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Body RICHMOND – Earth Day came and went Monday with little notice, which is understandable, given that the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, insists upon itself, being so overbearing on the human experience that little else manages to enter the spotlight.

Body KANSAS CITY – Biologists for the Missouri Department of Conservation, or MDC, completed a fish habitat project at Truman Lake.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – Watching red foxes in action, one can see how the saying “smart as a fox” came to be, Missouri Department of Conservation, or MDC, information states.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – People angry about being furloughed from jobs and having their businesses closed are denouncing Gov. Mike Parson for following the social distancing strategy urged by medical professionals.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – Being frustrated and wanting Missouri to reopen is understandable, but not reason enough to do so, Missouri Nurses Association Director Heidi Lucas, Jefferson City, said Wednesday.

Body ARLINGTON, Virginia – While larger urban areas may be seeing the number of coronavirus cases slow, cases in rural areas are just beginning, two experts said during a briefing from the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Tuesday.

Body OMAHA – Assisting cows with calving or tagging newborn calves can pose significant risk for personal injury during any kind of weather conditions.

Body WARRENSBURG – Depression-level job losses, plunging stock markets, business closings …

Body JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Division of Employment Security began issuing the $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments last week, with $66 million in benefits paid out to over 115,000 claimants.