The United States is holding firm to the strategy to administer two doses of the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines a few weeks apart. Still, the idea of expanding the supply by dispensing only one dose hasn’t faded away. The Trump administration’s surgeon general, Dr. Jerome Adams, said in a tweet on Tuesday that the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman is charged with 3rd-degree domestic assault after allegedly breaking the victim’s elbow during an altercation. Jefferson City police responded on Feb. 5 to the 1300 block of Monroe street to a domestic assault where the victim was thrown to the ground and possibly broke his arm. When
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Two men are accused of exploiting the elderly after allegedly doing bad overpriced work for couples around Boone County. According to court documents, Seth Webb and Austin Carter took money from two victims to complete work that was unsatisfactory. An industry professional told police that the work that was down was only
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Transgender student athletes would be required to compete as the sex on their birth certificate under a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution. Republican sponsor Rep. Chuck Basye during a state House committee hearing on Wednesday said transgender girls have an unfair advantage. He says allowing transgender girls to compete on
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Following widespread power outages during a series of winter storms that left many Texas residents in the dark for days, the head of the organization overseeing the state’s power grid has been fired. Bill Magness, president and CEO of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), was terminated from his contract by the organization’s board of
Continue ReadingMEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico man is charged after allegedly waving a gun around and abandoning a child. According to court documents, officers responded to a scene where Kevin Jackson allegedly was waving a gun around at Coal and Guthrie in Mexico. Witnesses report Jackson was cocking the gun and pointing it at them. During
Continue Reading South Korea’s first transgender soldier, who was discharged from the military last year for having gender reassignment surgery, was found dead in her home on Wednesday, authorities said. Byun Hui-su, 23, who was a staff sergeant before being discharged after she had the operation in Thailand while on leave, was found by emergency officials at
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Camden County leads to a 100lbs of marijuana seizure. According to an online release, a Callaway County Sheriff’s K-9 assisted with the Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers stop at the Route M/HH interchange west of Kingdom City. Washington state resident Anh Dinh and Florida
Continue Reading A third man has now accused Father Michael Pfleger, senior pastor of the Saint Sabina parish in Chicago, of sexual abuse, according to an affidavit provided to CNN by an attorney for two other men who have also accused the priest. Attorneys for Pfleger said he “definitively” denies the allegations. In the affidavit, a 59-year-old
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After the state announced plans to move into tier 3 of its vaccination plan on March 15, school districts and health leaders are looking at how to get educators vaccinated.
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At least 38 people were killed after Myanmar’s security forces opened fire on young peaceful protesters in towns and cities across the country Wednesday, in scenes that have been described as “a war zone.” Thousands of protesters across the Southeast Asian nation have taken to the streets over the past four weeks against a military
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Wednesday afternoon, Boone County Jail detention staff allege a detainee hid a gun in a body cavity and snuck it into the jail after finding it during a search of the housing unit. Officials report that Amy Wilhite was in possession of the gun in her belongs. Amy Wilhite Officials say
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Walk up and down Holly Street in East Nashville and you will see home after home under renovation alongside properties demolished, making room for new builds. When the tornado struck March 3, 2020, it hit the street especially hard, forcing almost complete rebuilding or
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — While last year’s tornado outbreak left damage and disrepair, some Nashvillians want a piece of furniture in their home to honor the event. One Ashland City man is turning tornado trash into a timeless treasure. Drive down Jefferson Street in Germantown and you’ll see
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BETHALTO, Illinois (KMOV) — Police are asking for help finding a man accused of stealing memorial vases from a Bethalto cemetery. On Feb. 23, it was discovered that around 80 small copper memorial vases were taken off burial sites at the Rose Lawn Cemetery. Police said the flowers
Continue Reading A total of 150 missing children ranging in age from 3 to 17 were recovered in January and February during a joint law enforcement operation, authorities in Tennessee said Wednesday. The task force recovered the children — some of whom are potential victims of human trafficking — in three sweeps throughout the state. The situations
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The 13 people killed when an SUV was struck by a semitruck in California’s Imperial Valley are believed to be among dozens of undocumented migrants who entered the United States through a hole in the border fence with Mexico, the US Border Patrol said Wednesday. At least 44 people had managed early Tuesday to enter
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Colorado woman was seriously injured in a wreck near Route 5 north of Pier 31 road. According to the crash report, Trechelle Johnson failed to negotiate a curve, overcorrected and then hit a rock bluff before overturning. Johnson was taken Lake Regional by ambulance for her injuries. Johnson was not
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Connecticut (WFSB) — A new restaurant trend is popping up in Connecticut. These so-called ghost kitchens are delivery only operations that run out of existing restaurant kitchens. A handful of new ghost kitchens opened this week, running out of Bertucci’s kitchens, but some say that’s going to take
Continue Reading Those who showed up to a Miami vaccination site on Wednesday found themselves in the rare position where they got to choose which Covid-19 vaccine they would like to get: the newly FDA-approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or the Pfizer vaccine. The long-awaited, one-dose J&J vaccine became available in the United States this week after
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