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New effort helps Missourians enroll in Health Insurance Marketplace before Saturday’s deadline (AUDIO)
The deadline is Saturday for Missourians to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Anyone can...
COVID-19 antibody treatments in short supply and shortage to escalate in Missouri (AUDIO)
Missouri has 36 monoclonal antibody treatment centers around the state to help treat COVID-19...
Parson defends decision to end state of emergency
Gov. Mike Parson has ended Missouri’s COVID-19 related state of emergency. During the state of...
Missouri doctor: Consult specialist about getting mammogram after receiving COVID-19 vaccination (AUDIO)
After the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, health experts recommended that women wait four to six weeks...
Governor names two state department directors
Governor Mike Parson has named two new directors to his team. At Wednesday's Capitol news...
Acting director chosen to permanently lead Missouri Department of Mental Health (AUDIO)
After a nationwide search, the Missouri Mental Health Commission has chosen a familiar face to...
Missouri doctor: COVID-19 vaccination can affect mammogram results (AUDIO)
Getting a mammogram soon after the COVID-19 vaccine may affect test results. Temporary swelling of...
Missouri organization makes difference in lives of children with communication disorders (AUDIO)
Since 1988, a Missouri clinic has been doing its part to help young children with speech and...
Missouri’s flu cases begin to climb
Missouri’s flu case count has nearly doubled from the previous week. The latest report from the...
Montgomery City state representative wants to tie welfare benefits to school attendance
Missouri adults could have their welfare benefits slashed if they have K-12 school students who do...
One week in Missouri: 43 people dead of COVID-19
The latest numbers (Dec. 8, 2021) from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior...
University of Missouri launching in-home sensors for rural seniors
One of the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been increased depression, social isolation,...
New COVID-19 rule for Missouri schools using state bond program
The Missouri State Treasurer’s Office has informed some K-12 school districts that if they want to...
No sales and use taxes on guns and ammo purchases? A Missouri lawmaker wants to make it happen
A State Representative does not want customers to pay state and local sales and use taxes when...
COVID-19 Omicron variant makes its way to Missouri
The Omicron variant is here. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has...
Missouri lawmakers look to boost mental health services (AUDIO)
The Missouri House Subcommittee on Mental Health Policy Research is reviewing practices in an...
Medicare cutting payments to 62 Missouri hospitals for various reasons
Medicare is cutting payments to 62 Missouri hospitals for having high rates of patient...
New Roy Blunt health research center open for business, NIH director “grateful” for Blunt’s influence
In Columbia, a new building is named for U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, a tribute to the attention and...
Medicare enrollment plan period opens Friday for Missourians
The Medicare Open Enrollment period opens Friday, October 15th, and closes December 7th. The...
(AUDIO) Missouri school meals are currently free but finding enough food to feed kids is another story
Government leaders are exploring ways to incentivize food distributors to prioritize K-12 schools...
(AUDIO) How are Missouri’s school counselors holding up during the pandemic?
The first line of mental health defense in Missouri’s K-12 schools is navigating added challenges...
(AUDIO) Missouri joins rest of nation in adopting drug monitoring program law
Missouri will no longer be the only state in the nation without a prescription drug monitoring...
Missouri nursing homes say federal vaccination mandate could drive staff out the door
The Biden Administration is working to require COVID-19 vaccinations among America’s nursing home...
Missouri education department reminds schools to meet their local health department’s minimum COVID-19 requirements
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has heard of a few K-12 public...
Pandemic contributes to Missouri’s standardized test scores falling
Preliminary statewide standardized test results released today show academic performance fell last...
The Sara Walsh interview: I am not an anti-vaxer (FULL AUDIO)
State Representative Sara Walsh, R-Ashland, decided to resume her campaign for U.S. Congress after...
(AUDIO) The other side of Missouri’s lawsuit attempting to ban K-12 schools from requiring masks
State Attorney General Eric Schmitt is suing Columbia Public Schools and any Missouri K-12 public...
Once days away from being euthanized, Missouri dog competes for national “Hero Dog Award”
A Missouri dog has won American Humane’s “Service Dog of the Year”. Sobee, from central Missouri’s...
(AUDIO) Missouri school nurses take on another year with coronavirus around
Missouri school nurses are heading into a second academic year of trying to stop the coronavirus...