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No children hurt in Columbia school bus crash

January 28, 2021 3:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia Public Schools is reporting no one was injured after a wreck involving a bus and a vehicle.

German officials say AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn’t be given to over-65s, citing lack of data

January 28, 2021 4:09 PM CNN Newsource

Germany’s vaccine commission said the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine should not be given to people older than 65 years, amid a bitter dispute between the European Union and the drugmaker over delayed supplies. The Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) at Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country’s main public health authority, found there is insufficient data

WATCH: Gov. Parson unveils Office of Childhood

January 28, 2021 2:37 PM ABC 17 News Team

Watch the news conference live at 3 p.m.

Emmett Till’s childhood home is now a landmark in Chicago

January 28, 2021 3:52 PM CNN

The home of Emmett Till, the African American teen whose murder became an important catalyst in the civil rights movement, has been granted landmark status by the Chicago City Council. In 1955, Emmett traveled to Mississippi to visit his great uncle. It was during this visit that Till was accused of whistling at Carolyn Bryant,

Inspiring sister and brother music duo use their talents to uplift others

January 28, 2021 3:46 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A teenaged brother and sister from San Francisco are using their musical talents to serve others. With 19-year-old Neo Guerrero on the piano and his 17-year-old sister Cleo on the violin, the duet brings joy to their elderly audience and more. “It’s a way

‘Second gentleman’ added to Merriam-Webster dictionary following Vice President Harris inauguration

January 28, 2021 3:39 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Among the new terms added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in a January update is another first for the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, “second gentleman.” Douglas Emhoff, the first male spouse of a U.S. vice president acknowledged the inclusion of the term with

Raise for Missouri lawmakers inches closer to taking effect

January 28, 2021 3:35 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An attempt to block pay raises for Missouri statewide elected officials has failed. The state House on Thursday came short of getting the two-thirds majority needed to stop the raises. That means state lawmakers, the governor and other statewide elected officers likely will get a pay bump. In Missouri, an

Nixa educator charged with federal child porn count

January 28, 2021 3:31 PM Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo (AP) — An assistant principal at a southwestern Missouri junior high has been charged in federal court, accused of posing as a teenage girl to ask for sexually explicit photos of a 13-year-old boy. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Colby Fronterhouse, of Nixa, was charged Wednesday in Springfield’s federal courthouse with sexual exploitation for

Half of US states lack most basic protections for LGBTQ people, report finds

January 28, 2021 3:28 PM CNN

Half of US states fail to offer basic protections for LGBTQ people, according to a report by the country’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group. The Human Rights Campaign’s State Equality Index examines state-level policies impacting LGBTQ people and their families — protections like non-discrimination policies in employment, housing and public accommodations, for example. This year’s report,

Woman says her anxiety led her to fall for a PayPal scam

January 28, 2021 3:22 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A suburban woman said her severe anxiety caused her to panic and fall for a scam. The scammers convinced the woman she was fixing a fraudulent transaction, but in reality she was helping them steal tens of thousands of dollars. Now, she has shared her

Boone County prosecutors drop murder charge for man accused in fatal downtown shooting

January 28, 2021 2:55 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a man accused in the killing of a Sturgeon man in July 2020.

Grandfather, vet, and cancer survivor hopes to make it into Packers FAN Hall of Fame

January 28, 2021 2:43 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WEST BEND, Wisconsin (WDJT ) — For one Green Bay Packers fan, two times could very well be the charm. An 89-year-old West Bend man hopes to be inducted into the Packers FAN Hall of Fame. This is the second year in a row Leo DeGroot has been

School board president’s murder remains unsolved 40 years later

January 28, 2021 2:34 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — It’s been 40 years since Scranton School Board President Tommy Genova was killed in the parking lot of the district administration building. He was 44 years old and left behind a wife and four young children. All these years later, his murder remains a

Pakistan’s top court frees men convicted of kidnapping and murdering Daniel Pearl

January 28, 2021 2:29 PM CNN Newsource

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that four men convicted of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl should go free, a move described by the White House as an “affront to terrorism victims everywhere.” Pearl was working as the South Asia bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal in 2002 when he was kidnapped in

Tax season could expose unemployment fraud cases

January 28, 2021 2:11 PM Zola Crowder

This tax season experts are warning the public about signs that they’ve been victims of identity or tax fraud with a pandemic-related twist.

South Carolina detects first US cases of coronavirus strain first seen in South Africa

January 28, 2021 2:10 PM CNN Newsource

South Carolina officials have announced the United States’ first two confirmed cases of a more contagious coronavirus strain first spotted in South Africa. There is no known travel history or connection between the cases, both adults, according to a release Thursday from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Both cases were originally

English professor searches for treasure

January 28, 2021 2:09 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV ) — An English professor at Belmont University has a side hobby of finding and searching for lost treasures. Eric Hobson sat in his Nashville garage, which was overflowing with airline history. “Some of the items date back to 1918. It’s really a priceless collection,” Hobson

Restaurant forced to close after the owner was caught working without a mask

January 28, 2021 1:55 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A Honolulu restaurant was issued a red “CLOSED” placard due to repeated instances of employees not wearing face masks while working. The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch received a complaint alleging that Doner Shack employees were not wearing masks on Jan. 20.

Foodshare, CT Food Bank merger approved

January 28, 2021 1:32 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (HBJ) — The merger between Connecticut’s two largest food banks is moving forward. The boards of directors of Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank voted Wednesday to approve their combination, which will officially go into effect Jan. 30. The new organization will be governed by a

6 people killed after liquid nitrogen leak at a food processing plant

January 28, 2021 1:30 PM CNN Newsource

Six people were killed and 10 were taken to a hospital after a liquid nitrogen leak at a food processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, officials said. Fire crews from Hall County and Gainesville responded to a report of burns at Prime Pak Foods around 10:12 a.m. Thursday, said Zachary Brackett from Hall County Fire Services.