ST. LOUIS (AP) — The current surge in virus cases in Missouri driven by the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant is straining hospital capacity and making it difficult to transfer patients to larger hospitals. Kellie Meehan told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she can hear the desperation in doctors’ and nurses’ voices when…
FORISTELL, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a Kentucky woman was killed after walking in front of a semi-truck in Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 73-year-old Bonnie Stinson of Bowling Green, Kentucky was hit near the Highway W and Interstate 70 overpass in St. Charles County. It is unclear if the accident was related…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — COVID-19 infections are rising in Missouri nursing homes as the highly contagious omicron variant surges. New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows cases among nursing home staff ballooned to 1,261, up from a peak of 981 last fall. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the 895…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis firefighter died and another was injured after a large house collapsed while the firefighters were searching to make sure no one was inside. Fire officials identified the firefighter who died as Benjamin Polson. He had been with the department since November 2019. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson says the…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man who shot a woman to death in St. Louis County will not face charges. The St. Louis County Prosecutor’s office said 23-year-old Shabria Furlow was killed early Tuesday when she was one of several people apparently trying to rob an acquaintance in a home invasion in…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Federal officials say two people killed in a plane crash in eastern Missouri on Saturday were both experienced pilots from Ohio. The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday identified the pilots as 55-year-old George King, of Westerville, Ohio; and 35-year-old Amanda Youngblood, of Huber Heights, Ohio. Their plane went down…
SULLIVAN, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman who was photographed last year carrying a wooden name plate torn from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for her role in the insurrection. The Kansas City Star reports that 22-year-old Emily Hernandez was also ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation and…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s largest anti-abortion group is pressing state lawmakers to aggressively redraw the state’s congressional districts to favor Republicans. A plan put forth by Republican legislative leaders would essentially keep Missouri’s same political balance, with Republicans likely to win six U.S. House seats and Democrats two. Missouri Right to Life on…
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Two people died when a small plane crashed in St. Charles County shortly after taking off Saturday evening. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said the twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 58 took off from an airport in Chesterfield and climbed to roughly 8,000 feet before it started to descend sharply and…
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Portions of the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in southern Illinois will close March 1 as work begins on a $5 million improvement project. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the work is expected to take about one year. It will include replacing the roof, lighting and fire suppression and…