TUESDAY UPDATES: Cooper County changing how health center follows up on positive case contacts
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Cost of at home COVID-19 test is eligible medical expense
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the omicron cases are on the rise, so are the covid testing rates. According to Johns Hopkins University on Dec. 19th, more than 600,000 people were tested nationwide for COVID-19. The Biden Administration plans to give free at-home COVID testing kits starting Jan. 15th to anyone who requests one. Until then
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Missouri medical marijuana sales top $200 million
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Medical marijuana sales in Missouri have reached a milestone, now topping the $200 million mark. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Monday that 14 months after sales began, 158,169 patients are active in the state’s medical marijuana program, along with 3,283 caregivers. Missouri voters in 2018 approved
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS add 114 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Coronavirus test demand rises as cases trend up ahead of the holidays
COVID-19 case levels and hospitalizations are rising in Missouri as the holidays approach — part of a nationwide trend of increasing COVID infections.
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Columbia City Council to discuss funding workforce development programs
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia City Council will hear the request from John Glascock and city staff on where to spend $2 million of the $25 million American Rescue Plan Act funds that would address development inequalities that were exposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic. City staff recommends funding three workforce development programs – MACC, Job Point,
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Over 480 Missourians in the ICU with COVID-19
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 13.1% on Sunday. An additional 1,643 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 781,535. There have also been 180,766 probable antigen test results being positive, with 259 added Sunday. No new deaths were
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Over 2,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 12.7% on Saturday. An additional 2,745 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 779,892. There have also been 180,507 probable antigen test results being positive, with 1,006 added Saturday. Nine new deaths were
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Federal funds dedicated to help clean up polluted Superfund site in Maries County
The old hat factory sits on a 7.9-acre Superfund site in Vienna that includes two public drinking wells contaminated by the factory’s operations. Two companies operated on the site from 1952 to 1996, contaminating the soil and groundwater with harmful compounds called PCEs which are believed to contribute to cancer.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports nearly 100 new coronavirus cases; omicron variant found in western Missouri sewage
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See how much overdose deaths in Missouri increased during COVID-19
Zinnia Health investigated overdose deaths in Missouri during COVID-19 using provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: New coronavirus case average trending down in Boone County
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Parson seeks federal disaster assessment for Missouri severe storms, tornadoes
Parson’s office said the governor has asked FEMA to work with teams in Dunklin, Pemiscot and Reynolds County in southeast Missouri to catalog the damage. The worst damage happened to electric cooperatives in Dunklin and Pemiscot counties, taking out power to 30,000 members at its peak, according to a release from Parson’s office.
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Politicians have different approaches to universal preschool for Missourians
The estimated cost for a family to send their child to preschool in Missouri is $8,600 a year, according to a White House study, and only 14% of Missouri families have access to publicly funded preschool. State and federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have floated proposal about how to make preschool more accessible to those who can’t afford it.
Continue Reading WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Active coronavirus cases up, hospitalizations steady in Boone County
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Experts explain why warehouse style buildings aren’t the safest place to be during a tornado
Experts are discussing concerns on the structure of warehouse buildings during severe weather.
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Billions of doses given in coronavirus vaccine’s first year
The first dose of coronavirus vaccine was administered a year ago Tuesday, when a New York doctor took the shot.
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CPS mask policy change goes into effect after winter break
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday night, the Columbia Board of Education voted to halt the mask mandate for the school district, but the policy won’t go into effect until after the winter break. Board members also voted to change the COVID-19 protocols to require only people who test positive for the virus to quarantine. Columbia
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Columbia Board of Education votes to remove COVID mask policy
Board members are set to review the plan at Monday night’s meeting at the Aslin Administration building off of Worley Street.
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MONDAY UPDATES: DHSS adds 91 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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