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Changes to class schedules at Mizzou due to novel coronavirus concerns. MU will cancel in-person classes from now through Sunday. Next week, classes will be held remotely. After spring break the following week, classes are expected to resume in-person on Monday, March 30th. All nonessential university events are cancelled until …

UNDATED (AP) – President Trump is banning most Europeans from entering the United States for 30 days to try to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. The ban announced Wednesday night will begin at midnight Friday. Americans returning from Europe will be subject to enhanced health screening. The new …

Joe Biden rolls to a comfortable win in Missouri’s Democratic presidential primary. The former vice president won every county yesterday (tue), and got about 60 percent of the vote. Bernie Sanders got 35 percent. President Trump easily won on the Republican side, with 97 percent support. Cole County had a …

Journalists from a group based in Columbia went to the same conference as someone who now tests positive for the new coronavirus. The organization Investigative Reporters and Editors said yesterday (tue) the patient has mild symptoms after spending a few days late last week at the conference in New Orleans. …

Two Columbia natives are arrested hours after police chase a motorcycle in Cooper County. Authorities pulled over a car reported stolen and arrested Aidan Murphy and Chableigh Madsen at about midnight yesterday (tue). Deputies say a motorcycle that was reported stolen raced away from a traffic stop on Highway 87 …

CVS Pharmacy is taking over the pharmacies in Schnucks grocery stores. CVS said yesterday (tue) that will mostly just mean a re-brand at most Schnucks. But about ten percent of them will close. CVS says it’s not clear yet which Schnucks pharmacies will close. The grocery store has locations in …

No bond for the man accused of killing a Cole County classmate as a teenager nearly 30 years ago. A judge ruled yesterday (mon) Chris Niemet will not be let out of jail before his murder trial. The Fulton man is now accused of killing 14-year-old Greg Jones in 1991. …

An attorney for family members of Missouri’s first novel coronavirus patient say they were not told at first to quarantine themselves. The dad and a sister of the Saint Louis County woman went to a father-daughter dance Saturday night, after they were exposed to the virus. The Post-Dispatch reports the …

It’s time for Missouri voters to weigh in on who they think should be a party nominee for president. The Show-Me State’s primary is today (tue). There are 22 Democrats on the ballot, including many who dropped out of the race. Or you can choose from five Republicans, including President …

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri officials say a St. Louis-area woman who recently traveled to Italy is the state’s first confirmed coronavirus case. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Saturday that the woman is in her 20s and is at home with her parents. He said she was returning …