by Alisa Nelson | Jan 11, 2022 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s K-12 schools will have to look elsewhere to get COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. Due to supply problems, the state is temporarily suspending reorders it provides to schools. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Spokeswoman Mallory...
by Alisa Nelson | Dec 20, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s flu case count has nearly doubled from the previous week. The latest report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says the state’s number of flu cases reached nearly 1,000 in one week, compared to the previous week’s 476. Eastern...
by Joey Parker | Dec 19, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News, Science / Technology
The latest numbers (Dec. 8, 2021) from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services show there have been at least 43 COVID-19 deaths in Missouri over the last seven days. There have been also more that 14,000 new cases of the virus in the same seven...
by Alisa Nelson | Dec 15, 2021 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri State Treasurer’s Office has informed some K-12 school districts that if they want to use a low-interest bond program through the state, they must agree to abide by a recent court ruling about COVID-19 protocols. That court ruling, issued by Cole County...
by Alisa Nelson | Dec 3, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The Omicron variant is here. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has announced its first known case of the COVID-19 variant. A news release from the Department says the presumed positive case involves a St. Louis City resident who had recent...