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Jefferson City man sentenced to 5 years in prison for 2019 shooting

March 11, 2021 11:43 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Jefferson City man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting that happened in 2019.

Salisbury boys hoops advances to Class 2 championship game

March 11, 2021 6:48 PM Andrew Kauffman

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Salisbury boys basketball team advanced to the Class 2 state championship game on Thursday night. The Panthers beat North Andrew 64-42 in the semifinals. You can watch the highlights and hear from head coach Kenny Wyatt in the video player above. Jackson King led the Panthers with a game-high 25 points.

Mizzou wrestling to send all 10 weight classes to NCAA Championships

March 11, 2021 3:35 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 5 Mizzou wrestling team will send all 10 weight classes to the NCAA Championships next week. That includes the three Mid-Missouri natives on the team – Jeremiah Kent (Hickman), Brock Mauller (Tolton) and Jarrett Jacques (Tolton). We spoke with head coach Brian Smith and several wrestlers on Thursday ahead of

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports triple-digit active cases for first time since Monday

March 11, 2021 8:30 AM ABC 17 News Team

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For the first time since June, SLU Hospital has no Covid-19 patients on ventilators

March 11, 2021 6:22 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Empty beds and more importantly empty ventilators; it means hope for the doctors, nurses and therapists who’ve worked tirelessly over the last year. “We’ve had 8-10 people on ventilators since March. We had a lull in June right before summer and then it was

‘He is trying to kill me’: 911 call records woman begging for help in fatal stabbing

March 11, 2021 6:17 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 51-year-old Kenosha man is accused of stabbing a 26-year-old mother of four to death. Court documents show a 911 call captured the killing. Ranon Brownlee is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and possession of a firearm by a felon. It happened Monday

While states repeal mask mandates, the federal government quietly considers mask regulations for workers

March 11, 2021 6:17 PM CNN Newsource

A federal regulatory agency is approaching the deadline to decide whether masks should be required at workplaces in the United States, in response to an executive order by President Biden. On January 21, President Joe Biden’s first full day in office, he signed an executive order that asked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA,

Gov. Parson: State of Missouri hosting vaccination event at Arrowhead

March 11, 2021 11:06 AM Chanel Porter

Gov. Mike Parson will give his weekly coronavirus update at 3:15 p.m. Thursday.

WATCH LIVE: Biden addresses nation on anniversary of coronavirus pandemic

March 11, 2021 5:05 PM ABC 17 News Team

President Joe Biden will address the nation Thursday night on the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic.

More European nations pause AstraZeneca vaccine use as blood clot reports investigated

March 11, 2021 5:02 PM CNN Newsource

Denmark, Iceland and Norway have suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine while the European Union’s medicines regulator investigates whether the shot could be linked to a number of reports of blood clots. Denmark announced a two-week suspension on Thursday following a number of reports of clotting in the country, including one fatal case.

Lawmakers want the Justice Department to quickly review hate crimes reported during the pandemic

March 11, 2021 4:59 PM CNN Newsource

Two Democratic lawmakers are reintroducing legislation Thursday calling for the expedited review of hate crimes related to the pandemic. The legislation known as the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act was first proposed by Rep. Grace Meng of New York last year. Meng and Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii are bringing the bill back to the House

Texas attorney general files lawsuit against Austin leaders over mask requirement

March 11, 2021 4:58 PM CNN Newsource

Texas’ top law enforcement officer is suing leaders in the state’s capital for maintaining local coronavirus mask requirements, saying they illegally defy the governor’s order ending a statewide mandate. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Travis County District Court, names Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Travis County Judge Andy Brown and Mark Escott, the interim medical director

Missouri House approves ‘Wayfair’ online tax bill

March 11, 2021 1:02 PM Victoria Bragg

A bill that would allow state and local governments to collect online sales tax from companies without a physical presence in Missouri could win House approval as early as Thursday.

Callaway County man acquitted in 2019 deadly shooting

March 11, 2021 4:44 PM ABC 17 News Team

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County jury has found a man not guilty of murder and armed criminal action in a 2019 killing. Michael Hatfield, 47, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 49-year-old James Newsom. The jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Thursday afternoon following a three-day

Backyard bird feeders blamed for bird deaths

March 11, 2021 4:37 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SACREMENTO, California (KOVR) — Backyard bird feeders are blamed for birds dropping dead across the region. Many backyard bird watchers enjoy the soft chirping sounds of songbirds, but now the feeders people put out to attract the animals may be unintentionally killing them. “It’s a super-spreader event when

Paralyzed by a shooting, he now helps others with disabilities take control of their lives

March 11, 2021 4:35 PM CNN Newsource

Wesley Hamilton remembers the moment nine years ago when his life changed forever. On January 14, 2012, Hamilton got caught up in an altercation with a stranger outside an apartment complex. The man shot Hamilton twice in his abdomen. When the bullets pierced his body, he thought he was going to die. “I laid on

District suspends teacher for assignment about slavery

March 11, 2021 4:19 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The South Fayette Township School District says they have suspended a teacher over a controversial social studies assignment on the topic of slavery. According to the district, a student alerted the administration to the piece of homework and they were then able

Mom devastated after 15-yo son, an innocent bystander, shot and killed

March 11, 2021 4:14 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — We’re hearing from the mother of a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed in what appears to be a random act of violence. Antonio Walker Jr. was gunned down on the 5200 block of Pentridge Street last night in Southwest Philadelphia. “I am devastated.

Austin, Texas, police officer indicted for murder in fatal shooting

March 11, 2021 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

A grand jury has indicted an Austin, Texas, police officer on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Michael Brent Ramos in last April, Travis County District Attorney José Garza said in a statement released Thursday. The case against Austin Police Department Officer Christopher Taylor is the first known indictment of a

Bedbugs found on US Navy submarine USS Connecticut

March 11, 2021 4:05 PM CNN Newsource

The USS Connecticut, one of the most elite submarines in the US Navy, was infested with bedbugs, and some crew members chose to sleep in their cars. A complaint was first filed in December after crew members reported bedbugs onboard while the submarine was moored at Naval Base Kitsap- Bremerton in Washington, but entomologists couldn’t