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FRIDAY UPDATES: Missouri health department reports 4,700+ new COVID-19 cases on New Year’s Day

January 1, 2021 11:18 AM ABC 17 News Team

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It’ll be months before vaccines are widespread enough to turn the tide of the pandemic in the US, experts say

January 1, 2021 10:56 AM CNN

As the world ushered in 2021, the US set a Covid-19 hospitalization record for the fourth straight day and left behind its deadliest month of the pandemic. The high counts are a grim reminder that even with 2020 behind us, the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the country. And some local leaders warn the

Non-profits help Nashville bombing survivors

January 1, 2021 10:49 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV ) — Local non-profit groups are gearing up to give more help to survivors of the Nashville bombing. Their goal, to bring in the new year with new hope. On Friday at 1PM, the Community Resource Center will start offering hygiene kits as well as

Weather Alert Day: Ice creates dangerous conditions into Friday

December 30, 2020 11:30 AM Kevin Schneider

FRIDAY LATE MORNING UPDATE: The worst of the conditions will be in our western counties. That’s in the process of changing over to snow if it hasn’t already and will start to pull east. Most locations east of HWY 65 have replaced freezing rain with near freezing drizzle. Temperatures will play an important role-if we

Columbia crews block off I-70 Drive Southwest, ambulance off roadway

January 1, 2021 9:15 AM Matt Ragsdale

An ABC 17 News crew said an ambulance was seen partially off the roadway near the Silvey Street intersection.

Man killed while warning I-255 drivers of crash on icy road

January 1, 2021 10:28 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story COLLINSVILLE, Illinois (KMOV ) — A man was killed while warning oncoming drivers of a previous crash on an icy Interstate 255 in the Metro East early New Year’s Day. The 38-year-old man was involved in a crash on the interstate near Black Lane around 1 a.m. Police

Despite Covid-19 and stay-at-home orders, 2020 saw an increase in homicides across the US

January 1, 2021 9:50 AM CNN

It’s been a deadly year, and that’s not just due to Covid-19. Despite less activity outside with the closing of businesses and schools, 2020 saw a dramatic increase in homicides. Between January and October, there was a 29% increase in homicides compared to the same timeframe in 2019, according to a November report from the

Sole Cherokee ‘Beloved Man’ for last 200 years gets highway named after him

January 1, 2021 9:34 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story SYLVA, NC (WLOS) — The only man in more than 200 years to be bestowed as Beloved Man by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will have a highway in Swain and Jackson counties dedicated in his honor. The Tribal Council bestowed Dr. Jerry Wolfe the honorable title

Distilleries that pivoted in the pandemic to provide sanitizer now face FDA fees

January 1, 2021 9:29 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS) — Many mountain distilleries stepped up to fill a pandemic need, now they’re facing hefty fees for the work. The FDA has reached out to many, charging them a $14,000 fee — a fee typically charged to drug manufacturer facilities — for production of hand

NE County commissioner to continue pushing for renter support

January 1, 2021 9:26 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Douglas County set aside $10 million in CARES Act funds for rent assistance this summer, and there’s still roughly $2 million to be spent. That’s along with whatever amount comes down the pike from the COVID relief bill that was passed last week. Douglas

Omaha brewery hopes to increase production cap

January 1, 2021 9:22 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Ten thousand gallons and not one drop more. That’s how much liquor Nebraska distilleries can produce per year by law. Zac Triemert, president and master brewer at Brickway in the Old Market, said they reached their limit earlier this month and had to stop.

Wrong-way DWI crash closes Highway 50 early New Year’s Day

January 1, 2021 8:24 AM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri state troopers say an early New Year’s Day DWI crash closed Highway 50 just outside of Jefferson City.

IL woman warns community to lock cars

January 1, 2021 9:13 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story GENESEO, Illinois (WQAD) — A Geneseo woman is warning others to lock their cars, after catching two people on Ring camera video she says were trying to take hers. Nicole Rubitsky caught the video on her home security system at about 3:30 Thursday morning. The video shows two

UK chief medical officers defend delay of second Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses

January 1, 2021 8:24 AM CNN

The UK’s chief medical officers have defended a decision to delay second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in order to prioritize first doses, saying it will protect as many vulnerable people as possible while the coronavirus is running rampant. The new strategy, announced Wednesday by the head of the UK’s medicines regulator MHRA, means that

What we forget about Jimmy Carter’s legacy

January 1, 2021 8:02 AM CNN

While former President Jimmy Carter is often remembered as a strait-laced figure, he embodied countercultural cool in 1976, when he was the Democratic presidential nominee. “Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President,” an engaging documentary that airs on CNN on January 3, takes us back to when this largely unknown governor from Georgia — mocked as

Covid-19 vaccines are an answered prayer for all faiths

January 1, 2021 7:57 AM CNN

Bringing the Covid-19 pandemic to an end will require the active participation of religious Americans, who should view vaccines as an answered prayer rather than a threat to their faith. 2020 was a humbling year. Nobody’s life was left untouched by a virus that took the lives of more than 344,000 Americans and 1.8 million

Covid-19 hospitalizations across the US are the highest they’ve ever been as nation rings in new year

January 1, 2021 6:21 AM CNN

As the US ushered in 2021, more than 125,300 Covid-19 patients remained hospitalized — another record for the fourth day in a row. The high count is a grim reminder that even with 2020 behind us, the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the country. And some local leaders warn the worst is still ahead.

The science of how to stick to New Year’s resolutions and truly change your habits

January 1, 2021 5:48 AM CNN

Next year will be a crucial year for Erika Kirgios as she works to complete her doctorate, publish academic papers and try to land a faculty job at a university. Not surprisingly, one of her New Year’s resolutions is to focus on her career. In order to find some delight in what could be long

Wisconsin police arrest former hospital worker whose alleged actions led hospital to throw out more than 500 vaccine doses

January 1, 2021 5:46 AM CNN

Police in Grafton, Wisconsin, have arrested a recently fired pharmacist they say removed 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine from a local hospital’s refrigerator and left them to sit out. Investigators believe the man removed the vaccine “knowing they would not be usable,” a police news release from Thursday says. According to police, the hospital

WHO approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in breakthrough for developing nations

January 1, 2021 4:00 AM CNN

The World Health Organization has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for lower and middle-income countries to begin immunizing their populations against Covid-19. The vaccine was first approved in the UK on December 8 for emergency use within the country, with the US, Canada and European Union following soon after. All