Services Set For Lebanon Officer Who Died From COVID-19
Funeral services are set for a Lebanon Police officer who died from COVID-19. Officer Kendle Blackburn died Monday after a long fight with the virus. Visitation will be Thursday and Friday at Shadel’s Colonial Chapel in Lebanon.
UK First Country To Approve AstraZeneca Vaccine
LONDON (AP) — Britain has authorized use of a second COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to greenlight an easy-to-handle shot that its developers hope will become the “vaccine for the world.” The United Kingdom government says
Nashville Man’s Girlfriend Warned He Was Building Bombs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Documents obtained by The Associated Press show officers visited Anthony Warner’s home in 2019 after his girlfriend told them he was building bombs in an RV trailer at his house. A Metropolitan Nashville
First Reported US Case Of COVID-19 Variant Found In Colorado
DENVER (AP) — The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The coronavirus variant was found in a man
CoxHealth Expanding COVID Intensive Care Unit
CoxHealth CEO Steve Edwards says on Twitter the local health system is urgently expanding its COVID ICU unit. Images of the progress of our urgent expansion of our COVID ICU unit. 33 more beds, negative pressure, access
P-SNAP Benefits Extended Through January
Those receiving Pandemic SNAP benefits in Missouri will get the maximum amounts for their families in January. Households who qualify for SNAP or Food Benefits will get the maximum amount for their household’s size. SNAP recertification interviews
Senate GOP Blocks Push For Bigger Stimulus Checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked Democrats’ push to immediately bring President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks up for a vote. The GOP leader said the Senate would “begin
Nashville Police Release Body Cam Video Of Explosion
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A motive for the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville remains elusive. But the 63-year-old man who killed himself and wounded three other people in the blast left behind clues that he never
Jasper County Reaches 100 COVID-19 Deaths
One-hundred people have now died from COVID-19 in Jasper County. The health department reported two more deaths on Monday. Here’s more from the health department: The Jasper County Health Department is saddened to report two deaths of
Fire Damages Grocery Store, Mosque In Noel
NOEL, Mo. (AP) — Southwest Missouri officials say fire destroyed a grocery store and a mosque that were gathering spots for immigrants in the town of Noel. The fire was reported early Monday morning at The African
