(KTRS) – Edwardsville is implementing monetary penalties for individuals and businesses that fail to comply with Illinois’ mandatory mask mandate. The Edwardsville City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to issue fines and citations to anyone who violates the state’s mandatory mask order. Individuals can be fined $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second,…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are back at work after several tested positive for the coronavirus, which delayed a special session. Senators on Tuesday gave initial approval to a $1.2 billion coronavirus aid package. They also were scheduled to start debate on a new law that would prevent lawsuits against health care workers for…
A new monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states suggests faltering confidence in the region’s economy. After climbing every month since bottoming out in April, the overall index of the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions survey fell to 69.0 in November from October’s 70.2. Any score above 50 on the survey’s…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Executive Sam Page says the county is in crisis mode as COVID-19 cases continues to rise and hospitals strain to treat patients. During a briefing Monday, Page repeated earlier warnings that the area’s hospitals could run out of intensive care beds sometime this week. He also said the…
JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban St. Louis say a 14-year-old boy suspected in an attempted carjacking has been shot to death by the car’s owner. Police say the incident happened Sunday afternoon at a gas station parking lot in Jennings. Officers called to the gas station found the boy with gunshot wounds and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus in the St. Louis area set another new record Sunday even as the most-recent statewide hospitalization numbers declined slightly. The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force said the seven-day average of new patients in the area increased by 13 to 897 Sunday to…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Fewer deer were killed in Missouri during the firearm portion of the hunting season. Hunters killed 176,604 deer during the 11-day season that ended Tuesday, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. The Columbia Missourian reports that the opening weekend of the season, when the vast majority of deer are killed…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A deadly year in St. Louis keeps getting worse, with two more killings adding to the already alarming total. One of the latest victims was shot in July during a robbery at a gas station. Police say 30-year-old Terrance Foster was shot multiple times on July 26. He died Tuesday. Police…
(KTRS) – One man is dead and another wounded following a double shooting in Velda City Tuesday. Around 4:20 p.m., Velda City Police responded to a call of a motor vehicle accident in the 28-hundred block of Lucas and Hunt Road. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found two men suffering from gunshots. Both victims…
BC-US–Opioid Crisis-Purdue, 3rd Ld-Writethru Nov 24, 2020 1:53PM (GMT 19:53) Purdue Pharma says its guilty plea over its role in the opioid crisis is “an essential step to preserve billions of dollars” for the settlement it is pursuing in bankruptcy court. The Stamford, Connecticut-based maker of OxyContin also said in a statement Tuesday after a federal…