(KTRS) The Franklin County Health Department confirms a total of 4 positive cases as of today. Commisioner Tim Brinker says the investigations are ongoing. St. Charles County Health Department reports two new COVID-19 cases bringing it’s total up to 8 in the county. The St. Francois County Health Center has confirmed a second case of…
(AP) Manufacturers are reconfiguring operations to help produce desperately needed medical gear. Wine and beer sellers are doing the same to ensure a steady supply of booze to the shelter-in-place crowd. The global outbreak of the coronavirus is changing the way businesses operate. Ford said Tuesday that it’s working with GE and 3M on masks.…
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ordered the state’s residents to remain in their homes except for essential needs, joining similar efforts in California and New York to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Pritzker’s order announced Friday will still allow the state’s 12.6 million residents to seek essentials including groceries and medicine. The order will…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tapping stepped-up powers to marshal the private sector in the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this week he said he’d invoke the rarely used Defense Production Act as needed to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the outbreak. Now he says he’s put that “in gear.” He…
(AP) Doctors in virtually every field are scrambling to alter care as the new coronavirus spreads. Some cancer surgeries are being delayed, many stent procedures for clogged arteries have been pushed back and infertility specialists have been asked to postpone helping patients get pregnant until the outbreak eases. Medical groups issued advice this week on…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Applications for jobless benefits are surging in some states as coronavirus concerns shake the U.S. economy. The sharp increase comes as governments have ordered millions of workers, students and shoppers to stay home as a precaution against spreading the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease. In some states, the demand…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s 13 casinos are closing through March 30 under orders of Gov. Mike Parson as part of the effort to limit public gatherings in the public health battle against the coronavirus. The Republican governor announced Tuesday that the casinos would close at midnight. The news came the same day neighboring…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing solidly higher after President Donald Trump promised he’s “going big” with plans to blunt the economic pain caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The market got back not quite half of what it lost in a breathtaking drop a day earlier, which was the biggest in more than three…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is alleging that a foreign disinformation campaign is underway aiming to stoke fear amid the coronavirus pandemic. Three U.S. officials said Monday that federal officials began confronting what they said was a deliberate effort by a foreign entity to sow fear of a nationwide quarantine. Agencies took coordinated action…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police say five people including an officer and a gunman are dead after a shooting at a gas station in Springfield, Missouri. Police Chief Paul Williams said Monday morning the dead also include three citizens. Williams said police began receiving reports of someone firing shots from a car late Sunday. The…