Missouri

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.

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

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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Cannabis growing facilities

Activists Renew Push to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in Missouri

Cannabis activists have filed initiative petitions seeking to amend Missouri’s constitution to allow “adult use of cannabis.”

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Winds turbines.

Missouri Finally Mining Untapped Potential With Move Toward Renewable Energy

After years spent lagging behind its neighbors in renewable energy production, Missouri may finally be on the cusp of a green makeover of its power grid.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Putting Missouri’s COVID-19 Surge in Context

Missouri is earning a reputation as the nation’s COVID epicenter. But is it really the worst in the entire country? What’s happening in Missouri isn’t pretty. But context is in order here and the overall statistics present a different picture.

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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.

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

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

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