(AP) There’s more promising news on the COVID-19 vaccine front as Moderna says its shot provides strong protection against the coronavirus. Monday’s announcement comes a week after a competitor, Pfizer, revealed its own vaccine to be similarly effective. The announcements come as the virus surges in the U.S. and around the world. Moderna said of …
Missouri native part of historic SpaceX flight
A Missouri man is part of space travel history. Mike Hopkins was one of four astronauts who left Earth on Sunday night, bound for the International Space Station. Hopkins was born in Lebanon (LEB-uh-nin), Missouri, and grew up on a farm outside Richland. He graduated from Osage High School. St. Louis area native Bob Behnken …
Four shot at Fulton gathering
Four people are shot at a Fulton gathering place. Police say the shootings happened at about 1:40 a.m. Sunday at the Fulton Event Center on North Business 54. Several cars there were apparently shot up too. The shooting victims have non-life threatening injuries. They are not cooperating with investigators.
Boone County reports two more COVID-19 deaths
Two more Boone County residents have died from COVID-19, health officials confirmed Thursday. Both patients were older than 80. That’s now 23 total deaths from the illness in Boone County. Boone County reported 212 new coronavirus cases Thursday. It’s one of the highest daily case totals during the pandemic, and the ninth day in the …
Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff
(AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a stalled presidential transition keeps them out of the loop on government plans to inoculate all Americans against COVID-19. President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept that he lost the election means that the Biden team lacks a clear picture of the …