By AJ Willingham, CNN If you’ve patiently waited to break out the decorations and the pumpkin spice, now’s your time. It’s the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN A Texas public health doctor fired earlier this year for using leftover doses of Covid-19 vaccine on eligible individuals is suing Harris County for $1 million, saying he was fired for giving “the vaccine to too many individuals with ‘Indian’ sounding names.” Dr. Hasan Gokal was charged with theft by a
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Germans will file into polling stations to vote in an unpredictable federal election on Sunday — but for the first time in nearly two decades, their longtime leader won’t be in contention. Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a symbol of stability in Europe since she took on the role in 2005;
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By Tom Pilcher, CNN Amped up crowds will be bringing the noise to Whistling Straits this week at the Ryder Cup. In the past that din hasn’t always been a pleasant cacophony — the last time the biennial event was held on US shores Europe’s Rory McIlroy was jeered about ex-girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki. Things can
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By Akanksha Sharma and Ben Westcott, CNN An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck near Melbourne in southern Australia on Wednesday, according to Geoscience Australia. In a tweet on Wednesday morning, the Victorian State Emergency Service’s (VICSES News) Twitter account said the earthquake’s epicenter had been near Mansfield in the state of Victoria. “Please be patient
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By Rodrigo Pedroso and Jessie Yeung, CNN Brazilian Minister of Health Marcelo Queiroga has tested positive for Covid-19 while in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the Brazilian president’s office announced Tuesday evening. Queiroga was part of Jair Bolsonaro’s Presidential Committee, according to the statement, which added he was “doing well.”
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Following days of lengthy debate among vaccine experts, booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can now be officially administered to some adults in the United States. Early Friday morning, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky diverged from the agency’s independent vaccine advisers to recommend boosters
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Southern Boone School District parents says other families are finding ways to get their kids out of wearing masks at school. One parent sent a letter to the district claiming ‘religious beliefs’ to get mask exemption for their children. According to the district, there are certain cases where masks may be exempt.
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Parsons siblings showed off their football skills in this week’s edition of Andrew’s At-home sports. You can watch the clip at 10 p.m. on ABC 17! Andrew’s At-home sports airs every Tuesday night in our 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. sportscasts on Fox 22 and ABC 17. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will go back on the road on Saturday to take on Boston College at 11 a.m. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz met with reporters to preview the matchup on Tuesday. You can watch his full news conference in the video player below. https://youtu.be/zu9FEO-6dUY Offensive lineman Case Cook and defensive
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Here are the local scores from Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. HS BOYS SOCCER Hickman 1 | Rock Bridge 0 FINAL Osage 0 | Jefferson City 2 FINAL HS SOFTBALL Jefferson City 2 | Hickman 3 FINAL/7 Boonville 0 | Battle 9 FINAL Tolton 7 | Hallsville 6 FINAL Southern Boone 2 | Helias 4 FINAL
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The need for substitute teachers across several Mid-Missouri school districts continues to grow causing teachers to work overtime and combine classes. Trish Foley, a retired teacher who spent 30 years in classrooms, said the low salary many school districts offers for substitute teachers is one of the main reasons for the shortage.
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Confusion amounts because booster doses are still unavailable to the public with little clarity or explanation on the timeline.
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Boonville’s Dawan Lomax is our Week 4 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner! You can watch the play from Friday night’s game against Blair Oaks in the video player above. Up next – the Pirates will play at California on Friday at 7 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri held its Highway and Traffic Conference with one topic of focus on texting while driving. According to the Federal Highway Administration, each fatal Missouri crash caused by distracted driving results in $9.9 million in comprehensive cost, including $1.5 million in economic costs like emergency services, legal cost, property damage and lost
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By Amir Vera, Carma Hassan and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN With 8,600 migrants remaining under the Del Rio International Bridge, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday officials are using “unprecedented” methods to deter migrants from crossing into the state, including parking Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety vehicles for miles along the border
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State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) said parents complained to him about a U.S. studies course using the video for “This is America” by Childish Gambino in class. Basye said the video features “gun violence, murder, inappropriate use of firearms and drug use.” Basye said superintendent Brian Yearwood and CPS had not done enough to address concerns he’s heard from parents.
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By Tara Subramaniam More than 10 months after the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump is still trying to claim victory in Georgia, a state that flipped from Trump in 2016 to Biden in 2020. Since just days after he lost, Trump has been tossing out debunked conspiracy theories over the election in Georgia, including
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s Vaccine Incentive Program or MO VIP will have its fourth drawing of winners Wednesday and state leaders are considering the program to have been a success. Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, said the state has had about 630,000 people enter the program and
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and breezy with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with northwest wind gusts up to 20 mph. Highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: Clouds have been stubborn to clear completely but we should have enough clearing tonight along with the northwest breeze to get temperatures down to
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