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Businesses are finding themselves short staffed due to the collection of unemployment payments, according to a local expert.

BOONE COUNTY - Boone County School leaders and University of Missouri research faculty will sign a memorandum to increase mental health support for local schools and families Friday afternoon. According to a news release, various MU faculty who direct the Family Access Center of Excellence (FACE) plan to outline services that will support about 24,000 school-aged children and families. FACE'S lead investigator Aaron Thompson said bringing the center and Boone County schools together is an opportunity to have important conversations advocating for the well-being of children in schools. "These ...

JEFFERSON CITY — A vote on a highly anticipated gun bill in the Missouri Senate turned into a wider debate on domestic violence and the Republican majority's priorities Thursday, with Senate Democrats engaging in a lengthy filibuster before the bill ultimately passed. The Republican-backed House Bill 85, which now returns to the House for final approval, would establish the Second Amendment Preservation Act, or SAPA, and effectively nullify federal gun laws in the state. The legislation would declare any federal law deemed to "restrict or prohibit … the manufacture, ownership and us...

FRIDAY Dew point numbers are still fairly low and is a signal the air may be too dry for rain today in central Missouri. This is a good sign for those who have graduation ceremonies and celebrations across the region this evening. Temperatures will reach the lower 70s under a cloudy skies and a developing wind out from the south at 7-15 MPH. SATURDAY There is increasing confidence that overnight storms from out in Kansas and Nebraska will drift this way leading to widespread showers and thunderstorms during the morning. The afternoon and evening would be drier with lower rain chances. Due to ...

10:45 a.m.: Audrain County Health Department hosts J&J event Friday The Audrain County Health Department is hosting a Johnson & Johnson vaccination event Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. No registration is required. The event is for 18+. The health department is located in Mexico at 1130 South Elmwood Drive. 8:00 a.m.: State reports 50 new hospitalizations  The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services added 350 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in Missouri now stands at 507,058.  DHSS reported seven new deaths in the last 24 hours. This brings the t...