Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signaled Tuesday that he will not renew any public health orders, saying “Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency in our state,” though only 25% of the state’s population is fully vaccinated. “A widely available vaccine changes everything and it’s a new season in Tennessee,” Lee said in a tweet. Health
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Police told people protesting last week’s police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. to head home ahead of an 8 p.m. curfew imposed by Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It was the seventh night of demonstrations since Brown was fatally shot by deputies who came to his home to serve arrest and search warrants. The protests come
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with a shooting that happened in October. 25-year-old Xavies Parks pleaded guilty to felony charges of second-degree assault and unlawful possession of a concealed firearm. His sentence will run concurrently with other charges against him. He was on
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I have been following with great concern, the case of Andrew Brown, Jr., who was shot and killed by police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on April 21. The Pasquotank Sheriff’s Department reports they went to Brown’s home to serve a drug-related search warrant. Witnesses say Brown attempted to drive away but was killed in
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cooper County Sheriff’s Department has released more information after a Monday chase and crash off Interstate 70 that led to an hour-long standoff. Officials report Maurice Robinson was wanted on a Pulaski County warrant and a Probation and Parole warrant after Boonville police attempted to stop a stolen vehicle near
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Boone County remains under the same health orders, including mask requirements, after federal officials unveiled new guidelines Tuesday relaxing mask requirements for vaccinated people who are outdoors.
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged all eligible Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying that new guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention easing certain restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals is a great incentive for Americans to roll up their sleeves. “The bottom line is clear: If you’re vaccinated, you
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When it comes to being indoors, the six feet rule of social distancing misses the bigger point of how coronavirus spreads, according to two Massachusetts Institute of Technology experts. While staying six feet apart can help prevent the spread of large droplets of saliva or mucus that carry coronavirus and other germs, that distance does
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A man has been arrested in connection with the case of a 61-year-old Asian man who was attacked last week in New York, police said. Yao Pan Ma was collecting cans when he was approached from behind on an East Harlem corner Friday, struck in the back and, after he fell to the ground, kicked
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico man has been sentenced to prison Tuesday in connection with a September 2019 pawn shop burglary. 26-year-old Tyler Hilderman has been sentenced to three years in prison. Hilderman pleaded guilty back in October for the burglary. Hilderman and 21-year-old Alexander Mears faced charges related to stealing more than 60
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Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood is making a name for itself. 10-foot-tall letters spelling out “BAYVIEW” were installed Monday off Third Street, near Meade Avenue. It is a community-designed initiative by the Bayview Community Parks Project. The engineering firm behind it says the letters are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state’s health department is now tackling issues brought by the growing supply of coronavirus vaccine doses and shrinking demand. Data of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination website shows the numbers trending downward, reporting the 7-day average of doses given has dropped to 28,046 as of Monday. The state’s peak 7-day vaccination rate
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two friends from central Minnesota are on the mend after hitting a bear on a highway. “My friend Tyler and I, we were going to hang out with our friend Sam,” Cynthia Thompson said. Thompson was looking forward to a Friday night with friends when
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An attorney for Amber Guyger, the White former Dallas police officer convicted of killing of Black neighbor Botham Jean in his apartment, asked a Texas appeals court Tuesday to acquit her of murder or find her guilty of a lesser charge. Guyger testified at her 2019 trial that after working long hours on September 6,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HILL COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Law enforcement officials joined The Humane Society of North Texas in removing more than 50 dogs from a dilapidated, trash-filled and feces-covered home still inhabited by its human owner. Investigators entered the property on April 12 in Hazmat suits and respirators due to
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Missouri House Democrats and health care advocates said that health care is a basic human need that should be available to workers during a rally Tuesday outside the Missouri Capitol.
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A 43-year-old NYPD officer was struck and killed early Tuesday morning on the Long Island Expressway by an intoxicated driver who fled the scene and was later arrested, police officials said. Officer Anastasios Tsakos was on the LIE in Queens, New York, directing traffic and helping investigate another fatal crash that had occurred earlier on
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Police in Fulton said Tuesday they’ve followed up on more than 40 leads and tips trying to identify people involved in a “possible kidnapping” this week.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — There are overturned headstones and grave markers completely covered with dirt at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Southeast Dallas. Wild hogs are causing the damage. It’s a sight that’s tough for anyone to see. But especially to Dwayne Ford and others who have loved ones buried
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONTECITO, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — A terrifying flock of small birds that became trapped in a Montecito chimney were freed, much to the relief of the homeowners and the birds. Montecito firefighters checking on a report of birds or bats trapped in the chimney of a home in
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