FDA Approves Booster Shots For Seniors, High-Risk
(AP) — The U.S. has moved a step closer to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to seniors and others at high risk from the virus. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday signed off on
Man Charged With Murder In Pulaski County
As authorities continue to investigate a fatal stabbing, a man has been charged with first-degree murder. The Pulaski County prosecutor charged Brandon Veasman in the death of Mark Ethington. Investigators responded to an area along Highway MM in
Second Man Charged With Kidnapping In Dallas County
Another man is facing charges as authorities investigate a kidnapping in Dallas County. The sheriff’s office says Timothy Norton has been charged with first-degree kidnapping. James Phelps was also charged with similar charges. Investigators say Cassidy Rainwater was
Schmitt Appeals Ruling On Judges In Kevin Strickland Case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday asked a state appeals court to intervene in the case of a Kansas City man who Jackson County prosecutors have said was wrongfully convicted of
District: Missouri Students Posted Slavery Petition Online
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Officials in a suburban Kansas City school district are investigating after a small group of students posted a petition online calling for the return of slavery. The petition came to light last week
One Child Dead In Shooting At Bus Stop In Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say a drive-by shooting at a school bus stop in Kentucky left one student dead and another hospitalized. Authorities say a third child was injured by unknown means as the youths waited
11,000 People In Greene County Behind On 2nd COVID Vaccination
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department says 11,000 people are overdue to get their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. A study by the New England Journal of Medicine found the Pfizer vaccine is around 35-percent effective at
Evangel Unveils New Logo, Mascot
Evangel University has a new mascot. The university unveiled Valor on Wednesday, a horse symbolizing the character and strength of Evangel. It replaces the Crusader logo. We are called to walk in valor, whether in victory or
Biden To Double US Global Donation Of COVID vaccine
(AP) — President Joe Biden is set to announce that the U.S. is doubling, to 1 billion doses, its purchase of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots to share with the world. Biden is also set to embrace a goal
CDC Panel Looks At Who Needs COVID Booster Shot
(AP) — Influential government advisers are beginning to debate just which Americans should get an extra dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine — even though regulators haven’t yet cleared the extra shots. The Food and Drug Administration is
