Missouri


Forecast Estimates Show COVID Infections Rise Near March 2020 Levels

Posted September 20, 2023 COVID-19 cases are slowly creeping toward levels seen in 2020, according to wastewater surveillance and modeling by forecasters. In an update posted earlier this month, Jay Weiland, a COVID modeler, estimated that 650,000 Americans are becoming… more

Pandemic Fraud Likely Reaches $135B Unemployment Relief

Posted September 18, 2023 The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates somewhere between $100 billion and $135 billion of unemployment insurance fraudulent activity occurred during the pandemic, according to a report released Tuesday. The amount of stoled aid would account for… more

Unemployment Claims Tick Upward For August

Posted September 18, 2023 The United States Department of Labor released its latest unemployment report which shows an increase in initial claims while Missouri reports a minor increase and Kansas remains unchanged for the month. For the week ending September… more

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Cuts U.S. Recession Chances to 15 Percent

Posted September 14, 2023 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. reports that the U.S. chances of slipping into recession are now at 15 percent, down from its previous estimates. The decreased prediction comes following a cooling in inflation in recent months, furthermore,… more

UAW Strike: GM Warns Of Possible Layoffs At KCK Manufacturer

Posted September 18, 2023 Updated September 22, 2023 General Motors says a Kansas City, Kansas auto manufacturer could experience layoffs due to the ongoing United Auto Workers strike, citing the shutdown of the Wentzville, Missouri plant as a critical factor.… more

Sen. Josh Hawley Proposes Bill to Combat Credit Card Interest Rates

Posted September 14, 2023 A new legislation from Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was introduced on Tuesday in an effort to cap credit card interest rates in the wake of climbing consumer credit card debt. The bill, Capping Credit Card Interest… more

Kansas, Missouri Falls Short In Provider Claims Payment, Report Shows

Posted September 13, 2023 A report published by Crowe, a public consulting firm, found that providers in both Kansas and Missouri struggled in collecting claims from payers leaving the states categorized among the lowest in the nation. The report, published… more

Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute Finds Co-Directors

Posted September 13, 2023 Saint Luke’s Health System onboards Dr. Carlos Bagley and Dr. Sara Hocker to serve as co-directors of the Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, the health care system announced. Bagley recently served as a professor of… more

Saint Luke’s East Hospital Expansion Could Start Seeing Patients This Fall

Posted September 13, 2023 Saint Luke's East Hospital is spending $52 million to increase its square footage by about 10 percent translating to a 62,000-square-foot addition to the campus. Lee's Summit-based Saint Luke's East Hospital’s reasoning behind the recent renovations… more

University of Central Missouri Gets Skyhaven Aviation Center Off The Ground

Posted September 12, 2023 The University of Central Missouri (UCM) held the ribbon-cutting for the Skyhaven Aviation Center, making the institution the only university in Missouri to operate its own public-use airport. The ceremony was conducted Friday located at 160… more