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SSM Health announced yesterday (tue) it plans to sell Saint Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City. The region president said in an open letter it is negotiating with Quorum Health. The deal could become official by the middle of next year. SSM entered negotiations with MU Health late last year, but …

Should you ditch your plans to travel ‘Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house’ this Thanksgiving? Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin says, in light of the pandemic, she isn’t a big fan of going anywhere for the holidays …     As for local gatherings, Tergin hopes will …

The state health director says the first COVID-19 vaccines will be available for Missourians in four-to-five weeks. Randall Williams included that in testimony before a Missouri House committee yesterday (tue) morning. Williams says the vaccine from Pfizer will be free. He adds a coronavirus vaccine may not be available for …

Active virus cases stayed the same in Cole County, but went up in Callaway. Health officials in Boone County are enacting surge plans as COVID-19 hospitalizations keep rising. The health department said yesterday (tue) the county’s local hospitals are reaching capacity. Those hospitals might soon start changing staffing procedures, delaying …

Heavy fire does serious damage to a Jefferson City house. Crews say the fire started in the rear of the house on East Franklin near Jefferson Street and Highway 54 yesterday (mon) afternoon. No word anyone was hurt. Investigators are trying to find out what caused the fire.

Cole County reports its 23rd COVID-19 death. Health officials confirmed that yesterday (mon). The county reported at least a hundred new coronavirus cases again, the fifth time in the last six days. Active cases dropped, though. Boone County broke its five-day streak of more than a hundred new cases yesterday …

While Jefferson City School leaders say they plan to keep student in the classroom, the Columbia Public Schools board voted last (mon) night to have students of all ages learn online-only because of coronavirus concerns. The move means most middle and high school students will stay online-only until January 19th. …

(AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday and offered himself to the nation as a leader who “seeks not to divide, but to unify” a country gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and …

A Kansas City man is arrested in connection with last week’s shooting at Lincoln University’ Linc Rec Center. 19 – year old De’Angelo Hawley Jr. faces assault and other charges after four people were shot on Wednesday. Two of them had critical injuries. Lincoln’s Police Chief told Curators that the …

A Fulton man is arrested at a local bar for allegedly making a terrorist threat. Police say Gene McGrath told people at 1851 Underground late Saturday night he was going to get his gun and (quote) “shoot the place up” (unquote). Officers arrested McGrath and took him to jail.