Some summer camps hit with COVID; schools could be next
The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as…
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Missouri hospital opens sixth virus ward as variant rages
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A hospital in Springfield has opened its sixth COVID-19 ward as the delta virus variant rages…
Direct payments, homeless encampments spark controversy
CITY HALL – The issues of $5 million in direct payments to individuals and of encampments for the homeless brought…
Missouri’s top court to decide if remote testimony protects constitutional rights
One of the most cherished rights guaranteed to Americans is the right to look accusers in the eye and make…
Pfizer to discuss vaccine booster with U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request…
Millions skipped church during pandemic; will they return?
WALDOBORO, Maine (AP) — With millions of people having stayed home from places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic, struggling…
New state law will shield businesses from COVID lawsuits
As a new surge of COVID cases overtakes Missouri, businesses, health care providers and houses of worship will soon be shielded…
FDA trims use of contentious Alzheimer’s drug amid backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) — A month after approving a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug, U.S. health regulators on signed off Thursday on…
Biden defends push to boost COVID vaccinations after Parson’s criticism
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s key COVID-19 advisers defended the administration’s strategies for boosting vaccinations in the states, after Missouri’s…
‘Surge response team’ arrives in Missouri amid COVID spike
As federal officials land in Missouri at the request of the state to assist with combatting a wave of new…
Southwestern Missouri sees 17 new COVID deaths in virus surge
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Seventeen more people in southwestern Missouri died from COVID-19 in a two-week period ending Sunday as…
Can Missouri get out rental assistance quickly enough to prevent evictions?
Missouri has more than $300 million available in federal housing relief assistance and another $270 million on the way. But…
Missouri board to investigate work conditions at pharmacies
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A state board is looking into allegations that pharmacists have been overworked, pressured to meet corporate…
Hospital prices must now be transparent; mostly, they’re still anyone’s guess
A colonoscopy might cost you or your insurer a few hundred dollars — or several thousand, depending on which hospital…
CDC study finds racial, regional disparities as schools reopened
WASHINGTON — After last year’s abrupt shutdown of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, increasing numbers of students returned to in-person…
July 4 weekend sparks virus cases, ventilator shortage in Missouri
(AP) — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients jumped by nearly 27% over the Fourth of July weekend in a…