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Missouri adjusts COVID-19 hotline hours The COVID-19 hotline operated by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will shift to a new schedule beginning next Thursday. by News Tribune Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 3:50pm

Court weighs fate of sweeping Missouri abortion restrictions A federal appeals court panel is weighing the fate of a sweeping Missouri abortion law, including a provision that prohibits a woman from having an abortion because the fetus has Down syndrome. by Jim Salter, Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 1:25pm

Missouri voting lawsuit appealed to state Supreme Court Civil rights groups have filed to appeal a Cole County judge's ruling Thursday to the Missouri Supreme Court in a lawsuit over voting requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Phillip Sitter Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 1:15pm

Jefferson City fire attributed to disposal of smoking materials Careless disposal of smoking materials has been ruled the cause for a house fire early Friday morning in Jefferson City. Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:40pm

Callaway County warns of potential COVID-19 exposure at funeral The Callaway County Health Department is warning of a potential mass COVID-19 exposure event during a recent funeral. by Helen Wilbers Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 10:50am

Moniteau R-1 administrators clarify return timeline for quarantined students With more than 100 individuals in the Moniteau County R-1 School District asked to quarantine due to contact with positive COVID-19 cases this week, district administrators hope all will return to in-person classes by early October. by Austin Hornbostel Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 9:40am

2 hurt in US 54 crash at Route D Two people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash Thursday night in Cole County. by News Tribune Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 9:30am

Lake Ozark woman arrested for DWI after crash A Lake Ozark woman was arrested after a one-vehicle crash late Thursday night in Miller County. by News Tribune Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 9:30am

US 50 crash in Osage county injures 2 Two people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Osage County. by News Tribune Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 9:25am

Versailles man dies in Camden County crash A man from Versailles died in a two vehicle crash Wednesday night in Camden County. by News Tribune Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 9:25am

Virginia governor, wife, test positive for coronavirus Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that he and his wife have both tested positive for the coronavirus. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 9:25am

Houston sampling wastewater to track spread of COVID-19 HOUSTON (AP) — Results from a program that's testing Houston's wastewater to monitor the local spread of the coronavirus have shown it could be a faster way of detecting outbreaks in the nation's fourth-largest city, officials said Thursday. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

Fraud, backlogs disrupt US unemployment benefit payments WASHINGTON (AP) — Many American workers applying for unemployment benefits after being thrown out of a job by the coronavirus face a new complication: States' efforts to prevent fraud have delayed or disrupted their payments. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

Arkansas reports more than 1K new confirmed COVID-19 cases LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Thursday reported 17 more deaths from the illness caused by the coronavirus and one of its highest one-day increases in new confirmed cases. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

Order forces Census to do more visits ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Even as the U.S. Census Bureau aims to finish the 2020 census by the end of the month, several areas of the country have seen slight declines recently in the rate of households being counted — and that's a good thing because it may result in a more accurate count, according to a researcher at the City University of New York. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

Judge orders state to sell parts of proposed state park ALTON (AP) — The state of Missouri must sell part of the land it bought in 2016 with the intention of creating a state park along the Eleven Point River in southern Missouri, a judge ruled. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

Callaway court employee tests positive for COVID-19 Due to a positive COVID-19 test of a court employee, the Callaway County Circuit Court will be reducing the number of people coming into the courthouse in Fulton. by News Tribune Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

Suspected extremists abduct 3 non-Muslims in Kenya's north NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Officials in Kenya said three non-Muslim bus passengers were abducted by suspected Islamic extremists in Kenya's northern Mandera county that borders Somalia. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

GOP elections board members in NC resign over absentee deal RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The two Republican members of North Carolina's state elections board have resigned after signing off on a legal settlement to alter absentee ballot rules for this fall. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

In sign of frustration, US shortens sanctions waiver to Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has extended a sanctions waiver that enables Iraq to continue importing gas from Iran but this time granting a significantly shorter waiver period, Iraqi officials and the U. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

At UN, Africa urges fiscal help against virus 'apocalypse' JOHANNESBURG (AP) — African nations came out swinging on the third day of the United Nations annual gathering of world leaders Thursday, calling for dramatic fiscal measures to help economies survive the coronavirus pandemic — which one leader called the "fifth horseman of the apocalypse. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

Officials plead for calm amid anger over Breonna Taylor case LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities pleaded for calm while activists vowed to fight Thursday in Kentucky's largest city, where a gunman wounded two police officers during anguished protests following the decision not to charge officers for killing Breonna Taylor. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

State releases guidance for visits at long-term care facilities Missouri has released revised guidance for long-term care facilities that wish to establish an "essential caregiver" program or resume general visits for patients. by News Tribune Published Sep. 25 2020 @ 12:05am