Missouri is now leading the nation with the highest rate of new COVID-19 infections. Health officials say the two areas driving the surge are the north-central and southwest portions of the state. Mid-Missouri’s new case increases have stayed fairly low. Boone County had 29 new positives over the last three …

(MissouriNet0 — U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says work is already underway to investigate the January protest at on the nation’s Capitol and now is not the right time to create a commission to investigate what happened. The U.S. House has approved the creation of a commission to review the Capitol …

KWOS Person You Should Know   May 14, 2021 / Week 2 Nathan Schmitz / Paramedic / Cole County EMS Married and has 4 kids – he and his wife home school During the pandemic he actually helped to vaccinate friends and neighbors that are home bound He instructs various …

(KMIZ) — A Lake Ozark real estate broker has been charged with trying to hire someone to kill her ex-husband’s mother. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested Leigh Ann Bauman on Thursday and Camden County prosecutors charged her Friday with a single count of conspiracy to commit murder. She was …

Earlier dismissals for Jefferson City school students won’t happen next school year. The board this week decided not to approve 70 – minute early dismissals for most Mondays. Staff says the move would have decreased student in – seat time by about 2 – percent. But it would open up …

Several mass coronavirus vaccination clinics are coming to mid-Missouri. MU Health Care says to check your email for a makeup date if you were supposed to get a shot at Faurot Field last week. The Audrain County clinic was also postponed due to the weather last week. It’s now Thursday …

A 73rd Boone County resident has died from COVID-19, health officials confirmed yesterday (wed). But active coronavirus cases kept going down after just 28 new positives. Hospitalizations also dropped, and are not straining resources. Cole and Callaway counties both had small case increases too.  Governor Parson is expected to have …

Cole is the first local county with more than a hundred COVID-19 deaths. Officials there reported four more deaths yesterday (mon). Boone County reported its 70th COVID-19 death, a patient older than 80. Active coronavirus cases dropped a lot in Boone, with just 28 new positives yesterday (mon). Hospitalizations are …

Cole County added 25 new cases of the virus. Active coronavirus cases take a big drop in Boone County. There were 46 new positives yesterday (mon). Hospitalizations are still around the lowest levels seen in months. Resources are still strained, though. Callaway County saw an increase in active cases over …

Cole County confirmed only six new cases yesterday (tue). Another person in Boone County has died from COVID-19. That’s now 63 total deaths in Boone. Health officials said yesterday (tue) the patient was older than 80. Active coronavirus cases went up in Boone with 87 new positives. Hospitalizations fell slightly, …