The Columbia Chamber of Commerce is working to set up a meeting between downtown bar and restaurant owners and the local health director. Boone County businesses have to stop selling booze at 9 p.m. and close at 10 p.m. because of coronavirus concerns....
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Missouri, U.S. jobless aid requests remain elevated
The state labor department reports 10,857 initial unemployment claims in the week ending Sept. 5. That is up slightly from the 10,485 claims the previous week. Claims in Missouri have leveled off, after dropping almost every week through Aug. 8. While ...
Read More »Cole, Callaway counties each add COVID-19 death Wednesday
Cole and Callaway counties each reported a COVID-19 death on Wednesday. It marks the eleventh death from the disease in Cole, and third in Callaway. Cole County added 13 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. Active cases dropped to 136, after 31 were con...
Read More »‘Deadly stuff’: Trump’s own words bring focus back to virus
(AP) — Try as he might to change the subject, President Donald Trump can’t escape the coronavirus. In April, the president tried to shift the public’s focus to the economy. In July, to defending the country’s “heritage.” In September, to enforcing “law...
Read More »Hawley: “No interest” in Supreme Court after making Trump list
Josh Hawley says he appreciates it, but he’ll stick with the job he has right now. Missouri’s junior Republican Senator was on the updated list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees released by President Trump on Wednesday. Hawley said on social med...
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