by Alisa Nelson | Apr 30, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
State information shows the number of unemployment claims filed slowed a bit last week with nearly 55,000 Missourians reporting they have lost their job. Since the coronavirus outbreak began gripping the state’s economy in mid-March, more than 453,000 people have...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 28, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri reports at least 314 people have died from the coronavirus and another 7,303 have tested positive for the disease. Gov. Mike Parson says the state reached its peak on April 7 in the number of coronavirus patients in the hospital. During Tuesday’s press...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 28, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Science / Technology
A new state statute requires Missouri’s K-12 districts to start the school year no earlier than 14 calendar days prior to the first Monday in September, unless the State Board of Education waives the requirement. Board members are discussing whether to waive the...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 27, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
Single Missourians looking to date in a coronavirus world still can, but you might have to shake-up your style. It’s not like you can go to a movie, dine out at a restaurant or go to a bar or club together in person. Kale Monk, University of Missouri assistant...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 25, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers urging the Office of Management and Budget to work with federal agencies to boost media advertising. In a letter, the members acknowledge how the coronavirus has taken its toll on...