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MU faculty council votes to keep spring break as is
The University of Missouri Faculty Council voted on Thursday not to change spring break citing many complications with a proposed change to the academic calendar
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri Faculty Council voted on Thursday not to change spring break citing many complications with a proposed change to the academic calendar
Continue ReadingBoone County set two COVID-19 records on Wednesday with 95 hospitalizations and 31 patients in ICU beds.
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson gave an update on the state’s recovery from COVID-19 during a Thursday afternoon briefing.
Continue ReadingO’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The new surge of the coronavirus is evident in Missouri, with record hospitalizations in St. Louis and Columbia, and the Kansas City metropolitan area experiencing its worst month ever for COVID-19 deaths. The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force on Wednesday reported 72 hospital admissions in one day. Admissions have risen
Continue ReadingMany local bars and restaurants have been relying on outdoor seating to add capacity during the pandemic.
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The federal government has closed a coronavirus testing lab in Missouri over concerns about test accuracy. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this week suspended Gamma Healthcare’s Poplar Bluff license, and a federal judge on Wednesday ruled he won’t step in to keep the lab open. The Poplar Bluff
Continue ReadingMany schools had trouble finding substitute teachers before COVID-19 but months into the fall semester the pandemic has only exacerbated the problem.
Continue ReadingAs the election nears, mid-Missouri clerks are making plans to help give anyone in quarantine or isolation from COVID-19 the chance to vote.
Continue ReadingHundreds of school districts and individual schools across Missouri will soon have the tests for students, faculty and staff.
Continue ReadingThe Southern Boone Board of Education will get details about what the district will do if COVID-19 cases force classes online when it meets Wednesday.
Continue ReadingCounty clerks’ offices have been taking precautions to protect voters from COVID-19 as absentee voting has been taking place. They plan to do the same for the Nov. 3 election.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools’ high school students voice their opinions on how virtual learning has impacted them, as they hope to return to in-person learning soon.
Continue ReadingNational Guard spokesman Capt. Jeremy Idleman said soldiers are outside the First Assembly of God in Jefferson City to help increase the number of COVID-19 tests administered.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Library building and curbside pick-up services will be closed on Election Day, November 3, except for voting. Officials say the decision was made after considering several options for managing traffic in and out of the busy lobby area in order to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. “We
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Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools is now reporting the number of student COVID-19 cases in elementary school, middle school and high school.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — More than 21 million voters across the U.S. have already cast ballots in person amid record-breaking early turnout. That option isn’t available to everyone. Connecticut, Mississippi, Missouri and New Hampshire are the only states that do not allow all voters to cast their ballot in person before Election Day. That is
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis hospitals are filling up with coronavirus patients at an alarming rate, and experts say many of those patients are coming in from other areas of the state. Meanwhile, the Kansas City area over the past week recorded its highest number of deaths over a one-week period, with more than
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is sending 1.8 million rapid coronavirus tests to Missouri. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a Monday announcement said the tests can produce results in 15 minutes. About 60% of the tests are slated to be used for K-12 school testing. Another 30%
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