(AP) — Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are isolated in stable condition in an Australian hospital after contracting the new coronavirus. The double Oscar winner …
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UM System cancels in-person classes for semester
The University of Missouri System on Friday canceled in-person classes for the rest of the spring semester due to concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus. …
Read More »NCAA President: Basketball tournaments closed to general public
(AP) NCAA President Mark Emmert says NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will not be open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of …
Read More »Lawmakers resist Trump’s proposed payroll tax break
(AP) — President Donald Trump has pitched his proposed payroll tax break on Capitol Hill as pressure mounts on the administration and Congress to work more vigorously …
Read More »Missouri lawmakers say avoid Capitol over virus concerns
(AP) — Missouri lawmakers are urging citizens to avoid the Capitol over concerns about the novel coronavirus. House and Senate leaders on Tuesday asked members of the …
Read More »Jill Biden, Sanders rally in Missouri ahead of primary
The top two Democratic campaigns remaining stumped in Missouri on Monday. Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, made four stops, including one at the ARC in Columbia. She says …
Read More »Global stocks steady after plunge on virus, oil crash
(AP) — Global stock markets have rebounded from record-setting declines after President Donald Trump said he would ask for a tax cut and other steps to ease …
Read More »SEC announces precautions for conference basketball tournament
The SEC on Monday said the conference basketball tournament will go on as planned in Nashville. The league is taking more health precautions, like more hand sanitizing …
Read More »Italian premier locks down entire country to stop virus
(AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has put his entire country on lockdown to combat the coronavirus. The move announced Monday bans all but the most important …
Read More »Hawley files Medical Supply Chain Security Act
(Missourinet) Missouri’s junior senator is demanding answers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the coronavirus and its potential impact on drug and medical devices. …
Read More »Thousands prepare to get off ship hit by virus in California
(AP) — Federal and state officials in California were preparing Monday to receive thousands of people from a cruise ship that has been idling off the coast …
Read More »Cole County health official updates on flu cases
Cole County health officials say the threat of coronavirus showing up in Missouri is still low. But that could change. Chezney Schulte says doctors’ office are taking …
Read More »Missouri evaluates over 60 for new virus but none are ill
(AP) — Missouri health officials are keeping tabs on several dozen people who may have been exposed to the coronavirus or traveled to places that put them …
Read More »Financial pain deepens as nearly 60 countries report virus
(AP) — A deepening health crisis became an economic one too Friday, with the virus outbreak sapping financial markets, emptying shops and businesses, and putting major sites …
Read More »New virus has infected 83,000 globally, caused 2,800 deaths
(AP) A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 83,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its …
Read More »Gunman kills 5 at Milwaukee brewery before taking own life
(AP) — An employee opened fire Wednesday at one of the nation’s largest breweries in Milwaukee, killing five fellow workers before taking his own life, police said. …
Read More »Virus pushes beyond Asia, taking aim at Europe, Mideast
(AP) — The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the …
Read More »Japan quarantines cruise ship as toll of new virus grows
(AP) Large white sheets covering them head-to-knee, people infected with a new virus were led by gloved and masked officials off a Japanese cruise ship that’s being …
Read More »Survey suggests economy growing in 9 Midwest, Plains states
(AP) A survey report suggests the economy continues to grow in nine Midwest and Plains states. The Mid-America Business Conditions index jumped to 57.2 in January from …
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