COVID-19

The Boone County Commission announced the names of organizations receiving funding Tuesday.

After a Cole County judge invalidated the regulations in 2021, then-Attorney General Eric Schmitt decided not to appeal the case. Local governments, which had used their authority granted by the regulations to issue pandemic-era restrictions such as mask mandates, want the right to defend them in court.

The local newscast from the KBIA newsroom in Columbia, Missouri

Bridgett Robbins is an Assistant teaching professor at the Sinclair School of Nursing, but before that she worked as a nurse in Mid-Missouri for more than 30 years.She spoke about how the past several years of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted – and continues to impact – her and those she works alongside.As a note - This piece discusses the pandemic, grief and death, and may be distressing to some listeners.

Effective immediately, MU Health Care announced today that it will be putting an end to its universal masking requirement within all MU Health care hospitals and clinics.

As part of the U-S governments efforts to help its citizens recover from COVID-19, the American Rescue Plan Act has issued $25.2 million for addressing public health and safety.

While unemployment is at a near historic low, many businesses are still struggling to find workers – as many otherwise eligible workers in Missouri are out with short or long-term complications of long COVID.

National reports show students have fallen behind academically at historic levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic–with disproportionate effects on students of color. Some people in mid-Missouri are working to reverse that trend.

Members of MU’s Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) chapter are leading initiatives to bridge the gaps between medical professionals and Spanish-speaking patients.

Newly released research from MU Extension looks at the economic impact of the condition on both workers and businesses.