University of Missouri Extension is offering several employment, labor and workforce development webinars over teh coming weeks. The webinars include: • April 1, 2-3:30 p.m., Credentialing $30.00 COVID-19 and Other Disaster Recovery Resources  Updates and changes to FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), SBA (Small Business Assistance), EDA (Economic Development Administration) and Disaster Recovery, USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Rural Business Development Grants, COVID-19 loans and local initiatives.. ...

PIEDMONT — A Piedmont man has been charged with the stabbing death of his mother. Daniel R. Adams is charged with the Class A felony of first-degree murder and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action. He is accused of causing the death of his mother, Gabrielle G. Gamble...

REYNOLDS COUNTY MO. — The Reynolds County Health Center has confirmed the first positive case of COVID-19 in Reynolds County. The individual is currently home. The Reynolds County Health Center is working with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and the CDC, to identify and contact people who may have come in contact with the individual while they were infectious and will monitor them for fever and respiratory symptoms...

NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government's top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday as smoldering hotspots in nursing homes and a growing list of stricken cities heightened the sense of dread across the country.

Many counties in Southeast Missouri are currently under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Southern Stoddard and Southeastern Butler Counties are under a significant weather advisory until 6:30 p.m. According to the National Weather Service, strong storms were tracking at 5:45 p.m. in a line from near Dexter and Bernie to near Qulin. They were moving northeast at 60 mph...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was considering a quarantine as early as Saturday for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, though it wasn't clear whether he had the power to order state residents to stay put...