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The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services assistant director says outside counties are contributing to the majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Boone.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 26 new COVID-19 cases; active cases below 100

March 4, 2021 8:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

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California to reserve 40% of vaccine doses for underserved communities

March 4, 2021 4:40 PM CNN Newsource

California will set aside 40% of its vaccines for underserved communities in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus and hasten the reopening of the economy. The state has the most Covid-19 cases in the country. The largest disparities are present among Latinos in California — only 17% of doses administered have been given

See Jupiter and Mercury align in the sky and an asteroid flyby this weekend

March 4, 2021 4:33 PM CNN Newsource

The solar system’s largest and smallest planets will be in alignment this Friday. In the morning, Mercury and Jupiter will be in conjunction and appear just above the horizon, according to NASA. A conjunction is when two objects appear close together in the sky, but they can actually be millions of miles apart, according to

When Maine’s seals are in trouble, she gets the call

March 4, 2021 4:25 PM CNN

Growing up in coastal Maine, Lynda Doughty spent a lot of time out on the ocean, where she regularly encountered seals, turtles and whales. She developed a passion for the marine wildlife living along the coast and knew from an early age that she wanted to dedicate her life to protecting them. “I just remember

Asian man recalls unprovoked attack at subway station

March 4, 2021 4:03 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — Police are investigating yet another unprovoked attack on a person of Asian descent, this time in a subway station on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. It happened just before 9 p.m. Tuesday at the East Broadway F train station near Rutgers Street. Eyewitness News obtained

Senate begins marathon Covid relief push as debate opens with reading 600-page bill aloud

March 4, 2021 3:59 PM CNN

The Senate is now engaged in a marathon effort to take up President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, a process that could stretch into the weekend before a final vote in the chamber takes place. The chamber voted Thursday afternoon to open debate on the legislation. But Republican opposition is expected to draw

Fauci calls loosening Covid-19 restrictions inexplicable as variants threaten another surge

March 4, 2021 3:53 PM CNN

While tens of thousands of Americans are infected with the coronavirus each day and more research suggests variants threaten another surge, some state leaders are loosening Covid-19 restrictions against the recommendations of health experts. The decision to roll back measures is “inexplicable,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and

Phase 2 activation extends vaccine eligibility to those 'essential for economic recovery.'

Italy blocks export of Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, using EU powers for the first time

March 4, 2021 3:52 PM CNN

Italy invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute between the EU and drug giant AstraZeneca. Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s spokesperson Paola Ansuini confirmed the move to CNN, adding that Italy and the European Commission had agreed on the

Woman gets part-time job at nursing home so she can visit her dad during pandemic

March 4, 2021 3:43 PM CNN Newsource

Lisa Racine hasn’t been able to visit her dad in-person at the nursing home he lives at because of the coronavirus pandemic. So, she decided to get a part-time job there to see him more often. Racine, 58, works fulltime as a project manager for a printing company. She said she can adjust her schedule

Lawsuit says university did not act to stop a professor from sexually harassing student

March 4, 2021 3:42 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A former University of Nebraska-Lincoln student is suing the school for failing to stop a retaliation campaign against her after she reported being sexually assaulted and harassed by a member of the faculty. The federal lawsuit, filed in Nebraska on Sunday by

Arrest made in murder of a Racine woman in the Rocky Mountains in 1982

March 4, 2021 3:32 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — She was training a once-wild mustang. She raised birds from egg to flight. She had a daughter. On the night of Jan. 6, 1982, her life was taken. Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer, a Racine native born Barbara Burns, was trying to hitchhike home

Camden County deputies locate man possibly connected to recent death

March 4, 2021 2:33 PM Matt Ragsdale

Camden County deputies say they are asking for the public’s help in locating a man in connection with a recent suspicious death.

Former police chief is facing charges over fires authorities say were linked to people he had disagreements with

March 4, 2021 3:04 PM CNN Newsource

A former Maryland police chief is facing multiple arson and attempted murder charges in connection with 11 fires spanning from 2011 to 2020, according to a news release from the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department. Authorities determined the homes, garages and vehicles that were set on fire were all connected to people with whom David

Car thefts by kids as young as 12 on the rise, police say

March 4, 2021 3:02 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — As police around the Quad Cities look for stolen cars, they have noticed a pattern. “If there’s a car load of juveniles out after curfew, that’s an indication for us to at minimum check on that car, to see, you know, run the plate,”

Body found in dumpster in Nashville

March 4, 2021 3:00 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found in a dumpster at 3 Cannery Row this morning. Nashville Fire tells News4 their crews responded to a dumpster fire call at the address when they found the body. Police at the scene tell us they

“Critical step.” Kansas City’s World Cup bid to be presented next week

March 4, 2021 2:52 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City’s 2026 World Cup bid will be presented to FIFA on March 10. The presentation will include discussion on field specs, site plans around the Kansas City metro area and “key topics” related to Arrowhead Stadium. Organizers say it’s a “critical next

Group partners with app to help meet needs of homeless and at-risk youth

March 4, 2021 2:52 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Only Hope Wnc, Inc. has partnered with an app that helps make users aware of the needs of at-risk and homeless youth and families that they can meet in their own communities. Purposity is an app that connects users with one-to-one needs in

With the clock ticking, Georgia lawmakers want the state to end daylight saving time

March 4, 2021 2:51 PM CNN Newsource

Last week, Georgia’s Senate passed a bill 46-7 that would end the state’s observance of daylight saving time. If enacted, it would mean that Peach State residents would no longer need to prepare for “springing forward” or “falling back” each year. But they would also miss that extra hour of daylight each day between March

Rescue opens city’s 1st nursery for orphaned newborn kittens

March 4, 2021 2:48 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Esther Neonatal Kitten Alliance, a local nonprofit animal rescue, has opened Asheville’s first nursery dedicated to orphaned newborn kittens. Located at 21 Pond Street, the nursery has been designed to provide intensive around-the-clock care to the youngest, sickest, and most injured orphaned newborn

Columbia bars and restaurants happy for extended business hours under new health order

March 4, 2021 2:45 PM Zola Crowder

The new Columbia/Boone County health order is officially in effect with several changes in place for bars, restaurants and large gatherings.