Chicago, IL (KTRS) Influenza cases are down this winter in Illinois compared with recent years. Data from the Illinois Department of Public Health show that that from December 20th through December 26th, there were 49 flu-related intensive care unit admissions and two outbreaks. During roughly the same time last year, there were 323 ICU admissions…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) – J.J. Frazier scored 16 points to lead Georgia’s strong 3-point attack and the Bulldogs beat Missouri 77-59 on Wednesday night for their first Southeastern Conference win. Frazier made four of six 3-pointers. Yante Maten had 15 points and Charles Mann added 14 for Georgia (8-4, 1-1 SEC), which made 11 of…
DENVER (AP) – Gabriel Landeskog scored at 4:44 of overtime and the Colorado Avalanche rallied late Wednesday night to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3. Nathan MacKinnon, Matt Duchene and Mikhail Grigorenko also scored for the Avalanche, who handed the Blues their fourth straight loss. Landeskog got the winner when St. Louis goalie Jake Allen…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Rams will not renew contracts of five assistant coaches including Jeff Garcia, who lasted one year as an offensive assistant. Others who won’t be back are wide receivers coach Ray Sherman, running backs coach Ben Sirmans, assistant strength and conditioning coach Adam Bailey and assistant special teams coach…
BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) – Macy’s plans to close a store in Columbia that employs 81 people and a call center in Bridgeton that employs 750 people. The closings are among about 4,800 job cuts the Cincinnati-based department store chain detailed Wednesday, citing slumping sales. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1ONFrTw ) the Bridgeton call center…
( KTRS ) Legislative leaders say providing resources to help with flood recovery efforts is a top priority. Missouri Department of Transportation spokesman Matt Hiebert says the agency still is assessing the extent of damage from the rare winter flood. But Hiebert says the agency so far has identified three or four locations where pavement has…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating after a man was shot to death in the front yard of his north st. Louis County home. Police say a man was shot multiple times in the 10100 block of Duke Ave at around 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. He was pronounced dead at the scene. St. Louis County Police…
