St. Louis city and county officials say they will require masks in some public places starting Monday. But some state and city officials are expected to challenge the new mandate.
Arkansas is among the leaders in new COVID-19 cases per capita. The rolling average number of daily new cases has increased 115% over the past two weeks, according to numbers compiled by Johns Hopkins University researchers.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has issued COVID-19 hotspot advisories for five new counties, several within the state’s southwest and south-central region.
More than seven months have passed since a Howell County man was reported missing, and authorities continue to investigate suspicious circumstances about his disappearance.
An operation Wednesday led agents to some illegal marijuana grow sites throughout Ozark County. Authorities did not report any arrests in the operation.
State response teams ordered by the governor to come to Springfield and help in the fight against the COVID-19 surge have arrived including a group that's giving out antibody infusions to try and keep moderate cases from becoming life-threatening.
Wes Murphy, the owner of Murphy’s Orchard, says this year has been a battle against the elements. His orchard has been hit by what he calls “the triple threat.”
Missouri’s acting health director is speaking up on disparaging remarks about the COVID-19 vaccine, calling rhetoric against the vaccines “a bunch of baloney.”
As the delta variant of COVID-19 makes its way through the Kansas City area, the region’s medical leaders appear to be on the verge of calling for new mask mandates.
Missouri state leaders will send additional personnel and equipment to Springfield and Greene County starting Friday to assist in southwest Missouri’s fight against COVID-19.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Thursday that while running for the Republican nomination for governor, she also will try to put on next year’s ballot a proposition to end the state’s individual income tax.
A nurse from the country of Nepal came to Springfield to get her Masters degree five years ago and went to work here in helping the Ozarks fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Now she's heading to one of the leading hospitals in the country for the next chapter in her life.
NFL teams that experience a COVID-19 outbreak among non-vaccinated players could forfeit regular-season games, with players on both teams not getting paid.
