Missouri seeks retired medical staff, others to fight virus

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is asking medical professionals who are not working to join a specialized state team that responds to critical health emergencies. “We are calling on all available medical professionals to support the effort to fight the virus by joining a critical reserve unit...

Virus cluster found at Kansas rehabilitation center

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A cluster of COVID-19 cases has been found at a rehabilitation center in Kansas City, Kansas, where 17 residents and two staff members have tested positive for the virus. Six of those 17 residents at the Riverbend Post Acute Care Center have been hospitalized, said Dr. Allen Greiner,...

Search for body of missing woman could cost $500,000

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The search for the body of a Missouri woman presumed to have been murdered by her husband could cost at least $500,000, forcing her family to ask lawmakers and the community for help in funding the effort. Columbia police believe the body of Mengqi Ji was dropped in the Lamine...

Parson issues statewide stay-at-home order to curb virus

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson issued a statewide stay-at-home order on Friday, meaning Missouri has joined about 40 other states already requiring residents to avoid going out except for essential purposes. The order came as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri reached 2,113, up...

NOT REAL NEWS: False coronavirus claims and phony remedies

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ CLAIM: Eating alkaline foods will stave off the novel coronavirus, which has a...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson issues statewide stay-at-home order to combat the spread of the new coronavirus

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson issues statewide stay-at-home order to combat the spread of the new coronavirus.

Plan in motion to complete Interstate 49 around Bella Vista

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Missouri highway officials approved a plan to complete the remaining five miles of the Bella Vista Bypass, also known as the Interstate 49 Missouri/Arkansas Connector. Bella Vista is the only stretch where traffic has to leave I-49 and continue on U.S. 71 to travel north or south. ...

3 charged for robbery, assault in Missouri cemetery

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The Cass County Sheriff's Office says three people are charged with robbing and assaulting a woman Thursday in a Kansas City, Missouri-area cemetery. Prosecutors charged 32-year-old Harrisonville resident Maggie Jestice, 31-year-old Lancaster, Kansas resident Dustin Richardson,...

AP source: Chiefs agree to reworked deal with WR Watkins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs and wide receiver Sammy Watkins have agreed on a restructured one-year contract that gives the franchise much-needed salary cap relief, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Chiefs...

79-year-old woman dies in southwest Missouri house fire

HOLLISTER, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 79-year-old woman has died in a house fire in southwest Missouri, along with two cats and a dog. KYTV reports that the Taney County Coroner identified the victim as Betty Sinson. The Western Taney County Fire Protection District reports that crews responded around 4...