Atlanta Public Schools is considering mandatory summer school aimed at helping students who suffered setbacks in their learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a top district official. The plan, proposed February 1 at an Atlanta Board of Education meeting, has not been decided upon yet, but would focus on the unfinished learning dating back
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Experts warned the US needs to be very wary of another possible surge in Covid-19 cases fueled by variants, and urged local and state leaders not to ditch their safety measures and restrictions. “We’re … seeing what happens in other countries when these variants take over,” emergency physician Dr. Leana Wen told CNN Monday night.
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As of now, even if you have been fully vaccinated for Covid-19, the advice from health officials is to keep wearing your mask, keep social distancing and keep away from get-togethers. But Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday there might be new guidance coming soon. Fauci, the White House pandemic adviser, was speaking at a meeting
Continue Reading A driver survived a 70-foot plunge off of a roadway Saturday and a Wisconsin Department of Transportation traffic camera recorded the dramatic scene. The incident is just one of many that have occurred across the Midwest where snow, sub-zero temperatures and freezing rain have created dangerous, icy roadway conditions. More than 41 million people remain
Continue Reading The number of newborns registered with the government in China dropped almost 15% last year, amid widespread concern over falling birthrates in the world’s most populous country. According to figures published by the Ministry of Public Security this week, there were 10.03 million new babies registered in 2020, compared to 11.79 million the year before
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SLATER, Mo. (KMIZ) A Slater woman is accused of abandoning a corpse after a body was found over a month since the person was last seen. According to a probable cause statement, Deseray Heyer is accused of the crime after a woman’s body was found last Wednesday at 242 East Emma Street in Slater. Heyer
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A Japanese submarine collided with a commercial ship as it attempted to surface off the country’s Pacific coast on Monday, government officials said. Three crew members from the Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Soryu suffered minor injuries, and pictures from the Japanese Coast Guard showed it sustained damage to its fairwater planes, the winglike structures on
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is accused of shooting at someone with a rifle after an incident involving a possible kidnapping in Camdenton. According to court documents, Camden County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a possible kidnapping on Bear Ridge rd. A person told deputies that Michael Horonzy took his girlfriend and the other man fired
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police responded to a vandalism call Friday evening that escalted into more charges. According to court documents, Christopher Super admitted to damaging a side door at the Caniff Circle Apartments but the victim didn’t want to press charges just to get the door fixed. However, while police were on scene to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police release more information regarding a 17-year-old that is being charged as an adult with two counts of 2nd-degree murder. According to court documents, Columbia police responded to the area of Volunteer Drive and Grace Lane on July 5, 2020. Once on scene, officers found five gunshot victims. Two of the
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Boone County Road and Bridge and Columbia Public Work have crews treating roads due to freezing drizzle and light snow.
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The man who pleaded guilty in the death of his 18-month-old granddaughter aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in 2019 was sentenced Monday to three years of probation, according to a statement from the Puerto Rican government. Salvatore “Sam” Anello will serve his sentence in Michigan, where he lives, the government said. In a statement
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While state guidelines say only certain groups of Missouri’s population are eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine, some are reportedly getting the vaccine out of turn. Last week, Governor Mike Parson and Dr. Randall Williams said there have been reports of people jumping the line to get a coronavirus vaccine and some
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A new Black Lives Matter ad is calling for an end to White supremacy using footage of the January 6 Capitol riots and historic Ku Klux Klan rallies to pressure lawmakers to impeach and convict former President Donald Trump. The ad, released exclusively to CNN, comes as the Senate prepares to begin its second impeachment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been sentenced to prison for abandoning his wife’s body. The Boone County prosecutor’s office says Frank Spencer received a four-year sentence today after he pleaded guilty to abandonment of a corpse. According to court documents, he buried the body of his wife Nikki Lee Boring behind a home
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri Police Department Interim Chief Brian Weimer has been named chief of MUPD. Weimer took over as interim chief in July, replacing former Chief Doug Schwandt, who retired Aug. 3, 2020, after 20 years of service to the department. MUPD is the primary law enforcement response agency for MU and
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle near the US Highway 54 – Interstate 70 interchange just after midnight in Callaway County. According to troopers, Callaway County Sheriff’s Office K9 Iro responded to assist and helped make another drug seizure. Officials say 11.1 lbs. of marijuana, 235 grams of THC concentrate,
Continue Reading The family lawyer for Adama Traoré, a Black Frenchman who died while being apprehended by Paris police in 2016, says a new medical report supports the possibility that Traoré’s death was linked to police treatment during the arrest. The report, which was commissioned by judges examining the case, concluded that the 24-year-old’s death was due
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A hacker gained access into the water treatment system of Oldsmar, Florida, on Friday and tried to increase the levels of sodium hydroxide — commonly referred to as lye — in the city’s water, officials said, putting thousands at risk of being poisoned. The incident took place Friday when an operator noticed the intrusion and
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