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Will the Governor call lawmakers back to the Capitol next month? Jefferson City Representative Dave Griffith says there’s talk about it …      Griffith admits there will be a lot of budget questions to sort out. As for Missouri finally getting a ‘Prescription Drug Monitoring Plan’ this session, Griffith thinks …

(MissouriNet) — The Missouri Board of Education has given the Education Commissioner temporary power to let districts start the school year earlier this fall if they make the request and meet certain requirements. Some models project an uptick in coronavirus cases is projected in the fall – possibly affecting learning …

No new coronavirus positives reported in Boone, Cole, or Callaway counties yesterday (mon). They each have just a handful of active cases. Local hotspot Saline County is down to 55 active cases. It was a light day for new virus cases statewide too. The 74 reported positives yesterday (mon) is …

Firefighters pull an unresponsive woman out of a burning Jefferson City house. Investigators say the fire started last (mon) night on Dunford Street. Crews saw heavy smoke and flames when they got there. The injured woman is in the hospital at last check. No word yet on what caused the …

How much arm – twisting is Governor Parson prepared for when he calls legislators back to work on the budget shortfall? …     Former State Rep. Carl Bearden says the biggest question will be how much of the federal dollars included in the just – passed Missouri budget will Washington want …

(MissouriNet) — Legislation to establish a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) is now heading to a Missouri House-Senate conference committee in Jefferson City. While both chambers have approved PDMP, they’ve approved different versions. Scott City GOP State Representative Holly Rehder delivered a passionate floor speech on Monday, urging colleagues not …

(MissouriNet) — This morning – the federal government is sharing with the states – a donation of Remdesivir for about 600 patients with SEVERE COVID -19 complications. State Health DirectorRandall Williams says he’s working with the hospital association: Governor Mike Parson at his Monday briefing – says he is still …

Boone County hits triple digits. Health officials reported the 100th confirmed coronavirus case yesterday (sun). Only five active cases though. Cole and Callaway counties only have three active cases each. Cole has seen 54 cases, while Callaway has 23. Hard-hit Saline County had no new positives yesterday (sun). The state …

A six-hour standoff in Columbia. Police say officers tried to arrest Montreil Johnson on a domestic assault warrant Saturday night near Paris and Vandiver. He ran, and barricaded himself into a home on North Willowbrook Road. A SWAT team went in the home early yesterday (sun), and apparently found Johnson …

(MissouriNet) — The Legislature has approved a 35-billion dollar state operating budget, which contains language prohibiting the Department of Conservation from funding a federal employee at the Mark Twain National Forest in southern Missouri. During Friday’s floor debate, Yukon GOP State Representative Robert Ross told colleagues that the Conservation Department …