Gov. Mike Parson highlighted Missouri’s recovery efforts from the coronavirus pandemic during his State of the State address Wednesday. Parson pointed out the roles played by healthcare providers, first responders and other frontline workers. “20...
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Wednesday snow causes traffic issues, crashes
Some Wednesday morning snowfall caused tough road conditions, leading to several crashes and slide-offs. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to many traffic incidents, mainly before noon. One of the incidents involved a car crashing into a patr...
Read More »State releases COVID-19 vaccination data in new dashboard
Missouri’s state health department has released its own dashboard showing data on COVID-19 vaccinations so far. Gov. Mike Parson announced the release of the dashboard Tuesday. In the release, he criticized the CDC’s recent rankings of vacc...
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Jan. 27)
Boone County confirmed another COVID-19 death Tuesday. Health officials say the patient was older than 80. There have been 68 total deaths from the illness in Boone. The county had another low increase in coronavirus cases Tuesday, with 34 new positive...
Read More »Prosecutor: Jefferson City police shooting was justified
(AP) – No charges will be filed against Jefferson City police officers who fatally shot a man earlier this month. Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson said Monday the officers were defending themselves and others when they shot 59-year-old James...
Read More »Chiefs’ Mahomes cleared to play in AFC championship
(AP) – Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was cleared Friday from the league’s concussion protocol after his third consecutive day of practice and will be under center when Kansas City plays the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game. Mahomes...
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 larges sites throughout the state devoted to coronavirus vaccinations. There will be a site in each of the state’s nine highway patrol regions, with the first one be...
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 each of the state’s nine highway patrol regions, with the first one bei...
Read More »Fulton man dies at hospital after fire
The Fulton man who was seriously injured after a fire this week has died. Police said Wednesday James Morrison passed away at the hospital. He was 68. Fire crews pulled him out of a burning duplex on Green Street early Monday. Investigators are still n...
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 and inherited a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors...
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