Road agencies ready plows ahead of more snow overnight
Road crews are gearing up to work another long night with snowfall forecast for Mid-Missouri overnight and into Wednesday.
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Arizona schools won’t use letter grades this year because of pandemic
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill on Monday that will suspend the use of a letter grade system in schools statewide, due to how disrupted this school year has been by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “Today I signed House Bill 2402, which ensures that students continue to be evaluated, so the State can ensure
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Cities and states delay Covid-19 vaccine distribution because of winter storms
Vaccine distribution slowed in many areas because of winter storms engulfing much of the country Monday and Tuesday. Here are the localities and states that have delayed or postponed distribution so far: Alabama Some county health departments closed their vaccination clinics Tuesday, the Alabama Department of Public Health said. Colorado Colorado is among the states
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At least three New Jersey universities report racist attacks during virtual Black History Month events
At least three New Jersey universities have reported racist attacks during virtual Black History Month events. Rutgers University, Rider University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology told CNN they are investigating racist incidents in which individuals interrupted virtual Black History Month meetings with racist remarks and imagery. It is unclear whether the incidents at
Continue ReadingStranger gives woman her coat after receiving compliment
Click here for updates on this story BRENTWOOD, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Tina Powell was just trying to get a few ingredients for her Valentine’s Day dinner. “I was making stuffed chicken for dinner and I didn’t have any cranberry sauce,” Powell told KDKA on Monday. She was in line at the Brentwood Giant Eagle when
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Family of Thai immigrant, 84, says fatal attack ‘was driven by hate’
Vichar Ratanapakdee was well-known in his San Francisco neighborhood for his hour-long walks each morning, a ritual that kept him vibrant and healthy during the year of the pandemic. An 84-year-old immigrant from Thailand, Ratanapakdee had recently received the coronavirus vaccine and was walking in the Anza Vista neighborhood the morning of January 28 when
Continue Reading Carjacking victim shoots suspect in head, cops say
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A carjacking suspect is fighting for his life after a victim managed to turn the tables on him. The suspect was found shot twice in the head inside a stolen Chevy sedan at 7th and Callowhill Streets, just after 9 p.m. Monday. According to police,
Continue ReadingTeen plunges through thin ice at Central Park pond
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A teenager from Queens is recovering after falling into an icy pond in Central Park. It happened near 59th Street and Fifth Avenue on Monday. CBS2’s Nick Caloway spoke to the boy and his mom. The teen is doing okay, thanks to the heroics
Continue ReadingPolice say woman killed at car wash when she’s hit by car
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A woman in Queens was struck and killed while waiting at a car wash on Monday. And police said it happened in front of her daughter, CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported. Police were at the scene in Ozone Park talking to the car wash employees.
Continue Reading3 people were killed and 10 more injured after a tornado struck coastal North Carolina
At least three people were killed and 10 more were injured after a tornado ripped through Brunswick County, North Carolina, late Monday, officials said. The National Weather Service in Wilmington confirmed Tuesday the tornado “has been rated as a high-end EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita damage scale with winds estimated at 160 mph.” Dozens of
Continue ReadingMom, dad plead for help in search for missing daughter Noemi Bolivar
HOLLYWOOD, Florida (WFOR) — A devastated mother and father are pleading for the public’s help in the search for their 21-year-old daughter, who they say vanished without a trace from Anne Kolb Nature Center in Hollywood last Thursday. Marycel and Jose Bolivar told CBS4’s Peter D’Oench that their daughter, Noemi Bolivar, was last heard from
Continue ReadingRestaurant hit by a car for 3rd time in 8 days
Click here for updates on this story HAVERHILL, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Steven Hart darted across Route 125 in Haverhill early Saturday morning after a car crashed through the front of Li’s Asian Restaurant. “They didn’t even hit the brakes they just went straight in,” he said. Hart called 911 and went inside to see if
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Tens of millions of Americans face another round of winter weather
About 105 million Americans throughout the county remain under a winter storm warning or watch as many deal with frustrating power outages and stinging cold temperatures. “Significant snow, sleet, and freezing rain accumulations will spread across most of the Mid-South Wednesday and Thursday,” the National Weather Service said. Winter storm warnings are in effect in
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In new Covid-19 guidance, CDC recommends 5 key strategies to reopen schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released guidelines for reopening schools that focus on five key Covid-19 mitigation strategies: the universal and correct wearing of masks; physical distancing; washing hands; cleaning facilities and improving ventilation; and contact tracing, isolation and quarantine. Vaccines and testing are not among the “key” strategies the
Continue Reading Georgia governor announces reforms to state citizen’s arrest law one year after Ahmaud Arbery’s death
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced an overhaul of the state’s citizen’s arrest law Tuesday, one that was used to justify the death of Ahmaud Arbery last year. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down in a truck by three men
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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine sharply reduces symptomatic Covid-19 in the real world, Israeli researchers say
Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appears to reduce symptomatic coronavirus infections by more than 90% in the real world, Israeli researchers said Sunday. The findings, while preliminary, suggest that the vaccine remains remarkably effective in a mass vaccination campaign — outside the carefully controlled conditions of a clinical trial. The Clalit Research Institute, part of a large
Continue Reading Barber seriously injured after stabbing himself in freak accident
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A Beacon Hill barber is lucky to be alive after he accidentally stabbed himself in the chest with his own pair of shears. Steve Silva, 29, was cutting Max Cohen’s hair when he tripped and fell on top of the scissors. “He was walking around
Continue Reading Jack Ma Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Jack Ma, co-founder of China’s most successful tech empire and billionaire entrepreneur. Personal Birth date: September 10, 1964 Birth place: Hangzhou, China Birth name: Ma Yun Father: Ma Laifa Mother: Cui Wencai Marriage: Zhang Ying (Cathy Zhang) Children: Two (some sources say three) Education: Hangzhou Teachers College, 1988;
Continue ReadingBaltimore’s streetside salt boxes become public art fixtures
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The first reference the Baltimore Historical Society could find to “salt boxes” in the Baltimore Sun archives is from 1969. It’s still not clear exactly how long the boxes have been a neighborhood fixture during Baltimore winters. “They’re full of salt for residents who are
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School districts announce closures ahead of more snow Wednesday
Several Mid-Missouri school districts announced Wednesday closures on Tuesday afternoon, as bitter cold kept snow clinging to some roads with more on the way.
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