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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 10 million Americans have lost their jobs and applied for unemployment benefits in the past two weeks — a stunning record high that reflects the near-complete shutdown of the U.S. economy. Job losses related to the coronavirus are sure to rise further in coming weeks, with …

Missouri has confirmed 1834 cases of COVID – 19 .. with 19 deaths. Cole County has 26, Boone County has 69 cases with one death and there are 18 cases in Callaway County. Osage County as 2. Camden County has 19. Osage County has issued a stay at home order. …

Starting TODAY – Friday, the state will begin releasing additional information about Missouri’s response to the coronavirus. Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams says the details being shared “regularly” include the number of hospitalized patients and how many ventilators and intensive care unit beds are available. * …

A car chase that starts on I-70 ends with police using spike strips in Tipton. Brittany Mikel and Cody Nelson from the Kansas City area are now in jail. Investigators say the duo drove away from the law yesterday (wed) morning on I-70 near Boonville, and on Highway 50 near …

Missouri now has 1,581 confirmed cases in the state and 19 deaths. There are now 26 – cases in Cole County. 6 – patients have recovered. In Callaway County there are 17 positive cases. 11 active cases and 6 people have recovered. Boone County remains at 66. 24 individuals have …

Several Cole County schools say they’ll stay closed through Friday May 1st. the list includes Jefferson City Public, Blair Oaks, Russellville, Eugene, Calvary Lutheran and a number of others.

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 …