Forget which comes first, the chicken or the egg. The more important question is: Are eggs good or bad for your health? Unfortunately, science can’t seem to settle on a definitive answer to that either. Just last year, a large Harvard analysis of 215,000 people found that eating one egg per day was not associated
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Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, Missouri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — After killing a woman and her two young daughters in their Dutchtown home, the woman’s former boyfriend bought a bus ticket to flee east, police said in court records Friday. Ronald S. Marr, 34, was charged with three counts of first-degree
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After her mother-in-law had difficulty signing up for a Covid-19 vaccine, a Massachusetts woman created a website to make it easier for her — and she made it easier for everyone. Olivia Adams built a website that pulls in vaccination appointments from across the state, including government sites as well as ones operated by private
Continue Reading Law enforcement agencies said they are responding to a shooting at a health care facility in Buffalo, Minnesota, on Tuesday. The Wright County, Minnesota, Sheriff’s Office said there was an “active shooter incident” at the Allina Health Urgent Care Buffalo Crossroads clinic. A suspect believed to be the shooter was taken into custody, the group
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Never get in the way of your potential. A 16-year-old is sharing those words. He hopes his story will inspire us all to make the most of the time we have. At 16, Dylan Lawrence of Clarksville has a truth he wants to say.
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A female polar bear was killed by a male bear during an attempt at breeding at the Detroit Zoo on Monday, according to a news release. Female Anana, who was 20 years old, and male Nuka, 16, had lived together without incident in 2020 and zoo officials say they are surprised and devastated by what
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Missoula, MT (The Missoulian) — AGallatin County man is suing the Missoula Police Department for hiding his comments on the department’s Facebook page. In a complaint filed on Jan. 29, Seth Kucharski alleged the Missoula Police Department violated his rights to free speech and equal protection when it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities Times) — Davenport police arrested a man who allegedly pistol-whipped a woman and then shot at her as she tried to escape. The incident occurred at 11:01 a.m. at an apartment building at 3348 Heatherton Drive. Roylee Richardson Jr., of Davenport, is charged with
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — A small plane made an emergency landing on the Pa. Turnpike Monday evening. Emergency crews were called to the area of mile-marker 258 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike around 6:30 p.m. for reports of a plane crash. According to Carl Defebo with the PA
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Glendale, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — A 6-year-old child drove a pickup truck into a Glendale home after taking their parents’ car keys overnight, police say. It happened near 86th Avenue and Northern. The crash caused a gas leak in the house. According to the Glendale Police Department, the child
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Solstice Senior Living became the first independent living facility in Columbia to host a coronavirus vaccine clinic for its residents and workers Tuesday.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Milan, Illinois (Quad Cities Times) — A Milan, Ill., man was arrested early Thursday after leading police on a high-speed chase and then attempting to flee on foot, according to a press release from the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office. The release says that James A. Taets Jr. of
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The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars arrived at the red planet on Tuesday and successfully entered orbit on its first attempt. The Emirates Mars Mission, known as the Hope Probe, sent back a signal confirming it’s in orbit. “Success! Contact with #HopeProbe has been established again. The Mars Orbit Insertion is now complete,”
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Racine, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — In less than two years, two sisters, alongside their childhood best friend, kickstarted four franchises of uBreakIFix, electronic repair shops. Kristen Pfeifer and her sister, Katie Ryan Pluer, alongside Shannon Lopez, their business partner and chief financial officer, own uBreakIFix franchises in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENWOOD, AR (KFSM) — Greenwood football’s janitor Jamie Freeman was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at three years old. He has made the most of every opportunity in life, including the last year and a half with the Greenwood football program. “He means a ton, just not the job
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Boone Hospital Center is at a standstill, waiting for coronavirus vaccines from the state health department to continue vaccinating Columbia Public School staff.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Honolulu, HI (KITV) — The Hawai’i State Department of Health has reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the statewide total to 26,500. This was the fewest cases the state reported in a single day since late July. Twenty-one cases are on O’ahu. While Honolulu Mayor Rick
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Asheville, North Carolina (WHNS) — Police in Asheville are searching for a man they say assaulted a woman using a bicycle. According to police, the assault took place at the Walmart on Airport Road on February 5. Police say the woman was hit in the head with a
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What first springs to mind when you think of Italy? For some, it’ll be the Renaissance art on display in every corner of the country. For others, it’ll be ancient Rome — the magnificent Colosseum, maybe. But for many, it’ll be another big, round and eminently photogenic Italian icon: a wheel of pizza. Colorful, comforting
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Columbia police say one person was arrested on suspicion of a late Tuesday night robbery on the Business Loop.
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