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CUBA, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri man was charged with making a terrorist threat after he allegedly coughed toward customers and wrote COVID on a cooler at a Dollar Tree store. John Swaller, 33, of Cuba, was charged Tuesday and was being held on $25,000 bail in the Crawford …

(MissouriNet) — Governor Parson has put the brakes on 180 million dollars in spending during the current state budget year. The Missouri Department of Higher Education is getting the largest chunk of withholds – more than 81 million dollars. During a press conference, the governor says Missouri’s cashflow has taken …

Another person in Missouri dies after getting COVID-19. The state now reports 14 coronavirus deaths as of this (Tues) afternoon, and nearly 300 new confirmed positives, for a total case count of 1,327. Callaway County now reports 16 positives for COVID-19. The latest case was announced today (tue). Six patients …

Is the taxman going to want his share of that stimulus check that’s going to be on the way to you? …      x350401    Luetkemeyer Mid-Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer says about $560 – billion of the $2 – trillion stimulus package will go to individuals in the form of …

(MissouriNet) — State and federal officials are looking at several potential temporary hospital sites around the state to care for coronavirus patients if needed. During a Capitol press conference, Governor Parson says they have three main questions in mind… (as said) “Including located in areas with the possibility of deficient …

(MissouriNet) — Missouri’s website to file unemployment claims crashed after too many people were trying to submit claims. At a Capitol press conference, Governor Parson says the problem has been fixed but the office is flooded with calls and claims. (as said) “There’s just thousands upon thousands of people trying …

UPDATE – Callaway County now reports 15 positives for COVID-19. The latest case was announced today (tue). Six patients have recovered. Osage County said today (tue) it has picked up its first two positives since Sunday. Boone County is up to 60 confirmed COVID-19 positives. One person died, but 20 …

Jefferson City city leaders say an emergency declaration signed by Mayor Carrie Tergin expands the options for charging violators of a stay-at-home order. The emergency declaration allows the city to prosecute violations of the order in its municipal court system. The declaration spells out that businesses violating the order could …

(MissouriNet) — A major insurance company says more than 31-hundred insurance claims have already been processed in Missouri, from this weekend’s hail storm and severe weather. State Farm Insurance says the heaviest damage is reported in mid-Missouri’s Cole County, in the Jefferson City area. Other areas impacted by damage include …

(MissouriNet) — Governor Parson says he thinks April will be a telltale month for the coronavirus. During a Capitol press briefing today, Parson says some estimates show Missouri could peak mid-April in its case count of people testing positive for COVID-19. (as said) “I think we’re still 60, 90 days …