Weeks after warnings about high COVID-19 infection rates in Missouri and in Southeastern states, vaccination rates remain low and health care systems are stressed.

While most state's COVID-19 cases are down, Missouri's new cases are up 71 percent. Summer tourism presents new risks in a state resistant to virus control measures since the pandemic began.

Even though many students are taking classes online, some schools are still embracing Snow Days, in part, so students can still enjoy the magic of an unexpected break.

A piano ready for the scrap heap gets one last chance to entertain people in Columbia, Mo. As part of our summer series "The World's a Stage," we find out who's playing it.