O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Two rural Missouri counties are seeing huge spikes in coronavirus cases, including many connected to meatpacking plants. Saline County on Wednesday reported 96 cases of the coronavirus. Moniteau County reported 55 cases, citing 29 as confirmed and 26 as “probable.” Neither county has reported a death. Statewide, the number of confirmed…
Jefferson City, MO (AP) — Protesters have gathered outside the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City to demand that the state reopen to business after weeks of government-imposed social distancing aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The protest on Tuesday is among several across the country over the past week. In Jefferson City, many…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general is suing the Chinese government over the coronavirus pandemic. Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced the lawsuit Tuesday. It alleges that Chinese officials are to blame for the pandemic. Schmitt says the Chinese government lied about the dangers of the virus and didn’t do enough to slow its…
Los Angeles, CA (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition from the Los Angeles Rams to send a lawsuit regarding their relocation from St. Louis into arbitration. The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in St. Louis late next year, or it could be settled out of court. The city and…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Protesters upset with stay-at-home orders issued to slow the spread of the coronavirus are planning events in Missouri this week. A protest is planned at noon Monday in Kansas City, followed by a similar event Tuesday in Jefferson City. Protests against the orders are spreading across the country, with supporters…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is in custody in connection with Saturday’s double shooting near the Tower Grove South neighborhood that left one person dead and another injured. According to St. Louis Police, 29-year-old Brandon Langston has been arrested on 1st-degree murder and multiple other charges. It all unfolded Saturday in the 4400 block…
LADUE, Mo. (AP) — Soccer executive Bob Hermann has died. He launched the trophy given annually to the top college soccer players in the United States. In 1967, he helped found the National Professional Soccer League, which then merged with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League. Led by the Cosmos…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The number of new confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri jumped by more than 400 Friday, the biggest one-day increase since the first case was reported last month. Sixteen more people have died. Data from Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering shows 418 newly confirmed cases, bringing the total…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is facing charges in connection with March homicide in Berkeley. According to St. Louis County Police, 35-year-old Danny Jackson of the 5000 block of West Florissant has been arrested on second-degree murder and other charges. The probable cause statement says that Jackson, and two other people, were caught on…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states shows the vast majority expect the coronavirus outbreak to push their local areas into recession. The overall index for the region plummeted to 12.1 in April from March’s already anemic 35.5. It was the lowest index recorded…