Sixty-one: That’s the number of arrests Washington, DC, police made the day rioters laid siege to the Capitol in protest of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory. More have been arrested since, and several jurisdictions are now involved in hunting down the supporters of President Donald Trump who invaded and ransacked the Capitol during a joint
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Columbia Board of Education discussed the idea of returning to the classroom amid the COVID-19 pandemic, parents and teachers have different opinions about the issue. The Columbia Board of Education voted 5-2 for students to return to in-class sessions in a hybrid model. Elementary school and pre-k will return to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Ever since journalist Ben Raines found the wreckage of America’s last slave ship in 2019, local leaders have been debating the best way to preserve the history. On Monday, the Mobile County Commission took a major step, approving more than $1.3 million for an
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KCTV) — Several law enforcement agencies in Kansas and Missouri are working together to return hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in stolen property to rightful owners. Over the weekend, a tip led Lenexa police officers to a property in Shawnee where they found hundreds of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California (KCAL KCBS) — Almost three years ago, a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy found a young girl lethargic, malnourished and emaciated wrapped in a wet towel. They came to her rescue, and are now sharing the story of her remarkable recovery after doctors said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WOODLAND, California (KOVR) — A Woodland man bared it all trying to stop two thieves from stealing his catalytic converter. Roy Schaumburg was working out early Friday morning when he heard someone using a drill outside his house. That’s when he saw a person walking around his car.
Continue Reading Theodore Lumpkin Jr., one of the last surviving members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen who served during World War II, has died at age 100. Lumpkin passed away on December 26, just a few days shy of his 101st birthday, from complications due to Covid-19, his alma mater Los Angeles City College said Friday. “Ted
Continue Reading The US Capitol Police has appointed a Black woman as its acting police chief after the former head resigned in the fallout from the agency’s inadequate response to pro-Trump rioters who staged an insurrection at the Capitol last week. Yogananda Pittman, who previously served as an assistant chief, will be the first woman and first
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Doctors are running a clinical trial to see if a popular anti-depressant might keep someone from becoming severely ill with Covid-19. The researchers at Washington University of St. Louis are recruiting 1,100 people in the beginning stages of Covid-19 to test out the drug fluvoxamine, also known as Luvox. While an anti-depressant may seem like
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George R. Grant was found dead in a home in the 200 block of Ruby Lane in west Columbia after firefighters were sent to an arson call Monday morning, the Columbia Police Department said.
Continue Reading The surge of Covid-19 in California has just gotten even worse, after at least two gorillas at the San Diego Zoo became infected with Covid-19, the zoo and Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. Three animals are currently showing symptoms of the virus, and it is suspected that they were infected by an asymptomatic staff member,
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Alberto Carvalho has been able to do what hundreds of his fellow superintendents have not: fully open his district’s schools in the pandemic. The head of Miami-Dade County Public Schools said he’s been able to rely on the advice of scientific experts and follow through on a plan that has worked and gained trust. “We’ve
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Two Capitol Police officers have been suspended and another individual has been arrested for their alleged roles in the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, said Rep. Tim Ryan.
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A gunman killed three people and wounded several others in a series of shootings in the Chicago area before being shot and killed by police, authorities said. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said at a news briefing the shootings started in Chicago at 1:50 p.m. (2:50 p.m. ET) Saturday when the suspect — identified by
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It’s no secret that this winter has been suspiciously lacking in snowfall for us Missourians. So the question stands: where is all the snow if it isn’t here? It turns out that several places across the world have seen historic snowfalls during this past weekend alone. Across the Atlantic Ocean, Madrid, along with other parts
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A Twin Cities man has come up with a way to show others that you’ve gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. Adam Wiatrowski started a new organization to produce lime green wristbands. He said the idea is to wear them to proudly display that you’ve been
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MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A woman who killed a pregnant woman, cut a baby from her womb and then passed off the newborn as her own is set to die for the crime. Lisa Montgomery would be the first woman executed by the federal government in some six decades if her execution happens as scheduled
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GRAND TOWER, Ill. (AP) — Officials say dry weather last summer allowed repairs to finally be completed on a Mississippi River levee damaged in 2013 in southwestern Illinois when a drainage pipe failed. A year after the drain failed along the Big Muddy levee in the city of Grand Tower, then-Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, PA (KYW) — SEPTA’s workers’ union says the lives of employees and riders are at risk because of the coronavirus pandemic. And now, they’re looking to the courts in order to protect their civil rights. The president of SEPTA’s workers’ union is calling out the transit agency.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A proposed ban on police chokeholds is gaining traction in Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature. Republican Rep. Shamed Dogan says he’s working with a top Senate Republican and Democrats on the proposal. He also wants to ban police from having sex with people in their custody. The bipartisan effort marks a turning point
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