Missouri has hired a national company to increase the state’s hospital workforce through February....
Missouri hires company to boost hospital staffing levels during COVID-19 surge
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Proposed COVID-19 liability protections for Missouri businesses will wait until next year
Gov. Mike Parson has asked the Legislature to wait until next session to take up a bill that aims...
Missouri to launch ‘Project Echo’ to help reduce COVID-19 strain on hospitals
On December 8, the state will launch a program that aims to better equip Missouri’s rural...
$1.2 billion supplemental budget heading to Missouri Senate floor on Tuesday
The Missouri Senate is expected to vote on the proposed $1.27 billion supplemental budget Tuesday...
Missouri unveils new COVID-19 vaccine website
Missouri's governor has announced the launch of a new vaccine website, which answers common...
CDC in Missouri Monday to begin landmark COVID-19 study within schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will have boots on the ground in Missouri Monday to...
Virtual town hall tonight about COVID-19 within Missouri prisons
The Missouri State Conference of the NAACP, American Civil Liberties Union and several other...
Veterans Commission homes continue to fight coronavirus, 109 veterans dead since Sept. 1
The Missouri Veterans Commission’s Veterans Homes continue to fight COVID-19, and according to...
Missouri officials talk about COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Pfizer’s manufacturing plant in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield is one of three company...
Schatz: Missouri Senate to return next week; two senators who tested positive for COVID have recovered (AUDIO)
The Missouri Senate leader says two state senators and a Senate staff member who tested positive...
Christmas tree from rural southeast Missouri to be displayed on Governor’s Mansion lawn in Jefferson City
The Christmas tree that will be displayed on the Governor's Mansion lawn this year will be from a...
Columbia’s mayor touts radiopharmaceutical corridor and three massive construction projects (AUDIO)
Columbia's mayor says his fast-growing city and all of mid-Missouri will benefit greatly from...
Mercy Springfield nurse says they’re running out of room for COVID and acute patients
(Missourinet Springfield television partner KOLR-10 contributed to this story) Springfield's mayor...
Missouri is averaging 3,908 new COVID cases per day; public health warning issued
The Parson administration has issued a statewide public health warning, due to the continued...
Missouri issues public health warning for local governments to implement, plus travel advisory
compiled by Brian Hauswirth and Ashley Byrd Missouri's governor has issued a statewide public...
Departing Missouri House Speaker Haahr reflects on successes, disappointments (AUDIO)
Missouri's outgoing House Speaker says life issues and the largest tax cut in state history are...
Gov. Parson COVID-19 briefing Nov. 19 : A new public health warning is coming for the entire state of Missouri (VIDEO)
Governor Mike Parson announced he will be issuing new COVID-19 guidance to local governments, "a...
Missouri’s governor reiterates opposition to statewide mask mandate; promotes Show Me You Care campaign (AUDIO)
Missouri's governor has been using stops this week to tout a program called the "Show Me You Care"...
White House Coronavirus Task Force: The spread in Missouri is exponential and unyielding
The latest report from the White House Coronavirus Taskforce says Missouri is in the red zone for...
Columbia’s mayor says new $23 million airport terminal will put additional destinations in play
Top political leaders in the state joined mid-Missouri business leaders for Tuesday morning's...
Missouri Senate postpones session; House postpones new member bus tour
The Missouri Senate portion of a special legislative session is postponed. Senate Majority Leader...
National Weather Service’s Springfield office issued nine tornado warnings on Saturday night (AUDIO)
(News directors J.T. Gerlt and Patty Burns at Missourinet affiliates KTKS and KBNN contributed to...
Severe storms/hail possible Saturday in southern Missouri’s Springfield, Joplin and West Plains (AUDIO)
The National Weather Service (NWS) says some strong to severe storms are possible Saturday...
Look for Missouri Senate to vote on $1.27 billion supplemental next week (AUDIO)
The Missouri Senate is expected to debate and vote on the proposed $1.27 billion supplemental...
Pfizer V.P. in Missouri optimistic about new vaccine, says “science is winning”
Pfizer labs in Chesterfield, Missouri are ready to mass-produce a new COVID-19 vaccine as soon as...
Mizzou classes, exams going online after Thanksgiving
-from university press releases The University of Missouri is temporarily shifting most of...
Governor Parson adds COVID liability to Missouri’s special session call; Quade says it will worsen crisis
Missouri's governor expanded his special session call on Thursday to include COVID-19 liability,...
Missouri schools relax COVID-19 quarantine rules based on exposure
Governor Mike Parson and state education director Margie Vandeven have loosened the guidelines for...
Haahr anticipates addition of COVID liability to Missouri’s special session (AUDIO)
Missouri's House Speaker anticipates that the governor will expand his special session call to...
“Missouri is fully prepared to start vaccinating people in December,” DHSS promises, including transporting long-term care patients
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director told Missouri legislators that the...