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‘We’re real people’: Missouri’s local public health officials face burnout, mistrust and threats

Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part report on the challenges Missouri’s local public health departments are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Audrey Gough has been with the

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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

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Missouri lags behind its neighbors with limited mask mandate in prisons

Update: This story has been updated to include data on the Missouri prison system’s rates of COVID-19 infection and testing compared to neighboring states. For Missouri’s prisoners and their

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Long hours and service cuts: The pandemic’s toll on Missouri’s public health system

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part report on the challenges Missouri’s local public health departments are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 continues to demand

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Wearing a mask will help slow the spread of COVID-19

As Missouri experiences its highest number of positive COVID-19 cases yet, several counties and municipalities have begun encouraging or requiring people to wear masks when going out into the

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As Missouri’s COVID-19 cases rise, health departments struggle with contact tracing

Nearly four months into the COVID-19 pandemic, city and county health departments in Missouri are working to expand contact tracing plans. But some say they’re still getting no direction or direct

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Missouri’s tourism industry is reopening after being hit hard by COVID-19

When Colleen Sundlie opened Cafe Dhibs in November, she experienced an influx of customers during the holiday season. The cafe is nestled into Commercial Street in Springfield’s historic district,

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Missouri farms finding new ways to sell locally amid the pandemic

Earlier this year, Buckeye Acres, a farm just north of Warrensburg, Missouri, had a website but customers couldn’t use it to order online. Heather Counts, who owns the farm with her husband,

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Missourians can vote by mail due to COVID-19 risks

Any registered voter in Missouri will be able to cast a vote by mail in the upcoming August and November elections, thanks to legislation Gov. Mike Parson signed June 4. The new law makes it easier

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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