Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — Don’t hold your breath if you’re hoping the old Interstate 74 bridge will be converted into a pier for vendors and events. A post on Facebook suggested the I-74 bridge could be reimagined to include a shuttle and bike path leading toward a pavilion
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Three Idaho Army National Guard members returning from a training exercise died when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed in snowy, foggy conditions Tuesday night near Boise, the National Guard said. The three were all trained pilots participating in a routine training mission, a National Guard statement said. Idaho Army National Guard Col. Christopher Burt said
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TAMPA BAY – (KMIZ) Several Tampa Bay players spoke very highly of former Mizzou quarterback Blaine Gabbert on Wednesday. Seems like the love for former Mizzou QB Blaine Gabbert is contagious on both sides of the ball. Buccaneers safety Mike Edwards says Gabbert brings a "vet mentality." https://t.co/zxukqZI5YX pic.twitter.com/bsLpxH6eHQ— Nathalie Jones (@NathalieABC17) February 3, 2021
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Flint, Michigan (WNEM) — A Michigan State Police Narcotics team by the name of STING (Strike Team Investigative Narcotics Team) has seized more meth in the month of January than 2018, 2019 and 2020 combined. STING is a multijurisdictional task force covering Crawford, Roscommon, Iosco, Arenac, Ogemaw, and
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Jan. 8, Cole County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an armed robbery on the 5200 block of Bagnall Drive. Officials report three people allegedly stole a large amount of money from a man at gunpoint. Officials report that a 16-year-old was arrested within the hour of the robbery. Deputies report the
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The race for coronavirus vaccines is on across the world and South American policymakers are scrambling to catch up. The region accounts for roughly 15% of the world’s reported Covid-19 cases, but less than 3% of the global vaccine doses administered so far, according to data collected by Oxford University. Amid a devastating second wave,
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri graduate who said his professor stole his invention for a drug delivery system will share in its profits under a settlement that also gives the University of Missouri System a cut of the revenue. The Kansas City Star reports that Kishore Cholkar will get at least $1.4 million
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Las Vegas (KVVU) — A local visiting an off-Strip casino started their February by hitting a massive slot jackpot. According to Ellie Island Hotel, Casino & Brewery, the player, identified as David Frys, hit a jackpot for $905,754.63 while playing the Buffalo Grand slot machine. “I’ve been playing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Webster Groves, Missouri (KMOV) — No charges will be filed against the Webster Groves police officer who fatally shot a man on the interstate in May. Dash cam video of a shooting involving a Webster Groves police officer on I-44 in May was released Monday. The entire incident
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Layering your face is in — but not as a fashion statement. It may just save a life. Public health officials are suggesting double masking as a way to increase the level of protection from the coronavirus and its multiple, more contagious variants. “If you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another
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Missouri lawmakers are advancing a bill to ban police from using federal laws to take away people’s guns.
Continue Reading The smallest known reptile in the world can fit on your fingertip. It’s known as Brookesia nana, or “nano-chameleon,” and it’s a blotchy brown lizard that usually doesn’t surpass an inch in body length. Before 2012, biologists didn’t know it existed. But the researchers who discovered it are still stumped as to why it stays
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Investigators allege in court documents that a drug deal led to an MU Alert being sent out Monday night.
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A Missouri state lawmaker indicted on federal fraud charges for falsely claiming a treatment she sold contained stem cells that could help with COVID-19 has been stripped of some of her legislative power.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As coronavirus vaccines continue to be rolled out around the world and here in Missouri, people are noticing worse side effects after receiving their second dose. Margaret Day, a University of Missouri Health Care family doctor, said it is normal for people to feel stronger reactions after receiving the second dose. “The second
Continue Reading Ford Motor Company is best known for its cars, but in the Covid-19 pandemic, the manufacturer is branching out. Ford has received patent-pending approval for a new, clear respirator mask, the company announced Tuesday, one they expect to work just as well as an N95. “One of the things that’s missing during the pandemic is
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The Capitol rioters have joined a small but notorious cadre in the annals of history: a duo that since the end of World War II has attempted to stage coups against the United States of America, a university tracking project finds. The other case involved 11 members of the American communist party. The Coup D’etat
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Data on vaccines being tested by Johnson & Johnson and Novavax came out last week, and makers of AstraZeneca‘s vaccine and Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine published some long-awaited details about their shots on Tuesday. All indicate high efficacy against the virus, even though they take very different approaches. Here’s how some of the top coronavirus
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You know how clothing stores prop up mannequins in windows, showing off the fashionable goods they have to offer? That might be the explanation behind a case of mistaken mummy identity. During a trip to Egypt in the late 1850s, Sir Charles Nicholson — an English Australian antiquarian, university founder and philanthropist — bought a
Continue Reading Mars may seem like a still, frozen desert, but more evidence suggests that the red planet is active in subtle ways. The NASA InSight mission has helped researchers determine that the planet experiences Marsquakes, making it seismically active. And then there is the mystery of Recurring Slope Lineae, known as RSL, that have intrigued scientists
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