(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson plans to divert thousands of unused doses of the coronavirus vaccine from CVS and Walgreens pharmacies to other state-enrolled vaccinators to …
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Local COVID-19 Update (Jan. 28)
Boone County saw a slight rise in active coronavirus cases Thursday. There were 86 new positives, bringing active cases up to 622. Hospitalizations are down to 82, …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Jan. 27)
Boone County confirmed another COVID-19 death Wednesday. Health officials say the patient was between 75 and 79 years old. There have been 69 total deaths from the …
Read More »US boosting vaccine deliveries amid complaints of shortages
(AP) Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks and …
Read More »‘Historic’ snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travel
(AP) — A major winter storm blanketed parts of the middle of the country with snow that was forecast to continue into late Tuesday in some areas, …
Read More »Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretary
(AP) — Janet Yellen has been confirmed as President Joe Biden’s treasury secretary in an overwhelming Senate vote. She is the first woman to hold the job …
Read More »Experts say vaccine campaign needs to speed up in Missouri
The CDC says Missouri has the slowest coronavirus vaccination rate in the country. The agency’s website says, as of Sunday night, less than four percent of the …
Read More »Mo. House Democrats remove Rep. Price from caucus
Missouri House Democrats expel a member from their caucus. St. Louis Rep. Wiley Price is accused of having sex with an intern, harassing a staffer who reported …
Read More »Biden revives support for WHO; Fauci also expresses commitment
(AP) — The United States will resume funding for the World Health Organization and join its consortium aimed at sharing coronavirus vaccines fairly around the globe, President …
Read More »Virus test clinic planned at Missouri Capitol after outbreak
(AP) — The Missouri Legislature is planning to open a rapid testing clinic for potential COVID-19 cases in the Capitol building, after the session began with an …
Read More »Biden takes the helm, appeals for unity to take on crises
(AP) — Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” and summoning American resilience and unity to …
Read More »Gov. Parson: Missouri National Guard to set up mass vaccination sites
Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday the Missouri National Guard will staff nine large sites throughout the state devoted to coronavirus vaccinations. There will be a site in …
Read More »AP: Biden takes the helm as President: ‘Democracy has prevailed’
(AP) Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” as he took the helm of a deeply divided nation …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Jan. 19)
Active coronavirus cases were up a bit in Boone County Wednesday. There were 90 new positives reported, bringing active cases to 702. Hospitalizations in Boone also fell, …
Read More »An inauguration unlike any other amid a pandemic, unrest
(AP) — Inauguration Day for President-elect Joe Biden will look unlike anything the nation has seen before as the scars of COVID-19 and the Jan. 6 insurrection …
Read More »Columbia students return to in-person learning Tuesday
For the first time since last March, Columbia Public Schools students of all ages learn in-person on Tuesday. CPS has mostly been online-only this school year because …
Read More »Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
(AP) — A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of …
Read More »Biden’s national security Cabinet nominees face Senate tests
(AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s national security Cabinet may be bare on Day One of his presidency, but an inauguration eve spurt of Senate confirmation hearings suggests …
Read More »Boone Hospital CEO expects widespread vaccine availability soon
What’s the hold up on getting people the coronavirus vaccine? Boone Hospital CEO Troy Greer says he tries to keep perspective on how quickly a vaccine came …
Read More »Boone County health order extended through Feb. 16
Columbia and Boone County will stay under the current coronavirus health order for at least another month. Health director Stephanie Browning announced an extension of the order …
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