FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 41 new coronavirus cases; active cases jump to 373
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Over 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19 infections
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 7.6% on Sunday. The total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 692,889. There have also been 148,307 probable antigen test results being positive. DHSS has recorded a total of 11,835 deaths. The state dashboard says new cases are down by
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the state investigate a reporter who exposed security issues?
The reporter discovered Social Security numbers were easily accessed on an education department website. The paper reported the findings to the state before publishing the story.
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Legal expert questions state investigation of reporter’s discovery
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A legal expert believes state investigators may be applying a state law too broadly in pursuing a case against a reporter that discovered a privacy issue in a state website. David Roland of the Freedom Center of Missouri said it would be overzealous to charge a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter for tampering
Continue Reading Gov. Parson threatens legal action against reporter who exposed flaw on state education department’s website
The Missouri Department of Education says it has fixed an issue that allowed access to some educators social security information, after the department says it was notified personal information of three educators was possibly compromised through the state’s certification database.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late June
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should children be able to avoid quarantine after in-school coronavirus exposure?
The option, called “test to stay,” allows students and workers to take frequent COVID-19 tests to avoid quarantine after exposure to the virus in school. The guidance is optional, so some districts might decide not to change their policies.
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Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding threatened by Missouri’s new emergency regulation
An emergency regulation in Missouri goes into effect Wednesday which requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to turn over all its inspection reports on abortion providers. As the only abortion provider in Missouri, Planned Parenthood said this is a political attack on its Medicaid funding.
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University of Missouri students bothered school did not send MU Alert homecoming night
Students at the University of Missouri are questioning the school’s decision not to put out an MU Alert for a Sunday morning shooting one block away from campus.
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Supply chain issues are affecting grocers across the nation, but locals say they have mostly been able to avoid issues
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Biden addressed ongoing supply chain problems on Wednesday, as major retailers warn of shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday season. Schnucks says because of the current trucker shortage, production facility labor shortages, and shortages of certain raw ingredients, select products are taking longer to get through the supply chain
Continue Reading WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 47 new coronavirus cases; 355 active cases
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State education department adds ‘test to stay’ option for school quarantines
Statewide and National entities are discussing “test to stay,” as a method to allow students in K-12 education to avoid student quarantines.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: DHSS adds 93 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Missouri attorney general said a half-billion settlement will help opioid victims
All money received from the settlement will go directly toward treatment and many services for opioid addiction including support systems across the state.
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COVID-19 cases across Missouri and nationwide continue to drop but health experts say we aren’t in the clear just yet
With case numbers falling, first and second-dose vaccinations are not continuing a steady upward trend.
Continue Reading MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports two new coronavirus-related deaths; 83 new cases
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Columbia state rep will not seek reelection
Democratic state Rep. Martha Stevens announced her decision via news release. She is ending her third term in office and was first elected in 2016 and would have been term-limited after another term. Her district includes parts of south and west Columbia.
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Pedestrian killed near stadium after leaving Chiefs’ game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A pedestrian from Kansas is dead after being struck by two hit-and-run drivers near Arrowhead Stadium as the man was leaving the Kansas City Chiefs game. Police are searching for the drivers who fled the scene Sunday night. The victim was 66-year-old man Steven Hickle of Wichita, Kansas. Police say
Continue Reading St. Louis County officers ordered to get COVID vaccine shots
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The acting head of St. Louis County police has issued an order saying that all officers must follow a county mandate to either get the COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing. The order was issued even though an officer has filed a lawsuit challenging whether the county’s mandate should apply
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2 more Springfield women charged in riot at the US Capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Two more Springfield women have been charged with participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the federal case again Cara Hentschel and Mahailya Pryer was unsealed this week. They are charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building; disorderly and disruptive conduct
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