People who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus — right now that means with two doses of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine — can skip quarantine if they are exposed to someone infected with the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. That doesn’t mean they should stop taking precautions,
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At least 83% of Alabama’s Black population lived in counties where life expectancy among Black people did not meet age requirements for vaccine eligibility, according to a CNN analysis. Before Monday, only frontline essential workers, long-term care residents and staff, and people 75 and older were eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Alabama. Yet,
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olumbia businesses are rejoicing after the Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported it was lifting restrictions on hours for restaurants, bars and entertainment venues on Wednesday.
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OXFORD, Miss. (KMIZ) The No. 10 Mizzou basketball team came up short on the road against Ole Miss on Wednesday night. The Tigers lost 80-59. Mizzou fell apart in the second half after only trailing 42-37 at halftime. The Rebels outscored the Tigers 38-22 in the final 20 minutes. Mizzou played out of character in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As the state continues to roll out the coronavirus vaccine with large scale events, winter weather is starting to get in the way of that effort. In Mid-Missouri, the next mass vaccination event at the School of the Osage near the Lake of the Ozarks was rescheduled from Feb. 14 until March
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New Zealand’s parliament has dropped its requirement that male members wear neckties, after a Māori leader was ejected earlier this week for refusing to wear one in the chamber. Rawiri Waititi, 40, argued that forcing him to a Western dress code was a breach of his rights and an attempt to suppress indigenous culture. Instead,
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Five of Los Angeles’ coronavirus vaccination sites, including one of the nation’s largest at Dodger Stadium, will be forced to temporarily close Friday and Saturday due to a lack of vaccine doses, the mayor said. “We don’t have enough vaccines,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a news conference on Wednesday. “We’re vaccinating people faster than
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s is reporting trash services to resume Thursday after a two-day hiatus due to winter weather. Republic Services suspended all routes on Monday and Tuesday due to weather and road conditions. The business says they will reopen and resume regular service on Thursday. Any residential customers who did not receive
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Authorities have identified the suspect in the Buffalo, Minnesota, shooting as Gregory Ulrich. One person is dead and four others were injured after Ulrich, 67, allegedly opened fire Tuesday at the Allina Health Care Clinic. One person died at Hennepin County Medical Center, according to hospital spokeswoman Christine Hill. Allina Health identified her as Lindsay
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With single- and negative-degree temperatures ahead, it’s important to know how to prepare a vehicle for the extreme cold snap.
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The group coordinating Missouri’s coronavirus vaccine program will brief reporters in a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over a dozen Mid-Missouri school districts canceled Thursday classes as temperatures continue to fall across the region. Eldon, Jamestown, Morgan County R-II (Versailles) and St. Elizabeth R-IV were among the public districts that had called off Thursday classes by 6 p.m. Wednesday. Many of the districts on social media say road conditions,
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Congratulations Linn’s Caleb Maassen for winning our Week 5 SportsZone Basketball play of the week! You can watch the impressive play by the Wildcats standout in the video player above. Up next – Linn will play at St. Elizabeth on Thursday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will open up its season this weekend at the Joanne Graf Classic in Tallahassee, Florida. We spoke with head coach Larissa Anderson on Wednesday to preview the season. You can watch our full interview in the video player below. https://youtu.be/iidutbseli4 The No. 17 Tigers will play Memphis on
Continue Reading The New York Times Magazine’s 1619 Project has been a flashpoint in the nation’s culture wars since its publication. The Pulitzer Prize-winning effort, which has been largely acclaimed by scholars, historians and educators, challenges readers to think about the beginning of slavery on American shores as foundational to the nation’s origin story. That notion has
Continue Reading A Chicago police officer will be arraigned later this month on charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, disorderly conduct for false reports of an offense, and obstruction of justice stemming from an incident last October, according to officials and an indictment obtained by CNN affiliate WBBM. Officer Joseph Cabrera turned himself
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A suspected ice cream thief went to unexpected heights to make a getaway in East Harlem on Tuesday. Photos show a man hanging onto the side of a building. The man allegedly stole eight pints of Haagen-Dazs ice cream from a local business.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, MN (WCCO) — There was a massive police response to the deadly shooting inside the Allina Health Clinic in Buffalo Tuesday morning. Gregory Ulrich, 67, is in custody. Five people were injured in the attack at Allina Clinic Crossroads, one of whom later died at a Hennepin
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIAMI, FL (WFOR) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men and woman who were stranded on a deserted Bahamian island for more than a month on Tuesday. The Cuban nationals survived by eating coconuts, conchs and rats. The trio was spotted on Monday by a Coast Guard
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BEVERLY HILLS, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon has offered to help Tessica Brown, the Louisiana woman who went viral after using Gorilla Glue on her hair, by performing a special procedure. “Tomorrow the procedure will be to dissolve the polyurethane, which is Gorilla Glue is
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