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Parson Announces Missouri Vaccine Incentive Lottery With $10,000 Prizes

By | July 21, 2021 | 0
Syringes of COVID-19 vaccinations are filled during MU Health Care’s mass vaccination clinic at the Walsworth Family Columns Club at Faurot Field in Columbia on Feb. 4, 2021.

In a bid to increase vaccination rates to combat the Delta variant’s growing spread, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday an incentive program that will feature chances to win $10,000 for those who get a shot.

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Kansas City Area Entertainment Venues Get More Than $40 Million in Economic Relief, More to Come

By | July 8, 2021 | 0
A crowd at recordBar

Live entertainment venues, among the hardest hit businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, are finally getting some long-sought economic relief from the federal government.

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Can Missouri Get Out Rental Assistance Fast Enough to Prevent Evictions?

By | July 7, 2021 | 0
KC Tenants at Jackson County Circuit Court

Missouri has hundreds of millions of dollars in rental assistance available. But it’s unclear whether it can dispense those funds fast enough to help Missourians avoid evictions.

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Study Ranks States on Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic. How did Missouri and Kansas do?

By | June 9, 2021 | 0
Earl Coleman receives his COVID-19 vaccine from MU Health Care staff nurse Paige Spry, RN, during MU Health Care’s vaccination clinic in the Walsworth Family Columns Club at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo. on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.

A new study suggests Missouri remains one of the most unsafe states during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.

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Missouri National Guard’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mission: Task Force Freedom

By | June 8, 2021 | 0
Sgt. Patrick Nwanguzo and Specialist Crystal Baddoo of the Missouri Army National Guard process Covid-19 vaccination information at the Morning Star/LINC vaccination clinic in Kansas City.

Members of the Missouri National Guard have been deployed in Kansas City for months to help hard-to-reach communities get access to COVID-19 vaccinations.

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