COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Select pharmacies across Missouri are currently offering coronavirus vaccines to teachers as local education boards look to get students back to in-person classes five days a week. President Joe Biden says vaccinating educators is a priority and hopes to have every educator get at least one coronavirus vaccine shot by the end
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Health experts have long argued that face masks are critical to slowing the spread of the coronavirus and ending the pandemic. But some elected officials and their constituents still refuse to wear them. Last week, President Joe Biden criticized states, including Texas and Mississippi, for lifting Covid-19 restrictions, including mask mandates. He accused governors in
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It’s International Women’s Day, and CNN asked women around the world what they’ve learned during the pandemic. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Stimulus The
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A UPS driver was moved to tears after his customers in Pennsylvania showed their appreciation in a big way. Chad Turns delivers for UPS in the small town of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, and is beloved by his customers, said resident Jenny Shickley. As seen in a video posted to Facebook by Adam Shickley, Jenny Shickley’s husband,
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Standing amid the rubble left behind by the now defeated ISIS terrorists in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Pope Francis on Saturday declared hope to be “more powerful than hatred and peace more powerful than war.” Francis called for “harmonious coexistence” of people from different backgrounds and cultures while leading a prayer at a square
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Troops in Myanmar have occupied hospitals and university campuses, and ramped up nighttime raids ahead of a nationwide strike to protest against the military coup, according to local media reports. It’s the latest move by the military junta, which seized power on February 1, to consolidate its control of the country in the face of
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Among journalists in Queen Victoria’s England, Walter Bagehot was a central figure. Not only did he marry well — to the daughter of the Economist’s founder, whose death installed Bagehot in the editor’s chair — he also wrote a classic study of British government, “The English Constitution.” Of the monarchy’s role, Bagehot famously cautioned, “Above
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February’s extreme cold will naturally increase utility bills in Mid-Missouri. But some people are seeing larger-than-expected jumps in their bills. However, higher prices for energy on wholesale markets have also pushed bills higher in some places. Did your bill go up more than expected? Vote in the poll below.
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Katharine Dunn got really worried about her son Nolan even as his doctors told her she shouldn’t — the 13-year-old’s fever was “just a virus.” He didn’t have a sore throat or cough. His Covid-19 tests came back negative, twice. Then what had been a low-grade fever crept up to 104.4. “That’s when I knew
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team wrapped up the regular season with an 86-80 loss to LSU on Saturday. You can watch our full recap in the video player below. The Tigers must now shift their focus to the SEC Tournament. No. 7 Mizzou will take on No. 10 Georgia in the second round
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou quarterback Shawn Robinson is thriving at his new position this spring. ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones tells us how the senior is adjusting to the defensive side of the ball. “It’s so easy to just go full-go into something that’s unknown when you have the support of the people who are
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After more than two weeks without a drop of water, one Jackson, Mississippi, restaurant is finally back open for business. “It has been depressing, coming into work thinking we’re going to open again, we get a drip of water, then it’s gone,” Sal & Mookie’s manager Brandy Fields told CNN affiliate WAPT. In the aftermath
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The fridges are here but the shots are not. Doctor Sibylle Katzenstein spent thousands kitting out her Berlin practice so she could administer Covid-19 vaccines as fast as possible, but she is yet to receive a single dose. “It would have been nice if I had at least 10 vaccines in my fridge. It cost
Continue Reading Explosions in Equatorial Guinea killed more than a dozen people and injured hundreds on Sunday, according to the Central African country’s health ministry. The explosions took place at a military base in the port city of Bata, leaving many missing under the rubble, the ministry said. It said at least 17 people had been killed
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It’s been nearly one year since the COVID-19 drastically changed how students in Mid-Missouri learned. Now, the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education is set to vote on more more step closer to normalcy.
Continue Reading French politician Olivier Dassault has died in a helicopter crash in northwest France at the age of 69, CNN affiliate BFM TV reported Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the late member of parliament in a statement on Twitter, writing, “Olivier Dassault loved France.” “Captain of industry, deputy, local elected official, reserve commander in
Continue Reading Three SWAT officers were injured Saturday while responding to a large gathering near the University of Colorado Boulder, the Boulder Police Department said on Twitter. An alert issued by the school at 8 p.m. Saturday said police were responding to a party in an area known as University Hill. Few people at the gathering wore
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Not even a pandemic can keep the NBA All-Star Game from a rebound. The 70th annual NBA All-Star Game will air Sunday on TNT and ESPN Radio, live from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. And for the first time, the NBA is packing all the events into just one night, with on-court contests beginning at
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