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A surge in coronavirus cases is proving worrisome in the popular southwestern Missouri tourist destination of Branson.
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Missouri summer camp virus outbreak raises safety questions
Missouri is one of several states to report outbreaks at summer camps.
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Read More »Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don’t reopen
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal funding if schools don’t reopen in the fall, and he lashed out at federal health officials over school reopening guidelines that he says are impractical and expensive.
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Read More »Small business aid went beyond hard-hit companies, data show
The Treasury Department’s Payroll Protection Program approved applicants from a broad swath of industries, including law firms and private equity companies.
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Read More »Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again
The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients climbs.
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Read More »Supreme Court sets aside Nash’s murder conviction
In a rare order issued on a court holiday July 3, the Missouri Supreme Court set aside the conviction of Donald “Doc” Nash for the 1982 murder of his girlfriend, Judy Spencer.
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Read More »A decline in trusts: Drop in interest revenue cuts into IOLTA funding
What had been a banner year for interest revenue collected from Missouri lawyer trust accounts during 2019 has given way to decline after the Federal Reserve Bank lowered interest rates.
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Read More »Missouri jurisdictions divided on requiring face coverings
Leaders of Missouri’s largest metropolitan areas are now requiring face coverings in response to the surge in confirmed coronavirus cases, but many other places across the state are leaving it up to individuals to decide.
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Read More »Missouri’s coronavirus death toll passes the 1,000 mark
Missouri reached a grim new milestone in its battle with the coronavirus on Tuesday, surpassing 1,000 deaths amid a resurgence of the disease that has seen cases skyrocket in recent weeks.
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Read More »Missouri governor cuts $450M from new budget
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the state budget as revenues continue to tank because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Read More »As virus roars back, so do signs of a new round of layoffs
A resurgence of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the South and West — and the suspension or reversal of re-openings of bars, hotels, restaurants and other businesses — is endangering hopes for an economic rebound in the region and perhaps nationally.
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