(MissouriNet) — The number of Missouri veterans living in veterans homes who’ve died from COVID has increased to 67 since September, including 11 in the last week. The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) says 29 of the 67 COVID deaths have happened at the veterans home in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau. …

Several counties in mid-Missouri report another death from COVID-19. Cole County reported its 16th death yesterday (tue), and Callaway County reported its eighth. Callaway has now reported three deaths from the illness in five days. Moniteau County reported its ninth death and Saline County reported its 14th. Active coronavirus cases …

Jefferson City’s Council votes on the fate of the Confederate marker on Moreau Drive … and says ‘bring it down’. Crews were on the scene before the sun came up to begin the demolition process. Groups including the city’s Human Rights Commission called for the removal of the memorial that …

One person is sent to the hospital after a Jefferson City house fire. It started early yesterday (mon) afternoon on Moreland Avenue a little south of Lincoln University. One person who lived there got treatment for smoke inhalation. No word yet on how the fire started.

New COVID-19 deaths reported in three mid-Missouri counties yesterday (mon). It’s the 15th in Boone County, eighth in Moniteau County, and seventh in Callaway County. Active cases dropped in Boone, with just 27 new positives reported. Hospitalizations rose again to record high levels, but are still below capacity. Cole and …

Jefferson City’s full Council could vote on the fate of the Confederate marker on Moreau Drive at tonight’s meeting. Groups have called for the removal of the memorial that marks where Confederate General Sterling Price’s troops turned away instead of attacking Jefferson City in 1864 during the Civil War. Opponents …

Columbia’s state senator is the target of a campaign hoax weeks before the election. Someone sent out a mass text over the weekend pretending to be Caleb Rowden, and falsely claiming he was stepping away from politics. His Democratic challenger for Senate, Judy Baker, also condemned the hoax text. This …

(MissouriNet) — Missouri’s U.S. Senators are expected to vote Wednesday on another round of coronavirus relief. The reported 500 billion dollar economic recovery package includes funding for schools, the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, and expanded unemployment benefits. It does not appear to include an additional round of 1,200 …

While Jefferson City’s middle schoolers are learning virtually, Columbia Public Schools students are learning in-person today (mon) for the first time since March. Kids in elementary grades are back four days a week. Masks are required. The district will clean buildings on Wednesdays. The CPS board did not approve middle …

It’s not one and a half million, but Jefferson City’s Mayor says: ‘we’ll take it’. Cole County leaders approve a maximum of $900,000 of the $1-point-4 million the city asked for from the CARES Act funding that came in …      Mayor Carrie Tergin says they are now prioritizing their requests. …