Kansas City-area hospitals overwhelmed, turn away ambulances
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations is so severe in the Kansas City area…
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Harris highlights stakes of election in Barrett hearings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unable to block President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris used three days of confirmation hearings this week…
Missouri hospitalizations at new high, positivity rate up
(AP) — The number of people hospitalized for the coronavirus in Missouri reached another record Thursday, and the seven-day average…
56 COVID-19 deaths at Missouri veterans homes since Sept. 1
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Fifty-six residents of Missouri veterans homes have died of COVID-19 since Sept. 1, including 25 at…
New angst for caregivers in time of COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has thrust many Americans into the role of caring for an older or disabled loved one…
Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service agreed Wednesday to reverse changes that slowed mail service nationwide, settling a…
Fighting in swing states, Trump also forced to play defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is being forced to play Electoral College defense with a trip to Iowa, a…
Missouri outsources contact tracing in coronavirus battle
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri is outsourcing contact tracing to private companies as part of the effort to contain the…
Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration can stop census field operations early, ending a lawsuit…
Barrett vows fair approach as justice; Democrats skeptical
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett presented her approach to the law as conservative and fair on Monday…
Trump claims he’s free of virus, ready for campaign trail
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that he was ready to return to the campaign trail despite…
Glitch caused Missouri virus count inaccuracy
JEFFERSON CITY — A “database extract error” resulted in an incorrect inflation of the number of reported COVID-19 cases in…
Area’s COVID-19 rise plus flu worry Garza
ST. LOUIS – Rising COVID-19 numbers in the metropolitan area make Dr. Alex Garza a worried man. Garza, the leader of…
Trump makes first public appearance since hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made on Saturday his first public appearance after being hospitalized for the coronavirus, defying…
Virus is hot forum topic for Parson, Galloway, 2 others
(AP) — Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and his Democratic opponent spent much of a candidate forum on Friday sparring…
Trump still contagious? Experts say it’s impossible to know
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he didn’t think he was contagious anymore, but medical experts…