Missouri substitute teacher requirements relaxed temporarily
There is anticipation of a potential shortage because of the pandemic.
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Missouri spends $1.3M defending marijuana permit decisions
Businesses that didn’t receive permits from the state filed 853 appeals.
Doctors: COVID-19 likely with us for at least another year
That echoes comments made last week by the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci.
MU expels 2, suspends 3 for COVID-19 rule violations
470 students have been called to the university's Office of Student Conduct and Accountability for possible violations of coronavirus policies.
195 homicides reported in St. Louis, surpassing all of 2019
The 24-year-old woman was killed Thursday night in the city's Benton Park West neighborhood.
Man arrested after standoff outside Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man who fired shots at employees outside Arrowhead Stadium was arrested Saturday after a daylong standoff. Kansas City police spokesman Capt. David Jackson said the man arrived at…
Ex-southwestern Missouri teacher sentenced for child porn
Evidence was also presented at his sentencing that he set up a hidden camera and secretly recorded young women as they used the bathroom at his house.
Mizzou leader backtracks after blocking students on Twitter
The leader had blocked students who criticized his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and blamed him for a marked uptick in COVID-19 cases in the community.
St. Louis Zoo says python laid 7 eggs without male help
“She’d definitely be the oldest snake we know of in history,” to lay eggs...
Missouri health officials add more COVID-19 cases
Missouri health officials have added another 906 COVID-19 cases to the state’s count on Monday as the number of people known to have contracted the virus has reached at least 94,340.
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NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. - The White House Covid-19 Task Force recommends Missouri institute mask mandates for high risk counties and declares Missouri a "Red Zone" state. Both Jasper and Newton counties fit…
Local health official, Missouri Governor respond to task force recommendations
The White House COVID-19 Task Force recommends Missouri look at implementing mask mandates. The report came out August 9th listing Missouri as a "red zone" state which also had Jasper and Newton counties in "red" and "yellow" zones.
Missouri pays pandemic consultant more than $500,000
The consulting firm was founded by retired four-star Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal.
MU students face discipline over virus guideline violations
Punishment ranges from a verbal reprimand to suspension or expulsion.
It's now a crime in Missouri to claim an untrained dog is a service dog
A law taking effect on August 28th adds criminal penalties for misrepresenting a service dog.
Police remove 78 cats from Sedalia home; 2 people arrested
Many of the cats in the 941-square-foot home were ill.
Lawsuit over Missouri city's ticket quota settled
The attorney general's office will review Marshfield's policies in a year.
Kansas City won't jail people for unpaid parking tickets
The city has already decriminalized most marijuana possession cases and is considering ways to divert people with mental health or addiction problems from jail.
Columbia bars must close early amid spike in virus cases
New cases of COVID-19 “are increasing exponentially."
More wind power is planned for Missouri and Kansas
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A company planning a high-voltage power line carrying wind energy across the Midwest says it plans to distribute more electricity in Missouri and Kansas. Invenergy Transmission had previously announced that 500 of its planned 4,000 megawatts…
Missouri doctor loses license for amputating toe on porch
His rural office that doubled as a machine shed.
Virus cases in Missouri prisons spike 50 percent this month
Cases have increased the most at the prisons in Bonne Terre and Pacific, Missouri.
Man sentenced to life for 1993 death of Missouri girl
Prosecutors say the girl was starved, handcuffed, sexually assaulted and left with duct tape covering her eyes and mouth.
St. Louis County extends mask requirements
The new regulations also require businesses to deny entry to customers who refuse to wear face coverings.
