Gasoline prices are soaring across the St. Louis area. Average gasoline prices in St. Louis have risen 28.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.76 a gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 983 stations in St. Louis. Prices in St. Louis are 56.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and…
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Federal inspectors have confirmed the presence of bird flu in a flock of commercial broiler chickens in southeastern Missouri’s Stoddard County. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the discovery in a news release Friday. The USDA says Missouri officials have quarantined the affected premises, and birds on the properties will be…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in and around St. Louis were kept busy over the weekend with a spate of gun violence that saw at least seven people killed and several more injured. The deaths included a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot Saturday inside a Jennings business and a man who died in a…
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says icy streets contributed to four fatal crashes in Missouri after a storm left hazardous driving conditions across much of the state. The patrol said 52-year-old John Mattingly, of St. Peters, died Thursday along Interstate 44 near Rolla; 18-year-old Justin Tognozzi, of Ballwin, died early Friday…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has endorsed legislation that could expand the number of school personnel allowed to carry guns. Current law lets teachers and administrators undergo training to function as school protection officers. A bill endorsed by a voice vote Wednesday in the House would expand that to any school personnel.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis say a man fatally choked a woman who broke into his home over the weekend. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the incident happened Sunday evening in St. Louis’ Dutchtown neighborhood. Police investigators say the 34-year-old woman broke into the home around 6:20 p.m. Sunday, and a…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri will get $458 million to help victims of the opioid epidemic as part settlement with the three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson. Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced the final settlement Friday. Schmitt says it’s the biggest “victim-centric” settlement ever in Missouri. The money…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court says a woman is entitled to unemployment benefits after her job ended when she moved to New York to work remotely. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled Tuesday that Fedra Ekres was incorrectly denied benefits when Franklin Energy Services let her go after she…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Billionaire Ken Griffin has made his support for a Republican governor official. Griffin on Monday contributed $20 million to Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s bid to run against Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Griffin had previously expressed admiration for Irvin’s background as a military veteran, litigator and Aurora’s first Black mayor. As for…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — It would be harder for citizens to amend Missouri’s Constitution under a proposal gaining traction in the state Legislature. The Missouri House on Thursday voted 98-53 in favor of the proposed constitutional amendment. Currently, voters can amend the Constitution with a simple majority vote. Under the pending measure, it would take…