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The latest on coronavirus pandemic and vaccines

March 9, 2021 1:27 AM CNN Newsource

University of Kansas parts way with head coach Les Miles following reports on harassment allegations during his LSU tenure

March 9, 2021 1:14 AM CNN Newsource

The University of Kansas and head football coach Les Miles have agreed to part ways effective immediately, the school’s athletics department announced Monday. The announcement comes days after KU director of athletics Jeff Long said Miles would be placed on administrative leave while the school conducted a review to determine next steps. It followed the

Quad heads of state to hold first-ever summit this week

March 8, 2021 11:29 PM CNN Newsource

The leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will meet in a virtual summit this week, a source in Japan with direct knowledge of the talks told CNN on Tuesday. It will be the first time talks have been held between the heads of state of the four-member Quad and comes as all

Columbia Board of Education votes in favor of five-day week

March 8, 2021 8:36 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education voted Monday night to return to in-person learning five days a week. Students in all grades will return to the classroom Monday through Friday after spring break, which ends on April 2. The board voted unanimously to approve the return. Students that were already learning online-only will

Evacuations ordered as dam on the Hawaiian island of Maui is in danger of failure

March 8, 2021 10:34 PM CNN

A dam on the Hawaiian island of Maui is in imminent danger of failure and an evacuation order has been issued for residents “downstream of Kaupakalua Dam in Haiku,” according to the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Heavy rains have led to the dam cresting, the agency said. “Failure of the dam will produce life-threatening flooding

Missouri teachers seek out coronavirus vaccines as eligibility date gets closer

March 8, 2021 7:16 PM Connor Hirsch

Educators in Missouri can try to schedule an appointment at certain pharmacies participating in the CDC’s Federal Retail Pharmacy Program after the White House asked teachers and staff to be prioritized.

What readers around the world said about raising the minimum wage

March 8, 2021 9:34 PM CNN Newsource

What’s a fair wage for a fair day’s work? Hopes of raising Americans’ federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15 have been punted down the road for now after being stripped from the Covid-19 rescue bill. Here’s what Meanwhile readers said about the idea. “I live in Eastern Washington state and we are

Truck, hay fire closes Boone County road

March 8, 2021 4:46 PM ABC 17 News Team

A truck and hay caught on fire Monday afternoon, closing part of a small Boone County road.

The great news from the CDC

March 8, 2021 8:32 PM CNN

During my career I have worked with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other national organizations to construct guidelines to reduce the likelihood of new infections in people with an HIV infection, a bone marrow transplant, or who are at risk for tuberculosis. Each of these documents required countless hours and

Mother on suicide watch after facing judge on charges that she killed her 4-year-old son

March 8, 2021 8:29 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NEW LONDON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A New London mother is on suicide watch after she faced a judge on charges that she killed her own son. Tiffany Farrauto, 33, was charged with murder and risk of injury to a minor. Farrauto’s arraignment on Monday was virtual, though she

Daniel Prude’s son files lawsuit against Rochester and city police officers alleging wrongful death

March 8, 2021 8:02 PM CNN Newsource

Daniel Prude’s son is suing the city of Rochester, New York, and police officers involved in Prude’s death in federal court for alleged gross negligence and wrongful death. Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, died last year in police custody. He was having a mental episode when officers handcuffed him, covered his head with a “spit

Rare meteorite that fell on UK driveway may contain ‘ingredients for life’

March 8, 2021 7:47 PM CNN Newsource

A fireball that lit up the sky over the United Kingdom and Northern Europe on February 28 was an extremely rare type of meteorite. Fragments of the space rock discovered on a driveway in the Cotswolds could provide answers to questions about the early history of the solar system and life on Earth. Almost 300

Bowling Green State University sophomore dies after drinking at fraternity event, family attorney says

March 8, 2021 7:34 PM CNN Newsource

A sophomore at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Ohio died after drinking at a fraternity event, an attorney for his family said. Stone Foltz, 20, was given “a copious amount of alcohol,” attorney Sean Alto told The Columbus Dispatch. In a statement to CNN on Sunday, Alto called Foltz’s death “a tragedy.” “He was

A Mexican restaurant in Texas is requiring people to keep wearing masks. Some are threatening to call ICE on the staff

March 8, 2021 7:15 PM CNN Newsource

As Texans look ahead to the mask mandate ending and businesses reopening fully on Wednesday, one Houston restaurant is dealing with hateful comments because it said it will require customers to keep wearing masks. A co-owner of Arnaldo Richards’ Picos Restaurant told CNN that while the majority of customers have been supportive, a couple of

CDC releases new guidelines for Americans vaccinated against Covid-19

March 8, 2021 7:03 PM CNN Newsource

Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks or social distancing, according to the CDC

March 8, 2021 11:58 AM Meghan Drakas

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are able to gather indoors without the use of masks or social distancing.

Neighbors come together to help family who lost everything in a house a fire

March 8, 2021 5:48 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BENTON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The people of Lake Sheridan in Benton Township were rocked over the weekend when one of their own lost everything in a house fire. Lake member Kathy Geerts, her son, and dog escaped a destructive fire early Saturday morning. Geerts is a fixture

Police: Major drug bust nets approximately $70K, illegal guns, and illegal drugs

March 8, 2021 5:21 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — An elite Atlanta police unit served a search warrant at a suspected drug house and recovered illegal drugs, guns, and approximately $70,000 in cash. According to Atlanta police, the Atlanta Proactive Enforcement and Interdiction (APEX) Unit served a search warrant at a home located in

A sculpture of the enslaved Black explorer who was on the Lewis and Clark expedition was mysteriously placed in an Oregon park

March 8, 2021 5:21 PM CNN Newsource

A bust of the enslaved explorer who accompanied Lewis and Clark was mysteriously put in a Portland, Oregon, park last month. Weeks later, the artist still hasn’t formally come forward — but the work has sparked a citywide reflection on the people of color who helped shape the city’s history. In the early 1800s, when

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services assistant director says outside counties are contributing to the majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Boone.

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds dozens of new coronavirus cases to total

March 8, 2021 8:34 AM ABC 17 News Team

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