Health officials say it’s “highly recommended” you stay at home in Cole County right now. County health officials issued a pair of “technical advisories” Monday that spell out actions they say residents and businesses should take to decrease the spread of COVID-19, above and beyond simple social distancing techniques. While …

Missouri health officials confirmed 183 positive cases of the new coronavirus in the state, as of Monday afternoon. That does not include two of the 19 cases in Boone County, as of Monday afternoon. It only counts one of seven cases in Callaway County, all of them William Woods University …

Gov. Parson announced on Monday he is closing the Missouri Capitol and other state buildings because of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure is effective for at least two weeks, starting Tuesday morning. Only essential personnel will be allowed in those buildings. Officials say about 15,000 state employees are …

A Columbia man is in jail after authorities say he drove at them at least twice during a chase.   Callaway County deputies say Zachary Poland sped away from a traffic stop at about 10 a.m. Monday near the small town of Stephens northeast of Columbia. He allegedly drove at …

Jefferson City crews rescue five cats from a fire. Investigators report heavy smoke and flames coming from the back of a home on Bolton Drive on Monday night. No people were hurt. Authorities are blaming the fire on smoking materials that were not thrown away properly.

Police arrested an Ashland man Monday after he allegedly threatened to give COVID-19 to two store clerks. ABC 17 reports Anthony Nunes is facing two counts of first-degree harassment. Court documents say he visited two different Jefferson City stores over the weekend, claimed to have the novel coronavirus and threatened …

Boone County has 17 positive COVID-19 cases, as of early Monday morning. Two Mizzou employees, and a worker at Russell Boulevard Elementary in Columbia, are among the new positives. Cole County now has four cases. There are five in Callaway County, all connected to the positive reported last week at …

(AP) — Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House churned late into the night over a now nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package, as the coronavirus crisisdeepened, the nation shut down and the first U.S. senator tested positive for the disease. As President Donald Trump took to the podium …

Watch for delays on Highway 63 a little north of Jefferson City. Bridge rehab work was scheduled to start Monday at Cedar Creek, according to MoDot. One southbound lane of Highway 63 will be closed for the next 45 days.

What does it take to get a COVID-19 test in America? Dr. Ashley Millham with Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services says it varies, and it changes often, but it is usually up to your doctor. “There are absolutely guidelines out there…for providers to discern who would benefit from …