Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KMOV) — A bill that aims to reform criminal justice policies in Illinois is in front of the state’s general assembly, and has proved divisive between lawmakers and law enforcement officers. House Bill 163 has been touted as a bold response to what its supporters see
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — St. Louis County and St. Charles County have launched online portals for residents to pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine. Both counties say they are unsure when the vaccine will be made available to residents outside of Phase 1A, but the portals allow for
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — An 18-year-old has been arrested for shooting an Uber driver in the head last month. On December 30th, Metro Police say Cornelus Kenner requested an Uber near Clifton Avenue and Lena Street around 7 p.m. when Josh Rowe picked up him. Rowe reportedly drove
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A common parasite people get from contaminated water and undercooked meat may be associated with rare brain cancers, researchers reported Monday. They found evidence that people infected with Toxoplasma gondii, or T. gondii, have a higher risk of developing rare but highly fatal gliomas. The parasite can sometimes form cysts in the brain and the
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Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. John Hotz said law enforcement set up checkpoints around the state Capitol with a required metal detector scan and a bag search.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — The pandemic has hit everyone hard especially local businesses, but one Shreveport family took a risk and did the unthinkable. They opened a Vietnamese banh mi restaurant, “World Sandwich.” “I was like why not a bahn mi shop,” said the son of the restaurants
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The United Kingdom is entering its most challenging weeks since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said Monday, as hospitals face being overrun and morgues fill up. “We’re now at the worst point of this epidemic for the UK. In the future we will have the vaccine, but the numbers at the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RED LION, PA (WPMT) — A 24-year-old York County man is facing aggravated assault and additional charges after allegedly firing a gun at his brother during an argument Sunday morning. Nicalas Lee Samuel, of Red Lion, is also charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person,
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They say creativity takes courage. And sometimes courage means finding the self-discipline to sit down and handcraft hundreds of cards by yourself, even if you’re only 5 years old. That was the task burgeoning artist Aryana Chopra set herself. Her goal was to hand design New Year’s cards for residents of a nursing home in
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Boone County firefighters responded to a residential structure fire north of Columbia early Monday morning.
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House Democrats formally introduced their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in last week’s riots at the US Capitol.
Continue Reading An act of kindness by an Arkansas doctor is helping his former patients face the new year with less debt. Dr. Omar T. Atiq voided more than $650,000 of unpaid medical bills for those once under his care. “If this gave them a little bit of assistance then I am grateful to have had the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, MO (KCTV) — The community is now in mourning after a famous Kansas City metro comic book artist passed away after battling COVID-19. “He was definitely hilarious, passionate but extremely kind,” says Virginia Bernstein. On Friday morning Bernstein’s uncle Steve Lightle, who was battling flu like
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TEMPE, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — As COVID-19 spreads at Arizona’s largest university, in-person professors there will be in the state’s next phase coronavirus vaccinations. Spring semester starts Monday at ASU, both in person and online. Right now, there are reportedly hundreds of COVID-19 active cases at the university for
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHANDLER, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — The traditional Chandler Ostrich Festival has been postponed a second time due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The Chandler Chamber of Commerce announced the decision on Friday, postponing the festival to sometime in the fall. Chamber officials had already rescheduled the festival
Continue Reading Galaxies die when the stars that live in them stop forming. Now, for the first time, astronomers have witnessed this phenomenon in a distant galaxy. Scientists were able to glimpse a galaxy as it ejected almost half of the gas it uses to form stars. They captured this rare observation using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter
Continue ReadingPolitical leaders are promising that mass vaccination campaigns will see life return to normal, as a more contagious variant of the coronavirus spreads across dozens of countries, adding urgency to the race to end the pandemic. But vaccination efforts are rolling out slower than promised, raising doubts about an imminent way out of the crisis.
Continue Reading EMT Sadi Pope takes pride in her job, but the recent Covid-19 surge in Los Angeles County has made for some grueling 10-hour shifts. The mother of three and former stay-at-home mom has been running an ambulance for the last six months, but the call volume has grown so much in this latest wave of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PUNTA GORDA, FL (WBBH) — Punta Gorda Middle School was evacuated after a student made an apparent joke about bringing a bomb to school, said Punta Gorda police. Officers evacuated the school in an abundance of caution and a check of the school is being conducted. Punta Gorda
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, FL (WBBH) — A Cape Coral man was arrested for threatening his neighbors, two adults and a juvenile, with a gun during an argument after their dog ran into his yard. Jarvis Daniel Minor, 34, was arrested on Sunday and is facing charges of aggravated assault
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