Coronavirus Testing

A teacher performs a temperature check on the first day of school. Some schools that have opened for in-person learning are struggling to find substitutes when teachers have to quarantine due to close contact with someone who has COVID-19.

Education

In Some Missouri School Districts, Teachers Are Essential Workers — So They Don’t Have To Quaran

Elle Moxley

Essential workers don't have to quarantine as long as they don't have symptoms. Declaring teachers essential would keep them in classrooms even after having close contact with someone who has COVID-19.

Health & Science

4 More Long-Term Care Residents Die From COVID-19; Advocates Call For Transparency, Rapid Testing

Jennifer Moore

Five more people have died in Greene County from COVID-19. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department said Tuesday that four of those people were...

Health & Science

FDA Approves New Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test Developed At Wash U

Sarah Fentem

The federal Food and Drug Administration has granted an emergency use authorization for a saliva-based coronavirus test developed by scientists at the McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said at a press briefing on Wednesday that Missouri was in the top ten states with the lowest unemployment rates in the country.

Economy

Missouri’s Unemployment Rate Continues To Fall, Parson Highlights His Recovery Plan

Jaclyn Driscoll

Gov. Mike Parson highlights Missouri's economic recovery, state unemployment rate continues to fall.