Unemployment Claims Eight Times Higher Than Previous Year
Unemployment claims for the past week have skyrocketed past all of April 2019’s numbers, with around 91,000 claims filed. Data from the state’s labor department show unemployment claims for the week that ended Tuesday dropped from the
More Info On Filing For Unemployment
The Missouri Department of Labor is releasing more information on filing for unemployment benefits. Here’s more from the Department of Labor: The Missouri Department of Labor released updated information today on filing unemployment benefits for those laid
Governor Orders Public Schools To Remain Closed
Governor Parson has ordered all public and charter schools to remain closed through the academic year. He says the only exception will be for nutrition and childcare services outlined in the order. Parson says he made the
Eighth Death From Coronavirus In Greene County
An eighth person has died from the coronavirus in Greene County. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department says the man was in his 70s and had a compromised immune system. Greene County has 76 cases of the virus.
Freeze Warning Overnight Friday Morning: Cover Those Plants And Protect Pipes
We’re going from record high temps to a freeze warning. The National Weather Service says temps as low as 28 are possible overnight into Friday morning in parts of the Ozarks, with frost also expected. Those conditions
Librarians Make Video For Kids Who Can’t Come To Library
With all branches of the Springfield-Greene County Library District closed because of the coronavirus, librarians at the Library Station on North Kansas Expressway made a video to say hello to the young readers they cannot see at
Linda Tripp, Whose Tapes Exposed Clinton Affair, Dies At 70
WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda Tripp, whose secretly taped conversations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky provided evidence of an affair with President Bill Clinton that led to his impeachment, died Wednesday. She was 70. Tripp’s death
Missouri Lawmakers Approve Multi-Billion Dollar Virus Bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state lawmakers on Wednesday gave Republican Gov. Mike Parson sweeping authority to spend billions of dollars in federal stimulus money as the state tries to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Revenue Loss Amid COIVD-19 Pandemic Impacts Taney County Ambulance District
The Taney County Ambulance District says the coronavirus outbreak is hitting their bottom line hard. Paramedics typically respond to about 13,000 calls a year in Taney County. When they respond to a call, the district is able
New 1.6 Million Dollar Station Helps Firefighters During Pandemic
A new fire station is the Ozark Fire Protection District’s key to operating safely during the pandemic. The new station will be able to keep individual staff members isolated in case of an infection due to separate