(AP) Johnson & Johnson says its vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot. It’s not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially …
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EXPLAINER: Why GameStop’s stock surge is shaking Wall Street
(AP) — It’s not just you. What’s going on with GameStop’s stock doesn’t make sense to a lot of people. The struggling video game retailer’s stock has …
Read More »Democrats to ‘act big’ on $1.9T aid; GOP wants plan split
(AP) — Democrats in Congress and the White House have rejected a Republican pitch to split President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan into smaller chunks, with lawmakers …
Read More »Construction of “Lakeside Ashland” development starts soon
Construction on “Lakeside Ashland” starts in a couple months. Ashland Mayor Richard Sullivan says it is a 37-acre, family-friendly project near Route H and Log Providence Road. …
Read More »Man arrested in Missouri in attack on US Capitol
(AP) — A Missouri man who was accused of taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested Thursday. FBI agents and Springfield police took …
Read More »Mid-Missouri chase ends with fiery crash; one arrested
A car chase in mid-Missouri ends with a fiery crash. Investigators say a Boone County deputy spotted an SUV displaying a stolen license plate near Interstate 70 …
Read More »NY data show nursing home deaths undercounted by thousands
(AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than the state’s official tallies had previously acknowledged. …
Read More »Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96
(AP) — Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who earned an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in …
Read More »US economy shrank 3.5% in 2020 after growing 4% last quarter; jobless claims drop but still high
(AP) — Stuck in the grip of a viral pandemic, the U.S. economy grew at a 4% annual rate in the final three months of 2020 and …
Read More »Parson to divert doses from pharmacies to boost vaccine rate
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson plans to divert thousands of unused doses of the coronavirus vaccine from CVS and Walgreens pharmacies to other state-enrolled vaccinators to …
Read More »Appeals court rules for Reisch in lawsuit over Twitter account
A U.S. appeals court rules in favor of local state representative Cheri Toalson Reisch in a lawsuit over her social media. A district judge ruled against the …
Read More »Boone County starts vaccinating people in Phase 1B, Tier 2
Boone County health officials say they will start vaccinating some people in Phase 1B, Tier 2, if they’ve signed up for the waiting list. That tier includes …
Read More »Biden: ‘We can’t wait any longer’ to address climate crisis
(AP) — President Joe Biden says “we can’t wait any longer″ to address the climate crisis, and that’s driving his ambitious effort to stave off the worst …
Read More »US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence
(AP) — The Homeland Security Department has issued a national terrorism bulletin warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Jan. 28)
Boone County saw a slight rise in active coronavirus cases Thursday. There were 86 new positives, bringing active cases up to 622. Hospitalizations are down to 82, …
Read More »Two candidates running for 45th Dist. state rep seat
Two candidates filed to replace Democrat Kip Kendrick as state representative for part of Columbia. Democrat David Tyson Smith and Libertarian Glenn Nielsen beat Wednesday’s filing deadline …
Read More »Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl’s death
(AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of a Pakistani-British man convicted and later acquitted in the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. …
Read More »Cooper lifts Auburn to 88-82 win over No. 12 Missouri
(AP) — Sharife Cooper had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Auburn to an 88-82 win over No. 12 Missouri. Cooper, a freshman point …
Read More »GOP largely sides against holding Trump impeachment trial
(AP) — All but five Senate Republicans voted in favor of an effort to dismiss Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial on Tuesday, making clear a conviction …
Read More »US boosting vaccine deliveries amid complaints of shortages
(AP) Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks and …
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