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Three things we know about the coronavirus spike in rural southwest Missouri

McDonald, Jasper, Barry and Newton counties, as well as the city of Joplin, have seen some of the highest per-capita growth of COVID-19. More info »

Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Wears Mask for Hospital Visit

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pushes for U.S. schools to reopen. Louisiana’s governor orders bars to close. Pittsburgh and Corpus Christi offer cautionary tales. And India’s latest surge includes a ... More info »

'Has to run its course:' Officials in some MO COVID-19 hot spots say no need to intervene

After months of relative calm, Missouri's southwest corner is now a hot spot for the coronavirus. McDonald, Newton and Jasper counties see cases jump by double digits nearly every day. Local public ... More info »

COVID-19 maps of Missouri, Kansas: Latest coronavirus cases by county

helpful resourcesEducational resources for online learning during coronavirus in Missouri, Kansas KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The coronavirus outbreak first started in Wuhan, China and has since spread ... More info »

'No one is an exception': St. Louis County sees dramatic increase of COVID-19 cases in young people

County Executive Sam Page said the number of COVID-19 positive cases in people ages 20-29 has increased by 195% ... More info »

Missouri to end all COVID-19 restrictions next week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri will ... acknowledged that COVID-19 remains a threat and social-distancing remains important. “We all know how to do this at this point,” Parson said, stressing ... More info »

Cyber scammers working hard in Kansas, Missouri to get your money during COVID-19 outbreak

AND WITH SO MANY MILLIONS OF AMERICANS FILING FOR THIS HELP BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUED AN ALERT TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ... concern with the COVID-19 pandemic is scammers ... More info »

First 42 coronavirus tests at Missouri salon all negative

SPRINGFIELD, MO (AP) — Test results are in for the first 42 clients at Missouri hair salon who were potentially exposed to the new coronavirus ... to focus to that point, where it’s not ... More info »

Missouri governor addresses whether state is in a second wave of COVID-19

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Governor Mike Parson said Missouri is not experiencing a second wave of COVID-19, and he has no ... Missouri back down at this point in time," Parson said. More info »

Gov. Parson: Missouri labor force rebounds; state reports employment increase of 33,000 jobs in May

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. --Missouri’s labor market began a rebound in May, following major job losses in April from COVID-19 shutdowns ... by a tenth of a percentage point in May 2020 (10.1 percent ... More info »

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