Regional News

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased from September 2021 to October 2021, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 3,500 jobs over the month, with job gains in both goods-producing and service-providing industries. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.7 percent […]

CAPE GIRARDEAU — As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s a time to prepare the holiday feast and brush up on home fire safety. Plus, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect communities, planning your celebrations may be a little different this year. “Home fires are a real threat to the Jonesboro Community over the Thanksgiving holiday,” said

JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, R-Scott City, has been tentatively named chairman of the Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect. The 14-member committee consisting of members of both the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives voted to name Sen. Thompson Rehder chairman during a hearing on Nov. 16. Due to an

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking several important actions to support ongoing nationwide COVID-19 testing efforts. These actions are aimed at further increasing access to accurate and reliable COVID-19 tests, particularly diagnostic tests that can be performed at home or in places like doctor’s offices, hospitals, urgent care centers

SEATTLE, Wash. — Thanksgiving is around the corner, and so is your pet – as they are looking at all the food you are preparing for your annual celebration. With that in mind, Trupanion, the leader in medical insurance for pets, is reminding pet owners that not only can some thanksgiving foods be toxic to

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri Farm Bureau, with MFA Incorporated, MFA Oil Company, and Doyle Manufacturing Company, announced today that the companies have filed a lawsuit challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) emergency rule vaccine mandate. The Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) from OSHA mandates that U.S. workers at companies with 100 or more employees