(KTRS) St. Louis County announced Wednesday that non-essential businesses that have not closed and are in violation of St. Louis County’s stay-at-home executive order will soon be forced to close. Examples of non-essential businesses include dine-in restaurants, beauty salons and gyms. County residents are being asked to report businesses violating the order at the website…
Belleville, IL (KTRS) Police identify the woman who was shot and killed in Belleville Monday afternoon. According to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, 20-year-old Nalisia Barnes of East St. Louis was at a home located in the 2500 block of Lucy Drive with 4 others at the time of the shooting. Police said there…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ governor has extended his statewide stay-at-home order for three weeks as the nation struggles to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday set a new deadline of April 30 for keeping people inside except for essential needs and jobs. So far, the state has reported nearly…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri has jumped by nearly 300, even as calls for a statewide stay-at-home mandate increased. The state health department said Tuesday that 14 people have died and 1,327 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed. That is a 28.7% increase from the 1,031 confirmed cases…
Belleville, IL (KTRS) Police are investigating after a woman is shot and killed in the metro-east. In a release, the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department says that officers responded to a call in the 2500 block of Lucy Drive in unincorporated Belleville at around 3 P.M. Monday. Upon arrival, they found a 20-year-old woman suffering…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Democratic Party leader in western Missouri has died after contracting COVID-19. The number of coronavirus-related deaths in the state has risen to 12 and the total confirmed cases has now exceeded 900, but health officials were hoping that a brief slowdown in its spread would continue Monday. The death…
Doe Run, MO (AP) — Two people are jailed after the body of a Missouri man was found wrapped in a large piece of carpet. Authorities say the victim has been identified as 28-year-old Anthony D. O’Harver of Farmington. The body was discovered around 7:30 a.m. Friday. St. Francois County deputies responding to a property…
Columbia, MO (AP) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi is taking over as interim chancellor of the Columbia campus. The Board of Curators’ Thursday announcement comes after Chancellor Alexander Cartwright was tapped to be president of the University of Central Florida last week. The Missouri board’s chairwoman says it’s important to have a proven…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is changing its rules for people seeking unemployment as the state sees a massive increase in claims from people who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus. Federal unemployment data released Thursday showed 40,508 Missourians filed initial unemployment claims for the week ending March 21, compared to 4,016…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An area researcher believes a hundred-year-old idea could help reduce the severity of Coronavirus symptoms in critically-ill patients. While not intended to be a vaccine or a cure, Dr. Jeffrey Henderson at Washington University’s School of Medicine says the procedure could ease the symptoms. The process involves removing plasma from someone…