(AUDIO) Missouri native prepares to blast off to space
On a farm near southern Missouri’s Richland, Mike Hopkins grew up watching with fascination as astronauts rocketed into space. America’s space shuttle program inspired him to want to reach for the...
View ArticleAfter deaths, Parson orders review of COVID-19 procedures within Missouri...
Gov. Mike Parson is ordering an external review of Missouri’s seven Veterans Homes to determine if their efforts go far enough to combat COVID-19. The move follows a briefing Thursday with the governor...
View ArticleGovernor Parson says box-in strategy is being used at Missouri veterans homes
Missouri’s governor says he acted immediately when he learned about the spike in COVID-19 deaths at veterans homes, ordering an external review. Governor Mike Parson made his comments during a Thursday...
View ArticleDrowning deaths of three kayakers in southwest Missouri getting attention on...
A southwest Missouri congressman says three kayakers have drowned in the same location on Bull Creek in the past 15 months, prompting him to file legislation aimed at preventing future deaths. U.S....
View ArticleMissouri National Guard’s current largest effort is supporting state health...
The governor says the Missouri National Guard has played a critical role in the COVID-19 response this year. Governor Mike Parson invited National Guard Adjutant General Levon Cumpton to Thursday’s...
View Article67 veterans at Missouri veterans homes have died from COVID-19 since September 1
Another 11 veterans living in Missouri veterans homes have died due to COVID-19 in the past week, bringing the total number of deaths to 67 since September 1. Missourinet followed-up Tuesday with the...
View ArticleCody Smith: Amount of supplemental budget for Missouri special session has...
Saying that there is still CARES Act funding that needs to be distributed to Missourians, Governor Mike Parson has called a special session on a supplemental budget bill that will start on November 5....
View ArticleHawley disturbed by COVID-19 deaths at Missouri veterans homes; MO DMAT-1...
A Missouri senator who serves on the Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill is closely tracking the increasing number of COVID-19 deaths at state veterans homes. The Missouri Veterans Commission...
View ArticleMVC: 12 more COVID deaths at veterans home in northern Missouri’s Cameron
12 more veterans have died from COVID at the state veterans home in northwest Missouri’s Cameron. The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) says 12 more veterans have died at the Cameron home in the past...
View ArticleKehoe wins Missouri Lt. Governor’s race; plans to focus on infrastructure and...
Missourians overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to give Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe (R) a full term. The Jefferson City Republican defeated Democrat Alissia Canady. He tells Missourinet he’ll continue to...
View ArticleKehoe: initial report about COVID deaths in Missouri veterans homes mentions...
The lieutenant governor says the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) has released an initial report about the increasing number of COVID deaths in Missouri veterans homes, since September. Lieutenant...
View ArticleGold Star mother from mid-Missouri’s Jamestown says monument reminds us that...
Dozens of U.S. military veterans, Gold Star families, state lawmakers and civilians turned out on a sun-soaked Veterans Day afternoon in Jefferson City for a groundbreaking ceremony for the Gold Star...
View ArticleMercy Springfield nurse says they’re running out of room for COVID and acute...
(Missourinet Springfield television partner KOLR-10 contributed to this story) Springfield’s mayor and hospital leaders and employees there are renewing their call for a statewide mask mandate. They...
View ArticleVeterans Commission homes continue to fight coronavirus, 109 veterans dead...
The Missouri Veterans Commission’s Veterans Homes continue to fight COVID-19, and according to spokesman Jamie Melchert, they are continuing daily testing using PCR and antigen testing; training on the...
View ArticleMissouri Veteran’s Homes COVID-19 deadly outbreak showed failures of...
An independent study of the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Missouri Veterans Homes finds that “the MVC Headquarters and Home staff genuinely care for the Veterans, three major lapses contributed to the...
View ArticleArmstrong Teasdale: Missouri veterans homes should undergo a COVID-19 reset...
An independent investigation into the recent COVID-19 deaths at Missouri veterans homes has found that the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) headquarters failed to recognize the outbreak. Armstrong...
View ArticleGovernor Parson reacts to investigative report into recent COVID deaths at...
Missouri’s governor said Thursday in Jefferson City that he wants some answers, after reading a 53-page independent investigation into recent COVID deaths at Missouri veterans homes. Governor Mike...
View ArticleU.S. Senate unanimously approves Missouri Senator Hawley’s duck boat bill
Bipartisan legislation aimed at improving safety on duck boats and other amphibious passenger vessels was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate on Thursday. It was one of the first bills filed by...
View ArticleVeterans Commission says homes need transformation: “We have to assume we’ll...
The chairman of the Missouri Veterans Commission has met and held town halls with the staff of its seven homes and headquarters in the aftermath of a report critical of leadership’s lack of planning...
View ArticleCongresswoman Hartzler wants President Trump to sign defense bill, citing...
A Missouri congresswoman who serves on the Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill is hopeful that President Trump will sign the $731-billion defense authorization bill, saying it includes another $40...
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