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Columbia police: Missing 12-year-old found safe

January 4, 2021 8:10 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Monday morning Facebook post from the police department said 12-year-old Jewely Clark was located safely.

A Texas church shooting leaves a pastor dead and 2 others injured

January 4, 2021 7:50 AM CNN

A man charged with killing the pastor of a Texas church Sunday had been hiding from police in the church bathroom after a high-speed chase the night before, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith said. Police identified the suspect as Mytrez Deunte Woolen, 21, who has been charged with aggravated assault while exhibiting a deadly weapon,

Crash closes passing lane of I-70 West near Harrisburg exit

January 4, 2021 7:49 AM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews say a vehicle collision on Interstate 70 West has closed the passing lane of the highway Monday morning. A tweet from Boone County Joint Communications said the crash was reported at the 116.8 mile marker near the Harrisburg exit. BCJC: I70 Westbound passing lane closed at 116.8 mile marker due to

Kahele becomes second Native Hawaiian sworn into U.S. congress

January 4, 2021 6:46 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV ) — U.S. Congressman Kaiali?i Kahele (HI-02) was sworn in Sunday as a Member of the 117th Congress to become Hawai’i’s newest elected official in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Kahele is Hawai’i’s first member of Congress from the Island of Hawai’i. The Congressman’s flagship

Girl Scouts’ visit with wildlife artist prompts mission to save American red wolf

January 4, 2021 6:40 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS ) — A group of middle school Girl Scouts’ visit to learn about the American red wolf turned out to be the fuel to their fire of a mission to help save the critically endangered animal. The wild American red wolf population can claim

Alcohol to go? Nebraskans serve differing post-pandemic views

January 4, 2021 6:27 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT ) — The pandemic has been do or die for bars and restaurants. Katie Mock co-owns the long-time Blackstone bar Nite Owl, which she says saw the peak of its success just before coronavirus distanced businesses from customers. Mock and her husband opened Fizzy’s Fountain

Iran has restarted uranium enrichment toward 20% target, government spokesman says

January 4, 2021 6:26 AM CNN

Iran has restarted uranium enrichment toward a 20% target at its Fordow nuclear facility, a government spokesman said on Monday, according to the semi-official news agency Mehr and state news agency IRNA. The resumption of the enrichment process would breach the nuclear deal negotiated between Iran and the international community, implemented in 2016, that froze

She lost her dad and uncle to coronavirus. Trump’s claim that the virus is exaggerated is an insult, she says

January 4, 2021 5:43 AM CNN

Most New Year’s Days, Rosa Cerna would be celebrating the birthdays of her dad and uncle — brothers born exactly one year apart. This year, she mourned them both at a cemetery in Simi Valley, California. Visiting the graves of the brothers who died of Covid-19, Cerna said she is angry that her 73-year-old father

More than 4.2 million Americans have been given their first Covid-19 vaccine. Experts say the US needs to go faster

January 4, 2021 5:31 AM CNN

With more than 4.2 million people given their first doses of Covid-19 vaccines so far, experts say the pace of inoculation in the US needs to speed up. “No excuses — we’re not where we want to be, but hopefully we’ll pick up some momentum and get back to where we want to be with

5 things to know for January 4: Transition, coronavirus, Congress, Iran, China

January 4, 2021 5:15 AM CNN

A university that published its annual list of “banished” words and phrases has named the ones it’d like to see less of in 2021. Among them: “unprecedented” and “uncertain times.” Sounds about right. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things

The City of Columbia will look at an agreement for a COVID-19 vaccine education campaign during its meeting Monday night.

Columbia to consider $200,000 coronavirus vaccine education campaign

January 4, 2021 4:23 AM Zach Boetto

The City of Columbia will consider an agreement for a coronavirus vaccine education campaign during its meeting Monday night.

South Korea reports population drop, with more deaths than births for first time

January 4, 2021 4:03 AM CNN

South Korea recorded more deaths than births in 2020 for the first time ever, prompting calls for action to revive the country’s falling fertility rate. For years, South Korea has struggled with a growing demographic crisis. The country’s fertility rate — the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime — has

California reports more than 45,000 new coronavirus cases as surge continues into new year

January 4, 2021 2:14 AM CNN

California reported Sunday that 45,352 people newly tested positive for Covid-19, continuing a surge that has pushed hospitals and their exhausted staff to the brink. Around the United States, hospitals are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any other time in the pandemic. On Sunday,

More than 4.2 million coronavirus vaccines have been given and experts say the US needs to go faster

January 4, 2021 2:13 AM CNN

With more than 4.2 million people given their first doses of Covid-19 vaccines so far, experts say the pace of inoculation in the US needs to speed up. “No excuses — we’re not where we want to be, but hopefully we’ll pick up some momentum and get back to where we want to be with

Europe has kept its schools open for much of the pandemic. Now closures loom

January 4, 2021 2:10 AM CNN

The coronavirus pandemic transformed the working and social lives of millions of European adults in 2020. Children too have suffered immensely, with months of confinement only giving way to some sense of normality when schools in most countries reopened in the summer and autumn. Now even that is under threat. Students in the UK were

Japan poised for state of emergency as Covid-19 cases soar

January 3, 2021 11:00 PM CNN

Japan may enter a state of emergency this week as the country grapples with soaring coronavirus cases, a number of which have been linked to a new, potentially more infectious variant. Speaking at a New Year press conference Monday, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said an emergency declaration was being considered, and would apply to Tokyo