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January 27 coronavirus news

January 27, 2021 10:58 PM CNN Newsource

Boone County Columbia Health Department will randomly draw names for vaccine

January 27, 2021 7:20 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Health Department will provide left over doses of Pfizer vaccine to individuals in Tier 2 of Phase 1B who are on the waiting list after completing the online survey. The health department will randomly draw names of those who are on the vaccine waiting list to come to their

Indian court rules that groping without removing clothes is not sexual assault

January 27, 2021 10:38 PM CNN Newsource

A court in India has ruled that groping a child through their clothing does not constitute sexual assault, drawing outrage across the country and frustrating campaigners battling to address widespread sexual abuse against women and children. In a judgment last week, Bombay High Court judge Pushpa Ganediwala found that a 39-year-old man was not guilty

6th annual Rally For Rhyan game set

January 27, 2021 9:27 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 6th annual Rally For Rhyan game will be held on Saturday, Feb. 13. The Tigers are hosting Arkansas at 3 p.m. It’s ok…you can be excited, we are too! 🐯🏀🎗More details to follow…. pic.twitter.com/hG7Q8I4cOH— RallyforRhyan (@RallyforRhyan) January 28, 2021 Mizzou is 5-0 all-time in Rally For Rhyan games. Last year –

Manaus is collapsing again. Is a new coronavirus variant to blame?

January 27, 2021 9:04 PM CNN

The tense quiet outside the small hospital in Iranduba, Brazil, shattered when the ambulance rolled up. Inside, medics give a woman CPR in an ultimately futile attempt to save her life. A hospital source told CNN she died soon after being brought inside. In the four hours that CNN spent outside Hospital Hilda Freire on

Two Kenosha police officers, on administrative leave since the Jacob Blake shooting, are back on duty

January 27, 2021 9:04 PM CNN Newsource

Two of the three officers involved in the Jacob Blake shooting have returned to full duty, according to a Kenosha Police Department news release. Officers Vincent Arenas and Brittany Meronek resumed work on January 20 after they were put on administrative leave on August 23, 2020, the release said. “Officers Arenas and Meronek were not

Man seriously injured after wreck in Camden County

January 27, 2021 8:32 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man is seriously injured after a wreck Tuesday night on Spencer Creek Road ease of Route D. According to the crash report, William Burns was traveling east on Spencer Crrek Road when he overcorrected causing the Ford F-350 to skid of the roadway and into a tree. Burns is reported

A tornado strikes Florida’s capital, damaging Tallahassee International Airport

January 27, 2021 8:18 PM CNN Newsource

A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, forcing the temporary closure of Tallahassee International Airport. The city posted photos of a hangar ripped apart and a small plane flipped upside down. “Due to impacts from the severe weather moving through the area, Tallahassee International Airport is temporarily closed for damage assessment,” the

Anxiety robbing your sleep? A weighted blanket may help

January 27, 2021 8:04 PM CNN Newsource

After my sister gave me a weighted blanket for Christmas, it became the gift that I didn’t know I needed. It’s one of the best things ever to happen to me. As someone with anxiety, I’ve struggled with restful sleep: Falling asleep can take up to two hours, or I wake up at least twice

Roads around Jefferson City are mostly clear to clear as we enter the evening hours

January 27, 2021 1:50 PM Chanel Porter

Plow crews have been working around the clock in Mid-Missouri in anticipation of snowfall Wednesday morning.

Columbia and Boone County crews continue to treat roads

January 27, 2021 3:06 PM Sydney Olsen

Road conditions in Columbia and Boone County began to improve as the weather warmed up Wednesday afternoon, but crews were still out clearing roads and preparing for them to possibly refreeze overnight.

‘We must speak truth to fascism’

January 27, 2021 7:02 PM CNN

Wednesday is Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is more important than ever. Fewer people who can actually remember the Holocaust are still with us. Denialism and disinformation about the Holocaust presaged the false information now spread online. The rise of a virulent White nationalism plagues democracies like the United States and was on display at the

Portland hit-and-run suspect faces second-degree murder and six assault charges

January 27, 2021 6:49 PM CNN Newsource

A man charged with second-degree murder and six counts of second-degree assault after he allegedly ran over pedestrians and cyclists Monday in Portland, Oregon, has pleaded not guilty. Paul Rivas made his first court appearance Wednesday. He also faces seven counts of failure to perform the duties of a driver. Rivas was detained after a

Teacher unions flex their power in Covid school reopening chaos

January 27, 2021 6:32 PM CNN Newsource

Lori Torres knows the dangers of coronavirus are real. Fourteen members of her extended family tested positive after they grieved together for the loss of her grandmother last November. So Torres feels safer at home — and that’s where she plans to keep herself and her three children. As a Spanish teacher at James Monroe

The son of polio vaccine creator Jonas Salk got the Covid-19 vaccine. He wants you to do it, too

January 27, 2021 6:30 PM CNN Newsource

As Dr. Darrell Salk waited in line to receive his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, he realized he had been in a similar situation about 60 years ago. The 73-year-old retired doctor and geneticist living in Seattle remembered waiting in line at school with his classmates for a different vaccine — it was the

Offensive lineman Chad Wheeler arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence, waived by Seattle Seahawks

January 27, 2021 6:28 PM CNN Newsource

Now-former Seahawks player Chad Wheeler was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony domestic violence after an incident at a residence in a Seattle suburb, police and court records say. The incident began at around 9:44 p.m. PT in Kent, Washington, according to Kent Police Department Assistant Chief Jarod Kasner. Wheeler was booked into the King

Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to recite poem before Super Bowl LV

January 27, 2021 6:09 PM CNN Newsource

Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate who gained national acclaim at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite an original poem before Super Bowl LV, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Wednesday. Gorman’s poem will highlight three individuals the NFL will honor as honorary captains at the Super Bowl “who served as leaders in

Here’s a place where you can toss your ex to the wolves for Valentine’s Day

January 27, 2021 5:48 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MIDDLEBURG, PA (WNEP) — T&D’s Cats of the World is an animal rescue near Middleburg that takes in all kinds of critters, even tigers. The pandemic has affected T&D’s like many other businesses and nonprofits. The rescue cut back on volunteers and canceled its biggest fundraiser of the

After ‘7 minutes of terror,’ NASA’s Perseverance rover will begin an ‘epic journey’ on Mars next month

January 27, 2021 5:34 PM CNN Newsource

In 22 days, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on Mars in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient life that may have been on the red planet in the past. The rover, which is the largest and most advanced rover NASA has ever built, will act as a robotic geologist, collecting samples

Family escapes fire without injuries thanks to fire alarm

January 27, 2021 5:27 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story RACINE, WI (WDJT) — A family of four escaped a fire at home thanks to a working smoke alarm on Wednesday, Jan. 27. The Racine Fire Department responded to a reported stove fire in the 1600 block of Prospect Street shortly before 1:30 p.m. Upon arrival, fire crews