murals, illustrations, and paintings. ” If we can
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An extinct species of wolf, which served as inspiration for a mythical creature in the popular television show “Game of Thrones,” had little in common with the gray wolves that roam North America today, new research has found. Known as Canis dirus, meaning “fearsome dog,” it had been thought that dire wolves were simply a
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President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday evening will outline a $1.9 trillion emergency legislative package to fund a nationwide vaccination effort and provide direct economic relief to Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic, senior Biden administration officials told reporters on Thursday.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation is warning drivers of high winds over much of the state Friday, including possible whiteout conditions in northwest Missouri.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, the Moberly Public School District Board of Education voted unanimously to place Superintendent Dr. Tim Roling, on paid administrative leave to allow him to address personal health concerns. Officials report that no specific timeline has currently been established for Dr. Roling’s return. Dr. Roling has been at the district’s superintendent
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