Click here for updates on this story ALTON, Illinois (KMOV) — A Metro East woman who admitted to killing her two infant daughters has been granted a commutation by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Paula Sims’ 6-week-old daughter Heather’s body was found in a trash can in May 1989 in West Alton. She was convicted and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KEWANEE, Illinois (WQAD) — A bald eagle is fighting against a neurological condition that caused her head to be crooked. It’s because of lead poisoning. “Her head was completely down and twisted 180 and looking up at the sky,” says Tammy Yarger, CEO of Hog Wildlife Rescue and
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Phase 1B Tier 3 of the state’s vaccine distribution plan will be activated on Monday. Educators, government officials, and communication services employees will become eligible to receive a vaccine. Boone County hosted its first mass vaccination clinic in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Friday. The clinic is expected to administer 2,300
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The University of Missouri has settled several lawsuits over its “BioJoint” knee surgeries for a reported $16.2 million.
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A release from college spokesman Sam Fleury said two graduation ceremonies for 2021 spring graduates will be held on May 1.
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The Columbia police department has opened an investigation into a robbery on N. Stadium Boulevard.
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Columbia police say a thief hit a woman with his car as he fled a convenience store late Thursday.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A unique condo is up for sale in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, but prospective buyers will need an open mind about its open concept. The main bathroom on the first floor at 302 South Street #2 does not have doors or walls around the toilet.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of Nadria Wright, an 18-year-old woman who was killed in a September 2019 Columbia shooting, feels like justice wasn’t served today. “I was told explicitly how they [the prosecution] feel about it,” Hamilton said. “That they don’t represent me and my family and now that I know that, I’m gonna
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Continue Reading Four lucky people split the third-largest lottery prize in US history and the largest lottery prize ever in the state of Michigan, officials said Friday. The names of the four people who won $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot in Michigan on January 22 have not been released. Michigan Lottery officials said the four people belong
Continue Reading An independent investigation commissioned by the Rochester, New York, City Council found that four key city officials — including Mayor Lovely Warren — suppressed information surrounding the death of Daniel Prude, the 41-year-old Black man who died last year in police custody. The report, conducted by the law firm of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward
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The city of Minneapolis will pay the estate of George Floyd $27 million after the city council on Friday unanimously voted to settle a lawsuit with his family. George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, said that he would return the settlement millions if it meant he could see his brother again. “I thank the state of
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You can hug your vaccinated grandpa and stay to play cards with him at his nursing home, even if you haven’t been vaccinated, according to new Covid-19 guidance for nursing homes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The guidance goes into effect immediately. These recommendations are a little different than the ones released
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At the height of a luminous career in genetics, Ron Davis, professor of biochemistry and genetics at Stanford University in California, switched to researching a disease that many of his colleagues had never heard of. Prior to that shift seven years ago, his breakthrough work had led to dozens of patents and laid the groundwork
Continue Reading The Norman, Oklahoma, Public Schools District is condemning an announcer who “made racist and hateful comments targeted at our Norman High student athletes” on a livestream of a state basketball tournament, a statement from the district superintendent said. On Thursday, the Norman High School girls’ basketball team was set to play Midwest City in the
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kaiser woman is seriously injured after a wreck in Cole County Friday morning. According to an online crash report, Katana Clutter drove off the right side of US 54 and hit a light pole at 1:20 a.m. Clutter was taken by EMs to a local hospital for treatment. Clutter was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A rape allegation leads to charges after an investigation of a residence on the 1300 block of Paris road. According to court documents, Jay Strausbaugh allegedly had sex with the victim and then wrote a note apologizing for it last Friday. The victim told police that she was drunk and fell asleep
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The first virtual Non-Fungible Token (NFT) artwork to be sold at a major auction house closed at $69,346,250 during an online auction by Christie’s on Thursday. The record-breaking sale of “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” catapults the creator, Mike Winkelmann, who goes by Beeple, near the summit of the most expensive living artists to date,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Plans are in the works to build a new School of Innovation and Technology in Cherokee County, North Carolina. But now, the Cherokee County School Board is exercising due diligence after members became aware of an abandoned African-American slave graveyard that is
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