Missouri
Journalists Dig In on the Fiscal Health of the Nation and Hospital Closures in Rural Missouri
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Chesterfield Police investigating numerous car break-ins from the weekend
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – A series of car break-ins over the weekend in Chesterfield have residents and police on alert. “Late Friday night into Saturday mornings, we had calls for people had entered cars and stolen things and we had two cars stolen as well,” said Sgt. Keith Rider, Chesterfield Police Department. “All these cars were …
University of Missouri moves forward with events as health restrictions ease up
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is moving forward with health leaders to return faculty to campus, host adolescent vaccination clinics, and put on a handful of graduation ceremonies. Final Day of May Graduation at Mizzou – Sunday, May 16 A university spokesperson says each graduation ceremony has around 300 graduates. Each graduate was …
BREAKING: Ames Police searching for person of interest in homicide investigation | News
ISD Staff The Ames Police Department has a named person of interest in the investigation of a body that was found Saturday evening. According to a press release, Ames Police conducted a welfare check at 7:02 p.m. Saturday at 407 S Fifth St. Officers entered the apartment and found a deceased female. The death was …
SSM Health Medical Minute – Cardiac cath labs can treat most heart ailments
ST. LOUIS – During the height of the pandemic, we frequently saw patients suffering from significant heart conditions who delayed their care and avoided the hospital. While hospitals are seeing these episodes less frequently now, much of the public is unaware that cardiac catheterization labs can successfully treat most heart ailments without the need for …
SSM Health Medical Minute – New technology at SLU Hospital allows family members to send photos to patient rooms
ST. LOUIS – In addition to digital whiteboards, in-room entertainment, and the ability to order food service all from the comfort of your bed, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital has added another feature to its patient portal: photo sharing. Jennifer Garnica, administrative director of Nursing Operations at SLU Hospital, says she and her staff …
Man arrested for breaking into a storage building in Lamar, Mo.
LAMAR, Mo. (KY3) -A man from Lamar is accused of breaking into several units at Lamar Mini Storage. Corporal Toby Luce was checking the storage building when he noticed a door and a lock that appeared slightly different than when he had checked them a few hours before Thursday morning. Luce found that multiple units …
SATURDAY UPDATES: Missouri health department reports 2,100+ new COVID-19 cases
News COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri state health department reported more than 2,100 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. Health officials said total COVID-19 cases since the pandemic were up to 399,456 Saturday — 2,157 more since Friday’s dashboard update. The health department included three more virus-related deaths to the dashboard bringing the pandemic total up to 5,543 …