Boone County had another of its higher new coronavirus case days on Monday, with 82 positives. More than that, 84, were released from isolation though, so active …
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Trump to wade into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha
(AP) — Claiming the mantle of the “law and order” candidate, President Donald Trump is offering himself as the leader best positioned to keep Americans safe, a …
Read More »CPS board discusses return-to-learn plan Monday
The Columbia Public Schools board of education talks more about its return-to-learn plan on Monday afternoon. The district recently announced it planned to use a hybrid model …
Read More »New health order requires Boone County bars, restaurants to close early
Closing time comes early in Columbia because of COVID-19. Health Director Stephanie Browning said Friday bars and restaurants now have to stop serving alcohol by 9 p.m., …
Read More »Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage
(AP) — President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his party’s renomination on the South Lawn of …
Read More »Fan restrictions in place as high school football kicks off
High school football kicks off Friday night in Missouri. Many districts are putting a lot of restrictions on how many fans can watch because of coronavirus concerns. …
Read More »Analysis: The NBA restart is about to restart, with purpose
(AP) The restart is about to restart. Basketball will be played again inside the NBA’s bubble at Walt Disney World on Friday, albeit of the practice variety. …
Read More »More than 1 million Americans file for unemployment, dip from last week
Missouri reports 9,251 unemployment claims in the week ending Aug. 22. That’s down from the week before, and the second-lowest total since the pandemic hit the economy …
Read More »Boone County to announce new COVID-19 health orders Friday
Leaders in Boone County will be on hand Friday to roll out new health rules to limit the spread of COVID-19. The orders will go into effect …
Read More »Pence defends police at convention amid rising race tension
(AP) — Vice President Mike Pence forcefully defended law enforcement but made no mention of the Black Americans killed by police this year as he addressed Republican …
Read More »Parson: New saliva-based COVID-19 test approved by FDA
Missouri is introducing some new technology to help combat the coronavirus. Gov. Mike Parson said at Wednesday’s press briefing a saliva-based COVID-19 test developed at Washington University …
Read More »COVID-19 Update (Aug. 26)
Boone County reported its seventh death due to COVID-19 Wednesday. The patient was between 60 and 64 years old. The county also reported Wednesday a record daily …
Read More »First lady makes her case for Trump vote
(AP) — First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers …
Read More »FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus
(AP) — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn is apologizing for overstating the life-saving benefits of using convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients. Medical experts have …
Read More »MU releases numbers on COVID-19, enrollment
The University of Missouri has launched an online dashboard showing how many students have COVID-19. The school said Monday there are currently 159 active cases of coronavirus …
Read More »Columbia Public Schools: No official word yet on learning format
Columbia Public Schools on Monday did not make an official decision on the learning mode it will use to start the year. Officials said if school started …
Read More »COVID-19 Update (Aug. 25)
Boone County new coronavirus positives rose again Tuesday, with 70 new cases. Another 31 were released from isolation, so active cases also increased, to 424. COVID-19 hospitalizations …
Read More »Missouri governor candidates split on requiring masks
(AP) — Democrat Nicole Galloway says she’ll require face masks statewide if elected Missouri governor. That’s part of a plan she released Monday to handle the coronavirus …
Read More »Mizzou starts classes Monday
Tens of thousands of Mizzou students are back on campus for the start of classes Monday. Some of those classes will be a mix of in-person and …
Read More »COVID-19 Update (Aug. 24)
Boone County health officials confirmed a sixth COVID-19 death on Monday. The patient was older than 80 years old. Boone recorded its four highest days of active …
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