A Democratic Party leader in western Missouri died Sunday after contracting COVID-19 as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state exceeded 900 and the death toll reached 12. The death of William “Al” Grimes, the Henry County Democratic ...

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A Missouri student and teacher are using 3D printing to supply health care facilities in the area with face shields amid the coronavirus pandemic. A.T. Still University recruited senior Caleb Flaim and Rich Chapman, an engineering instructor at the Kirksville ...

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Missouri has recorded its ninth coronavirus death as the outbreak continues to spread, hitting nursing homes particularly hard. St. Louis County officials said Thursday that the latest victim is a woman in her 80s with chronic medical conditions. The announcement ...

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Missouri health officials said the state now has confirmed 356 cases of the coronavirus, an increase of 101 since Tuesday, as Gov. Mike Parson announced more steps to help the fight the spread of the virus. The youngest of the ...

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Two more residents of a southwest Missouri assisted-living center have died from the coronavirus, bringing the number of deaths in the state to eight. The deaths of the two women, one in her 70s and one in her 90s, were ...

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The number of positive coronavirus cases in Missouri has increased to more than 250 and state health officials said the rise is due partly to better access to testing. Eight deaths from the virus have been reported, including three women ...

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His funeral, held at any other time, would have drawn 1,000, or 1,500 people, maybe more. That’s how beloved and well known Albert “Tic Toc” Tinoco and his large family have been in Kansas City’s Hispanic community. When Tinoco’s wife, ...

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday announced the first coronavirus death in the state happened in Boone County, without providing further details. Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said the case was travel-related and the individual is the same person who tested ...

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A clinical lab in Missouri says it has developed a test for the novel coronavirus that is more than 99 percent accurate. KCUR reports that Viracor Eurofins in Lee’s Summit claims it is capable of performing more than 1,000 tests ...

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Missouri lawmakers have advanced a bill that would allow state and local governments to restrict access to public meetings during contagious illness outbreaks such as the coronavirus. A House committee voted 12-2 for the legislation, which is aimed at reducing ...

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Another case of the coronavirus has been confirmed in western Missouri, bringing the state’s total to eight. Cass County health officials announced late Monday that a patient is in self-isolation in Drexel, about 50 miles south of Kansas City. No ...

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