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As the US races to vaccinate the country, J&J vaccine distribution will slow down 84% next week
Just as the Biden administration is moving up its deadline to make vaccine eligibility available to all adults by April 19, the supply of at least one of the vaccines, Johnson & Johnson’s, is slowing down, and with some of its manufacturing challenges at an independent plant that has had problems in the past, it’s
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Jefferson City School District announces new deputy superintendent and assistant superintendent of elementary education
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District announced Friday two new hires to round out their leadership team for the district at the end of the school year. Heather Beaulieu Bryan McGraw has been hired as Deputy Superintendent to succeed the district’s current chief of learning, Shelby Scarbrough, who is planning to retire
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Fulton man arrested at Wisconsin airport with gun in bag
Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Missouri man who apparently tried to smuggle a loaded handgun onto a plane at the Dane County Regional Airport.
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The danger of a giant Covid belly flop
As more and more vaccinations are administered in the US, the Covid-19 story, which once was nothing more than a tale of enormous tragedy, now has a new plotline: how best to return to normal. A key element of this latter story arc is the poorly understood concept of “herd immunity.” The idea is straightforward:
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Osage County wreck sends one person to hospital with serious injuries
OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage County wreck sent a Jefferson City resident to the hospital with serious injuries Friday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Candace Rand was driving on Highway 133, north of County Road 504 in Osage County. According to the online crash report, Rand’s 2000 Ford Explorer traveled off
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Mizzou officially signs third transfer this offseason
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team officially signed transfer guard Jarron “Boogie” Coleman on Friday afternoon. Coleman comes to Columbia after spending the last three seasons at Ball State. The rising redshirt junior will still have three years of eligibility to play for the Tigers. “Boogie is a leader who is scrappy, hungry and
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112-year-old woman and her 92-year-old son get vaccinated
Click here for updates on this story READLYN, Iowa (The Courier) — You’re never too old to be vaccinated. Proof of that is 112-year-old Readlyn residents Esther Wittenburg and her 92-year-old son Virgil Bock, who recently received their COVID-19 vaccines at the UnityPoint Clinic in Waverly. The secret to their longevity? Wittenburg credits “real potatoes
Continue Reading Man rescued after being buried up to neck in sand
Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — The Missoula Fire Department responded to a call Wednesday afternoon for a report of a person trapped in a silo and buried to his neck in sand at a concrete business on the city’s Northside. Firefighters arrived at 1700 Rodgers St. with two ladder
Continue Reading Pig in the city: Stray pig found
Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Illinois (The Journal Times) — A pot-bellied pig was found on the loose near Downtown Racine, and the owner has been identified, according to the Wisconsin Humane Society. Wrinkles, the 3-year-old male pig, was found in the 900 block of Superior Street and returned to the Racine
Continue ReadingEx-Husker goes on trial for rape; former teammate expected to testify against him
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — In opening statements Thursday in Katerian LeGrone’s sex assault trial, the state painted a picture of a then-Husker football player who thought he could do whatever he wanted and a young college student too frightened to do anything to stop him. The
Continue ReadingPolice Chief Eddie Garcia facing scrutiny after former officer Bryan Riser released from jail
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — A month after firing and charging an officer he said had no business wearing a uniform, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia is facing scrutiny now that the former officer has been released from jail. Garcia faced some tough questions Thursday about his handling of the
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The Ingenuity helicopter will fly on Mars this weekend. What to expect
The Ingenuity helicopter is preparing for its historic flight on Mars this weekend. The first powered, controlled flight on another planet will take place Sunday at 12:30 p.m. local Mars solar time, or about 10:54 p.m. ET. Unlike when the helicopter’s fellow traveler, the Perseverance rover, landed on Mars on February 18, we won’t be
Continue Reading Issy Powell’s chalk messages brighten neighbors’ daily commute
Click here for updates on this story ALEDO, Texas (KTVT) — Many people are often inspired by songs, a podcast, or friends. But in the town of Aledo, inspiration is found on the side of the road. Signs are seen all along the streets in Aledo, but there is one sign that always stands out
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Suspected gunman in Texas shooting held on $2.2 million bond
A gunman killed one person and wounded at least five others — four of them critically — at a cabinet manufacturer in Bryan, Texas, police said. The gunman, who is believed to be an employee of the company, Kent Moore Cabinets, fled before police arrived but was later taken into custody, Bryan police said. Larry
Continue Reading Restaurant employee charged with video voyeurism after recording customer using urinal, say police
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A South Florida restaurant employee is behind bars accused of taking video of a customer who was using the bathroom. Police say 29-year-old Johnatan Lopez worked at the J. Marks Restaurant on North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale when he took video with his cellphone
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Ameren seeks utility rate increases to raise $309M a year
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Energy utility Ameren is seeking to raise customer rates to cover billions of dollars recently invested in electric grid upgrades and new wind generation facilities. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the company said in a filing last week to state regulators that it wants to boost electric rate revenues by almost
Continue Reading ‘Time crunch’ to get Muslim community vaccinated before Ramadan begins
Click here for updates on this story EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Muslim community is racing to vaccinate as many people as possible before Ramadan begins next week, which will draw people to worship in-person together. On Thursday, 200 people received their shots at Masjid Al Tawba in Eden Prairie. Hundreds more got vaccinated
Continue Reading Family rescued on mountain in Maine says hiking trail sign pointed them in wrong direction
Click here for updates on this story FREEHOLD, New Jersey (WCBS) — A New Jersey family was rescued after going for a hike on a mountain in Maine. CBS2’s Meg Baker spoke with a family member who detailed what went wrong. Connor Latona, 18, captured video after hiking for two-and-a-half hours up the 3,000 foot
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Heart disease, fentanyl were not the direct cause of George Floyd’s death, medical examiner says
George Floyd’s heart disease and use of fentanyl were not the direct cause of his death, the medical examiner who performed his autopsy testified in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker ruled Floyd’s death last May a homicide and identified the cause as “cardiopulmonary arrest”
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