In what will likely be the only in-person debate among the four candidates for Missouri governor, Gov. Mike Parson and state Auditor Nicole Galloway sparred over COVID-19, budget priorities and policing in a forum sponsored by the Missouri Press Association Oct. 9.Parson, a Republican who took office after the resignation of Gov. Eric Greitens in May 2018, is facing voters for the first time as governor.

Politics

US & Canada

Health Care

Colin Allred

Coronavirus

Missouri

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Dallas News

KDFW

Portland Press Herald

Yahoo News

Fox News

Washington Times

Parson, Galloway spar on COVID, policing, health care in debate

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — With the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization rising at alarming levels, Missouri and perhaps at least five other states are unable to post accurate data on COVID-19 dashboards because of a flaw in the federal reporting system. Missouri’s health department says the number of hospitalized patients has been underreported since Oct. 17.

WPTA

KWWL

Hospitalization data flawed in Missouri, perhaps elsewhere

Voters will consider two amendments to the Missouri Constitution in the election Tuesday, Nov. 3, highlighted by Amendment 3, a rerun of the Clean Missouri amendment approved by voters in November 2018 that has been called “Cleaner Missouri” by its backers and “Dirty Missouri” by its detractors.

Columbia Daily Tribune

Amendment 3 reverts redistricting change voters approved in Clean Missouri

Springfield News-Leader 

No changes to Missouri mail-in ballot rules after 8th Circuit ruling

The cultivator that grew the marijuana bud in question said earlier this week that it passed Missouri's required mycotoxin tests before going on sale.

Marijuana

Health

Marijuana 'mold growth' complaint: Health department finds 'no evidence' of health and safety issues

Staffing in the Division of Employment Security had fallen in recent years, from 645 full time workers in the 2013 budget to 398 in fiscal year 2019.

Unemployment

St Louis Post-Dispatch

Hourlong waits. 120,000 unanswered calls in one day. How unemployment claims overwhelmed Missouri

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pandemic

KMIZ

FRIDAY UPDATES: COVID-19 community testing efforts ongoing in Missouri

How people vote and how easy the process is during a pandemic has become an issue in a television campaign ad for Missouri Secretary of State.

Secretary of State

KSHB-TV

Fact Check: Where Jay Ashcroft stands on voting policies

Rapper Kanye West has failed to make the ballot in Missouri and Wyoming, election officials announced Tuesday.

White House

US Presidential Election

Kanye West

The Hill

USA Today

Russia Today

Washington Examiner

WBMA

News18 India

Oil City News

Newsmax

The Independent

Fox 4 Kansas City

IBTimes

Kanye West fails to make ballot in Missouri, Wyoming

Missouri Gov. Gov. Mike Parson (R) said he has tested positive for COVID-19, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports.Said Parson: "I was tested, the preliminary results have come back as a positive result.... Right now, I feel fine, no symptoms of any kind."

Missouri

Stay current with Missouri's Breaking News, Sports, Videos, Weather and more

Trending Stories

Missouri Blindspots

FOR THE LEFT

FOR THE RIGHT

Missouri News

Blindspot report

Burst your Bubble report

Explore more topics