COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Protests outside of Senator’s Josh Hawley’s office in Columbia wrapped up this afternoon. More than a dozen demonstrators have asked the Republican to resign during the protest. Sen. Hawley’s office says he does not have plans to step down from office. Sen. Hawley says, “I will never apologize for giving voice to
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The Callaway County Health Department will hold free flu clinics through the end of February in select locations throughout the county.
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Arrowhead Senior Living Community is scheduled to give out doses of coronavirus vaccine to its residents and staff starting Thursday.
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The world is on track for a “ghastly future,” an international group of scientists has warned, with accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss threatening the survival of all of the planet’s species unless world leaders face up to the challenge and act urgently. As part of a bleak “prognosis,” a team of 17 leading scientists
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Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A male orangutan has taken on an unusual role at the Denver Zoo, after the death of the family’s matriarch last month. Nias, a Sumatran orangutan, died unexpectedly on Dec. 17 at age 32. Nias had two daughters Hesty, who is 10, and Cerah, who
Continue Reading Some national veterans organizations have vowed to remove members who were charged in the Capitol riots, taking a stand against the violent attack last week. Current and former US military members participated in the insurrection, according to news reports and court records. A handful of veterans organizations told CNN they are actively checking their membership
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 17 Mizzou men’s basketball team returned to practice on Wednesday after almost a week in quarantine. A Mizzou spokesperson said there are no new COVID-19 cases as of now. That means MU is on track to play its next scheduled game on Saturday. The Tigers will travel to College Station
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — You may have seen them on social media: young, healthy, non-frontline employees of Vanderbilt posting that they’re getting the COVID-19 vaccine. You may have wondered: how is that possible when so many high-risk seniors are struggling in Tennessee to find the vaccine? The answer
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House for the first time in history has formally denounced a lawmaker accused of having sex with an intern, harassing a staffer who reported the claim and then lying while under investigation. House lawmakers on Wednesday voted 140-3 to censure Democratic Rep. Wiley Price. An effort to kick
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bars and restaurants in Kansas City, Missouri, and its surrounding county will be allowed to stay open a little later, but that doesn’t mean that officials are comfortable that the coronavirus pandemic is starting to ease. Mayor Quinton Lucas announced during a news conference Wednesday that bars and restaurants can
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What happened to the alt-right after Charlottesville could be a guide for what happens to QAnon and the mob that stormed the US Capitol last week. The alt-right was a version of white supremacy that attracted a much younger crowd through the internet, and it aimed to work within mainstream politics to advance racism. And
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Many NFL and Major League Baseball stadiums, from New York to Los Angeles, have been Covid-19 testing sites — and now some of those same facilities are being repurposed again as Covid-19 vaccination centers. Yet many health officials warn that balance is needed to ensure Covid-19 testing efforts continue even as the country pushes for
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We can all agree that health care workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic deserve all the good things in life. One North Carolina nurse now has the pocket change to treat herself to at least some of them. Terri Watkins works in the Covid unit at a long term facility in Durham.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Sometimes your pet bird just needs some “me time.” St. Charles County police learned that last week when they encountered a giant ostrich wandering the streets of New Melle. The bird, named Clyde, was spotted taking an unsupervised walk through his neighborhood,
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Each of the U.S. House lawmakers representing Mid-Missouri voted against impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday for inciting the Capitol riot.
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Boone County firefighters say a former wildlife refuge owner was killed in a recent Hallsville house fire.
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On the day he was impeached for a history-making second time, President Donald Trump lacked a comprehensive legal strategy, had nothing on his public schedule and was without his preferred social media methods of responding — in part because his son-in-law put a stop to efforts establishing his presence on fringe platforms after he was banned from Twitter.
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The House voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time in a swift and bipartisan condemnation of the president.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KCAL / KCBS) — Los Angeles Unified School District students went back to school for the start of the spring semester this week, but some parents of children with special needs say their children are struggling with the online-only format. Silvia Baker, a single working
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — OSHA is investigating after a 12-foot concrete retaining wall collapsed Wednesday morning in Hendersonville, killing one man and injuring four others. The wall collapse happened near Hajoca Corporation, a plumbing supply, kitchen and bath showroom, as a crew of workers for an independent
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