Though officials and health experts say the end of the Covid-19 pandemic will rely on a large proportion of Americans being inoculated, nearly a third of US adults say they have not decided if they will get the vaccine when it is offered to them. About 31% of US adults say they plan to “wait
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More retail pharmacies around the country began administering Covid-19 vaccines by appointment on Friday under a new federal program that is shipping doses directly to them. One million doses have been allocated to 6,500 pharmacies — including some CVS, Walmart, Walgreens and Rite Aid locations — in the first phase of the Federal Retail Pharmacy
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A day after his controversial hire, the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars said Friday that director of sports performance Chris Doyle has resigned from his position. “Chris Doyle came to us this evening to submit his resignation and we have accepted.” Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer said in a statement. “Chris did not want to be a
Continue Reading At just 9 years old, Ally Tumblin has inspired legislation in Congress that could help thousands of Americans pay for hearing aid devices by mandating insurance companies to cover them. It all started in 2019 with a simple letter to her elected official after the then third-grader was assigned to do something to better her
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Adam Bayer and his wife Traci own Hillcrest Pharmacy, located in the 11,000-person town of Vernon, Texas. It’s one of the pharmacies receiving coronavirus vaccines as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program that began a much-anticipated rollout this week. The Bayers are among the first in the nation to administer vaccines under the program.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The PedNet Coalition has received 2-year grant from Missouri Foundation for Health to support transportation equity. PedNet will allow it to lead a two year advocacy campaign to develop and advocate for a new gold standard Complete Street policy in Columbia. PedNet helped lead Columbia to become one of the first cities
Continue Reading Authorities looking into a suspected human smuggling event after panicked callers to 911 reported being inside a tanker trailer in Texas have taken one person into custody. According to a statement from a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson, “One individual has been taken into custody in relation to the alleged incident.” How the person
Continue Reading It all started with damning allegations from book excerpts published in France’s prestigious Le Monde newspaper as the new year began. “I was 14 and I let it go (…). I was 14, I knew and didn’t say anything.” “My stepfather would come into my brother’s room. I could hear his footsteps in the hallway
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Salvation Army shelter locations in Columbia and Jefferson City are becoming near capacity with bitterly cold temperatures. Lori Benson, Regional Director of Community Relations of the Midland Salvation Army, said there’s been a significant increase in guests at the shelter since the low temperatures began. Benson said the shelters in both Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The IRS has started accepting tax returns Friday. It may seem early but it’s later than usual this year. You can typically file in the second half of January, though many don’t have the necessary documents by then. The IRS had to delay tax season because it dedicated resources to the second
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TRENTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis-area psychiatrist and his son were killed when their plane crashed earlier this week in northern Missouri. The crash killed 82-year-old Philip Joseph LeFevre III, of Glendale, and 47-year-old Philip Joseph LeFevre IV, of Sunset Hills. The younger LeFevre was the president and CEO of Lending Partners.
Continue Reading Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a summer camp started by the late actor Paul Newman for seriously ill children and their families. Connecticut state troopers and the Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit (FEIU) responded Friday afternoon to a report of a structure fire at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
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For the week ending on Thursday, 161,991 doses have been administered — it’s an average of around 23,141 people per day.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO (KMIZ) Missouri has seen major improvements in COVID-19 cases, but still faces issues with vaccine supply. Governor Mike Parson said at his briefing Thursday that Missouri’s current rate for positive COVID-19 cases is at 7.6%, this is the first time the state has been under 10% since October. The state’s current 7-day
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Thomas Connell, 15, of Fremont recently set an American power lifting record for his age division at a USAPL competition in Lincoln. Connell deadlifted 465 pounds, which set new best for the 14-15 age division in the entire country. “I felt a sigh of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WNEM) — A female passenger hid more than $60,000 in undeclared U.S. currency while traveling from the Detroit Metropolitan Airport earlier this month, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP officers were conducting outbound enforcement operations at the airport when they encountered the passenger on Feb.
Continue Reading When contractors came to her Himalayan forest to cut down thousands of trees, Gaura Devi rallied the women of her village and marched into the woods. Armed with only their bare hands and fierce determination to save the forest upon which their livelihoods depended, Gaura Devi and the women put themselves between the trees and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — A Wisconsin judge has ordered the state Department of Natural Resources to schedule a wolf hunting season this month rather than waiting until fall. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service removed gray wolves from the endangered species list on Jan. 4,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CLARKS SUMMIT, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Ice sculptures lining the streets of Clarks Summit…it’s something people see here every year, but this time around, it feels a bit more special. “Socially, what else can you do but get outside? The kids will all be here,” said Elaine Keeler, office
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