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This Spanish-language urban agriculture class combats Latino health disparities at the root

Plants are at the center of Edda Berti’s childhood memories. She spent weekends at her grandfather’s farm in rural Peru learning how to cultivate crops. Together, with dirty hands, they would

Posted in News, Southwest Mo, State News

Nursing home coronavirus outbreak in southwest Missouri part of national trend

Staff voiced concerns about safety, and documents show the facility has a history of health citations. A spokesperson says the facility is prepared to handle the

Posted in Audio Stories, News, Southeast Mo, Southwest Mo, State News

Unclear federal guidance stalls pandemic relief spending in Missouri

More than $2 billion in coronavirus response money is floating around Missouri, but it’s currently unclear how and when officials will spend it all. The federal government sent $2.38 billion to

Posted in Central Mo, News, Northeast Mo, Northwest Mo, Southeast Mo

For Missouri’s small casino towns, coronavirus closures were a big financial hit

The Mark Twain Casino in La Grange employs about 200 people — a significant number, considering the town’s total population doesn’t quite top 1,000. When the casino shut down in mid-March

Posted in Central Mo, News, Northeast Mo, Southeast Mo

Sanitizer and single-use pens: How rural Missouri counties are preparing for Tuesday’s elections

Polling places across Missouri will soon open for the first election since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the state. On Tuesday, voters will see new safety measures in place. Missouri’s municipal

Posted in Central Mo, News, State News

Sheet metal union donates mask-making parts

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Christy Bullock has been trying to optimize the design of her homemade face masks. A problem with homemade cloth masks is that they don’t always seal well