(AP) — China’s official death toll from the coronavirus pandemic jumped sharply Friday as the hardest-hit city of Wuhan announced a major revision that added nearly 1,300 …
Read More »Nearly 102k more Missourians file for unemployment
Nearly 102,000 more Missourians (101,722) filed for unemployment last week. That means more than 339,208 people have filed those claims in the last four weeks of data …
Read More »Record 22 million have sought US jobless aid since virus
(AP) — The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck caused 5.2 million more people to seek unemployment benefits last week. …
Read More »Trump says new guidelines aim to lift some restrictions
(AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s prepared to announce new guidelines allowing some states to quickly ease up on social distancing even as business leaders told him they …
Read More »Human remains found in northwest Columbia
Police say human remains were found in northwest Columbia Tuesday night. A release says someone called the police after spotting the remains around 6:30 p.m. on I-70 …
Read More »Columbia business loan program overwhelmed by applications
It only took a few hours for the city of Columbia to be overwhelmed by applications for a program meant to help small businesses. The program was …
Read More »(AUDIO) Councilman Trapp on Columbia homeless during pandemic
Councilman Michael Trapp is now on his third location for a homeless camp in Columbia. The city also issued requests for proposals for sanctioned homeless encampment services, …
Read More »State lawmakers returning to the Capitol on Apr. 27
Missouri lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Apr. 27. They plan to practice social distancing and other measures to try to stay safe during the …
Read More »Commissioners tell VP no football before campuses open
(AP) The commissioners of the major college football conferences have told Vice President Mike Pence college sports cannot return from the coronavirus shutdown until campuses have re-opened. …
Read More »China denies virus came from lab
(AP) China is denying allegations that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated in a laboratory near the city of Wuhan where contagious samples were being stored. Foreign …
Read More »Missouri close to 5,000 confirmed coronavirus cases; Parson to address stay-at-home order
Missouri reported more than 200 new cases and 14 more deaths from COVID-19 Wednesday. The statewide count of coronavirus cases is at 4,895, with 147 total deaths. …
Read More »With commerce frozen, retail sales plunge unprecedented 8.7%
(AP) — U.S. retail sales plummeted 8.7% in March, an unprecedented decline, as the viral outbreak forces an almost complete lock down of commerce nationwide. The deterioration …
Read More »Missouri reports nearly 300 new COVID-19 cases, 19 more deaths
Statewide confirmed cases of the coronavirus rose by nearly 300 Tuesday. The total reported by the state is now at 4,686. The state saw 19 more deaths, …
Read More »Federal $600 unemployment payments arriving this week
Some of those trillions in federal relief dollars are starting to make their way to Missouri. The state labor department said on Tuesday it has started giving …
Read More »UM System President, other school administrators taking pay cuts
University of Missouri leaders will be taking less pay as the schools are squeezed for cash during COVID-19. A release says UM System President Mun Choi and …
Read More »Trump ends US aid to WHO, says not enough done to stop virus
(AP) — President Donald Trump said he was cutting off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do …
Read More »(AUDIO) MU Health Care Dr. Michael LeFevre
Afraid to go to the doctor for normal appointments during the pandemic? Wake Up Columbia got advice on that from MU Health Care Dr. Michael LeFevre on …
Read More »Curbside mixed drinks temporarily allowed in Missouri
(AP) — Missouri is permitting the curbside sale of mixed drinks amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control announced Tuesday that it …
Read More »Obama endorses Biden as the best leader for ‘darkest times’
(AP) — Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday, giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party’s biggest fundraiser and one of its most …
Read More »Historic Mo. Supreme Court arguments in Stl murder case
(Missourinet) An attorney for a convicted St. Louis murderer who’s served 25 years in prison tells the Missouri Supreme Court that evidence shows that the inmate did …
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