No new coronavirus cases confirmed in Boone or Cole counties yesterday (tue). Boone is at 21 active cases now, Cole has three. Moniteau and Saline counties did not add cases either. Callaway County confirmed three new cases yesterday (tue), and now has five active. Audrain County added new cases, but …

Boone County has added 12 coronavirus cases in the last four days, and now has 22 active. Columbia is not picking up recycling or bulky items this week, because too many solid waste workers have been exposed to people with the virus. Cole County now has three active cases. Callaway …

(MissouriNet) — Some Missouri swimming pools are not opening this summer due to coronavirus concerns, including in the Kansas City area. Chezney Schulte (SHULL-tee), Cole County Health Department communicable disease coordinator, says if people are using social distance and pools are properly maintained, getting the virus at the pool is …

(MissouriNet) — Health Department officials want residents who visited the Lake of the Ozarks and ignored protections against the coronavirus to self-quarantine for 14 days or until testing negative for the virus. St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson tells MSNBC the situation is serious when visitors completely disregard the guidelines. Meanwhile, …

DOES IT SEEM LIKE A YEAR? TODAY MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE THE F-3 TORNADO BLASTED INTO JEFFERSON CITY AND COLE COUNTY. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK BACK WITH SOME OF THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS WHO’VE HELPED TO REBUILD THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. AND WE’LL GET AN UPDATE ON WHAT STILL …

A Jefferson City police officer will not be charged in the deadly shooting of a suspect last month. ABC 17 reports the Cole County Prosecutor said yesterday (thur) the officer acted appropriately when shooting Anthony Wilson. Wilson was killed in the middle of April after a police chase. Thompson said …

Boone County added three new coronavirus cases yesterday (thur). Nine are active. Cole County added a new positive yesterday (thur), its only active case. One active in Callaway County too. Recent hot spot Audrain County added a case, and has 22 active. Saline County still leads the area with 57 …

(MissouriNet) — Thursday – the CARES Act spending advisors heard from state Health Director Randall Williams on a statewide testing plan that relies heavily on local health departments. Versailles Republican and House Budget Committee co-chair David Wood took issue with local health departments NOT being given more direct funding: Wood …

A 12-year-old dies in a Cole County crash. The patrol says the boy was the passenger in a car on Route D that did not yield at the intersection with Highway 50 west of Jefferson City near St. Martins yesterday (wed) morning. A pickup hit that car. We do not …

A former Columbia state rep and senator has died. Chuck Graham was 55 years old. His wife said on Facebook yesterday (wed) that Graham suffered a massive heart attack. Graham served in the Missouri Legislature from 1997 to His top issue was rights for the disabled. He was in a …