Boone County is now in the “slow reopen” phase of its response to the coronavirus. The local stay-at-home order ended Monday. County health director Stephanie Browning says this phase includes four steps of gradually allowing more things. Each step wil...
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UK becomes virus epicenter of Europe; S Korea plays baseball
(AP) — Britain has reported the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe and infections are rising sharply again in Russia. That took place Tuesday even as other nations reported strides in taming the virus. China marked its third week with no ne...
Read More »Man admits to murder charge in 2018 Columbia killing of teen
A man admits to his role in the killing of a 14-year-old in Columbia. Erick Libimbi on Monday pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Prosecutors dropped a felony marijuana charge. Libimbi and Alex Glay were arrested soon after 14-year-old Nasir Smith ...
Read More »‘Murder Hornets,’ with sting that can kill, land in US
(AP) — The world’s largest hornet, a 2-inch killer dubbed the “Murder Hornet” with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state, where entomologists were making plans to wipe it out. The giant Asian insect, with a sting that could be ...
Read More »Shula, winningest coach in pro football history, dies at 90
(AP) — Miami Heat president Pat Riley says there has been no better man or coach in the history of the profession than Don Shula. Shula died Monday at his home in South Florida at age 90. He won the most games of any NFL coach and led the Dolphins to t...
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