As the US ushered in 2021, more than 125,300 Covid-19 patients remained hospitalized — another record for the fourth day in a row. The high count is a grim reminder that even with 2020 behind us, the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the country. And some local leaders warn the worst is still ahead.
Continue Reading Next year will be a crucial year for Erika Kirgios as she works to complete her doctorate, publish academic papers and try to land a faculty job at a university. Not surprisingly, one of her New Year’s resolutions is to focus on her career. In order to find some delight in what could be long
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Police in Grafton, Wisconsin, have arrested a recently fired pharmacist they say removed 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine from a local hospital’s refrigerator and left them to sit out. Investigators believe the man removed the vaccine “knowing they would not be usable,” a police news release from Thursday says. According to police, the hospital
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The World Health Organization has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for lower and middle-income countries to begin immunizing their populations against Covid-19. The vaccine was first approved in the UK on December 8 for emergency use within the country, with the US, Canada and European Union following soon after. All
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With the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations at an all-time high, medical facilities are having a hard time finding places to put new patients. Doctors in Santa Clara, California, are treating some critically ill patients in the emergency room, as there’s just no spots in intensive care units. “Often, the only time we can move someone
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Many people will want to put 2020 firmly behind them. But governments around the world have pleaded with people not to see in 2021 with traditional New Year’s Eve parties and street celebrations for fear of accelerating the spread of coronavirus. The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, India and Australia are among the many nations
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is arrested Wednesday after allegedly burglarizing items from several businesses. According to multiple probable cause statements, Lacee Adams is accused of burglarizing Robinson’s Cleaners, McKnight Tires, Break Time and JD Byrider to name a few. Adams is accusing of taking $100 worth of stolen items and confronting an employee
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County man is charged with multiple counts of harassment and stalking after multiple reports beginning in October. According to court documents, Jerry Fifer has allegedly repeatedly talked to the victims and accusing them of calling the police on him. Court documents state that Fifer also would park to intentionally try
Continue Reading Overflowing hospital morgues, increased 911 wait times, beds only opening when patients die. Hospitals in California, where almost all of the state’s 40 million residents are living under stay-at-home orders, are seeing historic stress points. The surge of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations is pushing hospitals in Los Angeles County to the “brink of catastrophe,”
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Jefferson City, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Jefferson City firefighter has announced his run for the Jefferson City 3rd Ward Council vacant seat. Scott Spencer, a Rescue Squad Captain on the Jefferson City Fire Department for 25 years had a medical retirement in 2018. Spencer now works as an account specialist at at a marketing firm.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Veterans Commission released a full version of an investigation done on its response to COVID-19. The report says the commission failed to recognize the changing pandemic and didn’t plan or respond to it well. The report gave credit to the quick response to the pandemic at the beginning but
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New body camera footage released by Columbus, Ohio, police Thursday shows the moments after Andre Hill was shot by a police officer — including Hill’s body being handcuffed as he lay on the ground and a woman telling police he was there to bring her Christmas money and “didn’t do anything.” The Columbus Division of
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Minneapolis police on Thursday released body camera footage of the fatal shooting of a Black man that happened during a traffic stop — the department’s first police-involved shooting since George Floyd died while being pinned down by officers in May. The shooting Wednesday evening involved a man suspected in a felony who Minneapolis Police Chief
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A wreck Thursday morning at Sam’s Club sends one person to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. According to Columbia police, Patrick Giberson was driving a Mitsubishi Montero south in the driving lane in front of Lowe’s when it hit the concrete median divider separating a driveway on the south side of
Continue Reading Yes, it may be tempting fate. Yes, the 2020 version of this story now reads like a depressing farce. But come on. Something good has to happen in 2021, right? A lot of things that were canceled in 2020 are back on this year. Tentatively. And a lot of commonplace activities that we’ve previously taken
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) On the morning of Dec. 21, Moberly police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Emerson St at Collins Ave. Police say the victim was assaulted with a baseball bat and being shot at twice by 22-year-old Jacob Redifer. Redifer fled the scene in a vehicle prior to
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As Covid-19 vaccines roll out across the US, some states are already offering shots to people other than health care workers and nursing home residents. West Virginia recently announced it would start vaccinating some of its elderly population, joining states such as Tennessee, Nevada and Florida in expanding vaccine distribution. Federal recommendations advise that the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police continue to investigate the cold case homicide of Carolyn William. Williams was found murdered in a residence on Unity Drive on January 1, 1989. Last year, the Columbia Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division reopened the case. “It is very difficult anytime someone is murdered,” said Assistant Chief Jeremiah Hunter. “The
Continue Reading As Covid-19 vaccines roll out across the US, some states are already offering shots to people other than health care workers and nursing home residents. West Virginia recently announced it would start vaccinating some of its elderly population, joining states such as Tennessee, Nevada and Florida in expanding vaccine distribution. Federal recommendations advise that the
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As road crews across Mid-Missouri are preparing to battle the ice, Boone Electric Cooperative also has crews on the ready to fix any power outages caused by the storm.
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