O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The city of Springfield is extending its mask requirement until April 9, citing the fast-rising number of hospitalizations and deaths in Missouri’s third-largest city, and leaders are warning that violators will face punishment. Mayor Ken McClure said at a news conference Tuesday that the decision comes amid the “darkest days when…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) — Missouri’s presidential electors have cast all 10 of the state’s votes for Republican President Donald Trump. The Electoral College members met Monday at the state Capitol for a brief ceremony to formally write their votes on paper ballots. Though Democrat Joe Biden won nationally, Trump easily carried Missouri with nearly…
New York, NY (AP) The largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history is underway with health workers getting the first shots. “Relieved” is the reaction of a nurse who got vaccinated early Monday. Hospitals are rolling out the first small shipments, as boxes of precious frozen vials arrive at locations around the country. The injections begin…
Police are asking for the public’s’ help in identifying a suspect in a recent rash of catalytic converter thefts in the 5-thousand block of Southwest Ave. Second District Detectives are seeking to identify and locate the subject and vehicle in the case which occurred on December 4. The vehicle appears to be a dark colored…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced a series of key picks for his new government that drew heavily from the Obama administration. He saluted their “deep experience” while insisting he could rely on them for “bold new thinking.” Appearing with Biden at an event in Delaware were his choice for director…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri expects to receive more than 220,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines by around Christmas, and the first vaccinations could begin by next Thursday if federal authorization for emergency use is granted. Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Friday that Missouri should receive an initial shipment of 51,675 doses of the Pfizer…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein will remain in a New York prison for now after his lawyers and prosecutors agreed to postpone efforts to send him to California to face sexual assault charges. Weinstein appeared via video from a prison on Friday before an Erie County judge, who set a new…
BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says there is a “strong possibility” that talks on a post-Brexit trade agreement with the EU will end without agreement. The U.K. and the EU have given themselves a deadline of Sunday to unlock their gridlocked trade talks. Both sides told their citizens to brace for a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell has charged a North County Man with shooting at officers in their police car. 31-year old Stedmen Duncan of the 31-hundred block of Florissant Road is charged with assault, unlawful use of a weapon and several other related charges. Officers were responding to a shooting…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter says he is facing a federal investigation into his taxes. The disclosure on Wednesday puts a renewed spotlight on the questions about his financial dealings that dogged his father’s campaign. A person familiar with the investigation says federal investigators served a round of subpoenas on Tuesday, including…